Remove Filing Remove Meeting Minutes Remove Phones Remove Twitter
article thumbnail

Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Along with our multiple work passwords, we have a password for our home computer, and if we sign up for Facebook, Twitter or any other website, we have another password to remember. Even if you phone the bank they need your secret passcode or they wont speak to you about your account. Thanks everyone for your input. Works so far!

article thumbnail

Routine Procedure – Monday

Practically Perfect PA

I have had to make other tasks a priority including booking an in-house lunch for the CEO for a meeting tomorrow. 1510 – Take a long phone call from a PA from another company setting up a series of meetings for my CFO. I’ve received an urgent email from the CEO’s PA asking to set up a meeting for tomorrow morning.

Email 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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. Be professional on the phone and greet people who come calling, but not everyone needs to get in to see the boss. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

article thumbnail

Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. GET TO KNOW YOUR CO-WORKERS. We are not an island.

article thumbnail

When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System

Laughing all the Way to Work

Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Thats great!