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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. Be assertive in a professional fashion. Hotel Requests or Repairs: Most hotels do their best to provide good customer service, neat and fully functional sleeping rooms, efficient staff, and tasty food. 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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Minimising 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? 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. Be assertive in a professional fashion. Hotel Requests or Repairs: Most hotels do their best to provide good customer service, neat and fully functional sleeping rooms, efficient staff, and tasty food. 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. Be assertive in a professional fashion. Hotel Requests or Repairs: Most hotels do their best to provide good customer service, neat and fully functional sleeping rooms, efficient staff, and tasty food. Remain calm.

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Manage Your Time to Manage Your Emotions

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But then we receive a complicated email from a co-worker, a consuming phone call from a friend, or otherwise get sidetracked until our well-laid plans go up in flames. Emotional intelligence doesn’t just make you aware of your emotions; it equips you with strategies for keeping them from holding you back. Assertiveness.