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Could technology make Assistants obsolete?

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Office Managers E-Learning Modules Outline E-Learning Modules: Part 1 Contact Us Enrollment Login All Posts, Technology, (0) Comments Could technology make Assistants obsolete? Submitted by Ethan on February 05, 2010 at 01:05 PM Just downloaded a new app for my iPhone that the maker calls, “The Personal Assistant in your Phone.&#

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10 Time Management Tips

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Time Management Tips Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 29, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Make all your outgoing phone calls at the same time. Don’t let the stresses of life control you. Take a 10 minute nap or a short walk to relieve stress.

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Set Healthy Boundaries at Work

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The people leader role can also be stressful. As a manager , you’re expected to juggle priorities and take responsibility for the quality of your work and the work of your team members’. With competing pressures and responsibilities, it’s not a surprise managers and supervisors are high risk for burnout. Manage expectations.

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Daan van Rossum – CEO at FlexOS | Flex Work: The Key to Career Freedom.

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Discover the Essential Role of Managers in Hybrid Work for Creating Supportive and Engaging Work Environments. The office and the management or the company just chooses how many days? So again, managers say that people are more productive. Is it that the employees choose which days they go to?

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How to Say 'No' at Work

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Taking on more than you can manage only leads to frustration as nothing gets done very well. However, many people run around stressed because they’re saying yes to everybody but themselves. Don’t answer the phone or e-mail. That will give you the confidence to manage your work assertively. Thanks for visiting!

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How to exorcise your demons of disorganization

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Manage paper effectively – Barbara Hemphill, author of The Paper Tiger, offers the FAT principle for paper burden: file it, act on it, or toss it. Make meetings effective – Managers can spend an average of 17 hours a week in meetings, and that doesn’t include preparation and follow-up time. Keep the office door closed.

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5 steps for getting back on track after an unplanned absence

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Then, you’re back in the office after a long unplanned break: the message light on the phone is blinking; both your e-mail and hard-copy in-boxes are overflowing; last week’s next actions are now overdue; you staff and my manager all want a piece of you; and you just want to go home a crawl back into bed.

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