Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 22, 2008

Lynn Crosbie a Medical Assistant at a Research Hospital says, “Every time I learn something new, I write it in my manual, i.e. how to use the fax machine, information about the phone system, where the photocopier is located, who my contacts are in this position, who I can call for help, etc.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

The more difficult macros are the ones that are programming code related and require knowledge of Visual Basic (you can find some books here) , which unfortunately, I have no training in. I am going to show you how to record a simple macro function and to implement it.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

You reminisce about that Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets stuck on the subway and starts talking to herself about how the train isn’t moving and starts to get claustrophobic. You start to feel the same way and wonder when your floor will hit next.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 17, 2009

Cheers, Jeannine Clontz IVAA CVA, MVA, PREVA, CRESS, EthicsChecked, CRVA Accurate Business Services 636-282-9550 Voice; 888-547-6392 Toll Free; 636-282-9973 Fax Jeannine@Accbizsvcs.com [link] Contact Jeannine directly for additional details and to register for this or future Insiders call teleseminars. Hope you can join us!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. They each had forward-thinking employers who allowed them to have vision and encouraged them to work towards their goal and made room for that new role within their organization.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The fact of the matter is that in today’s economy, acquiring additional education and training is becoming a requirement from the employer and for your professional development. Visit Skillpath Seminars and National Seminars Training are two companies that offer affordable seminars. These seminars may enlist 1-2 day training.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Have you ever asked your supervisor to pay for a training or workshop that would enhance your professional or personal development only to get rejected saying there just wasn’t enough money in the budget? How to deal with it: Provide written materials and information about the training or workshop you wish to attend.

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

If you do list college or vocational training information it’s always a good idea to include a list of relevant courses you’ve completed. This can include business addresses and mailing information, telephone numbers, email addresses, a fax number, and alternate websites or URLs.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

She trains, consults, and publishes handbooks that contain phrases for discussing performance. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Barbara Brown, PhD shows managers how to improve employee performance by linking performance to results. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 1, 2010

Organizer and Virtual Assistant Training Coming Too I know I have a number of professional organizers and virtual assistants that read this blog and I don't want to leave you out either.    If you are an organizer interested in info on upcoming training, tweet me and let me know!   Ask one or many! 

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 10, 2009

We have been training a large number of virtual assistants in all aspects of our service offerings for months and we are very confident we can provide a professional and extremely cost-effective service to all our clients. This is just one service aimed at making you focus on your business and not on your admin.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. Supervise and train other clerical staff. For one of my previous roles as long as I had enough diet coke and Belgian biscuits in stock for my boss I was performing my role to full effect. Risk Management.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 7, 2011

She is an accredited professional coach certified through the Coaches Training Institute as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC); through the Center for Right Relationship (CRR) as Organizational and Relationship Systems Coach (ORSC) and an accredited facilitator of the Team Diagnostic Model through Team Coaching International.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Paul works with individuals, groups and organizations to create more productive working environments and drive individual success via high-content keynote addresses, interactive training seminars, and one-on-one coaching sessions. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 21, 2010

  Get Your 7 Day Productivity Video Training Today (F*R*E*E) Now, she's put some of the key processes and techniques she uses into a series of short videos, so that you can become more productive and feel more purposeful in just 7 days! Feel free, but please give me proper credit and let me know so that I can thank you!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

            Peter Coombs FRONTLINE Training & Consulting. Since I work at home (and because we're full-time RVers, always on the road), I need to be able to fax/copy/convert from anywhere. Using phone or fax, with time changes and all the challenges involved was awful. I use Carbonite.

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 11, 2010

Here are some suggestions on how to halt the emotional train before it leaves the depot: Take a breath and pause for an unlimited amount of time. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Again without knowing the specifics of the disagreement, we know that it started in a meeting.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

He or she also needs to understand supervision, training, and administration, and how they can benefit the business. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Between email, virtual Assistants, palm pilots, high speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, executives mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever – making their own travel plans, faxing their own letters and scheduling their own meetings.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Also, this is the perfect time to ask for some professional development training in the areas your supervisor has highlighted you may need improvement. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. For example, my supervisor is great at prioritizing, so I asked her about prioritizing skills.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 PS - If you are looking to read some more on this topic, consider getting one of these books. Feel free, but please give me proper credit and let me know so that I can thank you! Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

  And now, without having to pay the thousands of dollars clients have paid me for this training and consulting, you can have it for less than $15, along with some amazing gifts. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

My first office didn’t have a copy machine or a fax or anything like that. They just don’t want to get on that damn train or freeway or whatever it happens to be for an hour each way with a whole bunch of smelly people they don’t know and worry about it being on time and the stress that goes along with that.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2007

She would like to get a copy of my signature – not passport, or anything – so I’ll write her a fax, so she can deal with TNT, and she is shipping me a new copy of the OS Server out. M Stefan Töpfer Said on November 15th, 2007 at 9:33 am Oh yes, I sent the fax again – guess what they did not get it again!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations/training, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

  The proof is in process Just like you can’t train to run a marathon in one day, it will take some time before you can really learn to master your thoughts.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 15, 2010

family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   However, if it is difficult for you to identify the winners, start with the areas of your business that you have received positive comments or where you have received referrals. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 27, 2010

The short term training investment will pay off in the long term. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Their reasons are usually not rooted in sound reasoning.    Assume that most people want added responsibilities (don't you?). Assume they want to learn.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

For more formal training, take a class or workshop. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. You cannot expect to succeed if you don’t keep your skills up to date. Self teaching is easy via the internet. There are many websites that offer free online learning. Turn off the computer when you leave for the day.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

Your co-workers are probably all new to you, you dont know how to use the photocopier or fax machine and more importantly "where is the bathroom?" I remember throughout the first week that I was there, when I asked a question on how to do something, someone would say, "its in the manual, did you not read it?"

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Service Untitled

MARCH 2, 2011

They are as impatient and restless as a group of “desperados waiting for a train,” to quote the country music song title made famous by The Highwaymen. Faxes gave way to e-mails which gave way to text messages from anywhere at any time. Active participation in a simple, competitive game made the car trip seem much shorter.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I also do not claim to give any medical, financial, psychological, veterinary, retail, personal training or HR advice, although at times it may seem like I think I know what Im talking about, it is just my opinion. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  The time it takes for your brain to get back into its original train of thought is costing your company money in unproductive time!  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 hours a day for the average worker.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 24, 2010

Of course the main factors of incompetence, rudeness, minimal training, and economic cutbacks have made their profound impact on negative customer service experiences, so why not help ourselves feel better, help to improve the company’s customer service, and earn some perks at the same time?

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 20, 2010

Even the most loyal brand ambassador will find it hard convincing you to buy a fax machine in this digital age rather than using a piece of software. on the other hand, if the product is inferior to similar products in the market, but is more than made up by quality service the condition is still met.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 PS - If you are looking to read some more on this topic, consider getting one of these books. PS - If you are looking to read some more on this topic, consider getting one of these books. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 20, 2015

Be a ninja Whenever I go into people’s offices, I try to train them to understand that if I need them, I wait in the doorway until they see me or acknowledge me so I can ask them a question. This will likely cut down on a lot of basic questions like the what the fax number is or your boss’ parking spot number. This is part 6.

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