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Elevating Your Role As An Executive Assistant

ProAssisting Blog

Engage in discussions about long-term strategies, actively seek ways to align your support with these overarching goals, and be able to voice potential conflicts, concerns, as well as opportunities based on your view of the calendar and logistical objectives - a key part of your domain.

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4 Top Project Management Tools

Office Organization Success

In fact just this week, on a group that I belong to, this very question came up, so I jumped in with my recommendations and thought I’d share them here with you too. Just because some of these project management tools have all these fancy bells and whistles don’t go assuming they’re the best. Google Calendars. SmartSheet.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

If you’re going to implement this across calendars and digital tools that overlap with others, it’s important to discuss it and create something that makes sense to everyone on your team. In Microsoft Office, categories carry across email, tasks, and calendar. When I see a red block on my calendar, I know it’s a speaking event.

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Executive Assistant To Entrepreneur: Powering Your Own Path to Success

Tips From T. Marie

From managing their calendars, emails, and travel arrangements to handling administrative tasks with precision, your efficiency, and professionalism will be in high demand. Providing top-notch executive support will free up your clients’ time, allowing them to focus on their core responsibilities and driving business growth.

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13 Best Productivity Apps: Tools to Make 2022 Your Most Productive Year Yet

Success

Suited for busy individuals and small teams, Ayoa also comes with all the features you’d expect in a project management platform: sharing, deadlines, task prioritization, chat and more. Deceptively simple and infinitely customizable, Trello has redefined kanban project management. For teams, Todoist is $5 per month.

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.

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