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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

I was fortunate to work with some amazing managers and executives who were happy to mentor me about business and how to be a business partner. Q: As a business owner and busy executive what top skills can an assistant bring that support you the most? This is not an easy skill as some people’s brains prefer to think details.

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Managing your Boss's Inbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 August, 2009 Managing your Bosss Inbox Nowadays our bosses are busy almost 24/7 and in order to cope they need our help managing their e-mail account. Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. Lets enjoy our day together.© Very good article Patricia!

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How to remember those random requests

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve spent many many hours searching for bits of paper my manager has lost (or never actually had…), I’ve tried to remember hotels and restaurants they visited five years ago and clients they met briefly at a conference the previous summer. Archive and search rather than file. Good old fashioned pen and paper.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession: Where do I Think We Are Headed?

Laughing all the Way to Work

As a secretary I typed letters, answered the phone and did the filing. As an administrative assistant I manage my boss's practice so he can do his job. The role of the secretary/assistant has always followed the needs of management. New executives are computer savvy and are comfortable on a keyboard. But how can we help?

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. The assistant is also the gatekeeper to manage the flow of paper through the boss’s office. An assistant’s job is to organize the boss and in order to do that we must be organized ourselves.

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like. Servers are usually backed up daily, so your file will likely be restored. However, you probably want to password protect file.

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Grrr! moments

Laughing all the Way to Work

At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. If you open the contact card you will see in the first section File As.