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Meetings, Meetings, and More Meetings

Office Dynamics

The reasons meetings. have increased are due in part to the rise in teams and requisite team meetings and technology such as video-conferencing accommodating slashed travel budgets. Approximately 11 million meetings occur in the U.S. Get feedback from attendees. Make note of “personal lessons learned.”. Joan Burge.

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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

Not all people who plan meetings are “meeting planners,” nor do all meeting planners start out their careers as meeting planners. Not only did I set the meetings up, but I also took notes (in shorthand no less), transcribed the notes and prepared final reports for dissemination. Get Your Copy Today!

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Under a Bushel

Office Dynamics

While I can’t always answer your requests within 72 hours due to my heavy travel and speaking schedule, I do get to them. However, due to budget constraints several of us are taking on additional duties, covering unfilled positions, or have been working outside our job classifications for undetermined periods. Here is one such request.

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Under a Bushel

Office Dynamics

While I can’t always answer your requests within 72 hours due to my heavy travel and speaking schedule, I do get to them. However, due to budget constraints several of us are taking on additional duties, covering unfilled positions, or have been working outside our job classifications for undetermined periods. Here is one such request.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

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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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. That is a good time to recognize assistants for all that they do. I hope all of your professionals appreciate what a privilege it is to have someone look after them.