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Successful Assistants Combine Left and Right Brain Thinking

Office Dynamics

Several years ago, I came up with Adminology. 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. It was a formula for success for assistants.

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Keeping focussed in a busy environment

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 April, 2010 Keeping focussed in a busy environment There are so many distractions in the office -- the telephone, your co-workers, email and your boss! To finish up and make it shine, I used a glass cleaner. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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More OneNote Must-Knows: History, Search, and Template Creation

All Things Admin

History When you are working in a collaborative environment, it’s important to keep track of who’s making changes and where. procedures, meeting minutes, travel itinerary, meeting planning, project plans) On the INSERT ribbon, click on Page Templates. OneNote allows you to track this with the History feature.

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12 Days of Christmas Webinar: The Organized Admin with Julie Perrine

Office Dynamics

Even finding an extra five minutes a day to work on your organization skills will add up over time. Travel Planning. Event/Meeting Planning. Systems are made up of several or many different procedures. Travel Planning Example: Your travel planning system involves lots of different forms, templates, and checklists.

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The pronouns you use can reveal a lot about where your head is

Laughing all the Way to Work

I want all my filing to be up to date and my desk to be neat and tidy. I want to tie up any loose ends. If you have an opportunity, clean up your old files and put them in storage if you no longer need them. Meetings - Are you in the middle of planning a meeting? I keep a meeting scheduling form at my desk.

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Experience vs. a university degree part two

Practically Perfect PA

Obtaining funds from work to complete training in the current environment is difficult. Yes, interpersonal comms, IT related courses to keep up with the changes from when I started 30 years ago on an manual typewriter! I did an NVQ to level 3 and have attended several PA courses to keep my skills up to date. Not yet no.

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Admin Buddies

Laughing all the Way to Work

It works well when it is a co-worker who sits closest to you, but depending on how your office is set up that might not be possible. If it is a planned time off then you can meet with your buddy and give them any instructions or information they will need to handle in your absence and any contact names and numbers.