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These Are the 45 Most Important Minutes of Your Day

Success

They focus on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to fulfilling their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents. Show me where I could have been more assertive today. The next action I could take is to form a committee with specific team members to plan the day.

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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

I had a job a few years back that provided support for twelve Committees who had four meetings a year, which meant I was writing a set of minutes practically every week. If there are things you don’t understand spend 5 minutes with the Committee Chair before the meeting to ask questions you might have. The attendees. The apologies.

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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

I had a job a few years back that provided support for twelve Committees who had four meetings a year, which meant I was writing a set of minutes practically every week. If there are things you don’t understand spend 5 minutes with the Committee Chair before the meeting to ask questions you might have. The attendees. The apologies.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department. Discuss the importance of a calendar time block for your manager to focus on emails, presentations, budget, etc.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators

Practically Perfect PA

I worked at the ICAEW for 3 and a half years and in that time was promoted to an Account Manager where I looked after 12 Committees and supervised one administrator. After discussing this with my Manager I attended an assertiveness course and gain the training I needed to deal with them. I find it hard to say no.

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Have You Reached A Career Plateau? How to Regain Control

Office Dynamics

Ask to join or form a workplace committee. The key is to present not only the concern that you’re overworked, but also one or more potential solutions. A mentor and a former trainer in the private sector, she’s passionate about ongoing professional development and presents regionally, nationally and internationally.

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