Allwork

JANUARY 6, 2023

I’m sitting in my house. Alternatively, “If I’m having a brainstorming meeting, I’m going into the office, I’m sitting around with my team, we are cracking through this thing. “You Then we have a discussion whether or not all these points are valid.” . I didn’t commute.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 17, 2017

The summit brings together leaders from the various PA Associations around the globe to discuss issues facing the industry as a whole. Well, here is my little solution to that issue. Support for assistants who want to move up in their career and work with board level Executives. You don’t, right? There is no denying it.

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Success

JUNE 27, 2022

But it would be too easy, too trite, too painfully distilled to write a story about a powerful woman who symbolizes to other women that they, too, can “have it all” if they just learn an impossible balancing act, all while finding time to advocate for other women and still look like some version of their 25-year-old selves. You need a team.”.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 23, 2020

This is my response to that article and my defense of the Executive Assistant role. I am deeply invested in this profession; my research is based on my experience and that of the THOUSANDS of admins I’ve worked with/for over the past decade. But, in my opinion, they don’t hold up under scrutiny. Take a look.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 25, 2015

Today I will be writing about the first step which is ‘ waving goodbye to your Executive ‘ Firstly I think we all breath a sign of relief when our Executive pays that final visit to our desk to say goodbye before they head out of the office to start their business trip. What are my travel options? Searching for options.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 28, 2017

Her clients have included New Zealand Defence Force, Ministry for Primary Industries, Dairy NZ, Zespri, polytechs, universities, district health boards and councils.Robyn has developed systems and processes around the best way to write minutes and is passionate about sharing these with others who strive to be excellent minute takers.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Arrington has been featured in TeenVogue , Essence , Black Enterprise , Forbes , The Washington Post , Baltimore Times and on the Black Girls Rock! She has also served on several boards including the American College of Healthcare & Technology and Riverside Downtown Partnerships. Network for her community work with ScholarCHIPS.

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On The Job

MARCH 1, 2012

I've been told that when I am in meetings, my body language screams "I hate being here." Nice to know my body is listening to my mind. For those of you that feel the same, check out the latest post I did for Gannett/USAToday. Write down the time the first agenda item will be addressed. Pass the pad.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 11, 2012

It provided quite popular so I thought I’d write a little something on working with Committees in general. Also if there have been any relevant work or news within the company that needs to be discussed by this Committee and is part of their overall objective this should be added to the agenda. Post meeting. During the meeting.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 11, 2012

It provided quite popular so I thought I’d write a little something on working with Committees in general. Also if there have been any relevant work or news within the company that needs to be discussed by this Committee and is part of their overall objective this should be added to the agenda. Post meeting. During the meeting.

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Management Agenda Meeting Planning Calendars 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 23, 2014

In the past I have asked to have my job title changed to accurately reflect the work I do only to be told that it doesn’t really matter what title I have and actually I get paid really well for what I do so why change things. The easiest time to discuss your job title is around your mid-year or annual review.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 17, 2014

As we all know, writing minutes is a fundamental part of an assistant role and a skill we have to get right. A few years ago I wrote a blog post about minute taking which has proven to be really popular so I thought I would write a follow-up post with 10 more minute taking tips. Remembering names. Finalising the minutes.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 27, 2016

Well it is not my way of torturing you… honestly! This is why I’m writing this blog today… in the middle of freezing January! Discuss the requirements with your manager. For example there is usually a board meeting prior to the start of summer so perhaps the summer party can take place after that.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 19, 2014

To become a successful board-level director you would expect that individual to be somewhat of a workaholic, if not extremely passionate about their job. I always ask what kind of hours they work and when they tend to arrive into the office and leave so that I know if I have to adjust my preferred hours.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 18, 2008

My boss came to my desk and told me he needed me to take minutes for a meeting. I started to sweat and my heart started pumping as I mumbled something about it being a long time since I had taken minutes and he had better tell me when I needed to write something down. A Board can also set their own rules if they choose.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

I went with my usual response of ‘I’m an Executive Assistant’ only to be slightly more probed with the follow up question ‘Oh right… What do Executive Assistants do exactly?’ As I had a few drinks and wasn’t really in the mood to talk through my CV and current skill set my off the cuff response was ‘I make my boss incredibly successful’.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 23, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Improve Your Public Speaking Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. I’m looking forward to reading your next posts!

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Productivityist

APRIL 29, 2014

In the third part of this four part series , I discuss what happened during the final two weeks I worked with my new virtual assistant. One of the things I discovered during my first two weeks was that I was having difficulty assigning tasks to my virtual assistant.

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Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Giving my business a very different focus these last two years, I have been exploring the professional side of Resume Writing and professionalising of other people’s brands, putting my years of experience and qualifications in both writing and recruitment training, to good use.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Earlier this week I shared with you a story about how Executive Assistants are Always on Stage , I asked Nancy to send me some writing samples so I could get a feel for her style and if I thought it would mesh with mine. Please enjoy this post from guest blogger, Nancy Fraze. These questions rattled around my soul many nights.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Earlier this week I shared with you a story about how Executive Assistants are Always on Stage , I asked Nancy to send me some writing samples so I could get a feel for her style and if I thought it would mesh with mine. Please enjoy this post from guest blogger, Nancy Fraze. These questions rattled around my soul many nights.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 29, 2011

I spent the holidays with family and friends, and the one subject that came up over and over again (apart from the discussion that we were all eating too much) was about jobs. If you're thinking of finding a new job this year, you might want to consider this advice I was given for my recent Gannett/USA Today column.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Tweet I bet you clicked the link to this post because of the 50.000 EUR in it! After the second event a few other startups got involved in further discussions with a few potential investors, and the talks are still going on as I write this. Venture Connect is ruled by a board of advisers. My wonderful audience, that is.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets It was very timely that we met because I had a lot of things on my mind that I needed to vent about and it turned out so did she. For instance, I found it challenging when I first started my new job.

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Success

OCTOBER 27, 2023

When I had my daughter, I wasn’t able to show up at that level anymore. I knew there was an expectation for me to continue to run at hyper speed, and without my same level of output, our team would suffer,” she says. Now, many positions are including language in job postings such as “flexible hours” or “flexible working conditions.”

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets In all my correspondence with them I had requested the 7th, but somebody entered it wrong. My last Board meeting I ordered lunch for 10, but I had 15 Board members in attendance.

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Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets From that initial question, I have developed questions I ask myself before I schedule meetings for my boss that I thought I would pass on in case it would be useful to some of my readers: 1.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 19, 2013

For example: - Jan 31st, 4pm Board meeting (NOT Feb 1st at 2pm) - Correction: Final cost is $15k (NO LONGER $17k) - Please note: Jane Doe will attend Tuesday’s meeting. So a lot of the times when something is urgent or I need help getting an answer, I will enlist someone else to send an email or follow up on my behalf.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

But, as I decided to change my approach towards these events, with my taming monkey challenge replacing my new year resolutions, I thought it would be wise to go further and move this list to my birthday. Exactly, today I’m marking my first year from my fifth decade. Did My First Paragliding Flight.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Tweet Every once in a while, when I’m in the middle of a discussion, Bianca, my 5 year old daughter breaks in with a low voice, but very firmly: “dad, you talk too much!” I have an obsession for putting things into words and writing them down. Writing three times a week, for three years, well, that pays back big time.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 6, 2013

For a long time, I struggled with the fine line of being supportive, yet proactive, while making sure things would be executed in the best way possible - that someone’s method, choice, decision, or line of thinking was effortlessly congruent with the business goal and task at hand for my boss or the company's benefit.

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Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

And whilst I know in my own head what needs to be done, spelling it out for others in a step by step process is not as easy as it seems. However, the minutes shouldn’t be that brief that they don’t provide a good summary of what was discussed. I started frantically googling, ‘how to write minutes?’

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Here’s a list of seven questions all my clients wish they asked their partners – and themselves – before they jumped into business-bed together. . In my experience, most joint ventures (and business projects in general) are not wild overnight successes. Ask yourself these questions. Ask your biz partner. . Before it’s too late. .

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Youve posted your resume on all the top job boards plus the various industry-focused and niche job sites related to your type of work. At the beginning of the interview, you could say something like, “I’d like to cover a few things in our discussion today. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Guest Blogger: David B.

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

If you’re interested in learning what kind of person we’re looking for (and possibly becoming that new teammate who’ll rock our socks off), check out the job postings right here. What we write, when we write, how we write it and who writes it. All copywriters and graphic artists welcome.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

They write. “Hi I genuinely love the company I work for and have a great relationship with my executive. I'm really interested in progressing and developing my skills but feel that managing the office is hindering my ability to focus on the core of being an EA. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! Was it worth it?

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

When I read it in 2015, I was working both a full-time government job and launching a side business that would eventually eat up 80 hours of my week. At home you read, write for a couple of hours, study Spanish, then have a noon plunge in the rooftop pool with the love of your life. Titles can be misleading. Enjoy Life. Why E-Commerce?

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