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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

Success

You might even have a debate with yourself, while skimming your calendar to-dos and meetings, obligations and responsibilities, about what it would be like to just miss it all and stay in bed. Always set clear expectations : Set clear job expectations and goals, ensuring employees understand their roles.

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Holiday Messages Made Easy

Laughing all the Way to Work

I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. I know you will be spending the holidays without your wife, Kathryn, for the first time. Words for Holiday Messages. Happy holidays! Happy holidays!

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. Lets enjoy our day together.© Another one I never use.

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

Ian's Messy Desk

I asked why he had been on the medication and she said, “that was four years ago, when he had his surgery.” My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. As we continued chatting, I heard paper rustling in the background. Mom said, “I thought so, here’s the prescription.” She read off the details.

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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Tech glitches happen all the time and 2 people controlling one person's calendar is not the easiest thing. Start reading now about your company's mission, strategy, and goals. Does your boss have allergies, special diet needs, medications (like epinephrine for bee stings?), The fewer cooks in the kitchen, the better.

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How to be of More Value to Your Boss

Ian's Messy Desk

For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) Find the analogy. Here’s how: Anticipate and meet your boss’s needs.

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets 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. Lets enjoy our day together.©