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Designing with Insight and Intention: Uncovering Behavioral and Functional Needs

Allwork

office/workstation space sizes to TWO — and to an activity-based planning strategy when it came to the range of the ways each TEAM collaborated. Different teams work differently from one another — especially when it comes to the ways they collaborate — and should therefore be provisioned differently. without major travel time.

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NEW! OneNote 2016 Training Series

All Things Admin

Whether it’s creating effective systems for minute taking, follow-up on action items, travel planning, procedures documentation, or developing communication systems that are easy for your executives to scan for information, organization is a vital skill for success-minded admins. Inserting files, screenshots, and links.

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How to create an assistant handbook

Practically Perfect PA

Policy & Procedure , for HR documents, travel and expense policies, health and safety etc.; User Guides , for programs such as “Concur” and “Salesforce”, telephone manuals or step guides on how to book travel; 3. Allow the team to shine naturally whilst working collaboratively.

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Preparing for a Smooth Transition: 4 Tips for Retiring Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

Maybe you’ll travel, spend more time with family, or volunteer for organizations near and dear to you. Tip 1: Document Your Procedures If you don’t already have a procedures manual , create one! Tip 1: Document Your Procedures If you don’t already have a procedures manual , create one! Retirement is an exciting phase of life.

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Today’s Admin Needs to Become a Mobile Office Pro

Office Dynamics

Today, going mobile means having instant access to all documents, content and colleagues, and the tools to get any job done – anywhere, anytime. First and foremost , learn how to use a cloud service to backup and access your documents, photos and videos in a flash and I don’t mean from a flash drive! (I Know Your Mobile Device.

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15 social media and technology trends for 2015

Practically Perfect PA

For assistants we can pretty much guarantee that our managers will access all of their information via their phone (especially while travelling on business) so we have to make sure that we are also mobile ready and that we really do understand what they do with their phones, how the phone operates and who will fix them when they break!

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24/7 darkness, polar bears and ice everywhere: 8 striking photos of Arctic researchers at work

Ideas.Ted

You might think that you’ve traveled — and even worked — under challenging conditions before. From the New York City Fire Department to biologists rescuing sea turtles, her work generally focused on collaboration, but this was the first time she was photographing science that didn’t involve animals.

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