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It Takes Courage: Building Administrative Support Teams

Office Dynamics

We are able to provide quarterly meetings, mentoring opportunities, professional development classes and an annual conference. We created a budget proposal for our human resources department, which was eventually approved, allowing us an annual budget to provide lunches to the attendees of the quarterly meetings.

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Breaking down Minutes: The Art of Minute Taking

Who's the Real Boss?

So, the very best advice I can give you around how to write good minutes is to read other people’s minutes and start to work out what’s good, what isn’t; what fits your style, and what doesn’t. So, start reading! If you understand what you’re hearing and writing, the task won’t seem as daunting.

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Pros and Cons of Going Paperless

Office Dynamics

If you use board portals your meetings can take place in the cloud; this saves expenses costs on getting board members to one place – huge savings if you’re an international company with directors around the world. Governance Improvements.

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