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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

Q: As a business owner and busy executive what top skills can an assistant bring that support you the most? A: You are going to be very surprised by my answers because they are not going to be the typical administrative skills most people would mention. This is not an easy skill as some people’s brains prefer to think details.

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

Productivityist

This skill has expedited the growth of my audience from under a hundred to over two thousand email subscribers in eight months. Books remain one of the best ways to learn a skill. For example, I learned many technical skills in the 1990s by reading “For Dummies” books. The value of learning is very clear. YouTube Videos.

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I purchased a small address book in which I can keep the website address along with my user name and/or password for each particular site. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Back to the drawing board.

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

Once the date and location is finalized, if it requires flight and hotel, then I put a travel sheet on top of the meeting sheet and start to go through that checklist to see what I need to do, from getting the passport ready, contacting the travel agent and arranging for a purchase order, etc. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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The Advertising Game

Laughing all the Way to Work

I know I am dating myself with this ad, but advertising does influence our decisions on what we purchase. I want to know that there will be a person I can speak to if I cant complete the order myself or if I have questions after the purchase. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

That would make it the norm, the expected… would there still be resistence to purchase? What follows is me thinking into my keyboard. My blogging provides an advertisement for my skills as a writer, blogger, and social media “definitely not an expert, but I play one on the Internet” expert. I’m not convinced.

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