LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JUNE 4, 2023

Chynna Clayton worked in the personal office of Barack and Michelle Obama as their Director of Travel and Event Operations. Chynna also shares tips on navigating high pressure situations, managing stress and burnout, prioritizing self-care, and more! Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live.

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Allwork

JANUARY 24, 2024

For some, a series of email surprises, expensive and time-consuming. Some younger workers accustomed to remote working see this time as part of their workday, working en route and traveling slightly later to avoid the mental toll of rush hour. This article was written by M Moser’s Jeni Durksen for Work Design Magazine.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 6, 2019

An important component to self-management versus stress-management is to set healthy boundaries in the workplace. Keep in mind; I travel quite frequently for business, so I know what I’m doing.) Another boundary you might need to set is your accessibility after hours to your leader as far as emails go. Purchase Here.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 22, 2020

I am reminded of the many training workshops I’ve led where we’ve discussed change and how to manage it in the workplace. So, physiologically, we experience the stress response, even if the changes we’re experiencing are not immediately or imminently life threatening. Our ability to manage change is more important than ever.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 20, 2018

Last week Office Dynamics sent an email to all of our subscribers saying, “Thank you,” and we also provided the Office Dynamics Top 10 Blogs For Administrative Professionals. Your training, your education, your professional advancement, and your overall well being is important to us. Enjoy and once again, THANK YOU!

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Yes we plan their business trips but this is their precious time away from work and the stress of the office. A bespoke travel provider that really gets to know your boss. Imagine a travel company that first took the time to get to know your employer. Once you understand why a person travels, you can begin to tailor the where.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Whether it was waiting for a bus, waking in the morning, or lying in bed at night, our participants reported that time which would previously be “empty” was now filled with brain training apps, creating lists of things they should do or try based on their social media feed, and other life admin. Take email and online meetings.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Fill out the subscribe box (your email address) in the right sidebar of this page and click subscribe. You will be notified instantly by email each time we add a new post. How would you like to see the world celebrating administrative professionals? The post Celebrating Administrative Professionals appeared first on Office Dynamics.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 7, 2017

He needs time for emails, preparation, lunch – and I use my initiative to prevent clashes. Also, I read all emails to my boss and assess their importance in order to help him to reply. I also organise his business travel. Emails play an important part during the day. I make sure that the whole day flows well.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 13, 2007

Making travel arrangements for your boss can sometimes be stressful. I remember making travel arrangements for a boss who was travelling to New York City for a meeting. Here are some questions you can ask: what kind of travel: Air, Train, Car? is the business travel being charged to the company or a client?

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On The Job

AUGUST 24, 2020

Workers are stressed as they worry about the next paycheck, caring for their family or feel the pain of ongoing isolation. Say to yourself: "I have to make changes if I want to stay healthy so that when this pandemic is behind us, I can travel. It's easy to check email at 10 p.m. But the reality is that it's hard.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 22, 2015

At our recent Assist Travel event one of the most interesting topics discussed was the trials and tribulations of organising visas for our Executives. Points to be aware of: Every PA will know the feeling when a Visa application doesn’t work out – it’s probably one of the most stressful elements of booking travel.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

She would travel with Mr. Hicks, sit in on important meetings, help get things done. Digg Email Facebook Google Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati TwitThis Comments #1. The Assistants Toolkit - Free Assistant Training Join ProAssistings free 10-part assistant training series delivered weekly to your inbox: CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW!

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Go Burrows

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Stressed about holiday gifting? She has an extensive background in strategic calendar management, planning international and domestic travel, event planning, onboarding of high-level executives among many other skills. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. CONNECT WITH LIZA.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

But do you always “listen” or do you distract yourself with reading emails while someone is talking to you? Do you demonstrate a professional presence every day, even when someone has upset you? Or maybe you checked good listener. Each of us can do better each and every day.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 14, 2014

All you have to do is book a car to Heathrow Airport, organise transfers on arrival at the foreign destination and then make sure that all your travellers get to every meeting in their jam-packed itinerary without a hitch. Are your passengers travelling within London, going on to Manchester or are they jetting off around the world?

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

While they do work together to save you time, effort, and stress, they are not the same. They save you time and unnecessary stress. Travel planning. Email template for circulating date/time options. Meeting invite/email template ? Systems have many benefits. Meeting and event planning. Project management.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 7, 2014

I have stacks of projects that need to be worked on; emails to respond to; speeches to prepare; travel coming up in 3 days; rewriting of 4 workbooks from Star Achievement Series and the list goes on and on. I am not doing two things at once and I am blocking out any office distractions and email pop ups.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2014

Ensuring our boss is able to get from A to B without any fuss or stress is a key task for assistants. The fuss and stress shouldn’t be felt or seen by the boss but we can certainly feel it! If we are doing this in the office imagine our stress levels when the boss has to leave the building for a client meeting or business trip!

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 5, 2015

Diary management, travel bookings, client meetings as well as assisting the Events Manager with guest list, product bags and the events. I check all emails and the diary for the day, I live in Northampton so I have a 45 minute train commute into London which gives me plenty of time! What are the main aspects of your role?

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Not only are you focusing on how to grow your business through hiring, training and fundraising, but you are also juggling the million administrative tasks that come up during the day. One way to alleviate some of the stress is to work with an executive assistant. Unfortunately, finding candidates like this is not always easy.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As admins, we’re always trying to organize all the pieces and parts of our professional lives – from workspaces to meetings to travel plans. I receive a lot of emails from admins who’ve lost their jobs unexpectedly. This makes a stressful time even tenser. And we have to keep our executives organized, too. It lies within you.”.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

She mentors, trains, and coaches EA/AAs across the region. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team. While supporting J., Some don’t.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Executives do not share necessary information with their Assistants and do not always include their Assistant in their email communications. Executives and Assistants cannot keep up with the emails that flood their Inbox on a 24/7 basis. Employees feel time-compressed. Executives are independent and tech savvy.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 8, 2017

What do emotional intelligence and travel planning have in common? I have been traveling extensively for business (and a little pleasure) for 3 straight months. I have been a business traveler for 27 years. While the typical person thinks traveling is glamorous, the business traveler has a different perspective.

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On The Job

JULY 26, 2011

You claim you hate gossips, but have sent emails passing along the latest scuttlebutt concerning a colleague's dating habits after you overheard her on the phone. Whenever you travel for business, you always run into problems and have to call the office for help. If you don't get it, you pout or glare at whoever is sitting in it.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 12, 2013

Probably the most impressive fun fact is that he was in the real-life Top Gun (Navy Fighter Weapons School), meaning he’s had some pretty crazy training. During that time, right when I was ready to let fear hold me back from my career dreams, I got an email from my dad. Don’t stress about the time you have or don’t have.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Depending on the tool you choose, you can use color codes, set priority levels, track progress, establish deadlines and even ask your system to remind you (via text or email or pop-up usually) of appointments or to-do items or anything else you so desire. This is where I mark travel and other significant events throughout the month.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

Before I left I went over my checklists a few times to make sure I had everything and it was stress free each day as I reviewed the lists and checked off the items to bring. The meetings were stress free and I was able to depend on my checklists and templates. It will make my life easier. or p.m.?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

You hear something while walking down the hall or are copied on an email and know something about the purpose of a meeting coming up. Many times I am so thankful I had that quick chat or read that email that I was copied on as that was the exact information I needed when they were away. Yes, it is always nice to have a work buddy.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

I sent another assistant a comical card about being stressed out at work. We work in a very busy office so it was a nice surprise for her to receive it and helped put the stress of the office in perspective. She loved it! I dont often promote any businesses from my blog, but I thought this one was worth talking about. (for

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Good time management skills can help reduce confusion, stress, and even workload levels, so there are many benefits to making sure that time is well spent. Check: How much time is spent on e-mail? Manage: Try scheduling e-mail checks every two hours to minimize time spent with the e-mail account open. (for

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox.   And now, without having to pay the thousands of dollars clients have paid me for this training and consulting, you can have it for less than $15, along with some amazing gifts. Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful. I dont want to miss a step so always go through the checklist on the travel sheet. The good thing about keeping them all in a central spot is I always know where the paperwork is and can easily grab it when I need it. or p.m.?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Posted by Patricia Robb at 11:37 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , kings and queens of the office , problems , professional assistant , royalty , stresses at work Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Perhaps even on a little royalty as you pass their way. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Humour is a powerful stress reliever if done in good taste, but timing is everything. Dates (Writing out dates) Diagnosis or Diagnoses Dictionaries Due to Electronic dictionaries Email Salutations Exclamation marks versus question marks Expressing Currencies Expressing Time Fewer vs. Less Further vs Farther Grammar or Style Hope: the Word??

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

This does increase the preparation time, but on the day of the meeting it goes very smoothly with no stress. I was wondering what type of experience or training does one need to aquire to support a Board of Directors? Then it is a simple matter of filling in the blanks on the day of the meeting. June 16, 2009 Ericasaid. or p.m.?

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