Success
APRIL 6, 2023
After experiencing an unparalleled shift in many corporate jobs from cubicle life to couch adjacent (via the pandemic), some employees realized they wanted to make this work-from-home situation permanent. There were some growing pains as I learned to both service an account and also be a business owner at the same time.
Office Dynamics
JANUARY 26, 2019
There is constant change, new projects and ideas, rework, barriers, coordinating multiple people and meetings, travel, and more. If you are in the same location as your assistant, step out of your office or cubicle once in a while. Keeping the information flowing and status updates are critical to everyone’s success. What’s going on?”
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Success
JUNE 23, 2021
She relieves me from things I don’t need to be doing like email, booking travel and project planning. Even knowing what someone’s office looks like, how tidy they keep their desk and what pictures fill the walls of their cubicle, can provide a level of comfort. Working with a virtual assistant does have a learning curve.
On The Job
OCTOBER 13, 2008
Addiction doesn't reside just on the street corner with junkies looking for the next fix -- it's also in the meeting rooms and boardrooms and cubicles where we work. What we’ve learned is that many people drink alcohol in ways that are unhealthy to themselves and others,” Goplerud says.
On The Job
JUNE 11, 2018
With the high profile suicides of chef and world traveler Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade, many people are reassessing their lives and looking around them to gauge whether someone is struggling and needs help. One area that needs consideration is the person who becomes addicted to work.
Professional Assistant Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
By The Professional Assistant on Friday, February 15, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity Y our boss comes to your cubicle and asks you to make 10 copies of 5 different sets of publications. She also mentions that she needs it completed urgently, since she had to schedule a meeting with some clients right away.
Professional Assistant Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2008
Believe it or not, this was quite an easy system to learn. Just click on any of the links below to take a look at the particular task you would like to learn about. In one of my previous jobs, when I was working for an Investment Advisor, he gave me the installation CD-ROM and asked me to read up on how to use it.
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