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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

From the first phone call to register for the conference to picking up my name tag, the entire team carried out the professionalism of Joan. Then I would focus on the daily processes and get in agreement as to how you both will handle them such as daily huddles, travel, meetings, follow-up, and email.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession: Where do I Think We Are Headed?

Laughing all the Way to Work

As a secretary I typed letters, answered the phone and did the filing. I draft letters, schedule his time, set reminders for deadlines, bring forward items, make travel arrangements, make some business decisions, arrange conferences, manage client relations and some bookkeeping. Why hire an assistant? Are we ready?

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Forgot Your Password? Again?

Professional Assistant Blog

Defeat Keyloggers by not using the keyboard to type passwords. Insert the CD, reboot from CD drive, and then just follow the process of instruction. Encrypt your passwords to achieve complete security. Generate random passwords to maximize password strength. Fight Phishing by entering passwords only on matching web sites.

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. 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? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. If it is an external meeting, but local, enter location of meeting in calendar, provide your boss with address and directions, contact phone number, taxi chit. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. He has a unique way of walking. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Oh where or where is my password?

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19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Don't Want To.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Set 3 times a day to process what is in your in-box, moving processed email into a separate sub-folder. Process, Don't "Check" Commit to processing, not just "checking" your email several times a day. On a daily basis, I make liberal use of the following two keyboard keys: 1.

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