Allwork

AUGUST 9, 2023

International Coworking Day takes place on this day to mark when the self-proclaimed pioneer of coworking and American programmer Brad Neuberg published a blog post on August 9, 2005 announcing: “This week is the first week of coworking, something I am setting up.” Why August 9?

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Your blog’s role in your professional visibility Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:11 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Ever wonder where blogging is headed now that social media web sites have become mainstream tools? Check it out!

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 6, 2019

Even if no one is watching over your shoulder or your executive travels 90% of the time, you have to answer to yourself. Think of the future in terms of: new projects outcomes goals your executive’s calendar important upcoming event potential business Consider trends and changes in technology. Use your head. Future – Focus.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Join our April Blog-A-Thon. In honor of Administrative Professionals Week (4/20 – 4/24) and Office Dynamics 25th Year in business educating administrative professionals and their executives, we are bringing back our Blog-a-Thon. Feel free to respond to our blogs every day! Administrative Assistants Rock!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

Our role is no longer confined to typing letters, answering the phone, scheduling meetings and travel. At any given moment we are asked and expected to be: Calendar Managers. Expert Travel Agents. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. The more blogs you comment on and share, the more chances you have to win.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Traveling, getting up early/staying up late, walking around, engaging in conversations, and generally exerting energy can drain you. This may mean taking the next day off of work or simply keeping your calendar clear of obligations. Here are three simple ideas to get you started: Physically Recover. Do a Debrief. Check-in and see.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Best of … Blog Action Day 2008 Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Whether on- or off-topic for your blog, there are times when participation in a group blog project just feels right.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 16, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Has your blogging pace waned? Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:49 am // By: // Category: Blogging 126 spams. Lately this is what Akismet tells me when I log on to the backend of my blog. We all blog about a specific topic, piece of legislation, social issue, etc.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 7, 2010

With a reasonable amount of blog traffic and a proactive audience, it is possible to put your business in front of thousands, sometimes even tens-of-thousands of eyes, all with a simple special offer or potential prize. Of course, running a blog competition is not as simple as posting what you want people to do.

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Promotion Social Media Twitter Microsoft Outlook 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are an assistant reading this blog, check off the ones that describe you. If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Excellent calendaring skills. Over the years, I have collected more than 300 ideas. This might give you an idea of areas that need to be developed.

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Assertiveness Etiquette Administrative Professionals Skills 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Blocking his calendar to work on his projects. Talking about calendar and upcoming meetings. 2 Struggle: Assistant not getting time with executive to discuss day-to-day events, priorities, projects, travel, meeting, upcoming projects and more. #3 3 Struggle: Executive’s calendar. . #2 3 Struggle: Executive’s calendar.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 7, 2010

With a reasonable amount of blog traffic and a proactive audience, it is possible to put your business in front of thousands, sometimes even tens-of-thousands of eyes, all with a simple special offer or potential prize. Of course, running a blog competition is not as simple as posting what you want people to do.

Promotion 100

Promotion Social Media Twitter Microsoft Outlook 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

A stellar Executive Assistant must think of every detail for every function such as calendar management, travel planning, meeting preparation and execution, and e-mail management. Don’t forget that comments received in April 2016 are entered to win prizes in our Administrative Professional Blog-a-Thon !

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals 2016 Stress Travel 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Networking Time Zones IAAP International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2008 IAAP Calendars 100

My EA Career

APRIL 26, 2023

I wanted to share my thoughts in The Linchpin Assistant Blog as well for those of you that prefer reading to listening! The author devised a list of common responsibilities of an executive assistant, such as meeting preparations, note-taking, travel planning, and calendar management.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Now this came from an executive who traveled around the world, would work until 2:00 a.m., 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.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 5, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Dissecting a WordPress Blog Crash Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:06 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging This is a really long, detailed post for anyone who may ever have to sort through the labyrinth of possibilities in the aftermath of a blog crash.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Alexis Bonari is a freelance writer and blog junkie.

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

A stellar Executive Assistant must think of every detail for every function such as calendar management, travel planning, meeting preparation and execution, and e-mail management. It’s not too late to join our Blog-a-Thon. These people are naïve, to say the least. A true Executive Assistant must do 100 things well.

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Administrative Professionals Calendars Travel Stress 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Executive Assistant Breakthrough

OCTOBER 1, 2019

I have 4 tips to share with you in the follow up to this blog. Adding value beyond your reporting level is one of the fastest ways to open doors to cool stuff, such as: travel promotions & raises flexibility of your hours and work location. You see her calendar. You know his travel preferences. Why Manage Up?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 22, 2011

He suggested that when I set up a meeting or organize travel for him I should ask myself, if I was the one going to the meeting, or on a business trip, what would I need in order to be prepared? If my boss is travelling abroad I check to see if a visa is required and make a note to remind him to bring his passport with him.

Calendars 100

Calendars Travel Agenda Interviewing 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets I printed his e-ticket and had everything prepared for his travel.

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Time Zones 2010 IAAP International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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Microsoft Outlook Holidays 2008 Calendars 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 23, 2014

I have written a lot about diary management over the years, which is not surprising when you think assistants spend at the very least a third of their day organising their manager’s calendars. So I thought I would put all of my favourite tips together in one blog… here is my ultimate guide to diary management.

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 15, 2010

Or, for that matter, your blog and website? Friday, January 15, 2010 at 11:09 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Business Strategies/Perspectives With social media in its apparent heyday, what happens to your print or enewsletter campaign? Are those still viable markeing and branding tools? Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Here are a few of my favourites: Travel. This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. You can set it for your current location or receive alerts from places you are planning to travel too. And it is also handy for when your manager is travelling. FlightTrack: £2.99

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Restaurants Travel Phones Calendars 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Here are a few of my favourites: Travel. This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. You can set it for your current location or receive alerts from places you are planning to travel too. And it is also handy for when your manager is travelling. FlightTrack: £2.99

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Restaurants Travel Phones Calendars 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

The primary manager may be traveling and/or unavailable to answer your questions. There are days when I have 15 calendars open on my computer in an effort to schedule meetings with elected officials, developers, executive team members, staff, and members of the general public. Find out who else has information related to the project.

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Management Administrative Professionals International Mentoring 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

As we are all thinking about our objectives for next year I think this is the perfect time to have a look at next year’s events calendar and get some of the shows in your diary. All of which are relevant to our industry too! There is certainly an increase in exhibitions specifically for assistants.

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