Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

Sometimes I need to do a job, but I can’t move forward until I get an answer from someone else. While waiting for the answer, you can go on to other tasks and bring this item forward another day to get it off your desk, but don’t let it go off your radar. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

By the same token, I appreciate it when someone lets me know by when they will have something for me and if they can’t have it done by that date, then I like it when they get back to me to say when I can expect it. So that is what I like, but it isn’t always what I get. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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MARCH 21, 2009

Try to eat healthy , and please make some time for exercise. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010!

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I actually didn't know this and this is something I need because I tend to blather on a little bit and get carried away! :) February 12, 2010 Patricia Robb said. But, as I learned the hard way it doesn't work on all systems. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Dealing in real time.

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APRIL 22, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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MARCH 1, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 March, 2009 Spring cleaning on the blog It is a very sunny day today with a promise of spring in the air so I thought it was a good time to spring clean the blog. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Dealing in real time. Dealing in real time. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

In-camera If the Chair says this part of the meeting is in-camera, take your fingers off the keyboard, or put your pen down. Time is of the essence Pay attention to the time the meeting starts and the time it ends. If you dont get the exact time, dont panic, but you should get in the habit of checking the time.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

Many young executives have never had an assistant before and are so used to not having one, that they don't know how to utilize one. Many young executives have never had an assistant before and are so used to not having one, that they don't know how to utilize one. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

What a blast the last two weeks have been, but I dont think I could have taken any more late nights staying up to watch the Olympics in Eastern Standard Time. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Dealing in real time.

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JANUARY 1, 2009

In Word, choose Insert, Date and Time and then highlight the date format you like and press OK. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Taking stock We don't know what we don't know ► June (1) Playing nice in the sandbox ► May (2) Whose meeting is it anyway? Dealing in real time.

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MAY 1, 2009

If you are a new hire, take the time to learn and ask questions. Posted by Patricia Robb at 7:31 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , initiative , new hires woes , professional assistant , taking time to ask Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. If you don’t get it, it wasn’t the right job for you or the right time. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Dealing in real time. INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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JANUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 10 Things = Frustration When one team member doesn’t want to play. Managing your workload from home when you don’t have everything you need. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Dealing in real time. Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. If the computer doesn’t do what we want -- trick it, it is amazing what we can do if we put our minds to it. As long as the end product looks good, at times we have to be creative to get there.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

When I look at them however, I see someone who really knows their job and I know they could do it if only they would forget about what they can’t do and concentrate on what they can do. The next time a new challenge or opportunity comes up at work, pay attention to what you tell yourself -- are you being positive or negative?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 8, 2009

When you go home however -- that is the time you come up with the perfect answer. When you go home however -- that is the time you come up with the perfect answer. You go over the conversation you had with your co-worker or boss, but this time you put in the answer you would have said if you had taken the time to think about it.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 November, 2008 Writing when you don’t know what you’re talking about. I wrote the article The Art of Minute Taking and I had only taken minutes a few times about 25 years ago. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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MARCH 20, 2010

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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Dealing in real time. Dealing in real time. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2009

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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APRIL 5, 2010

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. I have become familiar with time zones, airport codes and international holidays to avoid. I am sure I could have done well as I have learned nearly everything there is to know about getting someone from point A to point B. February 18, 2009 Zelma De Souzasaid.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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JANUARY 15, 2010

How many times I have booked a meeting thinking the day was free, only to notice later that an all-day event was put in unnoticed at the top. If you block a time in your calendar in purple, unless I check the legend or know it by memory, I have no way of knowing what that colour means. Another one I never use. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2008

New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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