Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 14, 2011

After a full day of managing an agenda, his comment caught me completely off guard. He cited an example where someone worked month on, month off as a sea-going launderer, earning $400,000 annually. The guy seated across from me turned to me, saying, “Nancy, you might want to look into that.”. The other lawyers and I sat there, speechless.

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 29, 2010

Always start on time and do your best to end on time by following the agenda and "table" topics that require more discussion. If they are late, it is helpful to let them know what agenda item is being discussed--do not go over what has already been discussed--its a time waster. Distribute the agenda/handouts prior to the meeting.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

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. I put the items from the agenda on the template in the same order and with a space to put the discussion and decisions/actions from the meeting.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

To prepare a minute template simply use your agenda and put it in minute format. Under each agenda heading you can then record the appropriate information when you are in the meeting. I use the meeting agenda as an index with each item as a tab number. 411 Look Up 411.ca Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Plan out an agenda of all points that will need to be discussed. The Timekeeper would make sure each topic is covered within the amount of time mentioned on the agenda. If the person isnt responsible for any of the items discussed in this meeting, dont invite them. Delegate a person to be a a Facilitator, a Timekeeper and a Scribe.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. If it is an internal meeting, has a meeting space been booked? Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. Enter it in calendar.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Within those 2 hours I have to manage my emails and requests and print him either the week or the day agenda with all the meetings and commitments that we have planned for that day/week. What do you enjoy most about your role? Without a doubt the people I work with! What has been your career highlight?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

If the meeting is internal, I send a meeting request, but for external meetings I tend to just confirm with them the meeting details by phone or e-mail. I dont want to miss a step so always go through the checklist on the travel sheet. Taking it offline is a neat trick a friend of a friend of a friend showed me. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. I am now leaving Atlanta to travel to Birmingham and the impression I am left with is I have never been in a city that smiles so much. Once you log on click on the tab Productivity and you will see on the right Templates.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2008

In my case, I am lucky, since I only have to track calls for myself and use my daily journal or agenda (call it what you will) to make notes. Do you wish that you could be able to track calls and make sure that you have all of the details in place? This happens to everyone from time to time.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Upcoming Travel Find out about upcoming trips so you can anticipate schedules and prepare necessary travel materials. Utilize internal SM and messaging apps for knowledge sharing. Identify high priority issues and bring them to attention and insert agenda into calendar. Nor do they have the time.) Consolidate emails/list.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

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. Every time I use a bus ticket, I keep a mental inventory so I know when I need to buy some more and dont show up at the bus stop one morning and Oops! no tickets. Do I have everything?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

Under Leader, click the leader option that suits your needs i.e. ……1 or --1 Click OK Type text you want i.e. Agenda as in example below. In the Paragraph dialog box, click Tabs (bottom left). Then tab over and your leader will appear. 2 Line Spacing Highlight section you want to change spacing on. spacing To insert a document i.d.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I also drag items from my Inbox if someone sends me an email to advise they will be sending an agenda or some other item by a certain date. (Note: The original email will remain in your Sent items and a copy will open up in your Tasks notes page). I drag it to my Tasks and set a reminder so I can follow up whether the item was received.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. The longer she couldnt get in touch with him, the angrier she became. When she finally did reach him she started off really nice. "Hi, Hi, how are you?," she said sweetly. Then you could see it progressing downward from there. What happened? Crankiness and bad moods can be passed on.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:16 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , agenda , checklist , executive assistant , minutes , motions , professional assistant , to-do list , voting Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I put it in the order of when he will need it and flag anything that he will require for teleconferences, meetings and travel. For instance, if your boss is travelling on the Monday, you will have to give him or her everything they will need on Friday. I do this for each day of the week. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

The Embassy Suites Biltmore is also the site of the International Virtual Assistants Association Summit in April 2010. If you’re a VA in the area interested in participating in this FREE event, drop me a line at ktcosmos at LooseEnds dot net and I’ll send you the particulars. join AZVAs on yahoogroups and get the talk going.Â

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

If he is travelling, I send it by e-mail, but it has been my experience that I will get better results with a face-to-face meeting. This also works with your Calendar, which comes in handy if you want to either insert the agenda or another document from Word, or if you need to insert an e-mail. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

The reality of being an EA is that while the phones, calendar, and travel are essentially the same in every office your boss and your team are always unique people with their own work styles and needs. So bring your experience, wisdom, and people skills to the table, but have a “I’m green, hungry for the job, I’ll hustle” attitude as well.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

As my business continues to grow from it's inception in 2004, I've added a lot more to my agenda, including blogging on my website, guest blogging, writing articles for e-zines and in print for local magazines, creating a monthly newsletter and doing public speaking. Thanks to Pearson Browbn of Freelance Travel Writer And Blogger.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Most of the time, digital friendships last as long as the underlying hidden agenda’s of both parties last. I think it’s amazing how we make online relationships – it’s funny how international your circle of friendship can become. I had been a little bit of a loner before, even if I had my own company and all.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 6, 2010

If it’s a friendship, see if the person at the end is not having any hidden agendas which will break up the validation process at some point. I do believe we all have a system of internal validation and we do come to know when we have done something worthwhile and that is what we should focus on, instead of finding external validation.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

" The concept of overwhelm exists because we've allowed external influences to affect our internal peace and despite shocked looks, allowing "overwhelm" is a conscious choice. Thanks to Sherry Borsheim of International Association Of Business Organizing 74. Overcome Overwhelm - Stop Whining And Wasting!

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