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Finding my Niche by Mary Jo Wiseman

Office Dynamics

Not all people who plan meetings are “meeting planners,” nor do all meeting planners start out their careers as meeting planners. I for one, started out on a clerical/administrative path with absolutely no knowledge at the time that a career in meeting planning even existed (and at the time it probably didn’t).

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Multigenerational Communication & Cross-mentorship

Office Dynamics

The diverse team has combined organizational and time management skills, event and meeting planning, business savvy, continued professional development drive and so much more to ensure success and positive outcomes. Attendance to national or international conferences together or individually.

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How To Leverage Criticism At Work

Office Dynamics

An administrative peer thinks his process for approaching meeting planning is the best way and you feel your approach is better. The consultant meets with the administrators regarding their professional image, the manner in which they do their work or their workflow processes. Joan Burge. Founder and CEO.

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A twelve step program to survive as an Admin

Laughing all the Way to Work

He takes about 12 steps, squats and rejoices in his accomplishment, then he gets up and walks another 12 steps and squats again to repeat the process. He has a unique way of walking. He loves his newfound freedom and spends his days going back and forth from one end of the room to the other exploring as he goes. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

If I hear from the assistant I know I am going to get answers and the process of setting up a meeting will go smoothly, but should I try to develop a working relationship with them? It is important to build relationships with those we work with, but what about assistants we dont work with? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. Where is the meeting being held? If it is an internal meeting, has a meeting space been booked? Once you have those details you can start the scheduling process to find a convenient time for everyone.

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New Hire Overload

Laughing all the Way to Work

This checklist was given to the new hire and to each administrator as their guide to help them through the process and the hiring supervisor would schedule an appointment during the first week on the job with each of the administrators. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca