Worxbee

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

For example, someone who has previously held a project manager role but opted for a career change to executive assistant may have a head start for a senior role. Executive assistants may also work for senior managers in large organizations, but not those in the most advanced roles.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

As a company Founder or CEO, you may be looking for an executive assistant to schedule meetings, organize business trips, as well as manage many aspects of your personal life. They are involved in every aspect of the person’s life and business, managing every detail. An EA/PA manages the executive’s entire life.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MARCH 28, 2024

Today’s EAs are strategic partners who manage projects, make travel arrangements, and participate in high-level decision-making processes. Seek out individuals who exhibit a proactive approach towards problem-solving and have a history of adequate support to senior management.

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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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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. How will workloads be managed? It’s important to define priority tasks.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It pains me to announce that my grand experiment with using electronic time management systems has officially come to an end (sort of). You see, for the past several years, I’ve been using a variety of tech tools to help organize my life and work—appointments, tasks, projects and more. But now, I’m back to paper (sort of).

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When we think about task management tools, we consider all the ways they can help us work better, faster, more efficiently. I’ve been using the task/project management tool Trello for almost ten years and have gotten creative with how I organize not only my work but my personal life using their flexible boards. Travel Planning.

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When we think about task management tools, we consider all the ways they can help us work better, faster, more efficiently. I’ve been using the task/project management tool Trello for almost ten years and have gotten creative with how I organize not only my work but my personal life using their flexible boards. Travel Planning.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

Every office needs different systems to run smoothly, but most administrative professionals will require most or all of the systems in this core group: Time and task management. Travel planning. Project management. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Meeting and event planning. Human resources.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

I wrote an entire 80+ Page Guide incorporating the main processes executives and assistants need to have down pat, such as: regularly scheduled meetings, calendar management, meeting preparation, e-mail management, project management, travel, follow-up systems and prioritization.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Startups are all about keeping up this momentum and energy, putting systems in place to manage rapid growth and a lot of hard work and innovation. Without the right support, it can be incredibly difficult to manage all these contending responsibilities and still focus on your business goals.

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Jen Lawrence

JANUARY 11, 2021

Does your calendar scheduler effortlessly distinguish between travel arrangements and regular phone calls when deciding when you’re available? Sure, your system can send out emails precisely at the right time, but does it send a super cheery message in the middle of a national crisis? Learn more about my VIP Days here.

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Jen Lawrence

JANUARY 11, 2021

Does your calendar scheduler effortlessly distinguish between travel arrangements and regular phone calls when deciding when you’re available? Sure, your system can send out emails precisely at the right time, but does it send a super cheery message in the middle of a national crisis? Learn more about my VIP Days here.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Time change trips up even the most experienced world-traveler and international business professional. Activate multiple time zone view in your digital calendar to easily compare time zones right on your screen. Daylight Saving is upon us once again – causing great confusion across the nation.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Time change trips up even the most experienced world-traveler and international business professional. Activate multiple time zone view in your digital calendar to easily compare time zones right on your screen. Daylight Saving is upon us once again – causing great confusion across the nation.

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 26, 2021

Keeping track of meetings, reports, new business, and existing management tasks can be incredibly draining and lower your overall productivity. And as more companies move towards fully remote or flexible working, a virtual assistant can fit in seamlessly and essentially become your right-hand person in managing your day-to-day.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

Event Management, Project Management, Human Resources and Finance have become a big part of my job. Tasks and responsibilities involving heavy project management are becoming commonplace for the admin too.” I was hired 4 years ago as the PA to the Managing Director and that was it.

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Worxbee

MARCH 29, 2021

An executive assistant, on the other hand, often takes more of a project management role. They are sounding boards for their executives, helping them through their decisions and, if the work involves travel, there are many EAs who travel with their executives. How much responsibility can career EAs take on?

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Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

A hectic day now and then is manageable. It’s not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of good time management skills. As long as you maintain this boundary, you don’t have to travel far. Kayla Matthews is a productivity blogger and calendar-planning enthusiast. Assignments. Phone calls. How do you spot it?

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Karen Vivarelli

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This can all be managed by a virtual assistant or a team of VAs. They are wearing all of the hats: email marketing, bookkeeping, admin, social media, advertising, website maintenance, blog writing, finding and managing clients, PR, setting up and maintaining tech tools, processes and so much more. Pretty amazing isn’t it?

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 10, 2010

Her extensive strategic planning and project management skills help clients track their progress and produce the results they have always wanted. Robin’s experience from working for Fortune 500 Corporations to owning her own business provides unique insight to her clients. Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Success

AUGUST 23, 2022

Not a single blank space in my calendar. I would binge on some TV show with a wildly irresponsible male lead, someone who keeps no calendar but still gets all the girls. A special project management app? That’s what I saw one Sunday night while reviewing the week ahead of me. Existential dread? Thanks, Californication.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 7, 2010

If it can travel through already established relationships, make it something that travels via Facebook. When you are piecing together your blog promotion strategy, incorporate social media platforms that allow a message to spread quickly. 2) Explain it in one sentence.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 7, 2010

If it can travel through already established relationships, make it something that travels via Facebook. When you are piecing together your blog promotion strategy, incorporate social media platforms that allow a message to spread quickly. 2) Explain it in one sentence.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 19, 2010

Tags and Categories: #ivaa10 , audio blogs , audioboo , blogpress iphone app , ivaa , ivaa live blogging , mobile blogging , Mobile Devices , theivaa.tk , travel moblog , video blog , virtualassist.net Related content WooHoo!

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 26, 2010

This is his Travel log, his moblog, his mobile blogging project. One Man’s Journey By AndreaKalli A friend of mine is taking on a huge challenge. He lives in Phoenix and we live in Denver. He’s doing this on a shoestring budget. He’s doesn’t have a super-fancy, whama-jama mobile phone, just a $20 Nokia.

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Administrative Arts

AUGUST 16, 2010

Managing Calendars. This one item can become a whole list on some job descriptions if they get specific as to the particular documents you’ll manage. This includes setting up and managing electronic and physical files. Project Management. Making Travel Arrangements and Compiling Expense Reports.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 22, 2010

Travel HQR 3 AndreaKalli May 29th, 2009 at 8:38 am Hey Alyssa, Glad you enjoyed the links! By AndreaKalli A client of mine has recently experienced an inability to upload a custom Twitter background they had designed, so I decided to do a little digging around the ‘net for similar experiences. Thanks for the posts.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 25, 2010

These small differences might not count for much offline, but in the world of social media, where word of your personal service can travel, they count for more than you can imagine. Instead of just thinking of your brand, your customers and clients are always thinking of the people behind the business.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 14, 2010

Generally, the advertiser wants to instill the idea that with the vehicle on offer, the owner can travel through beautiful mountainous areas and confidently go anywhere off-road. Instead, you can use interesting, compelling imagery to captivate your viewers as well as inform them about the benefits of owning your product.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 31, 2015

It’s amazing how quickly the calendar year has flown by. At the end of each calendar year, I like to look back and see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. But for the purposes of this post, I’ve scanned them to get a sense of my calendar year in review. As I write this, there are 37 hours left in 2015.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 31, 2015

It’s amazing how quickly the calendar year has flown by. At the end of each calendar year, I like to look back and see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. But for the purposes of this post, I’ve scanned them to get a sense of my calendar year in review. As I write this, there are 37 hours left in 2015.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

When we were a smaller agency, I was the EA and Office Manager for a smaller facility. I'm really interested in progressing and developing my skills but feel that managing the office is hindering my ability to focus on the core of being an EA. Do you want to manage people or actually do the work? Why do I bring this up?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

UberNote This helpful application is a management tool that allows you to store and access your content from anywhere. Pimki A personal information manager, Pimki is a tool that helps you unload those ideas and to organize your thoughts in order to get things done. Includes a calendar and to-do-list to keep you organized and on-task.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

I am part of the project management office at my company and I hear the term roadblocks all the time. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Hi Patricia: What an encouraging message this is. Minute taking made easier.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To Do Lists – Task Management. Travel Planning. There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Travel Planning. Project Management. Travel Planning Example: Your travel planning system involves lots of different forms, templates, and checklists.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

It’s important to recognize the difference between surviving and thriving, because the key to success is available to those who successfully manage to cross the bandwidth between the two. Single support executive assistants now juggled multiple managers. They can be project managers, ambassadors of their manager’s vision, and more.

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