Reference and Time Zones - Administrative Professionals Pulse

What Is Time Zone Prejudice, And How Does It Discriminate Against Remote Workers?

Allwork

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

While this doesn’t seem like a problem on the surface, the time zones in which these regions are located have caused turmoil for professionals. . And due to Europe’s more generous vacation, part-time schedule, and holiday schedules, the U.S. Meetings were scheduled on and without regard to U.S. ” .

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An Admin’s Guide to Understanding Daylight Saving Time & Time Zones

All Things Admin

MARCH 15, 2021

Referencing the wrong time zone is something almost everyone does. For most people, using the wrong time zone or misunderstanding Daylight Saving Time (DST) just results in running an hour early or late. Do you know that Hawaii and most of Arizona doesn’t observe Daylight Saving Time?

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Leading Remote Teams? 3 Ways to Avoid Confusion and Burnout

Success

AUGUST 2, 2021

If you’re inconsistent, there will likely be a record for people to refer to. One of the major advantages of having an in-person team is that everyone is in the same time zone and works roughly the same hours every day. Be certain you mean what you say and say what you mean. Embrace the rule of equal inconvenience.

Staples

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How to Balance Autonomy and Accountability While Working Remotely

Success

MAY 8, 2023

Given his clients and colleagues in different time zones, Pounds’ typical day might fall outside the standard workday hours. There are so many ways to communicate these days, so if you need to be reachable, a lot of times you can be, even if you’re not at your desk,” he says.

Lifestyle

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10 Essential Leadership Skills For The Modern Workplace

Allwork

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

How can you fairly manage a team when four of them are next to you in the office and seven others are scattered across time zones? Inspirational motivation refers to the ability to energize and motivate team members to go above and beyond. Which leadership skills are most effective in remote or hybrid teams?

Skills

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Mastering The Art Of Distributed Leadership: Lessons From Atlassian’s “Team Anywhere” Program

Allwork

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Distributed” refers to work that doesn’t happen shoulder-to-shoulder. Teams spread across locations and time zones might be working from home, or might meet in the office.

Collaborate

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The Rise of Independent Worker Teams: Fiverr's Studios and Upwork's Agency Experience

Small Business Labs

AUGUST 5, 2019

" The boutique agencies Upwork refers to are small service firms, most of which utilize freelancers as part of their project teams. Both services illustrate two growing trends: The trend towards independent workers teaming up via online platforms and marketplaces.

Agencies

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

It has always amazed me however that once someone becomes a President they start being referred to by their last name by the media and people in general. His children look well behaved and are pretty young girls. Their new role must seem awesome to them. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper.

Time Zones

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We did it Canada!

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones

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10 E-mail Etiquette Pet Peeves and How to Handle Them

Office Dynamics

JUNE 27, 2012

If you choose this option, remember to include a reference (“1 of 4,” “2 of 4,” etc.) Pet peeve: Incorrect time and date references. Within our organization) m any people forget that they’re in a global company and talking to a worldwide audience, and lapse into giving dates and times in their own parochial local formats.

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Anastasia Penright – CEO at Respect My Voice | Leaders: Create a Drama Free Workplace

Allwork

MARCH 4, 2024

Or I had a good friend, she referred to that circle as her tribe, and I had another friend referred to it as your front row. And the way we cultivate that relationship, despite the distance, is that we’ll do things where and we’re working with families and things like that in different time zones.

AT&T

AT&T Stress International Training

Partnering with an Executive Assistant Staffing Agency: Benefits for Hiring Managers and Organizations

C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 3, 2023

C-Suite Assistants can find you an EA who can provide crucial support using digital platforms and tools that seamlessly connect your organization across time zones to optimize operations. This brings an abundance of digital communication, virtual meetings, and remote team coordination for a new way of collaborating.

Agencies

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Pros and Cons of Virtual Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

JULY 26, 2021

If you plan to hire a virtual executive assistant, you must decide if you need someone in the same time zone as yourself. Many prefer a virtual assistant in the same time zone. However, this choice can vary depending on the size of your company, the number of employees, and if it is operating across several time zones.

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Creating Effective Team Communication Systems

BioTeams

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

One can imagine the resonance here against large multinational teams operating in a matrix structure with multiple backgrounds, skill sets and scopes and especially those that work under a follow the sun model (where one time zone sleeps, the other is awake to continue the trail). Tampa, Fla.: Meghan-Kiffer Press, part 3.

2019

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

References www.kpmg.com/US/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/real-value-of-engaged-employees.pdf www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/human-capital/articles/introduction-human-capital-trends.html Today, she is Director Media Communications of both Steelcase and Coalesse in EMEA.

Collaborate

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How I Use Todoist And Evernote Together

Productivityist

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’ve long used Evernote for my resource and reference materials. Pretty much everything that is any source of reference material is kept there, and even ideas for blog posts and other content spend some time in Evernote before making their way to Scrivener for bigger projects or Desk.pm for blog posts. Tasks are…well, tasks.

Email

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Daan van Rossum – CEO at FlexOS | Flex Work: The Key to Career Freedom.

Allwork

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But I think that when you cross borders or more importantly, time zones, you really have to rethink how you’re going to organize a company. They can reference a knowledge database and give it back in human language. You had to show up early. I had to stay late. And that’s good. Right, so you talked about help desk.

AT&T

AT&T Dropbox Collaborate Environment

Answering Reader Mail: What Do Employers Look for in High-Level EA Candidates?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

It’s perplexing to me that even during interviews, I’m actually asked point-blank if I’m very discreet and won’t share confidential information even though my career obviously illustrates I’ve been trusted and referred by some very credible people. I have even been asked about how much I socialize at work. Exhaust all resources.

Temping

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Leading and Working with a Multi-VA Team

Denise Aday

MAY 10, 2010

That if you maintain a good communication flow via your daily collaboration tools, then team meetings don’t add enough value to warrant the hassle of trying to get everyone together at the same time across time zones. But I’ve happily referred capable colleagues and coordinated between them and my clients.

Basecamp

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Realistic Freelancing |

Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Does your family refer to you as “the lump by the computer”? My best time for jobs prospects peak at 11pm to 1am in our time-zone and I just can’t stop working I only have about 5 hours of daily, normal sleep! I have a hard time saying no to clients, especially loyal ones who’ve referred other clients to me.

2009

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Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook

Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

Microsoft Outlook

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Chris McAlister – Founder of SightShift | Keys to Impactful Leadership Across Generations

Allwork

APRIL 22, 2024

Chris McAlister [ 00:35:27 ]: I would say we’re able to serve organizations literally continually because we have somebody who’s, so to speak, working around the clock in different time zones at a level of competitiveness that I would never want to pay an american to do. He referred to it as his craft. As an artist.

AT&T

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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

I dont mind being referred to as someones assistant. My all-time favourite however is colleague. My current boss always refers to me as his colleague, both to those within our company and to external contacts when referring them to me. I tend to use the term boss when I refer to my employer. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Administrative Professionals

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Monty Python Officeland

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

With references like these how can I lose? .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 July, 2009 Monty Python Officeland One of my former bosses said working with me was like being in a Monty Python movie. My current boss says we get along like a house on fire. Its not that Im funny, because Im not, but I find a lot of things funny.

Time Zones

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Are you worried about job security?

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

I can honestly say that even though it was a hard time to go through, I ended up getting a much better job and a better opportunity and can look back on it as a good learning experience. If you do have to leave, dont forget to ask for a reference letter. My former boss gave me an excellent reference on paper and by phone.

Time Zones

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Do you feel that you should have some sort of control over these files on how you find them, for future reference? Home About Me Advertise Retrieve Your Files With Ease By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you have quite a bit of filing to do?

Filing

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I got an e-slap on the wrist - Ouch!

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

When you are away from the office you should always turn your out-of-office assistant on and refer people to someone else who can help. If you are not in, please let your callers know that and refer them to someone else who can help them in your absence. The same can be said for voicemail. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

MONTY PYTHON: One of my former bosses said at times working with me was like being in a Monty Python movie. With references like these how can I lose? I felt if we were prepared and equipped to do our jobs, it could seem like we were laughing all the way to work.but I also like to have fun at work too. 411 Look Up 411.ca

IAAP

IAAP 2010 Time Zones International

The Advertising Game

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

I get those calls all the time. I really know it is a cold call when they refer to 'him' as a 'her' :) Since my boss's contact information is on our company website, I asked our web person to put my extension under his name instead. September 21, 2009 Patricia Robb said. Oh, I agree. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Fax

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

They say when you do something for 30 days it becomes a habit, so try some of these and make it a new habit that will save you a lot of time. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Keyboards

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

Like you, I list the new assistant as not only a contact but a definite resource for future references. As you previously stated, this is a great way to not only meet new people but you can expand your list of contacts to include the new assistant. I have found this practice to pay off big just when you need it! 23, 1 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones

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Kallout To Research Information

Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2008

There’s quite a list of services that Kallout offers, such as search, reference, shopping, news, etc. Click on this and you will have the option to do the research right within application that you are using, such as Microsoft Word or Internet Explorer. Use any or all of these research options to your advantage.

Microsoft Word

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Want to Blog About Your Work?

Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2007

Internal blogging refers to employees writing blogs that are stored on an intranet or company server. More and more firms are allowing their employees to blog, whether it be internal or external. This can boost company credibility and advertise itself in a global way.

2008

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Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves?

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! 2comments for this post Anonymous Referring to co-workers not cleaning up after themselves, our women would leave a paper "trail" in the restroom of paper towels. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

UPS

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Want to Decorate Your Cubicle/Office?

Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 11, 2008

You need to be able to find certain documents on your cubicle walls for easy reference. Try to keep the pictures on a professional level, so obviously dont hang anything that might be lewd, harmful to others cultures or has a picture of something illegal on it. Try not to clutter your cubicle too much.

Cubicle

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. Does your boss need to be at the meeting? Can someone go in his or her place if they are not available?

Time Zones

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Another helpful site I refer to for protocol on addressing officials is www.formsofaddress.info. Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. February 23, 2009 Patricia Robb said. Thanks Carol. That is a good site too.

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