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Creating Boundaries to Improve Your Workflow

Jen Lawrence

We don’t believe we can assert our boundaries, especially the ones that mean the most to us, due to higher authorities in our life or perceived expectations that have been taught to us. Hello, Conflict, my old friend… So let’s try factoring in boundaries to your initial game plan and asserting them from the beginning.

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Tips for the Tourist in All of Us: The Savvy Admin’s Guide to Travel!

Office Dynamics

Equipment does burn out or needs maintenance. Call the front desk from your hotel room phone and state your issue. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. Be assertive in a professional fashion. However, with that said, the hotel staff are people and people are not perfect. This is just a simple truth. Remain calm.

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Maximising your productivity and dealing with interruptions

Practically Perfect PA

The office equipment that you use the most should be near by so that you are not spending large amounts of your time walking around the office. Can they get the information themselves or is that you struggle to be assertive with lazy colleagues – can you say ‘no’ more often? Implement an Executive Voicemail system.

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Manage Your Time to Manage Your Emotions

Success

Often it’s the everyday things that prove most difficult—managing your schedule, treating people the way you ought to, and keeping things in perspective when chaos is at hand. Without a strong ability to recognize and manage our emotions as they occur, old habits are sure to die hard. Time Management. Change Tolerance.

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Minimising Interruptions

Practically Perfect PA

Although I didn’t manage to follow the routine most days I do feel that having something in place to remind me of what my day could look like was very beneficial. I was more organised and did manage to get a lot done, so I will definitely keep the routine in mind for the future. Ensure you have everything at your finger tips.

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Travel Tips for Your Administrative Professionals Conference or Training Event

Office Dynamics

Equipment does burn out or needs maintenance. Call the front desk from your hotel room phone and state your issue. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. Be assertive in a professional fashion. However, with that said, hotel staff are people and people are not perfect. This is just a simple truth. Remain calm.

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Administrative Professionals Conference or Training Event Travel Tips

Office Dynamics

Equipment does burn out or needs maintenance. Call the front desk from your hotel room phone and state your issue. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. Be assertive in a professional fashion. However, with that said, hotel staff are people and people are not perfect. This is just a simple truth. Remain calm.