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Tips for Planning Someone Else’s Travel

Office Dynamics

Planning travel for others is no simple matter and administrative professionals know this better than anyone else! Each traveler has personal preferences and unique quirks that make travel planning a true art form. However, travel is full of unpredictable changes. Try to book the traveler in their preferred hotel chain.

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Calendar Clarity

Laughing all the Way to Work

My current boss travels a lot so I put his travel schedule in the calendar as well. For example if he is travelling to Vienna I will start a meeting request for each part of the journey and categorize it as Red. If a meeting is from 9 to 5 for instance, I block that whole time in their calendar.

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Why an Executive Assistant is One of the Most Important Hires You Can Make

C-Suite Assistants

Time Management : manage your calendar as well as coordinate your work and personal calendars, schedule meetings, and most importantly help you set scheduling priorities on your calendar Organization : Help you set up standard operating procedures and improve business processes including “electronic organization.

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3 Strategies to Become a Better Leader Through Writing

Success

Yes, I’m the co-founder of Calendar and a keynote speaker. Once I realized that travel made my brain dump sessions easier, my team helped me organize my writing around my flight schedule. You don’t need to go back and edit the document before you get into the flow of writing. Trust yourself as a leader and your team.

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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

A good system is documentable, sharable, and repeatable. Travel planning. The best way to explain how to document your systems on paper is to show you. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Review calendars and compile date and time options.

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The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Try This Instead | Main | Be Smart About Using the Telephone » The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In We are in the home stretch of 2009 -- bring on 2010!!    One item frequently purchased at this time of year is a calendar or planner for the upcoming year. 

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Which tasks should assistants manage?

Practically Perfect PA

There are so many ways we can help them with this from managing their calendar effectively, minimising interruptions and generally keeping them on track. Administration of documents. Assistants should manage the administration of documents on behalf of their manager. Business travel. Holiday and sickness records.