Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up? You reminisce about that Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets stuck on the subway and starts talking to herself about how the train isn’t moving and starts to get claustrophobic. This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Co-workers can appear to be dragons when they: gossip. Sign up HERE to follow Joan’s Monday Motivators. Leaders can appear to be dragons when they: do not communicate on the employee’s level. give poor direction. show favoritism. do not follow through on what they say. do not resolve conflicts. convey a bad mood at the office.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

When you’re in charge, your opinion simply takes up more space than that of others, whether you intend it to or not. Describing your team as a family also sets up a very confusing mixed reality because you can’t fire a member of your family, but you absolutely have to be able to fire an employee who isn’t pulling their weight.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 25, 2016

That is because when people with goals wake up, they are focused on the steps they need to take to achieve their goals. They don’t have time to get caught up in bad news, gossip, jealously, waste less conversation, or even just being on Facebook all day. But then choose to go down a better path.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Often people within the work environment will gossip or joke about the vaguely sexual misbehavior of their coworker, rather than report it. Brush up on workplace rules and the specifics that indicate a case of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a common workplace issue.

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On The Job

JULY 26, 2011

You claim you hate gossips, but have sent emails passing along the latest scuttlebutt concerning a colleague's dating habits after you overheard her on the phone. Even though the company trained you to have that skill.about five years ago. If you're involved, it means others will have to cool their heels waiting for you to show up.

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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.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I did Media Studies at university and when I finished I tried to look for a job in media but didn’t quite succeed so I ended up working as an administrator for Deloitte in London from there I have worked my way through a number of positions and now I am an executive assistant for the COO of Torus Insurance, which is an Insurance company in London.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I did Media Studies at university and when I finished I tried to look for a job in media but didn’t quite succeed so I ended up working as an administrator for Deloitte in London from there I have worked my way through a number of positions and now I am an executive assistant for the COO of Torus Insurance, which is an Insurance company in London.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 2, 2012

So to guarantee their confidence meet deadlines, deliver work when you say you are going to, keep confidential matters top secret and don’t be seen as the office gossip. Obviously set up regular meetings to discuss both workloads and diaries but also be there for them when they look like they need to talk about something. Communicate.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Just like nail biting or gossip, whining is a bad habit - nothing more - and all bad habits can be broken. Tell her no, you’re tied up! Tags: Admin Assistant Training Time Management Just for Fun. Eliminate debt – Focusing on problems or problem people (and whining about what they do) drains precious energy. So quit it.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Just like nail biting or gossip, whining is a bad habit - nothing more - and all bad habits can be broken. Tell her no, you’re tied up! Eliminate debt – Focusing on problems or problem people (and whining about what they do) drains precious energy. Make the simple mental switch to focus instead on a solution. So quit it.

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On The Job

MARCH 24, 2008

Now that you’re in a supervisory role, gossiping for any reason is a no-no. Or, if you expect employees to be organized, don’t show up late for meetings, shuffling papers and unprepared to give your report. • Know your training responsibilities, employee benefits, and any collective bargaining agreement with workers.

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Some criticisms just are not worth responding to, most notably ’snark’-style blog comments and angry gossip articles. Often, business owners find themselves so caught up in their paperwork or their day-to-day operations that they forget about… Continue reading the rest of this article. Gauge the value of a response.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

While this seems like a fairly harmless question, if you're unemployed, it can have the impact of a freight train. Keep your antenna up. Instead of visiting gossip sites and playing games online all day, figure out what skills you'd like to improve. "So, what do you do?" Well, right now," you respond, "I'm laid off." "Oh."

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 23, 2010

If you follow a lot of people, you’ll find that it’s hard to keep up with your favorites as the stream of tweets can become quite large. Likewise, you might create a separate group for family members and close friends so that their tweets don’t get lost in the celebrity gossip and sports tweets.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

The more difficult macros are the ones that are programming code related and require knowledge of Visual Basic (you can find some books here) , which unfortunately, I have no training in. All the deleted text should now show up automatically. Keep up the great work! You can also read some more articles on System Security here.

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Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Is there one thing that will make the difference between actually achieving your goals and chalking them up to yet another year’s unfulfilled resolutions? Sign up for a birthday/anniversary reminder service. I want to set up a schedule that is devoted only to my family. Get a leg up. Schedule family time.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Today’s assistants are computer savvy, smart and up-and-coming, and consider themselves professionals in the workplace. Those who are skilled at regularly thinking on their feet as they come up with solutions and ideas both on the computer and on the job might be able to step into this role.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

I was at the cottage with a friend and she was cranky and started to get wound up about something to do with her husband. By the end of the call her husband had caught her crankiness and it ended up with them both being angry. She ended up calling her husband back and apologizing for her bad mood. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 24, 2013

2- What should I do in the first day (How should I set up my desk? It’s best not to gossip or form secret alliances. Also respect that they are also busy and may not be able to hold your hand past the initial training period. Your desk should be set up aim for being over prepared. Should I bring my boss some coffee?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

I often reach out to my network to get answers to problems that come up at the office or just to lend a sympathetic ear. Sign up to some interactive Admin Assistant sites such as OfficeArrow , Admin Secret and DeskDemon. The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

However, you also have to know where you want to end up and work your way backwards. Very often, the job description will say up front if they want a career executive assistant. As with anything in life, know where you want to end up so you know how to get there. Anything above that up to 80-100hrs is not unusual.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 4, 2010

The simple act of saying ”thank you“ closes an interaction in a completely healthy way, no room left for any potential harmful follow up. Don’t Gossip Talking behind other people’s back is like putting your exhaustion pipe to somebody else door, while pretending you’re looking in a different direction. Great post. Here is the link.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 7, 2010

If you apply the 80/20 rule to your life, be sure to first make clear what are you giving up, and don’t mix leisure with work, or even different projects at work. Small tasks that may imply you are spending your time are constant mail checking, gossiping with your work mates, being in your kids play checking your iPhone.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 8, 2010

If you apply the 80/20 rule to your life, be sure to first make clear what are you giving up, and don’t mix leisure with work, or even different projects at work. Small tasks that may imply you are spending your time are constant mail checking, gossiping with your work mates, being in your kids play checking your iPhone.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 6, 2010

But after working a few years in the traditional media world – which, by the way, is not a very friendly place to be, always challenged, filled with gossip and back talking – I felt the need for a change. What’s funny about getting that job is that I never had any specific training for that. Everything was cool. Nobody did.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Get more training. Ask your boss for opportunities to train in other departments, or to attend seminars or classes at a local university. Your resume should always be able to reflect that you’ve kept up on the latest training and skills. Attend an event or sign up for an online class that really challenges you.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 22, 2010

The Inspiration from Professionals: It is easy to get wallowed up in envy and self- pity when you watch the effortless, stunning beauty of professional tango dancers. The Attitude: The tango community can be quite the political, social, and gossip mega circle. It leaves you breathless and sometimes hopeless.

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