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5 Smart Money Hacks to Help You Budget for the Holidays

Success

How can anyone on a budget relax about money during the holidays? Here are a few hacks I’ve used over the years to help me both budget and enjoy the holidays. Consider it my gift to you, my fellow budgeters. Still, having a fixed sum in my head that won’t put me over budget leaves me freer to enjoy what shopping I can do.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

The writer immediately points out that technology and automation have chipped away at duties like papers to be filed and landlines to be answered. 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.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Keep the file on your desktop or easily accessible. Discuss the importance of a calendar time block for your manager to focus on emails, presentations, budget, etc. The form may include date received, date needed, specific instructions, project number if applicable, links or shared files to additional information needed, etc.

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How Your Non-Profit Can Benefit From a Virtual Executive Assistant

Worxbee

Here at Worxbee, we have several non-profit clients and one thing we’ve found is that many assume an executive assistant will be out of reach, outside the budget of the organization. In fact, there are ways to get an executive assistant without blowing the budget, which we’ll get into here. EAs are good at managing the details.

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No Budget for Training? Do It Yourself

Administrative Arts

Usually, they’re getting bogged down with a few tasks in a particular software – they can’t fix footers in Microsoft Word or rearrange pages in an Adobe.pdf file. Even without training programs or budgets for traditional or online classes, there are still ways to learn the tips and tricks you need to become more efficient.

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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, if a task has complicated instructions, you can attach a Word file to the card that explains the work in more detail. Calendar view. Google Calendar. What does Monday.com offer?

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What makes a great administrative assistant?

Page Personnel

It means staying on top of diaries and calendars, keeping paperwork (whether digital or physical) filed neatly, and always thinking ahead to what’s next. Clear communication skills – admin assistants absorb all the communications that executives haven’t time to deal with.