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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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5 Productivity Apps You Probably Already Have on Your Smartphone

Office Dynamics

Whether you use OneNote , Evernote , or the default notes app that came with your phone, you’re just a few keystrokes away from documenting these important comments in a place where they won’t get misplaced or thrown out. What date is the budget report due? With a calendar app , you’ll never forget an important date again.

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Trello vs. Monday.com: Which platform is best for task management?

BMT Office Administration

That’s why I’ve put together all these comparison articles to let you know which platform will work best for your needs and budget. For instance, Asana and other programs offer Gantt charts, calendar views, and time-tracking, whereas Trello does not (unless you pay for power-ups, but more on that in a bit). Calendar view.

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How Delegation Saves You Time, Money, & Stress

Worxbee

It gives you more time in your day An Executive Assistant can lighten your calendar by handling the minor (yet significant) things on your to-do list. you delegate tasks to Executive Assistants ask your EA to maintain a document with a record of how to do the tasks. Delegation pinpoints a process for training new hires.As

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They oversee many aspects of daily operations, including hiring new staff and ensuring all necessary duties are completed on time and within the office budget. Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications.

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How to Stay Organised as a Personal Assistant

Practically Perfect PA

These days, a personal assistant is more likely to be involved in making key decisions, even managing budgets. This means that you process documents as soon as they are received. Read it, process it, and file it away – never allow documents to pile up on your desk or in your inbox.

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A day in the life: Katrina Wardell, EA at Dropbox

Practically Perfect PA

This will mean managing budgets, assisting with internal communications, organising global events and loads more! My EA function includes booking travel, heavy calendar and email management and organising the site-wide events. It’s an awesome online tool for collaboration where any number of people can work on a document at once.

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