Office Dynamics
APRIL 18, 2019
Meeting planning is a cognitive task. You must think about your manager’s workload, other commitments, travel, upcoming meetings, past meetings, previous week’s schedule. What about time for my leader to work on: projects return phone calls respond to e-mails delegate work on presentation? COGNITIVE task!
Laughing all the Way to Work
JANUARY 19, 2009
.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. I use a place based in Toronto, Canada called Last Minute Training. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.
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Practically Perfect PA
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Obtaining funds from work to complete training in the current environment is difficult. Yes, Outlook Training and Training in Supporting a University Committee. To be effective in any position you need to be on the forefront of technology and systems use so I have attended many training courses for software and technology.
Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 15, 2009
Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 15, 2008
Meetings - Are you in the middle of planning a meeting? I keep a meeting scheduling form at my desk. I know exactly where I am at with the meeting planning just by looking at the form. Have you called a few people and are waiting to hear back from them. I always love it when I start a new job.
Professional Assistant Blog
MARCH 20, 2008
Administrative Assistants have a list of things they specialize in including business writing, proofreading, minute taking, meeting planning, travel agent, desktop publishing, editing, public relations and client liaison to name a few.
Laughing all the Way to Work
APRIL 17, 2010
If you have to answer the phone, deal with an email or attend to something for your boss, do so, as that is the nature of the admin job -- multi-tasking, but once you have done it, go right back to your to-do list, re-focus and continue what you were doing. Once I had identifed the problem, I could make a plan on how to deal with it. (for
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