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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 outside the city, make travel arrangements: are flights required, train or will he or she be driving. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. If your boss calls the meeting.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I arrange quite a few events and have realized the importance of reading and reviewing the contracts carefully, highlighting key dates. When I reviewed the invoice I noticed there was a guest on our bill who wasnt in our party so that amount got taken off. 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

Review these steps regularly and practice them in your day-to-day work life. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. If you have treated anyone unfairly, take the time to apologize and try to make things right. Accept that you cant do everything yourself. Dont be afraid to ask for help and guidance from others.

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Calendar "ah ha"

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I use this all the time on my calendar and my boss's calendar, and it helps us both to know which events are phone calls which he can take in the office or on the road (yellow) or which events will require travel (blue). I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us.

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Taking stock

Laughing all the Way to Work

Before I left I went over my checklists a few times to make sure I had everything and it was stress free each day as I reviewed the lists and checked off the items to bring. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I also made templates for the minutes of the various meetings and those were wonderful to have.

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. I make travel arrangements, do desktop publishing (well, I usually get my sister to help me), organize events and now I am even going to be speaking at an Admin event in April (which I will pretend is sort of like teaching).Yes, Oh where or where is my password?

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Are you prepared?

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The night before I go to a Board meeting, I review all my templates, agendas, binder, attendance sheets and everything I am going to need or might need. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. no tickets. Do I have everything? This is where a checklist really comes in handy. Oh where or where is my password?