Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 27, 2018

I'm either organizing a meeting or responding to someone else about my boss's availability. When starting the meeting sheet, it is important that I know whether I am organizing the meeting or responding to it. So I document that as well. For each meeting or event, I create what I call a meeting sheet.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Whether you’re managing the company holiday party, setting up your employee programming for the season ahead, or planning a last minute summer get-together for your team, organizing events that are creative and engaging can feel like an added burden on top of your day-to-day operational and administrative responsibilities. Stay organized.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JANUARY 1, 2023

Shelli also chats about the importance of a healthy culture within an organization, and more. When you stop learning, you stop growing. Shelli expands her passion for bringing healthy opportunities outside of her organization by teaching a free cardio kickboxing class in her community twice a week. LEADERSHIP QUOTE.

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Success

MARCH 8, 2023

And some organizations are looking to help change that. Office of Technology Assessment, the National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Engineering Committee on Public Engineering Policy,” according to her website.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 11, 2023

Ready to learn a bit more about each space style preference? For an Everything Out to be successful, they need to be highly organized and use storage products to ensure that everything is tidy as well as visible. A stray file, an errant stapler, or even a visible office supply organizer can put them off their game.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2015

You have to learn a whole new way of doing things, from how to log onto the computer to filling out a purchase order form. Many organizations provide orientation sessions for new hires, which is helpful, but doesn't usually cover the little things. It is amazing how much you can learn by what I call 'going fishing'.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Another tech giant unravelling in public this week was Amazon, whose executives can be seen floundering around in the face of some fairly obvious questions from a UK government committee on the subjects of workplace automation, working practices, productivity and wellbeing. Lessons we’ve learned before.

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Great Resignation — a tidal wave of people quitting their jobs in search of better opportunities — continues to march on through many organizations and may very well strike yours. Instead, you should look for people who have a solid and versatile foundation and the ability and desire to learn new things.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

That’s why Bray says that the organizations that embrace and support change agents within their organizations “will gain agility and resilience.” There is no textbook for where our organizations or societies are going next with the rapid, exponential changes in technology and services possible as a result,” he says.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. With a focus on the intersection of mindset, strategy and wellness, her Believe-Own-Learn-Design (B.O.L.D.)

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 30, 2015

It's funny how as I have moved through my career from office to office the way I organize myself has changed. When I started work as an EA to the CEO and Corporate Secretary of the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization , that didn't work as well for me so I had to adapt and use other methods such as meeting sheets.

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Success

AUGUST 22, 2022

Yet college—in the traditional sense of a bachelor’s degree from a four-year institution of higher learning that a student pursues full time on campus—is still imaginatively linked with the supposed American Dream and assumed to be the one and only road to success. For example, how do kids own their learning?”. * * *.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The entire organization can get stuck when you have a boss that procrastinates. Is there a concern you have about this project -- or some ways I can improve it before sending to the entire committee?" you can ask. Don't be confrontational, but ask questions that can help you understand specifically what the holdup might be.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 29, 2015

After the invasion failed, Kennedy tasked his younger brother, Robert, to vigorously vet any decisions that were being considered by the Executive Committee of the National Security Council. How can organizations and leaders ensure that teams get along – but don’t lapse into groupthink? Here are some tips from experts: Plan for it.

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Worxbee

MARCH 29, 2021

For example, they may have started in a more administrative assistant role, but picked up extra responsibilities and learned on the job. When it comes to how and why an executive makes a business decision and what EAs can best do to support them, that’s something that is generally learned at work, rather than taught in a classroom.

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On The Job

JANUARY 3, 2012

I'm going to take Keith Ferrazzi' s advice and start learning to invite others to lunch. Join a professional organization. If you're always the one volunteering for committees, it's OK not to take on the work this year. I've come up with a list for anyone's career that feels right in my gut. Put your hand up -- or down.

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Worxbee

JUNE 14, 2021

There will always be a lag period as they learn the ins and outs of the role and sometimes, that can be expensive for your company. Executive assistants and administrative staff want to move up in organizations too – if you’re not providing that development, they’ll probably look elsewhere.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Ask to join or form a workplace committee. Offer to help coordinate a “lunch and learn” session, or an after-hours network of your peers. Manage interruptions and learn to say “no” where appropriate. Feeling underutilized? Take the initiative. Approach your manager about taking on increased responsibilities. What to do?

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Daniel Levitin, a neuroscientist, psychologist and author of “ The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, ” says that while we’re all faced with “an unprecedented amount of information to remember,” most of us are still trying to “keep track of things using the systems that were put in place in a pre-computerized era.”

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 29, 2013

Join a committee or run for a leadership position. If you’re looking to expand your network, there are tons of events (organized by various groups) specifically for this purpose. In your area, it might be the chamber or some other local organization. Different organizations attract different kinds of people. Need proof?

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Energage

MARCH 10, 2017

The technical school fosters a positive work environment where its 100+ staff take pride in their work, in addition to providing an extraordinary learning experience for its students and clients. Previous surveys have indicated employees wanted more professional development and team-building opportunities. “One

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

You can organize tasks by category, track due dates, and access the information from anywhere. You can then organize your tasks into categories. But it can be used for so many multi-user projects, such as planning an event, running a committee or board together, etc. Learning Curve. So let me introduce you to Asana.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 12, 2012

A co-worker asks for your help learning a new computer program but you really don’t have the time. You’re leading the committee to plan a company party and the group can’t decide on a theme. b) Lead the group in organizing an anonymous vote. You aren’t always going to agree, so you’ll need to learn to make compromises.

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Energage

APRIL 12, 2016

So here is a checklist, organized by change phase – start, middle, and end—to include in your sustainability design process. You’ll find conditions that you, as a leader at any level in your community or organization, can design to ensure you’ll get sustainability at the end. In the middle of an organizational change effort.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 1, 2010

I learned a great deal from her regarding social media marketing, organizing my time better and walked away with a lot of tools. June 20, 2010 Sheila Clover English , Social Network Committee Chair , International Thriller Writer’s Organization I didn’t know Sheila. She is engaging and fun as well!”

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 23, 2010

Where do they hang out to learn or gather information? Additionally, the VA may choose to volunteer on various committees and participate in industry-related activities, again as an opportunity to showcase their expertise and overall commitment to their business development and growth. What do they like? What hobbies do they have?

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Denise Aday

AUGUST 10, 2010

The summit committees put together a great experience, including a (yummy) Welcome Evening Reception and Dinner with Strangers outing for organized networking. It was all about how we could help and learn from each other. Some of these are friendships that will last a lifetime. I never felt an ounce of competition.

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Eat Your Career

JULY 21, 2010

So, if it’s now what you know and it’s all who you know, why bother learning anything at all? Join a professional organization and volunteer for a committee or run for a position on the board. This is perhaps one of the most frequently repeated pieces of bad career advice that exists. Get out into the world and use your skills.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2012

Concomitantly, over the last three years I've served as a committee member and conference organizer with an educational nonprofit. Most jobs have an organization/admin element to it although it may not seem so at first, so try exploring other areas besides corporate/business. Cast a wider net and be flexible.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

And youve been following all the best career advice and job search tips youve read, heard, learned, and developed. To prepare this, think in detail about how you can really contribute to the organization. Youve been networking your little tail off. This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 September, 2008 Going Checklist Crazy I am organizing a Board meeting and I have checklists and to-do lists coming out of my ears. On Day 1 we have Committee meetings so there is a list of things I need for those. Being organized helps de-clutter any task and makes it more manageable and doable.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

JANUARY 12, 2011

We’re talking about massive, global change that is driven not by committee or “banding together”. Everything I discover, model, figure out and learn will be shared, free, right here for all to see. While the ancient world might have been revolutionized by conquerors, nobles, clergy, politicians and artists.

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