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Artificial Intelligence at Work: How Office Professionals Can Build A.I. Skills for the Future

Eat Your Career

Be Mindful of Privacy and Confidentiality Concerns All new technology runs the risk of opening us up to new privacy and confidentiality concerns. This includes personal identification information (like phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, etc.) All too often, we end up working on autopilot.

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

They are used to managing their own e-mail, making their own travel arrangements, and setting up their own appointments. Many new executives who have never had an assistant before have a picture in their mind of someone who answers the phone, types, and files. If they need a database, they create one themselves.

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

They are used to managing their own e-mail, making their own travel arrangements, and setting up their own appointments. Many new executives who have never had an assistant before have a picture in their mind of someone who answers the phone, types, and files. If they need a database, they create one themselves.

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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.

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. From a personal branding point of view they suggested that if you kept reminders then you would be seen as someone who is on top of things and nothing gets by you. -- Wait a minute! January 16, 2010 Patricia said.

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Admin Buddies

Laughing all the Way to Work

It works well when it is a co-worker who sits closest to you, but depending on how your office is set up that might not be possible. If it is a planned time off then you can meet with your buddy and give them any instructions or information they will need to handle in your absence and any contact names and numbers. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.