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How to Get your Project Back on Track

Ian's Messy Desk

The post How to Get your Project Back on Track appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. No matter how much planning you put into projects, things can get off track pretty easily. In fact, it’s standard practice to build buffers into the variables of a project to allow of delays and over-runs. Related articles.

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Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them

Practically Perfect PA

Recently, the OpenMeet team had the pleasure of participating in the annual Practically Perfect PA Assist Conference 2017 , where we ran a few workshops on career development for assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them. Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them.

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How to ensure your admin improvement projects stick!

Practically Perfect PA

To reduce the costs of our hotel expenditure I asked everyone to book accommodation through one supplier. The supplier I chose gave us a preferred rate based on the number of rooms we used each week. The post How to ensure your admin improvement projects stick! appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

Screen sharing of an employee’s computer will update managers on an employee’s progress on tasks, emails, and other workflows. This type of employee monitoring is excellent for project management, as it makes tracking progress on individual tasks a breeze. Why is that? Instant message monitoring.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

It will look something like this: Here is a procedure that explains how to do this in Gmail. Teamwork : Our project management tools integrate with email, Dropbox, Slack, and a variety of other applications providing a centralized platform for project management, communication, and file sharing.

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Feeling like a fraud at work

Practically Perfect PA

A few years ago I was working as a PA within a large team of highly qualified, talented and very very confident project management consultants. I was asked by one of my colleagues to come along to a meeting to discuss how the organisation could communicate more successfully with staff. You will not regret it.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

simonewu 24/01/2023 Office managers are responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly in the office. They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. Office managers are responsible for keeping businesses running smoothly.