All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

Procedures, forms, and checklists combine to create systems for how you get things done efficiently. These batches create the segments or phases of the system where you can supplement even further with forms, templates, checklists, and more detailed procedures, if needed. Email template for circulating date/time options.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 26, 2023

Following the launch of IBM’s PC in the early-1980s, we saw the rise of ‘digital offices’ in the 1990s, complete with internet, email and social media. Through it all, four themes can be detected which, together and in combination, form a timeless construct for analysing the office that we would be wise to heed today.

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Bonnie Low-Krayman

APRIL 17, 2024

Decades of scientific research document the physical harm to brains from all forms of bullying and abuse. This article first appeared in Executive Support Magazine, a global training publication and must read for any administrative professional. But why is damaging someone’s brain at work normalized?

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Success

MARCH 4, 2023

His mouth is blocked by a powder-blue medical face mask, but I can see a smile forming in his eyes. I do my typical morning email and text check-in—a routine that now involves looking at the latest COVID-19 numbers in my state, Illinois, which was in the midst of a surge. Paint peels from the walls. OK, let’s do it,” he says.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 27, 2023

Originally formed in January 2022, the Sustainable Design Collective hosts regular meetings to collaborate and discuss new opportunities to promote environmental and social responsibility within the office workplace. Free to enter, there are three categories covering Projects, Products and Innovation.

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Success

JANUARY 23, 2023

If your attention is leaky, the beeping horn from outside the window and the light coming from the bathroom will all distract you from, say, getting your tax return done or finishing that email to your partner. This article originally appeared in the July 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Are you collaborative?

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Success

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This is what we do: My husband monitors travel sites and email subscription services for super-cheap flights or error fares. And it makes sense: When you’re away from your daily to-do list and you know an auto-response is catching your emails, your perspective changes. Sometimes one of us travels for work and the other tags along.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 10, 2012

In my last blog I wrote about the resources that are available for assistants and administrators in the form of magazines and websites. Again the membership includes a twice yearly magazine, networking events and a LinkedIn Group. There are regular networking events, a website directory, regular emails and an online newsletter.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 10, 2012

In my last blog I wrote about the resources that are available for assistants and administrators in the form of magazines and websites. Again the membership includes a twice yearly magazine, networking events and a LinkedIn Group. There are regular networking events, a website directory, regular emails and an online newsletter.

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Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In a recent Time Magazine interview , OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati admitted she had been taken aback by the surge of interest in the app and conceded the firm weren’t even sure whether they should release it, because it is in the habit of making up convincing sounding facts and they haven’t yet worked out its ethical consequences.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

[This article was originally posted at Executive Secretary Magazine.]. Executives do not share necessary information with their Assistants and do not always include their Assistant in their email communications. Executives and Assistants cannot keep up with the emails that flood their Inbox on a 24/7 basis.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

Note: Subscribe to Executive Secretary Magazine , and read my detailed article on Clearing Up The Fog Around Cloud Storage , in the January, 2016 issue. I use this app often from my mobile devices to view and sign contracts that are emailed to me in PDF form. Three Popular Cloud Services. Microsoft OneDrive.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

I receive a lot of emails from admins who’ve lost their jobs unexpectedly. Forms and Checklists. This most crucial part of your business cards is your contact information, such as your name, phone number, and email. So don’t include personal information, such as your home address, phone number, or personal email address.

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Reading material includes magazines, newspapers, annual reports, tip sheets from the garden center and professional association bulletins. An article buried in a months-old magazine is not accessible to you and therefore irrelevant. Some people don’t want to toss out magazines with their address labels on them.

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Some movers provide an inventory form to fill out. This is how my free email courses starts out. If you don’t want stacks of magazines and newspapers on the living room floor of your new place, first, don’t take the ones you have now and second, don’t transfer those subscriptions. Yes, all of it!

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All Things Admin

APRIL 28, 2021

These are all forms of compensation that don’t necessarily involve a promotion. This article first appeared in Executive Secretary Magazine , a global training publication and must read for any administrative professional. Does your company offer gym memberships or tuition reimbursement? Decide if you can live with the decision.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

2 -- Get Ready to Let Go When you are deciding what to let go of and what to keep in physical form, ask yourself "What is the worst possible thing that would happen if I no longer had this item?"    You still get notified, but it is in your email rather than in physical form. .  400 Gigs Gone!

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 10, 2016

I can keep up to date with the Guernsey PA Connect website and emails, my personal and work emails, along with always being able to call anyone if I need to. We have also started to raise money for the Isipho Admin Bursary promoted by Executive Secretary magazine to help change someone’s life by training them to become a PA.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

They also need allies in the form of recruiters, HR professionals, managers, and educators. Be present in your manager’s email signature. This sends a powerful message to the recipients of your executive’s emails. Keep their emails telling you how amazing you are and thanking you for your hard work. Yes, they do.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Email is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-worker's favourite, OMG! Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business email. 1 Be Courteous With Email Are you There? Jane Watson of J. This is a great tip from Jane Watson of J.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 10, 2012

At this point I should mention that the 5s approach also works for all electronic items, so make sure you declutter your email system and your electronic files too! Part of the ‘5 S’ methodology is that by standardising the work environment habits will form that cement the organisation of the space.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Got someone on your list that wants to save time writing repetitive emails and other written copy? With Scribd, you can read all the books, audiobooks, and magazines you want! Better still, the person you’re gifting Scribd to can read all the books, audiobooks, and magazines they want! TextExpander. But I love Scribd.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2008

E-mail is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-worker's favourite, OMG! Watson Associates for Saying Thank You in an Email : “In our recent poll on pet peeves regarding emails, a number of respondents expressed irritation about receiving messages that contained only the words thank you.

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Success

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

From there the trail hops back and forth over Slickrock Creek, which forms part of the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. But if I decide it requires too much effort to step outside and pick it up, an electronic edition is already in my email. I couldn’t even see what waited around the next turn. MICHAEL GRAFF.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

E-mail is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-workers favourite, OMG! Watson Associates for Saying Thank You in an Email : “In our recent poll on pet peeves regarding emails, a number of respondents expressed irritation about receiving messages that contained only the words thank you.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 30, 2007

I don't look forward to filling out my performance appraisal form. The author recommends one way to prepare in advance of a performance review would be to keep a folder with emails, notes and reminders of your accomplishments throughout the year. Especially the self evaluation part.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 1, 2011

  Bills to pay, to-do lists, event invites, magazines you have been meaning to read, orders you need to fill, and the list goes on and on.    Action Systems come in a number of different forms.  Your desktop and frankly any other horizontal surface are the hardest places to keep clear. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Entrepreneur magazine's " Become a Follow-Up Fanatic " shared the following: "Findings from a recent study by lead-generation firm Resource Nation support his contention.   Get a good process in place to respond when the need hits.   Think of your space in varying forms of valuable real-estate. 

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Bojan is an Internet marketing professional with a passion for all things productive, and is the co-founder of Alpha Efficiency Magazine. As I was evaluating various different forms of software over the past five years, I found that numerous applications have no clear strategy that aligns with the ways we naturally organize information.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Even though I had no journalism experience, I interviewed with a local magazine editor who was impressed by the fact that I taught writing courses to college students. During the event, offer an easy way for people to subscribe to your email list , and be sure to mention it during your presentation. Have a book? Final Thoughts.

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2022

Images of remote islands with fruity drinks and no emails might spring to mind. One more thing to keep in mind: Many companies offer continuing education benefits in the form of funds to allocate toward classes, conventions and workshops. What would you do if money were no object? Law #7: Harness your fear.

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Success

JANUARY 24, 2023

I email a writer friend who tells me, without a doubt, “Do not write in first-person narrative. Because I am goal-oriented, I equate my daily writing to the length of a magazine feature, more or less the size of this article. By the end of Week 1, I notice a ritual beginning to form. That would be 30 articles in one month.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

1) We love applicants who only follow up once via email. If we asked you to email us, please email us. It often means it's time sensitive so we need to touch base, explain details, and properly screen you that makes emailing a less productive form of communication. Often we are filling multiple jobs.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

Is it possible to get a list of attendee email addresses to network after the webinar? Check out Lucy Brazier and her publication, Executive Secretary Magazine. We get to know all our attendees and form long-lasting relationships. You can access more information about coaching with Joan virtually or in person.

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Success

JULY 26, 2022

Told in parable form, the story features four central characters: the Spellbinder, the Homeless Man/Billionaire, the Artist and the Entrepreneur. and start cranking on those emails before any of your co-workers and competitors? No checking emails, tweets, Instagram or text messages. Exercise, reflect, grow. Not exactly.

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Articles which include the disclaimer that the magazine/website may make money from products purchased through links in the article. And were the experts picked because they were recommended by the company who pitched the story to the magazine/website? This almost always results in glowing reviews. Just give these posts a pass.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2008

Consider forming a partnership with websites relating to the local area in order to offer discount coupons for your service (e.g. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. 10% off on orders over £50).

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