Office Dynamics
APRIL 18, 2019
But now that I am the executive involved in numerous meetings, I can tell you what really is important. You must keep these things in mind when you are managing your executive’s calendar. Calendar management is an important skill. Meeting planning is a cognitive task. This week’s schedule How many meetings?
Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.
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Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
What surprised me after looking at the list was that many of the requests had to do with the typical administrative skills or tasks such as: managing multiple managers, dealing with difficult people, managing stress, calendar management, and troubleshooting. For example, what are the skills you need to be excellent at meeting planning?
Office Dynamics
AUGUST 29, 2019
Let’s take for example the task of meeting planning or calendaring for your executive. To achieve your best results, you would schedule meetings or appointments for your executive using both sides of the brain. You would: Take into consideration your executive’s travel.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Transfer action items to follow-up lists, calendars, and “to-do” folder. Send recap of meeting or minutes. Update your calendar with future meeting dates. If you want to dig deep into meeting planning and execution, I’m hosting a live e-course Tuesday, February 20 at 10:00 am PT. Send thank you notes.
Office Dynamics
AUGUST 28, 2012
o Calendaring. Use the P-O-S-T method for strategic calendar planning/invitations. Meeting planning template- yearly with six month check-in. Print calendar and prepare meeting folders for the next day. Manage priorities. Make To-Do lists. Social Media. Yammer groups for problem solving. Lotus Notes.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 9, 2008
Organizing someone else’s calendar can be challenging. In other words, you will probably not be able to speak to the person, but you have to communicate to them in some way that you have updated their calendar. It involves an understanding that you have to look ahead and see what is in the calendar.
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