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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Low-cost training courses are available online.

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A day in the life: Matthew Want, PA, Marcham Publishing

Practically Perfect PA

Meeting and greeting visitors, liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff in a professional manner. Taking phone calls, enquiries and general requests, handling all queries. Including using interacting with customers, and suppliers. Devising and maintaining office systems, including data management, CRM system and filing.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. That’s especially true if the communications are made via company equipment (laptops, phone systems, etc.). Monitoring phone calls and voicemails. Why is that?

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Technology to make events simpler

Practically Perfect PA

Theses apps allow attendees to see speakers’ presentations streamed on your phone or tablet. They don’t try and replicate your phone’s Twitter feed but rather whisk you into a multi media world. They can now do all manor of funky things. Check out: DoubleDutch , The Event App , Lumi Insight and CrowdCompass.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. Relevant: Is it a sensible objective within the current business climate? Time based: When is the deadline?

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. Relevant: Is it a sensible objective within the current business climate? Time based: When is the deadline?

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SMART objectives for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. Relevant: Is it a sensible objective within the current business climate? Time based: When is the deadline?

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