Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

It’s been almost a full year since I attended the Conference for Administrative excellence. The conference was a game changer for me. I have never attended such a relevant and inspiring conference! I’m just as excited and grateful about attending again this year since it is the 25 th Annual Conference – The Stellar Assistant!

Interviewing 170

Interviewing Administrative Professionals Social Media Training 170

All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

While they do work together to save you time, effort, and stress, they are not the same. They save you time and unnecessary stress. Reserve the conference room. Conference Room Logistics. Reserve the conference room. . Conference Room Logistics. 6. Reserve the conference room. Meeting Agenda.

Agenda 90

Agenda Equipment Administrative Professionals Calendars 90

Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

I have been hosting the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence for 19 years. While these were written for our administrative professional conference attendees, they can apply to any trip you may whether it be a business trip or vacation. It will certainly reduce any travel stress you may experience.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Travel Training Restaurants 100

Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Scheduling a performance evaluation meeting and setting measurable goals can be stressful or even seem unproductive to some. I have personally experienced stress in the past too! There are ways to decrease the stress levels and frustration though! Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation.

Goals 202

Goals Stress Filing Email 202

The Office Professionals Place

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Take the “Jingle&# out of Holiday Stress Are you planning the holiday party in your office? Or are you stressed just thinking about the holidays? So, sub-committees would be helpful to ease some of the stress and incorporate organization and proper planning for the holiday party.

Holidays 100

Holidays Stress Gifts Filing 100

Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 7, 2023

From managing their calendars, emails, and travel arrangements to handling administrative tasks with precision, your efficiency, and professionalism will be in high demand. Specialize in crafting memorable corporate gatherings, such as conferences, meetings, and product launches.

Travel 163

Travel Project Management Skills Budget 163

Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Home and hybrid working, enabled by video conference technology, have blurred the boundaries between work time and personal time. Take email and online meetings. And email creates exponential growth in communications , which means more work to read and respond to it all. Digital technologies are speeding up the pace of life.

Social Media 111

Social Media Phones Environment Email 111

Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

I have been hosting the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence for 19 years. While these were written for our administrative professional conference attendees, they can apply to any trip you may whether it be a business trip or vacation. It will certainly reduce any travel stress you may experience.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Travel Training Restaurants 100

Office Dynamics

MAY 3, 2018

Unfortunately, burnout is real, it’s draining, emotional, stressful and typically affects both professional and personal lives. You can actively participate in team meetings, professional development training, reading and discussion of a book the group picks, or encourage more face to face interaction rather than numerous emails.

Administrative Professionals 189

Administrative Professionals Stress Environment Retirement 189

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I have been hosting the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence for 25 years. While these were written for our administrative professional conference attendees, they can apply to any trip you may whether it be a business trip or vacation. It will certainly reduce any travel stress you may experience.

Travel 205

Travel Administrative Professionals Restaurants Assertiveness 205

Success

MARCH 13, 2023

This way, you can label or tag a file or email, making searching for a specific transaction or dollar amount easier. But, as a freelancer, having someone who knows what they’re doing take care of your taxes can help you avoid added stress. Get some help Preparing your taxes yourself is cheaper.

Filing 278

Filing 2023 Retirement Expenses 278

On The Job

MARCH 11, 2019

Need to write a tough email? Beware of conference swag and freebies. It can be very stressful to look at a messy desk and say "I need to get organized!" Gretchen Rubin, who I have interviewed many times about happiness in the workplace, has a new book, "Outer Order, Inner Calm." Don't own it.

Fax 100

Fax Environment Filing Interviewing 100

Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 1, 2023

Whether it’s the absence of a stressful commute or the ability to work in comfortable attire, focus on the positives that remote work offers. Schedule virtual meetings, video conferences, or phone calls to stay connected and aligned. First, acknowledge the unique benefits of working from home.

Confidence 207

Confidence Environment Goals Attire 207

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 7, 2017

He needs time for emails, preparation, lunch – and I use my initiative to prevent clashes. Also, I read all emails to my boss and assess their importance in order to help him to reply. Another crucial task is meeting organisation, including finding a venue, arranging refreshments and VC-conferences.

Restaurants 180

Restaurants Travel Suppliers Interviewing 180

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 3, 2014

I am speaking at the Conference and Hospitality show in Leeds next week on travel itineraries and my recent travels has certainly had an impact on my presentation. These tips are designed for assistants that want to get their boss from A to B without too much stress! It isn’t like that.

Travel 100

Travel Restaurants Stress Management 100

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2014

Ensuring our boss is able to get from A to B without any fuss or stress is a key task for assistants. The fuss and stress shouldn’t be felt or seen by the boss but we can certainly feel it! If we are doing this in the office imagine our stress levels when the boss has to leave the building for a client meeting or business trip!

Stress 100

Stress Credit Card Travel Restaurants 100

Office Dynamics

JUNE 30, 2014

Have you been trying to get permission to attend a conference or training program and got turned down? Take baby steps and you will conquer the email dragon. Don’t give up. Try a different approach. Be persuasive and show the benefits to your manager or company. Focus on selling the benefits to you, your leader and organization.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Stress Administrative Professionals Training 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Interestingly, the study found that female travellers who travel infrequently for work were most likely to take a few post-business leisure days and Millennials (twenty-somethings) were the age group most attracted to the idea of exploring places beyond the hotel conference centre or hotel complex.

Travel 113

Travel 2016 2015 Lifestyle 113

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 30, 2014

As assistants we filter through hundreds of requests for our managers to attend conferences throughout the year. How do we know which emails or brochures to put in front of them? If we had more information would we go so far as to actually recommend a conference for them? . Expect more from speakers.

2014 100

2014 Social Media Promotion Environment 100

Eat Your Career

MAY 29, 2017

And it’s stress: There’s so much to do before I go! You’re unable to manage stress or deal with basic daily frustrations. Don’t take work calls and don’t check your email. Yes, it takes some work on the front end and there will be stress along the way, but do it. And it’s fear: What kind of mess will I return to?

Stress 100

Stress Health Interviewing Management 100

The Office Professionals Place

JULY 27, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Thinking Differently about Difficult People Dealing with difficult people can cause us to lose focus, productivity, and increase stress levels. The ability to handle people we have negative feelings about can cause the office atmosphere to become unmanageable, stressful, and in some cases hostile.

Stress 100

Stress 2010 Filing IAAP 100

Step It Up VA Coaching

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Perhaps you spend too much time recreating every proposal or contract, every form, every letter or email each time you need it. Then I have a plan for you to implement today, right now, that will help you increase your productivity, lessen your stress and actually cross things off your to-do list at the end of the day.

Social Media 100

Social Media Equipment Forms Email 100

Office Dynamics

JUNE 19, 2013

Scheduling your time well can prevent the stress associated with tight deadlines and make your job just a little easier. If you don''t have to check your email frequently, schedule a time to do so. You may perform dozens of tasks each day, all of which are important to your supervisor and your colleagues.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Skills Stress Management 100

Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 11, 2013

Perhaps you spend too much time recreating every proposal or contract, every form, every letter or email each time you need it. Then I have a plan for you to implement today, right now, that will help you increase your productivity, lessen your stress and actually cross things off your to-do list at the end of the day.

Social Media 100

Social Media Equipment Forms Email 100

The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This is the time of year that most people stress over because we are waiting for documents like W2’s, mortgage statements, 1099’s, and other information in order to file taxes. Lets grow together! Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Tax Tip for the Office Professional It’s that time of year again- tax season!

Filing 100

Filing Expenses Purchasing IAAP 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 21, 2017

Finally, don’t let the work stress you out, you’re human and you are only able to do as much as your day allows you to. I have full access to their emails, calendars and contact lists. Most importantly, don’t spend your day thinking you have too much to do and that you don’t get paid enough for doing it.

Management 222

Management Calendars Negotiating AT&T 222

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Here are a few keys points from my session and a copy of the slides ( slides can be viewed here for those reading this by email ). Simone White, the founder of ACE Network, will be speaking about internal networking groups at our conference next year – Assist Conference. Visit the website for more information.

Networking 100

Networking Suppliers Confidence Training 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Joan took the stage confidently on Friday morning, our final conference day. Stress levels are astronomical. Your manager read emails, texts, and took phone calls between those times and the situation may have unfolded completely differently, requiring you to have new priorities this morning. It’s an exciting, close game.

Travel 100

Travel Email Management Calendars 100

The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

Enhancing your worklife will increase productivity, reduce stress, and maintain focus on job tasks. Resolve stress related issues. Stress causes us to loose focus and this is when mistakes are made. Unfortunately, stress is unavoidable. When you are stressed, address the cause and resolve it. Lets grow together!

Stress 100

Stress 2010 Filing Resume 100

Office Organization Success

JANUARY 22, 2015

Make sure that your teleconference company has conference recording capabilities. Create your sales page, autoresponder sequence, and promotional emails. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm. Step 5 – Prepare your marketing materials. ” at [link].

2015 100

2015 Time Zones Stress Promotion 100

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 5, 2015

I manage his schedule and monitor his emails, as well as help organise some of his travel, company events, and client dinners, occasional research, expenses and ad hoc tasks – all the general PA duties. For more information on Rebecca and the rest of our wonderful Assist Conference speakers please visit the website. .

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Expenses 2014 2015 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

More ways to stay in touch… Never want to miss a blog post from us by entering your email at the upper right of this page (then click submit). This will notify you every time we post a new blog. Join our Monday Motivators , a weekly e-zine filled with inspiration to get you through your work-week. Join us at a live event this year!

2015 100

2015 Administrative Professionals OfficeTeam Staples 100

The Office Professionals Place

JULY 30, 2009

Does that project have you stressed out? Combat stress and tension with the soothing Brain Spa Head Massager. They havent mentioned whether you can backspace if you have an "ill thought" so be careful. Think happy thoughts! It may not be attractive, but with more testing it may get the job done!

Filing 100

Filing IAAP Fax Social Media 100

The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 10, 2010

This would have provided Steve with backup from other co-workers, which would have relieved a level of stress because he would not have been the “lone ranger&# in the incident. Releasing anger is therapeutic and relieves stress, there are other ways to effectively release anger such exercise or venting to a friend or yourself.

2010 100

2010 Filing IAAP Fax 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 13, 2007

Making travel arrangements for your boss can sometimes be stressful. if they are going to a conference do you need to register them? Oftentimes you are able to book them a room in the hotel the conference is being held at. It is important to ask the right questions to get them where they want to go.

Travel 100

Travel Agencies Policies Restaurants 100

On The Job

DECEMBER 29, 2011

A Gallup poll found that more than 1 in 4 workers are unhappy with the tangible rewards from their work such as pay and benefits and also cite a higher level of on-the-job stress. Don't use company voicemail or email; your employer can check both, and evidence of a search could be immediate grounds for dismissal.

Resume 100

Resume Job Hunting FedEx Networking 100

On The Job

JULY 26, 2011

You insist on a certain chair in the conference room. You claim you hate gossips, but have sent emails passing along the latest scuttlebutt concerning a colleague's dating habits after you overheard her on the phone. Your lack of conviction throws off schedules, delays projects and adds to the stress of co-workers.

Gossip 100

Gossip Restaurants Phones Home Office 100