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JULY 12, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 July, 2010 Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie® Award winner Lynn Holgate, an Executive Assistant at High Performance Technologies, Inc. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Employing company vision in customer service training Cheryl September 21, 2010 Culture , Customer Satisfaction , Customer Service , Hiring & Training 1 Comment Every company needs a motivational vision; what you want your company to ultimately become.

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It’s a company that listens to the voices of the customers and uses the feedback to help train team members become successful which in turn boosts morale, and at the same time motivates employees to want to do better – all in a positive atmosphere where employees enjoy coming to work.

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JULY 1, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 1, 2010 Is ADHD Being Ignored in the Workplace? His pediatrician put him on medication, which he considered a “real life-changer.” Fast forward a couple of decades.

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JANUARY 22, 2008

There is a lot of work that goes into preparing for the interview and to know that you were successful is a great feeling. In the interview you were probably asked if you had initiative, but once you are in the job will you show it? Tags: go-to assistant leave it with me attitudel interview best you can be.

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APRIL 8, 2009

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?

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MAY 10, 2009

Would you take a job just to get your foot in the door of an organization you really wanted to work for, even if it was a position that you didnt want to make a career out of? She saw the importance of this training to help her daughter know the workings of an office from the bottom up and the office benefitted from her educational training.

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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. I’m sure in that time, and in childhood, it’s called bossy, but I think I was just kind of leading and organizing.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Does your boss ever organize a meeting behind your back? That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Oh where or where is my password?

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While scaling the number of robo assistants that an organization has doesn’t necessarily cost anything, experts believe that it does raise issues that organizations must address — such as ethics and guardrails. In a webinar called “The Future of AI and Its Impact on Your Organization,” Gartner’s VP Analyst Whit Andrews, and Sr.

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MARCH 13, 2010

I like to be prepared and I find life just works better for me at home, work and even on the bus, when I am organized and ready for whatever is coming up. I organize my desk so everything is within easy reach and makes sense to the way I like to work. I too, love to be organized and it only makes sense to be prepared.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Training facilitators will help agents show their appreciation of customers and the money travelers spend. Customer service training will center around the universal principals, however it won’t be about offering waivers or bending the rules. What is bound to improve however is the emphasis on the customer service training.

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MAY 20, 2024

It was public sector primarily, and it was huge organizations and state government and federal government and all of these defense contractors. Many of them use a third party HR company and service to find and interview candidates. They can’t do the interview. And they were having a competition, which I loved.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Out of the top industries which include airlines, banks, cell phone services, credit cards, hotels, insurance firms, internet providers, investment companies, medical insurance, and retailers, consumers ultimately choose good customer service over low prices. It’s the culture of the organization; it’s respect.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

Here are the top qualities that an assistant must have: Be organized. Can I say that again – BE ORGANIZED! An assistant’s job is to organize the boss and in order to do that we must be organized ourselves. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Be one step ahead of your boss.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

When I interview for a job I interview the person interviewing me and try to get a feel for whether we will work well together. Good boss, bad boss On one interview I went on, when I met the two men who would be interviewing me, I met the first one and thought, "OK, so he seems like a nice man and I could work with him."

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. There are a lot of good organizing tricks out there and whenever I find one that works, I pounce on it and it becomes something I cant work without. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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MAY 16, 2010

The person sending out the request for the meeting and asking for dates would usually be considered the meeting organizer. If you are not the organizer, you still have a responsibility to provide available dates in a timely manner, set a reminder to make sure there is an agenda and if there isnt, email to ask for one.

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JULY 1, 2010

One person can be great at software programs and know all sorts of tricks to get things done quickly and another might be excellent at organizing and managing their email account. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. If outside the city, make travel arrangements: are flights required, train or will he or she be driving. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. Where is the meeting being held?

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

The argument could be said that the role of the assistant is to assist and keep your boss organized so we shouldnt complain when we have to do it. I have found the best way to cope is to keep yourself organized. Keep an organized filing system and file list. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 September, 2008 Going Checklist Crazy I am organizing a Board meeting and I have checklists and to-do lists coming out of my ears. Being organized helps de-clutter any task and makes it more manageable and doable. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Why I love my job?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2009

If a conference comes up and they are looking for someone to do the registration, we can step in and do that or we can organize it from start to finish. There comes a time when companies need to pony up the money and either pay for your training or pay for a professional instead of heaving everything off on the admin because theyre cheap.

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JANUARY 23, 2010

Another office raised almost $1,000 in a fundraising effort they organized. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Recently, with the Haitian earthquake disaster, a friend mentioned that one of the doctor`s at the hospital where she works was asking people to sponsor him in a swim for Haiti. He raised over $1,000.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. As an Executive Assistant to a busy CEO, I have to organize my boss and I needed a bring-forward system to meet his needs.

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APRIL 10, 2009

I find the best way for me to keep my Inbox organized is to immediately deal with the e-mail when it arrives. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. I never have more than four or five e-mails in my Inbox for any length of time. Here are five buts you can do without: But I dont have time! Oh where or where is my password?

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JULY 16, 2010

Manage: Consider these points as you organize your workload. It reduces confusion by improving organization and leaves your work space clean. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Put the least important one on the bottom and the most urgent on top. Check: Are you prioritizing tasks correctly?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

I love the planning, organizing and running around that goes into bringing a conference from a thought to a successful event. You wonder how we do it all between our personal and professional lives, but we manage and I think it has to do with the fact that we are organized. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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Otherwise, your organization could wind up in hot water if you’re subjected to an audit, which is something you definitely don’t want to deal with. Should an unhappy applicant file a discrimination claim against your organization, having job application & interview records on hand can be a lifesaver. Medical files.

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

That is why I suggest when you go to an interview you should ask questions and find out exactly what “providing administrative support&# means. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. They dont want to change their career and that is all right too. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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JANUARY 13, 2009

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. I use a place based in Toronto called Last Minute Training. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!"

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

The head of your organization can often set the tone for how the rest of the office functions. Everyone helping each other and working together to achieve the goals of the organization. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. To work effectively, I have always found working as a team is the best working situation.

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MAY 9, 2010

If I deal with someone and can see that they have organized something well, I will make sure to ask them about it. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. She received a job posting that she thought I would be interested in so passed it along to me and I have done the same for others. I have learnt some great tips that way.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

The same applies if you have a job interview or a new challenge at work. Is everything organized and in the proper place so when you need it you can just grab it? Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. It puts you in the right frame of mind for what you are doing and then you can get down to business.

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JULY 26, 2010

Linda does have experience in the medical profession, so her task was not as monumental than perhaps for the rest of us who might not have figured out how to read the bills, what insurance companies don’t cover, and even recognize some of the ridiculous fees that can show up on one’s bill.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

Make the interview count and ask the right questions. Ask yourself what things really matter to you and ask questions to bring those things up in the interview. Show your boss that you want to contribute to their success and to the organization. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Hire smart!

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Each organization we work for will have their own acronyms that we have to get familiar with fairly quickly if you want to know what they are talking about. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. And who bothers writing out the words e-mail, TV, ASAP or FYI when everyone will know what you mean anyway?

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