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We did it Canada!

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have daily meetings with my boss so sometimes I print the e-mails that I have questions on and put it in a folder and then we go through each item and he lets me know what, if anything, I need to do. If he is travelling, I send it by e-mail, but it has been my experience that I will get better results with a face-to-face meeting.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

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What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? If the meeting is accepted -- What does your boss need for the meeting and who will be in attendance? State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e.

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

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Once the date and location is finalized, if it requires flight and hotel, then I put a travel sheet on top of the meeting sheet and start to go through that checklist to see what I need to do, from getting the passport ready, contacting the travel agent and arranging for a purchase order, etc.

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Calendar "ah ha"

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I use this all the time on my calendar and my boss's calendar, and it helps us both to know which events are phone calls which he can take in the office or on the road (yellow) or which events will require travel (blue). I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

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I printed his e-ticket and had everything prepared for his travel. Linda (our travel agent) was obviously having a bad day. I booked one of my former bosses on a flight to Toronto. When I arrived in the office the next day I had an urgent voicemail from him saying, “PATRICIA!

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