Success

JANUARY 23, 2023

That is, even the folks who couldn’t think of anything to do with the paper clip besides holding papers together were just as likely to write and direct a successful play as the people who had loads of MacGyver-type tricks for the humble office-supply staple. Divergent thinking doesn’t always predict creativity. But it still counts.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

Here’s a recap of just some of the amazing things that went on this year in celebration of you, Administrative Professionals: Executive Secretary Magazine sent out daily gifts from a variety of organizations specifically for administrative professionals learning benefit. IAAP teamed up with Staples to #CelebrateAdmins.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 7, 2010

Age of Conversation 3 captures the distinct shift from social media as a hypothetical consumer loyalty tool, as it was considered only a little more than a year ago, to its current state as a staple in the modern marketing toolbox. This year’s proceeds will be donated to an international children’s charity of our authors’ choosing.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 24, 2013

So just wanted to say hello to all my international readers too! :) This is her question: “ I am located internationally and I've been reading your articles. Be willing to learn a lot, wear a lot of hats, not complain, and follow their lead. Learn to walk the fine line of having initiative but not stepping on anyone’s toes.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 4, 2010

Learning how to deal with rejection is tough. It’s a Learning Opportunity Getting rejected is one of the best learning opportunities, that is, if you pay attention and learn from the experience. Be Aware of Your Programming We’ve all been rejected when we grew up, so we’ve learned to think of rejection as something bad.

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