Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Are Eu-Stressing or Dis-Stressing? Do you feel tired and stressed throughout each work day? Unfortunately, stress is always going to be a part of our lives. The only people that are not stressed are the ones that arent alive. Eustress is the type of stress that makes you feel good.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

My response to her was, “I think as long as you have some open time slots at various times throughout the week, i.e. mornings and afternoons and, more importantly, they’re a good fit for your schedule, then you’re fine. ” at [link].

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 July, 2010 Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize Time Management Photo from Flickr: Public Domain It’s not always about giving the boss her money’s worth – sometimes, it just feels great to know that work time is being managed well.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Discover the Essential Role of Managers in Hybrid Work for Creating Supportive and Engaging Work Environments. The office and the management or the company just chooses how many days? So again, managers say that people are more productive. Is it that the employees choose which days they go to?

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Productivityist

JUNE 15, 2020

Working on the road isn’t anything new but what is new is staying connected and using all of the tools you would usually find in an office while on the road. Here are a few tips and tools that can help you manage it. Managing your stress and staying in good health will be crucial when it comes to maintaining mobile productivity.

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Productivityist

JUNE 15, 2020

Working on the road isn’t anything new but what is new is staying connected and using all of the tools you would usually find in an office while on the road. Here are a few tips and tools that can help you manage it. Managing your stress and staying in good health will be crucial when it comes to maintaining mobile productivity.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

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. The meetings were stress free and I was able to depend on my checklists and templates. It will make my life easier. " Warning! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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APRIL 5, 2021

In fact, there are whole industries built around productivity and finding ways to help people improve their time management and results. While there are many great tools and strategies, there’s a lot of relatively common advice that isn’t really helpful. And our EA can manage when people ask about those things!).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

I sent another assistant a comical card about being stressed out at work. We work in a very busy office so it was a nice surprise for her to receive it and helped put the stress of the office in perspective. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" She loved it! " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

Many times I am so thankful I had that quick chat or read that email that I was copied on as that was the exact information I needed when they were away. Having a buddy can take some of the stress off and give you assurance that you have someone you can depend on. Yes, it is always nice to have a work buddy. 23, 1 p.m. .

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

This has been a much-needed tool by executives and assistants around the world. That is nothing in terms of how much time is saves you and your executive. Reduces stress for both the executive and assistant. For example, if the Executive is in a location with a different time zone or headed into an early meeting or conference.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ► September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" " Warning! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Posted by Patricia Robb at 11:37 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , kings and queens of the office , problems , professional assistant , royalty , stresses at work Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

This happens to me quite often, since I help about 30 people, including 6 managers. Its either dead quiet or everyone needs you all at the same time. The best way to deal with stressful situations like this is to stop, take a breath and relax for a few minutes. Try removing yourself from the situation by taking a short walk.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Humour is a powerful stress reliever if done in good taste, but timing is everything. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ► September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

I was speaking to a manager the other day and he said when he gets a resume, that is one of the first things he checks. An interview can be as stressful on those conducting it as on the person being interviewed if the conversation does not flow. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

If I forgot to bring my laptop with me to a meeting out of town, that would be an almost disaster for me because I prepare my minutes ahead of time on my computer and basically all I have to do at the meeting is fill in the blanks. Being organized helps de-clutter any task and makes it more manageable and doable. 23, 1 p.m. .

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

I read an interesting article on what management can do to prevent lay offs. One of the things they stressed was to hire well. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ► September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World. When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You will also feel more in control of the situation and less stressed. I work for 6 different managers as well a staff of another 25 or so. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ► September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World. " Warning! Incoming text message. (for

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

This does increase the preparation time, but on the day of the meeting it goes very smoothly with no stress. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ► September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World. When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse. " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

E-mail has become the most widely used business communication tool and sometimes we are not very smart users of it. At a recent meeting some assistants were complaining about all the e-mail in their Inbox and how frustrated they were getting trying to manage it all. The e-mail started out with "Firstly" and ended with "In the future."

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

If the management at your organization doesnt care about whats going on, is this really a place that you want to be at? Lifes too short to stress out! Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! You mentioned that youve spoken to your supervisor, HR, etc. Did you take it up each level all the way to the top?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Minute taking definitely isnt easy, but it doesnt have to be stressful. Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. . ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

Managing your workload from home when you don’t have everything you need. Tools Options Preferences E-mail Options Advanced E-mail Options Unclick “Suggest names while completing To, cc and bcc…&# My life is much simply now with less stress. Lets enjoy our day together.© I shut it off! " Warning!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

It’s important to recognize the difference between surviving and thriving, because the key to success is available to those who successfully manage to cross the bandwidth between the two. Single support executive assistants now juggled multiple managers. They can be project managers, ambassadors of their manager’s vision, and more.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

PHP has garbage collections which means your variables are automatically discarded when they are no longer needed, in Objective C you have to do your own management memory. I managed to compile it, call the functions and log the results. Core Data started to emerge like a very interesting modeling tool. My super data class.

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