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Administrative/Clerical: Switching to a Tablet for Work

Office Dynamics

For years, desktops and laptops have dominated the work computer market because they have big screens, roomy keyboards, and large hard drives for storage. According to a recent poll, 21 percent of workers have reported using tablets for work at least once a week, and that number is expected to continue to grow.

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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

According to a 2022 McKinsey report , 36% of American workers earn a living partly or wholly through independent work, which included delivery workers, tutors, writers, freelancers, contracted workers and temporary positions. In the 1990s, as a business reporter in Southern California, she began taking financial-planning courses.

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Need To Create a PDF? Don't Have the Software? Don't Panic!

Professional Assistant Blog

Your manager asks you to create a report of some sort and wants you to send it to a client, but making sure that they cannot manipulate the information. There is a simple way of getting this type of report to anyone without having to use Adobe Acrobat. Now you can e-mail the report to the client without any problems.

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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

She and I had a lot of opportunities to interact because of the work we did and my executives reporting up and we physically sat near each other. 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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Our iPad Review

Small Business Labs

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. New executives are computer savvy and are comfortable on a keyboard. Why hire an assistant? Are we ready?

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Don't Let the Numbers Get You Down

On The Job

In fact, when my kids have homework that starts off with something like “If a train leaves the station and is traveling at 80 m.p.h…” I sort of hear this buzzing sound in my ears and my vision starts to blur around the edges. His reaction was immediate: he reported the unethical conduct to company lawyers who then forwarded it to Lotus.

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