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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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Eight Ways to Keep Your Office Clutter-Free

Ian's Messy Desk

Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday. Keeping your desk and files clutter–free in a paper–filled environment isn’t easy, but a little planning and a little technology can help. We really didn’t need the manual. DELEGATE IT.

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Elevate Your Productivity: What is the Benefit of Hiring a Permanent Executive Assistant Over a Temporary Executive Assistant?

C-Suite Assistants

Organizations sometimes even take a Temp to Hire approach to filing an executive assistant role because they want to try out an executive assistant before committing to a more permanent relationship. This level of consistency not only saves time, but also contributes to a positive and cohesive work environment.

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Eight Ways to Eliminate Paper and Clutter in Your Office

Ian's Messy Desk

Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday or at least until someone cleans out those files. Despite improvements in document handling technology, despite the convenience of PDF files, we still produce a lot of paper. DELAY IT.

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It’s Not All About Money, But Money Doesn’t Hurt…

Eco-Office Gals

You understood that you were saving time from averted computer crashes, file conversion, and other payroll hogs that slowed down your staff. It’s that you put it ahead of doing what’s best for the environment. But it was still a good business decision, right? Ecological improvements are the same way.

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How Your Non-Profit Can Benefit From a Virtual Executive Assistant

Worxbee

Occasionally, EAs are tasked with scheduling performance reviews or even jobs related to payroll. For example, most grants have conditions attached to them such as requiring activities to be done by a certain date or that all receipts related to expenditure of grant funds are filed appropriately. EAs are good at managing the details.

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The Clean and Simple Cloud Computing Primer for Small Businesses

Small Business CEO

In a traditional office environment, business owners are forced to estimate how much server space they’ll need as they grow, investing in expensive hardware to store company data. Better still, have you ever stored a file in Dropbox? The smartest ones, however, utilize a shared file within the cloud. No More Busy Work.

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