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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

Extension classes abound at colleges and universities. It’s part of my job,” she says—a part she spends about 100 hours and $3,000 to $5,000 on each year as she takes seminars and travels to conferences. WCC is one of at least a dozen organizations that offer do-it-yourself coding classes just for women in-person and online.

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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

A: Live classes were always the best vehicle for me to learn. Then I would focus on the daily processes and get in agreement as to how you both will handle them such as daily huddles, travel, meetings, follow-up, and email. Q: As an assistant, what types of professional development opportunities did you learn from the most?

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Could You Telecommute From Italy?

On The Job

Or cleaning out my keyboard that has become gummed up with peanut butter (the hazards of eating at your desk.) Frangipane and his wife took Italian classes while they were there. Sometimes the highlight of my day is meeting the new UPS driver. Read this latest story I did for Gannett/USAToday.com. Understand the language.

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Don't Let the Numbers Get You Down

On The Job

In fact, when my kids have homework that starts off with something like “If a train leaves the station and is traveling at 80 m.p.h…” I sort of hear this buzzing sound in my ears and my vision starts to blur around the edges. It seems one agency thought to woo Microsoft business by telling him trade secrets about Lotus. Sharing ideas.

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How I Stay Productive

Virtual Moxie

You’re in social media, blogging in at least two places, guesting on talk shows, coaching, leading classes and retreats, speaking at telesummits, reworking your entire virtual training program, writing a BOOK, and I want to know how you do it. I’m a keyboarder most of the time. Then I archive the stuff and delete the folder.

Calendars 100
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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. I make travel arrangements, do desktop publishing (well, I usually get my sister to help me), organize events and now I am even going to be speaking at an Admin event in April (which I will pretend is sort of like teaching).Yes, Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I printed his e-ticket and had everything prepared for his travel. Linda (our travel agent) was obviously having a bad day. During a break in the class, I was sitting at my assigned Telex and it started typing. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I booked one of my former bosses on a flight to Toronto.