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Sabotage in Today's Workplace May Begin With You

On The Job

When we think of "sabotage" we may envision stealthy bad people trying to take down an organization. Nitpick and haggle over precise wording of communications, meeting minutes and resolutions. In a meeting, attempt to reopen old issues and question their viability. Do any of these sound familiar? Make speeches.

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More OneNote Must-Knows: History, Search, and Template Creation

All Things Admin

Search I have a friend who once said the beauty of OneNote is that no matter how organized or disorganized you are, you can always find things in it. procedures, meeting minutes, travel itinerary, meeting planning, project plans) On the INSERT ribbon, click on Page Templates. OneNote searching is awesome!

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How to take meeting minutes like a professional

BMT Office Administration

Meeting minutes are a staple of all Board meetings, and many internal company meetings, as they serve as an official written record of a meeting to aid in future decision-making and fill in employees who couldn’t attend. What are meeting minutes for? For future reference.

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It Takes Courage: Building Administrative Support Teams

Office Dynamics

When I started, there were over 14,000 employees within the organization. The answer was right in front of me…a support staff group within the organization who met monthly to share information, network and receive professional development. It Takes Courage. I began working with my employer in January, 2003.

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Does your boss ever organize a meeting behind your back? He will have a quick conversation with a staff member and set up a meeting, but not tell me anything about it. Assess which meetings can be adjusted without too much disruption. Internal meetings can usually be changed more easily so start there.

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? When booking meetings ownership of the meeting has to be established. Whose responsibility is it anyway?

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April 22nd - Administrative Professionals' Day

Laughing all the Way to Work

How often I have organized a conference or arranged a Board meeting and after all the organization and planning it goes off without a hitch. I like organizing and feel satisfied when everything comes together nicely, but it takes a lot of work to get there. Have you ever been at an event that isnt well organized?