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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. Post-COVID-19, many employee tracking software programs started popping up, allowing companies to track employee productivity , computer activity, emails, and even individual keystrokes.

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A day in the life: Matthew Want, PA, Marcham Publishing

Practically Perfect PA

Organising and maintaining multiple email inboxes. Meeting and greeting visitors, liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff in a professional manner. Taking phone calls, enquiries and general requests, handling all queries. Devising and maintaining office systems, including data management, CRM system and filing.

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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. For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork.

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10 Tips to Get Your Office Organized

Productivity Bits

Although our email inboxes may be constantly brimming with unread messages, the benefit of email and computers is that there is little need to print out excess papers. Most of the time, presentations and documents can be sent via email instead of giving a hard copy to the intended person. Your email will remain private.

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Picking up skills along the EA career path

Practically Perfect PA

Speaking with confidence on the phone and forwarding calls. Arranging catering and dealing with external suppliers. Getting to grips with calendar and email management. Establishing and maintaining filing systems. Looking happy and cheerful at all times (even if you are not). Learning to multi-task. Helping with projects.

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How can assistants stay on top of the scene?

Practically Perfect PA

I spent a lot of time researching great venues, restaurants, hotels and suppliers and I really enjoyed it. I really like the Afar website and email updates for overall travel news and ideas for any trips colleagues or clients may want my advise on. Elite Meetings is a worldwide hotel and venue search site.

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Gatekeeping: what does it actually mean?

Practically Perfect PA

I am the only person the supplier will speak to in the sector and my authority stands. This could mean monitoring their phone calls, emails and meeting requests. Filed under: Career , Skills , Uncategorized. Everyone always feels that their issue is an “urgent” issue. Tanya Battel. Louise Jones.

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