Allwork
MARCH 6, 2024
Whether digital cloud stores, print materials such as HR documents and floor plans, or peer knowledge, employees need access to these data to successfully complete projects. We rely on other employees’ skills and experiences for best practices, processes, and pitfalls in completing similar work. How essential is AI to my work?
Success
AUGUST 19, 2022
When she asked me to play the assigned pieces, it was clear I hadn’t touched any part of my keyboard or even glanced at the sheet music outside of her practice room. It was a simple one: Find 30 extra minutes each day to do something productive and document it. Duhigg writes that scientists see motivation as a skill.
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Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 15, 2013
Administrative and clerical positions require focus, diligence, and superior workplace organization skills to keep the office running at full speed, but a workplace that feels impersonal or distracting can disrupt productivity and efficiency. Optimize your desk by tackling documents and Post-it notes that take up precious surface space.
Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 10, 2014
Similarly I have a large A4 desk pad next to my keyboard for any quick notes I need to make, things to remember (like phone numbers for instance), and tasks people give me at my desk. This means when they do ask those questions I will know where to look if I haven’t already rescued the documents from their temporary resting place!
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 30, 2008
New executives are computer savvy and are comfortable on a keyboard. The up and coming assistant will need to be knowledgeable and skilled in what they do and assertive in doing it. Our roles are changing and I believe e-mail management will be a key role for the assistant as well as document management and time management.
Practically Perfect PA
JUNE 19, 2012
I keep one good pen, preferably a fountain pen, for signing documents and a red pen for ticking things off my to-do list. The phone should be on the desk as near to your keyboard and computer screen as possible. Highlighter pen – I don’t seem to use these much anymore but worth keeping handy. Eraser – for correcting mistakes.
Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 10, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.
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