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Calendar Management for Executive Assistants

Office Dynamics

You must keep these things in mind when you are managing your executive’s calendar. Calendar management is an important skill. When scheduling travel or appointments, VIEW the calendar in terms of: What was my leader’s schedule like last week? It is more than dropping in appointments on blank dates and times. COGNITIVE task!

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How to Plan a Working Vacation

Success

If you’re traveling to a different time zone, always double check your calendar to make sure any meeting times are correctly noted. A location that’s too remote may not work if Wi-Fi and phone service are not up to par. This is also beneficial for families, as it provides easy access to food, which is great for children.”

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How to Protect Your Mental Health at Work

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Ease into your day You open your eyes, silence your phone alarm, press your mail app and start thumbing through your emails. It could simply be taking the time the night before to select your outfit, pack lunches and check your calendar, ensuring the morning hours are much calmer. Protecting mental health at work for employees 1.

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Preparing for the Phone Interview

Job Advice Blog

Many of my clients have asked me to help them prep for a phone interview. What do you do on the phone? Despite the limitations associated with a phone screen you can still make a powerful impression – powerful enough to get the real deal – an invite to the office. This is probably going to be your home and cell phone.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© 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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5 Productivity Apps You Probably Already Have on Your Smartphone

Office Dynamics

While there’s certainly a case to be made for banning phones from the workplace – confidentiality concerns, Facebook faux pas, employees who spend more time on Snapchat than spreadsheets – some smartphone apps, when used properly, can make your job a lot easier. With a calendar app , you’ll never forget an important date again.