Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

That is a good time to recognize assistants for all that they do. Imagine, if we had assistants at home to pay the bills, do the budget, organize dinners, answer our calls and follow up with reminders -- it is starting to sound pretty good. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Picture what you would do in the last moments of your time. Create a budget! Go out with friends, take a hot bath, listen to some music, join a club or take a class. Imagine that the end of the world is near. Try to do these things in your life starting today. Finances can weigh people down and create problems in relationships.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Some assistants regularly manage small budgets when planning functions or have bookkeeping responsibilities and work regularly on spreadsheets. This can be a rewarding career change for those suited to this type of work. Finance: An assistant with a head for numbers may be able to move into finance in an accounting or a tax firm.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

By Joan Burge, Founder and CEO, Office Dynamics International. Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups. Others could no longer afford to retire.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

This really translates to the following questions… Will you be humble enough to take direction and do minor tasks like get coffee, scheduling, and travel? The kicker was, since the event was international, there was a time zone difference. So it’s only around 2pm my time and I’m oddly not able to reach anyone at hotels.

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