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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

The writer immediately points out that technology and automation have chipped away at duties like papers to be filed and landlines to be answered. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. What is going on this week?

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Podcast 114: Organizing systems for growth

Clutter Coach

I don’t know what the new space will be like, so I’ll focus on creating strategies they can use anywhere. Filing systems can be fairly eccentric when only a few people need to use them. New people don’t understand the filing system and there are no written guidelines to help them. Is it easy to access?

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So do assistants think the role has diversified?

Practically Perfect PA

In the past I’d be answering phones, taking memos and maintaining files – nowadays you are an extension of your Executive. ” “When I first started as an EA, I was answering phones, filing, and typing memos. You have to be able to think strategically and offer solutions rather than simply carry out requests.

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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

The Office Professionals Place

Don’t wait around the water cooler, listening to the rumor mill. Some bad bosses believe that what they say goes and there is no room for negotiation. and you don’t arrive until 9 a.m. This is frustrating because you have other projects you need to accomplish and you don’t like working last minute.

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How We Pulled Off a Huge Event Through Outsourcing

Productivityist

I don''t do a lot of outsourcing, but offering up guests spots here at Productivityst has started me down that path. In order to outsource right, you need to have a plan on what should be done by others and what shouldn''t, and this guest post from Clarissa Steinhöfel offers some plans to that effect. Review: Google Docs.

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Five Barriers to Improving Employee Engagement

Energage

Barrier #2: External investors don’t prioritize engagement efforts. In April 2017, American Airlines announced it was proactively increasing the pay for pilots and flight attendants, two years ahead of contract negotiations. Five barriers to executing a successful employee engagement strategy.

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