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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

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I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. If I hear from the assistant I know I am going to get answers and the process of setting up a meeting will go smoothly, but should I try to develop a working relationship with them? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

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If the meeting is accepted -- What does your boss need for the meeting and who will be in attendance? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e.

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A twelve step program to survive as an Admin

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He takes about 12 steps, squats and rejoices in his accomplishment, then he gets up and walks another 12 steps and squats again to repeat the process. He has a unique way of walking. He loves his newfound freedom and spends his days going back and forth from one end of the room to the other exploring as he goes. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Is it that time of the year already?

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I would love to take some courses but being out in the west it is hard because most of them are located in Toronto and travel is a hard one to sell for my position. However now with the economic times I think travel will be a no go for some time yet. Thanks for the help Maura January 13, 2009 Patricia Robb said. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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New Hire Overload

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This checklist was given to the new hire and to each administrator as their guide to help them through the process and the hiring supervisor would schedule an appointment during the first week on the job with each of the administrators. I basically know how to answer the phones and take messages. I have not had much guidance.

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Frustration Busters!

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It worked and through explaining the process to her I added a column at the end of the table in Word by tabbing over, which automatically creates a new row. Sometimes I find a simple procedure can be made more complicated than it really is so responded that a cut and paste from Excel to Word should do the trick. She was amazed.

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When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System

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Other Tasks: If you need to set yourself a Task further to a phone call request or just to set a reminder to do something at a future date, highlight the Tasks folder by clicking on it once and from your Outlook Toolbar press New and it will open a Task for you and you can then proceed as above to set your dates and reminders. Thats great!