BMT Office Administration

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Building a Fort Knox for your data: Essential components of a Cybersecurity Policy Cybersecurity is always a hot topic for businesses. An employee opening one suspicious email can lead to malware on company devices and data becoming compromised. A clear cybersecurity policy can help your business avoid these mishaps.

Policies 52

Policies Health Training Networking 52

Allwork

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The link between notifications and wellbeing is well-documented: too many digital tools and platforms can be a significant source of distraction and stress for employees. However, changing workplace culture to accommodate this requires clear communication and policy changes. In the U.K.,

Legal 299

Legal Stress Policies Health 299

Success

MAY 30, 2025

Preboarding (Before Day 1) The preboarding process can feel daunting, as this stage typically involves processing a large number of legal documents and getting ready. Gather Legal Documents Make sure that the new employee has signed an offer letter or submitted a formal written acceptance email. lunch room, bathrooms, etc.)

UPS 130

UPS Legal Training Forms 130

Allwork

MAY 14, 2024

Job seekers: Ensure you’re caught up on these key techniques and considerations of salary negotiation, including optimal ways to draft a salary negotiation email, and how to navigate the complexities of this vital career interaction. Here’s a step-by-step guide to drafting an effective salary negotiation email: 1. In fact, 66% of U.S.

Negotiating 279

Negotiating Salary Confidence Skills 279

Eat Your Career

JUNE 4, 2024

I’m talking about things like not filing documents immediately, leaving emails unanswered, or not updating project statuses. Implement a “touch it once” policy. Understanding Operational Debt Operational debt occurs when small tasks that could be completed immediately are postponed to a later time.

Filing 246

Filing Stress Policies Forms 246

Success

MARCH 28, 2023

professor of public policy at Rutgers University’s Edward J. I went into my Slack groups, emailed some friends and colleagues and told them I had a few people who were looking for some new opportunities,” she says. Document the extra opportunities, as well as the employee’s attempts (and potential failures) to meet those expectations.

Networking 278

Networking Policies AT&T Gifts 278

The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009 Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In-person, “Snail&# Mail/Memos Have you ever received an email from someone who just started at the company asking you to do something and you haven’t been introduced? DO use email for informational purposes (i.e.

Phones 100

Phones Email Filing IAAP 100

C-Suite Assistants

JUNE 26, 2025

Gather and ensure your new EA will have: A place to sit A phone A computer An email account Basic supplies Also, make sure they will have access to the productivity tools used within the company, such as: Calendar management software (e.g., Have someone introduce them to their immediate team, and someone available to take them to lunch.

Training 52

Training Calendars Equipment Google 52

Allwork

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

She says that all companies need to create and enforce hiring and employment policies to reduce ageism. . This means your HR and legal teams’ valuable time will be spent interviewing people and reviewing relevant emails rather than on something that would probably be more positive and beneficial for your organization. .

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Retirement Legal 2003 2021 246

Success

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Before she even had home internet decades ago, Paterson remembers taking a day to unplug, where nobody could contact her, to get through her hundreds of emails offline. “As Part of her job is advising companies on policies that bring out the best in their remote or hybrid workplace.

Sprint 241

Sprint Collaborate 2021 2022 241

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Over the course of a working lifetime an office worker will drink an average of 24,684 cups of tea, disagree with colleagues 479 times and send a staggering 400,816 emails. Paperwork piling up is a problem for UK offices too, with the average worker printing off 343,504 pages of documents over their lifetime in the office.

Filing 145

Filing Social Media Phones Stress 145

BMT Office Administration

JUNE 22, 2022

Keeping track of paperwork can be a challenge, It’s easy to misplace a file or even spill coffee on a document on your desk. If you don’t have that document backed up in an electronic format, you may have just lost important company or employee data. Having proper document retention practices is a key part of compliance.

Filing 98

Filing Legal Budget Policies 98

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 22, 2013

After all, unless you operate on a purely paperless policy, your employees may need to use one for printing off assigned work, or completed work. Instead, ask that all employees print in black and white only, unless printing off documentation to be seen by clients. Operate a paperless policy. Less paper. Buy one machine.

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Policies Budget Expenses 100

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 22, 2013

After all, unless you operate on a purely paperless policy, your employees may need to use one for printing off assigned work, or completed work. Instead, ask that all employees print in black and white only, unless printing off documentation to be seen by clients. Operate a paperless policy. Buy one machine.

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Policies Budget Expenses 100

Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Business Policies (if applicable). A Dropbox Paper document. Shared cloud document. Emailing a.pdf or a link to your online document, video or slideshow isn’t exactly hard, but there are things you can do to make it even easier. Add it to your email signature or post it to social media.

Social Media 100

Social Media Dropbox Business Cards 2011 100

The Office Professionals Place

MARCH 4, 2010

Thursday, March 4, 2010 The ‘Bcc’- Friend or Foe On average, we receive over 100 emails per day. Friendly Uses • If your email has a large recipient list, you can use the Bcc to hide email addresses and protect recipients privacy. Lets grow together! Call the person or visit them in person.

Filing 100

Filing Credit Card Email IAAP 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Email is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-worker's favourite, OMG! Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business email. 1 Be Courteous With Email Are you There? Jane Watson of J. This is a great tip from Jane Watson of J.

Etiquette 100

Etiquette Filing Email 2005 100

Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 25, 2022

No one – I mean, no one – likes writing out the same information in emails over and over again. And then you spend about ten minutes looking for that specific email rather than just trying to recreate it. Save time and frustration by creating email templates to help with your everyday communications.

Email 52

Email Policies Management Filing 52

Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Tear/shred receipts, copies of credit applications, other documentation containing personal information, don’t just throw it in the garbage. Six points for merchants : Make protection of personal information a company priority; designate someone in your business to coordinate privacy policies and practices. Thanks for showing it.

Credit Card 100

Credit Card Holidays Ergonomics 2010 100

Small Business CEO

JULY 5, 2013

With flexible working and Bring your own Device (BOYD) policies becoming the norm, it is increasingly difficult for business owners to keep track of one of their most valuable company assets, i.e. their business-related documentation. if not your chosen system will be no more efficient than email.

Management 40

Management Filing Legal Medical 40

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 2, 2012

As an Executive Assistant I’ve always found it tricky working in an open plan environment for a number of reasons but mainly because of the amount of time I have to spend hiding the confidential documents I am working with while being interrupted yet again by a colleague asking for something! Here are my Do’s and Don’ts: .

Environment 100

Environment Phones Equipment Email 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 11, 2011

Business owners hear it all of the time: document your processes and procedures.  The one area that I wish I could have done differently was have the processes that I use to get my clients started documented. Document it All. Document Processes And Procedures In Pictures.   Then things get busier. 

Google Docs 100

Google Docs Policies Phones Learning 100

Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Maybe it’s a 10% increase in email sales in Q1 — but is that a year-over-year increase, or a quarter-over-quarter one? She shares an onboarding document with every new freelancer. “It What does a win look like? Get specific about your project, deliverables and desired outcomes. Her secret?

Management 299

Management 2020 Project Management Agencies 299

The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

How many times do you search through those piles in an attempt to look for a document that isn’t there? Schedule time in the day to file documents or keep a pile of “frequently referred to&# files on your desk for easy access. • Paper Documents Use the color coded system for filing (ie.

Filing 100

Filing 2010 Finance IAAP 100

The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Effective Business Writing Skills Who wants to read a three page email? Always proofread a document prior to sending it, good proofreading includes printing the document for review. Get the knowledge you need.

IAAP 100

IAAP Filing Administrative Professionals Skills 100

The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This is the time of year that most people stress over because we are waiting for documents like W2’s, mortgage statements, 1099’s, and other information in order to file taxes. Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Tax Tip for the Office Professional It’s that time of year again- tax season!

Filing 100

Filing Expenses IAAP Purchasing 100

Office Organization Success

AUGUST 17, 2009

A Welcome Packet is a document – it can either be printed and mailed or digital and emailed – that you send out to your new clients when they sign up to work with you, and cements the relationship you are about to have with them. And I *highly recommend* that you tell your client to fax or mail this form to you, and not email it.

Credit Card 100

Credit Card Fax Forms Policies 100

Worxbee

MAY 17, 2021

Your processes, standard operating procedures and policies should be clearly documented and accessible to those who need to use them. Process documentation tools. Once you’ve determined everything that needs to go into a process, it’s important to devise clear steps and document them. Document storage.

Google Docs 78

Google Docs Basecamp Calendars Doodle 78

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

If you are a Lotus Notes user, this long-awaited document is for you! Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more. The two have come together in an ebook from David Allen Company. A 35 page step-by-step manual for optimizing Notes as a personal productivity tool.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Calendars 2006 2007 100

The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 13, 2010

The Copy and Paste tool is very helpful and cuts production time in half; however, if you are copying a message to paste in a new email, don’t copy your signature line because it should be included when you open a new message in email. Forgetting the attachment.

Filing 100

Filing IAAP Fax 2010 100

The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 8, 2009

If possible, “Go Green,&# eliminate the paper clutter and file documents electronically. Recycle Papers Continue with the Go Green Initiative and recycle documents that are no longer necessary. In an effort to eliminate paper, you may want to scan the document, save it as a PDF, and file it in an electronic file.

Filing 100

Filing IAAP PDF Fax 100

The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

Now Google can help you do things like…… Google Docs – Create and share your online documents, presentations and spreadsheets Google Voice - Don’t have time to listen to voicemails? I remember the days when you could use Google as a search engine only.

Google 100

Google Google Docs Filing IAAP 100

The Office Professionals Place

MAY 31, 2010

Look at it this way, if there is a document that needs to be proofread and we don’t find the mistakes, that document is going to make a huge impact. Receivers of the document may get the wrong interpretation or the wrong impression. So the 20% is very important. Realize that little things do matter.

Filing 100

Filing 2010 IAAP Fax 100

Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

A Welcome Packet is a document – it can either be printed and mailed or digital and emailed – that you send out to your new clients when they sign up to work with you, and cements the relationship you are about to have with them. And I *highly recommend* that you tell your client to fax or mail this form to you, and not email it.

Credit Card 100

Credit Card Fax Forms 2014 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2008

Watson Associates gives the following e-mail tips for Email Salutations in her e-bulletin Business Writing Updates: “There are several options for starting an e-mail in North America as our business culture is not as formal as other areas. That way the reader can relax and continue to read the email knowing you are not shouting at them.

Etiquette 100

Etiquette 2005 Email Filing 100

The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 7, 2010

My suggestion would be to backup your documents, electronic files, spreadsheets, etc. In the event your system crashes or you get some terrible virus, you will be able to access documents and work on another computer while IT restores your data. A good practice is to perform a weekly backup of documents and files.

Filing 100

Filing Administrative Professionals 2010 IAAP 100

C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 10, 2025

Companies who have a 100% in office policy have discovered reasons to embrace the hybrid office model, from reducing a firm’s energy costs to expanding the talent pool and boosting employee retention. Leadership buy-in for a hybrid work policy is essential. Do an A/B test for new company policies (and products), if possible.

Google Docs 52

Google Docs Salary Policies Project Management 52