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How to Create a Powerful, Future-Proof Culture for Remote and Decentralized Teams

Allwork

Maintain connection through meetings, recognition programs, and virtual events. Be cognizant of the time zones. Use a cultural calendar to avoid setting meetings on holidays. You can also reach out to workers via recorded videos and emails. Leverage technology for collaboration and immersive engagement .

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Virtues of going Virtual: Working whilst on holiday

Practically Perfect PA

Skype allows meetings to take place in multiple locations around the world and the use of tablets means emails can be responded to anytime and anywhere (including the beach!). This will put their mind at ease, plus allows you to plan your holiday around a set timeline and gives you deadlines to work towards. Is your work backed up?

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Guidelines for Effective Email Writing

Jen Lawrence

One of the biggest complaints in today’s modern communications is there are too many emails. Thirty more emails. You’ve read an email and thrown your hands up asking, “What the hell do you want? You may be sending emails that cause this anguish and frustration. Not Every Email is Urgent.

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A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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The Blended Role of Executive Personal Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning. What Are the Responsibilities of an Executive/Personal Assistants?

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I arrange quite a few events and have realized the importance of reading and reviewing the contracts carefully, highlighting key dates. I had an event for November 7th and the contract was signed, sealed and delivered, but then I noticed the hotel had put the wrong date on the contract. What are the dates you can cancel by?

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Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am speaking this morning at an administrative event so looking forward to meeting some new assistants. The one good thing about speaking at an event where nobody knows me is, they have no idea whether my hair is supposed to be this dark. Some good advice to pass along: Never colour your hair the night before an event.