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MAY 10, 2009

She said it wouldnt look good on my resume if I was seen as a job hopper. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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?

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AUGUST 1, 2010

Of course the simple solution would be to have the same password for every aspect of your life, but nope that doesn’t work. And do we really have to change our work passwords every 60 days, and why can’t I use the same password I used a year ago? I kinda liked that one, but nope I can’t reuse the old password.

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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. The incentive was you saved.002 002 cents a litre.

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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. They really should have asked assistants for their input on what would be the best features to have to accommodate our hectic and fast-paced world of meeting scheduling. Another one I never use.

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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. I feel a great sense of accomplishment when I’ve been able to plan and complete a project successfully. INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation.

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JULY 16, 2010

If you don’t have e-mail folders, create some and sort messages as they are received. Check: Do you plan for tomorrow? Check: Are phone calls planned? Be sure to include call-back windows if you leave a message so you won’t be interrupted while working on an important task. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

And sometimes it isn’t, but from my experience if you read an administrative or executive assistant job description there is usually a phrase something like this, “providing administrative support.&# Whatever you are doing as an administrative assistant, don’t be afraid to try new things and expand your knowledge.

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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. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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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. I can only guess when I might get it.

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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. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Now don't forget to put the correc.

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MARCH 21, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? Ive been gaining weight lately and couldnt figure out why until I started to look at my new office habits.

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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. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Be prepared and think ahead.

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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. Don’t let self doubt take over. When someone asked me to speak or do something at work, I would say "Oh, I could never do that!"

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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. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Thanks Patricia!

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MARCH 1, 2009

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. You will notice on the side bar I have put a lot of the reading sites (My blog list etc.) 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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MARCH 8, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? Lets enjoy our day together.© the next day! Or at least that is what happens to me. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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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. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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?

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MARCH 15, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? I look for action items he has requested from someone or they have requested from him. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2008

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? Writing when you don’t know what you’re talking ab. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Minute taking made easier.

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MAY 31, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? When taking initiative isn't the best thing. Lesson learned and will now put me on high gut alert.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? Writing when you don’t know what you’re talking ab. Congratulations Tammy! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? Now don't forget to put the correc. One of the best kept secrets in Word 2007 is the Word Options button.

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JULY 29, 2009

I hope you don't mind, but I added a link to your blog on my page. Humour is a powerful stress reliever if done in good taste, but timing is everything. I think because I am over 50 I am not afraid what people think as much as I did when I was younger. I actually have fun at work, but I work hard and consider myself a professional.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2008

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? I have never had my own office before and I cant say I like it, but I am getting used to it (sort of).

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NOVEMBER 27, 2008

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? Just give me a lounge chair and a book and I will be all set. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Minute taking made easier.

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JANUARY 1, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? Now don't forget to put the correc. Click Yes and then OK. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. (New Dealing in real time.

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MAY 1, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? When taking initiative isn't the best thing. I dont see it as a weakness, but as a strength.

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JULY 26, 2009

That's what I thought for Excel as well, but couldn't get it to work so I gave instructions for the long way to do it. Sometimes I find a simple procedure can be made more complicated than it really is so responded that a cut and paste from Excel to Word should do the trick. She was amazed. Put in a higher number and press OK.

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MAY 23, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 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? My boss calls them Grrr! Im sure you know what Im talking about. Well here is one of my Grrr! Click on this.

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JANUARY 3, 2009

I dont know how many times I have put a P.S. to let someone know something and then when I meet that person they ask me why I never answered them. "I EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. I did," I said, "I put it as a P.S. at the end of my e-mail." Oh, I never read that far they usually tell me. Is it true?

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JANUARY 24, 2009

Is the clock on the wall deciding how much effort you will put into finding an answer? Or do you just not want to try? I have found that in most situations there is usually a way around it. Why not start looking at your roadblock as a hurdle instead? You should view it as a momentary setback to be overcome.

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JUNE 14, 2009

Moved: Seconded: CARRIED The motion language is also included in my meeting template at the appropriate spot so all I need to do when we come to the motion is fill in the names of who brought the motion forward and seconded it. (It EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. It is a never ending circle isnt it?)

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MAY 10, 2009

There is also a service through text messaging that is free (unless you have charges associated with texting through your phone plan). EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. When taking initiative isn't the best thing. It was then she introduced me to Google. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Dealing in real time.

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JANUARY 18, 2009

routine, but finally dragged myself out of the apartment and went to work because I had an all-day meeting to attend that I really needed to be at. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. I did the whole "should I stay or should I go now?" Or so I thought. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Minute taking made easier.

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MAY 24, 2009

To set a recurring 9-5 meeting (as opposed to clicking all-day meeting) I dont like the all-day meeting settings as they are out of sight at the top of the calendar and easily missed. To do this Open a New Meeting. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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NOVEMBER 22, 2008

At a recent meeting some assistants were complaining about all the e-mail in their Inbox and how frustrated they were getting trying to manage it all. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. I stop the flow and pick up the phone. It is amazing how quickly a matter can be handled on the phone or in person.

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