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How to create an assistant handbook

Practically Perfect PA

On March 26 th I joined some of the PA community’s most motivated and inspiring representatives at the annual Assist conference, speaking in a case study slot on “Future proofing your career” One of the best ways to add value, progress, and drive change is by creating a handbook for assistants at your company.

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High Performers Versus Low Performers - 7 Ways to Tell the Difference

Stephanie LH Calahan

But do managers know how good employees are? If you are a manager who struggles in this area, or if you just want more options for talking about good versus bad performance, try looking at performance through the lens of how employee behaviors contribute to the achievement of team, office, and organization goals.

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5 steps for getting back on track after an unplanned absence

Ian's Messy Desk

Then, you’re back in the office after a long unplanned break: the message light on the phone is blinking; both your e-mail and hard-copy in-boxes are overflowing; last week’s next actions are now overdue; you staff and my manager all want a piece of you; and you just want to go home a crawl back into bed. Meet: Sit down with co-workers.

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Oh No! We May Not Have Heard From You

Stephanie LH Calahan

Work With Stephanie « Personal Productivity & Organizing Link Lineup | Main | Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity » Oh No! Personal Productivity Time & Priority Management Company/Group/Department Connect Today! Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   That is just not our style!

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8 Work-Life Balance Myths

Ian's Messy Desk

In some organizations, it is women who have pushed for family-friendly policies since they are usually the primary caregivers, responsible for child care, eldercare and health care as well as primarily responsible for household management (shopping, meals, laundry, cleaning etc.) Management will lose control.

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Thursday Triage

Productivityist

I rarely try to encompass a whole bunch of goings-on in one post, but a lot happened during my travels so I’m going to make this post an exception to the rule. Much like there are tons of books on Evernote, there are lots of apps that are trying to reinvent the email management experience. Sketchnote Typeface.

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Thursday Triage

Productivityist

I rarely try to encompass a whole bunch of goings-on in one post, but a lot happened during my travels so I''m going to make this post an exception to the rule. I''ve talked about my love and appreciation for "sketchnotes" before, and last week Mike Rohde (author of The Sketchnote Handbook ) released The Sketchnote Typeface.

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