Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. GET TO KNOW YOUR CO-WORKERS. We are not an island.

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Time Zones IAAP Interviewing Holidays 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

i.e. My boss will send an email with a cc to me and on the last line or buried in the message he will write something like “I have copied Patricia to set up a teleconference at a mutually convenient time.&# Put it in a folder for your boss’s signature in completed form, i.e. envelope clipped to letter and attachments.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International 2009 100

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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2008 2007 Cubicle Fax 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Food, food and more food If your event requires food the venue will send you a banqet event form and you will need to estimate the amount of food you need. There is value in getting to know people, even if it is just over email or the phone. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list.

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Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

I can interact where I am now, but I have to get up and go if I want to speak with someone and then when I get there I may find they are busy or on the phone so I have wasted my time. Of course there is a down side to being able to do that. I am good at some things, but not as confident in other things. I liked that. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

For my readers from other countries, you will note there is a section for foreign dignitaries and if you click on that it will give you the proper form to address just about anyone in the world. This is a must-have resource. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

About 90% of my work comes in the form of e-mails, since I want to be able to track anything and everything that managers and fellow staff members send me. To be a little more productive at my job, I thought Id create e-mail templates, which save quite a bit of time in the long run. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

You can also insert the date and get it to update automatically by clicking on Update Automatically in the Date and Time dialogue box. I only use this if I have a form or something that I always want the current date on it. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones 2009 IAAP 2008 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

If there are forms that need to filled in and it has a due date in June, I put those forms in the June folder with a bf date on it for a week before it is due. I create a corresponding Task reminder and write something like this: WAITBIN need to prepare form for production by March 23rd. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

All important information, but I knew I couldnt possibly retain much of what I was looking at in one sitting so I started to cheat and flip through a few tabs because I had to sign a form that I read the manual. I basically know how to answer the phones and take messages. I just started at a law firm this week. It is overwhelming. (for

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 Administrative Professionals 100

Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 14, 2008

Fill long registration and checkout forms with one click. If you need to remember lots of different passwords, try using RoboForm. Here are some features directly from the site: Manage Your Passwords and Log In automatically. Encrypt your passwords to achieve complete security. Generate random passwords to maximize password strength.

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2008 Cubicle 2007 Google Docs 100

Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

This way, you can keep track of all files in any way, shape or form. You can use Microsoft Access to create a database of all of your files criteria and the software assigns a "key" or number that corresponds with your files. You can find more filing tips by reading my article entitled " 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System ".

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Small Business CEO

JULY 1, 2011

For example, list the hours and the time zone you’re available to take telephone queries, and give visitors a time frame in which they can anticipate a reply to any questions they submitted via your contact form. Letting customers know what to expect will help set the right tone for the interaction.

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Customer Service Time Zones AT&T Expenses 40

Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 5, 2008

If I do end up coming up with a little extra time in the future, I will write a post on it. There are quite a bit of AA forms there. Try checking Yahoo Groups or Google Groups. Also, Facebook has a few I believe.

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2008 2007 Cubicle PowerPoint 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 8, 2013

This company is so ginormous I am having a dizzy time of trying to wrap my brain around what all they do – various forms of power, civil engineering, and then the IT services side of it. I am learning time zones and currencies and every day I am shaking in my boots that it might be too much but I want it so dang bad!

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Attire Etiquette Clothes Time Zones 40

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2016

Essentially you can send your boss off with a paperless itinerary as everything can be viewed on their phone via the App – no more lugging around extra papers when travelling. Enter all travel details at appropriate times in his/her Outlook calendar, if used. Please do use the contact form below to send over your top tip!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

In its simplest form minutes are a record of discussion, decisions and actions to be taken and the date by when it needs to be completed. Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. (for

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Time Zones Agenda IAAP 2010 100

Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

You have many options: landline, cellular phone, texting, fax line (yeah, many people still fax), email, website contact form, Twitter direct message, LinkedIn message, Skype, and lots more. And if people can’t reach you, and reach you easily, they’ll move on to another freelancer. The key is to respond promptly.

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2010 AT&T Fax Social Media 40

Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Email: Some of the people that I’ve followed for a long time have also becoming regular contributors to my email inbox. Agree To Disagree These digital channels lack most forms of emotional communication, as well as body language. Some of them I only email, some I skype, and some I regularly talk to on the phone.

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2010 Twitter Facebook Social Media 40

Allwork

APRIL 22, 2024

Then you’re going to get your phone for the week. Thinking of the teenager example, if your room isn’t cleaned by Saturday at noon, you don’t get your phone for the week. Is that a leadership principle, or is that a management principle, or is that a form of threat? I mean, forever. I love the challenge.

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AT&T Learning Phones Management 279

Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

Ok, Bianca is having a “BAD_EXC”, time to start debugging. Sometimes I even had the feeling that the source code on the editor was forming a twisted and evil smiley. I think that was also the day when I started to use my app as an excuse for not going out or as a standard answer at the phone. You kidding me? Complicated.

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