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Hearth: A Writer Explores the Concept of Home During Her Early Career as a Writer in Delhi, Mumbai and the U.S.

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But his perseverance as the president of the new managing committee prevailed. Having outgrown pop culture and travel listicles, this had been my most challenging assignment. Here I was, all the major environment reporting awards in India under my belt, and possibly on the most coveted journalism fellowship worldwide.

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The ups and downs of working from home

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I looked after Committees made up of the association’s members so I didn’t need to be in the office because they were not. I only needed to be there to attend Committee meetings so I worked from home quite a bit and I used to get so much done! You can also listen to music, which I really like.

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The Future of Work Whitepaper

Admin Awards

We sat down with an extraordinary group of Admin panelists who spoke on: – Pros and cons of in office, remote and hybrid work environments. – How to build a strong case for a remote work structure as an Administrator. – How to make remote workers feel included and connected . – How to navigate COVID-19 in the workplace. .

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Building Your Network

Ian's Messy Desk

When you join, your strategy should be to look at the various committees of the organization. Volunteer for the committee that engages in the activities that are most important to the organization, such as governmental affairs or fundraising. You give them a chance to see what you can really do, outside the work environment.

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need.

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

To-do lists I have to-do lists for the Board and Committee meetings and a to-do list for the Board Reception and Dinner. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Pros and Cons of virtual meetings

Practically Perfect PA

Don’t get me wrong they still travel for Board meetings and client engagement but they don’t get on a flight simply because there are no alternatives to getting everyone together. Does your company still send executives to meetings around the world or have you seen a decrease in travel due to new technology?