Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I guess he thought I needed the help.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Using Microsoft Outlook Calendar Properly By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you trying to book a meeting with someone or a group of people? People are using their Microsoft Outlook calendars incorrectly.

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Allwork

AUGUST 9, 2023

August 9 was later highlighted in our calendars when coworking space operator Cadu de Castro Alves, and members of the Coworking Google Group forum, chose to celebrate International Coworking Day. He’s traveled to over 60 destinations worldwide, and reckons he’s worked in more than 100 global coworking spaces.

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Productivityist

JULY 3, 2023

Slow travel, whether walking or biking, offers a unique perspective. Mix up your work environment if you work from home. Keep your calendar for the broad strokes and your to-do list for the finer details. Use a wall calendar for a bird’s-eye view of your year. The journey is just as important as the destination.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

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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Office Dynamics

MARCH 13, 2019

On-site coaching is probably the most effective way to create change specific to an assistant’s situation because we are right here in your space seeing exactly what you deal with and how your day flows.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 9, 2024

How an Executive Personal Assistant Can Aid in Work-Life Balance An executive personal assistant is a seasoned professional tasked with enhancing an executive’s efficiency by taking on personal and professional scheduling, correspondence, and a whole host of other routine tasks—booking travel, managing appointments, planning events, and more.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Bunting about the life of a writer and the making of his ambitious new book, Crowdsourcing Paris: Memoirs of a Travel Adventure. This episode is brought to you by Woven Calendar. Woven Calendar features powerful scheduling tools built into a smart, collaborative calendar. I absolutely love Woven. ” – J.H.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

Our role is no longer confined to typing letters, answering the phone, scheduling meetings and travel. The role of the administrative assistant requires a diverse skill set, high emotional intelligence and strong business acumen to get through the day to day environment of today’s demanding environment. Expert Travel Agents.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning. What Type of Assistant Should I Hire? There are practical financial considerations.

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Worxbee

DECEMBER 12, 2021

It’s not just about managing schedules and arranging travel - it’s about forming a strategic relationship where the executive and EA are in it together and striving for success. Partnerships such as these make for a much more efficient, effective working environment.

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Go Burrows

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

She has an extensive background in strategic calendar management, planning international and domestic travel, event planning, onboarding of high-level executives among many other skills. The secret to her success is how she has created a work environment that is professional, approachable, friendly, and inclusive.

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Allwork

MARCH 7, 2023

But we started reinstalling travel processes and saying, no, the executive team needs to go to where the work team is. So, let’s get our executive team traveling out to where the remote workers are or where the distributed workforce is on an ongoing basis. And so, the physical environment. Is it a design issue? Generally.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Read on to learn about how else an executive assistant can help you navigate through a changing, fast-paced startup environment. Some of the tasks that executive assistants can take on include: Become your right-hand gatekeeper by managing complex personal and professional calendars and scheduling internal and external meetings.

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Worxbee

MAY 3, 2021

Calendar management, email taming, and process design and management are our top three tasks, but executive assistants can do more. An EA might be kept very busy with calendars and emails for two executives, leaving little time for other tasks. EAs manage calendars, travel and “gate keeping” for executives.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Some industries and positions require a great deal of travel, as well, while others may be more situated within their own city. All this is to say, responsibilities and the environment of the job may differ from employer to employer.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In his work, he’s always built for impact at the intersection of real estate and travel technology. Blending local education, coworking, and travel, it’s a transformative experience for every generation and a fresh twist on the future of work. . You had the freedom to travel when you wanted. Transcript.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines). They are proficient use of all Microsoft tools and have great calendar management experience. Ready for your next career step?

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 1, 2013

Gaining awareness of a business environment. Junior PA: Booking travel and hotels for colleagues . Getting to grips with calendar and email management. Speaking to clients and customers in a professional and helpful manner. Dressing professionally. Working to deadlines and for a number of people. Helping with projects.

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Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

As long as you maintain this boundary, you don’t have to travel far. The primary goal is to change your environment from workplace to anywhere else. Kayla Matthews is a productivity blogger and calendar-planning enthusiast. Use your time off to break free. Don’t contact your work, and make it clear you’re unavailable.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 28, 2010

Every day was packed full with activity, decisions, working with clients, manipulating calendars; for me, traveling and speaking from the East Coast up to northern Utah! While traveling gets old after awhile and is tiring, I love what I learn when I go on site into an organization. I meet executives and have great discussions.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 28, 2010

Every day was packed full with activity, decisions, working with clients, manipulating calendars; for me, traveling and speaking from the East Coast up to northern Utah! While traveling gets old after awhile and is tiring, I love what I learn when I go on site into an organization. I meet executives and have great discussions.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 30, 2013

Asking these questions will enable you to quickly pick up on prioritising their emails, travel plans and meetings. How do they organise their calendar and how do they like to have their meetings set out? What are they focussing on and what are their objectives? What are their frustrations and how can you help to relieve them?

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We sat down with an extraordinary group of Admin panelists who spoke on: – Pros and cons of in office, remote and hybrid work environments. – How to build a strong case for a remote work structure as an Administrator. – How to make remote workers feel included and connected . – How to navigate COVID-19 in the workplace. .

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 26, 2021

With the right technology and communication styles, virtual assistants work in remote locations and can successfully take over tasks such as: Calendar management, such as booking meetings with clients Email filtering and management Data entry Client follow-ups Transcription and note-taking Social media management Recruitment tasks.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. So what can you do when your boss is ruining your perfectly scheduled calendar? Internal meetings can usually be changed more easily so start there.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Enter it in calendar. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Breaking down traditional hierarchies creates more inclusive environments, and pirates were surprisingly ahead of their times in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Pirates spent long periods together, whilst travelling at sea, and formed close-knit communities.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 9, 2013

What was my boss up to while I was at home, who was wondering into their office and most importantly why were they fiddling with their own calendar! So I didn’t work from home much and when I did it was mainly because the boss was travelling which didn’t go down too well with some of my colleagues.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 16, 2017

He is the author of Conquering the Calendar and Getting More Done and it’s available for a free download today. When I need some serious writing time or a task that I loathe (like planning my blog calendar) I simply cue up Forest and grow a garden. The Focused Environment. You know the drill. that’s 50 points. Yes, 7 hours.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

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. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner). No surprises!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. Another benefit to writing it down is if your boss asks you to cancel it or to quickly tell you when the meeting is, you can look at the sheet rather than trying to search for it in your calendar. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

My boss likes me to print his weekly calendar on Monday so he can see at a glance what he has for the week so I clip that to the front of the folder. I then print his daily calendar and slip that in the left pocket of the folder and on the right side I put everything he will need for the day. I do this for each day of the week.

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 13, 2009

Or, for that matter, working with ANYone in a team environment. Here’s Your F.A.Q. Are Social Media today’s biggest time suck? ktcosmos Comment // January 23rd, 2009 // 6:04 pm Denise, I think that’s the point. Not everyone is born with or learns tghe necessary communication skills to learn to work as a team with a VA.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If it is a big project I use a calendar and write down all my required to-dos on the dates I need to get them done to make my deadline. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ▼ February (5) We did it Canada!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

If that is not happening, schedule yourself in their calendar. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. 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.

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