Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If it is a big project I use a calendar and write down all my required to-dos on the dates I need to get them done to make my deadline. There are different styles of to-do lists and you can use the one that suits your work style and the type of project you are doing, but the main thing is to have one.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

When the results were in, I met with the person who administered it and one of the things it showed, other than the fact that I ranked very high in administration, was that I work best on short-term projects where I can see the end in sight. I will have all kinds of energy to work on a project if I know it is ending at one point.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

But there are some people who don’t need a full-time assistant; they need such services only when they’re on a certain project or burdened with too many short-term responsibilities. And make sure you ask your employer to provide honest feedback about your work, both throughout the project and once you’re done.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 20, 2009

Other than the reality check of the above three items, it was a great way to see how I project myself and how other people see me. I find we are often very critical of ourselves and it often impacts how we behave or project ourselves. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

One office I worked in together sponsored a child as a workplace charity project. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. We all participated by writing to our sponsored child and contributed money towards supporting her.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

I helped my husband occasionally with his Event Management Projects and when it came to graphics I always took his help, I still do. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. My Story is pretty much like the story above - "Just a Secretary".

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

They are legal-sized folders, because I like a lot of space, but letter size would work just as well. I do however use my Tasks and Reminders in Outlook throughout the day for my own deadlines and projects, but for organizing someone else, this system beats even that for simplicity and it just plain works!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

The admin profession lends itself to taking on new and sometimes challenging projects. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Sometimes we just need someone to be our sounding board and an outsider to the situation can often see things more clearly.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

Are you willing to take on new projects and new challenges? I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. The answer to all these questions is "we just dont know", but if your company is downsizing there is something you can do to show that you are someone they should keep around? Be noticed.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

I am part of the project management office at my company and I hear the term roadblocks all the time. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Hi Patricia: What an encouraging message this is. We all face hurdles in our jobs, but often see them as roadblocks.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

You’re a parent or a friend or a lover or an employee or a speaker or a blogger or a stranger on the street or a patron at a restaurant or a person jogging in the park. You’ll know your own writing voice and you’ll also be able to take on several different voices easily, which lets you take on more projects and jobs.

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