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

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I have a Bachelor’s degree from Mills College in International Politics & Economics and a Master’s degree from Trinity College Dublin in International Development. This will mean managing budgets, assisting with internal communications, organising global events and loads more! What would you do if you were not an assistant?

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What It Means to Be a Career Executive Assistant

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For example, many EAs find themselves asked to head up new internal committees or initiatives. For example, office social events or workplace cultural committees. These can often be described as “we know someone needs to be in charge of this, but it doesn’t really fall under any particular job role.”

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

To-do lists I have to-do lists for the Board and Committee meetings and a to-do list for the Board Reception and Dinner. My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner).

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Giving Back – Share the Benefits

Make or Break Moments

June 20, 2010 Sheila Clover English , Social Network Committee Chair , International Thriller Writer’s Organization I didn’t know Sheila. I learned a great deal from her regarding social media marketing, organizing my time better and walked away with a lot of tools. She is engaging and fun as well!”

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. Dealing in real time.

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The Future of Work Whitepaper

Admin Awards

“Monthly, bi-weekly, weekly — choose a cadence to start with, and put it on the calendars,” she says. In brief, each employee — from the CEO to the interns — was assigned a day to serve as Chief Morale Officer and help boost the morale of coworkers.

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Going Checklist Crazy

Laughing all the Way to Work

On Day 1 we have Committee meetings so there is a list of things I need for those. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry. 411 Look Up 411.ca