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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. Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

The lady to the left of me had inherited a 12 page job spec which had not been updated in 10 years whereas the lady to the right had a 6 page document. When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. There is always the level of expectation that I will sort it.

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Pandora's Office May Have Been Worse than Her Box

The Office Professionals Place

If possible, “Go Green,&# eliminate the paper clutter and file documents electronically. Recycle Papers Continue with the Go Green Initiative and recycle documents that are no longer necessary. In an effort to eliminate paper, you may want to scan the document, save it as a PDF, and file it in an electronic file.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Shop around : Make sure you are getting the best deals from all you suppliers- right down to your electricity, broadband and gas bills. If your business has an inventory make sure you source the best suppliers at the right price, and don’t be afraid to haggle ! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Help them better leverage partners and suppliers? Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Can you bring in new business, improve operating efficiency, reduce costs, help build the strategy that will form the company’s future? Help them attract and retain top talent?

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The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh.

Stephanie LH Calahan

It's spiral bound (which is huge) for easy use and documentation.  Google Docs Function: You can share documents and co-edit them with your selected gmail friend. We both can access/ edit these documents anytime anywhere. Again We both can access/ edit these documents anytime anywhere.   Cuteness Matters!

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Apple – the customer support nightmare – Part II: The Criminal.

The Small Business Blog

She would like to get a copy of my signature – not passport, or anything – so I’ll write her a fax, so she can deal with TNT, and she is shipping me a new copy of the OS Server out. I hold a US green card and it is actually illegal to copy that document. Plain facts, plain english – that is the way it is!

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