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These Are the 45 Most Important Minutes of Your Day

Success

This time is to acknowledge your successes, review your goals, focus on your successful future, and make specific plans for what you want to accomplish the next day. The Evening Review. Show me where I could have been more assertive today. Show me where I could have been more assertive today.

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

Takes the initiative and has the comfort level to proactively review documents in preparation for my meetings. Reviews my inbox for information that is timely and necessary. My assistant looks at my calendar weeks away and helps me think about the time needed to complete projects or get ready for presentations.

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Day in the life: Donna Lindsay

Practically Perfect PA

The minute I arrive at work I have a quick look at my calendar, then make up my to do list. I currently work in an area that deals with ministerial correspondence and court review work so I am involved in drafting responses to the public, solicitors, MSP’s and accountants. Flexi is ideal! What does an average day look like?

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner. It’s always best to review the day’s events together. WHAT WOULD WE TALK ABOUT? Upcoming Travel.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Last week I wrote about performance reviews and although I’m still not sure that the majority of performance reviews are all that helpful, especially for assistants. Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? I do think that objective setting is really important. I’m going to do this too!

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Last week I wrote about performance reviews and although I’m still not sure that the majority of performance reviews are all that helpful, especially for assistants. Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? I do think that objective setting is really important. I’m going to do this too!

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SMART objectives for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Last week I wrote about performance reviews and although I’m still not sure that the majority of performance reviews are all that helpful, especially for assistants. Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? I do think that objective setting is really important. I’m going to do this too!

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