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Successful Assistants Combine Left and Right Brain Thinking

Office Dynamics

Let’s take for example the task of meeting planning or calendaring for your executive. To achieve your best results, you would schedule meetings or appointments for your executive using both sides of the brain. Words to describe left-brain thinking are: Logic Order Structure Scientific Rules Analytical Methodical.

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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Look for logical breaks in the process. Then I need to go back through my brain dump and number things so I get them in the right order as I proceed through the system development process. The next time you plan a staff meeting, follow your documented system, or have a colleague review and test it for you. Meeting Agenda.

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. If I hear from the assistant I know I am going to get answers and the process of setting up a meeting will go smoothly, but should I try to develop a working relationship with them?

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A twelve step program to survive as an Admin

Laughing all the Way to Work

He takes about 12 steps, squats and rejoices in his accomplishment, then he gets up and walks another 12 steps and squats again to repeat the process. Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? He has a unique way of walking.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

If your boss has called the meeting then you need to find out when the meeting needs to be held by, who needs to be there, purpose of the meeting and what materials they will need. Once you have those details you can start the scheduling process to find a convenient time for everyone.

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New Hire Overload

Laughing all the Way to Work

This checklist was given to the new hire and to each administrator as their guide to help them through the process and the hiring supervisor would schedule an appointment during the first week on the job with each of the administrators. Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings?

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Frustration Busters!

Laughing all the Way to Work

It worked and through explaining the process to her I added a column at the end of the table in Word by tabbing over, which automatically creates a new row. Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? She was amazed.