C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They are involved in every aspect of the person’s life and business, managing every detail. You don’t have to worry about their chores falling outside of their job description (for example, asking an executive assistant to shop for your spouse’s anniversary gift, or pick up their dry cleaning). What Type of Assistant Should I Hire?

Payroll 74

Payroll Lifestyle Gifts Calendars 74

Eco-Office Gals

JULY 9, 2013

The idea of “going green” has now become very commonplace in the vernacular of your average individual but one area of our modern society which seems to be lacking is that of the small business environment. or can they? Remote work is the next step – What if you had ten employees at your small business.

Carbon Footprint 100

Carbon Footprint Budget Agencies Environment 100

BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic, that number jumped up to 13% and only continued to rise. Now in 2023, it’s projected that 25% of the workforce will engage in remote work in one form or another. While that’s great news for employees who enjoy the increased flexibility of working from home, it poses a significant challenge for managers.

Payroll 52

Payroll Project Management Email 2020 52

BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Before 2020, employee monitoring in a traditional office environment was pretty straightforward. Managers and supervisors kept track of employee performance and productivity by directly monitoring them throughout the workday. From there, you can hook them up with the proper training to increase their productivity.

Filing 52

Filing 2020 Suppliers Social Media 52

All Things Admin

AUGUST 16, 2023

And as much as we may resist it, without it we’d still be using rotary phones and manual typewriters. The Innovative Admin is an administrative professional who introduces, creates, or applies new or renewed ideas or methods of doing things to the office environment. Change is inevitable. Who is responsible for leading the plan?

Administrative Professionals 52

Administrative Professionals Mentoring 2005 Goals 52

Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

Phone calls. A hectic day now and then is manageable. Break It Up When you face a large project, it can seem overwhelming. The recipe must be handled as a process, or you’ll end up with a sticky mess. Assignments. How do you spot it?

Stress 100

Stress Calendars Twitter Google 100

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

She has always shown up as herself and for that she can proudly say her success has been built through complete authenticity. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

AT&T 81

AT&T Mentoring Gossip Confidence 81

Productivityist

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Company archive – This is a special case (for your work environment) and it should really be the norm, not special. When you receive an email with a key project or business decision, this should be archived straight away in your corporate project management tool (SharePoint, Asana etc) with the appropriate metadata assigned.

Email 40

Email Keyboards Phones Project Management 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

  Some say the traditional paper planner is the best, while others swear by their smart-phone or on line tool.  I personally use a Franklin Covey planner because I love the look of the pages, but many other companies make planner pages with the same set-up. It is also backed up in case of a hard drive failure.

Calendars 100

Calendars Microsoft Outlook Twitter Purchasing 100

Administrative Arts

AUGUST 16, 2010

Answering Phones and Screening Calls. This includes setting up and managing electronic and physical files. Scheduling and Setting Up Meetings. This would include confirming attendees, scheduling conference rooms, setting up conference calls, and managing multi-media needs. Project Management.

Fax 40

Fax PowerPoint Filing Meeting Minutes 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

A roadblock in the office is a problem that comes up and on first glance makes you think you are not going to be able to move forward. If it is with an outside contact, a phone call apologizing for your error and being open to whatever steps you need to take to make it right will go a long way to fixing it. " Warning!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

The Marq

APRIL 6, 2010

I learned what work environments I like and which don’t fit my personality. When September came around, I decided to start a consulting firm to provide project management services and help outsource software development for small to medium sized companies. Shawn, Thank you for your comment and for keeping up on the posts.

2010 40

2010 Goals 2009 AT&T 40

Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Up until a few years ago, I would have insisted that I was the queen of multitasking. I had taken a job as an assistant to three executives, plus my role required project management work. Utilize Do Not Disturb – Whether in chat or on your phone, do not disturb is your electronic gatekeeper. Ready to give it a try?

AT&T 58

AT&T Google 2008 Email 58

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

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.

IAAP 100

IAAP Training AT&T Skills 100

Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Up until a few years ago, I would have insisted that I was the queen of multitasking. I had taken a job as an assistant to three executives, plus my role required project management work. Utilize Do Not Disturb – Whether in chat or on your phone, do not disturb is your electronic gatekeeper. Ready to give it a try?

AT&T 40

AT&T Google 2008 Email 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Once I feel I've captured every idea on a note, I find a stretch of wall and stick each idea up. I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. "Heads Up. I write down one task or to-do on a Post-It, and put it up on a wall.

AT&T 100

AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town. No hello, no trying to chat them up, or loiter to see if any celebrities were there. That one unassuming, non-meaty, first temp gig got me my first CEO EA job and eventually my promotion to project manager down the road. How do you do that?

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Temping Resume Agencies 40