Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

Many times I am so thankful I had that quick chat or read that email that I was copied on as that was the exact information I needed when they were away. Having a buddy can take some of the stress off and give you assurance that you have someone you can depend on. Yes, it is always nice to have a work buddy.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

If I forgot to bring my laptop with me to a meeting out of town, that would be an almost disaster for me because I prepare my minutes ahead of time on my computer and basically all I have to do at the meeting is fill in the blanks. Another thing to put on your checklist if you are using a laptop is a memory stick.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

Tools Options Preferences E-mail Options Advanced E-mail Options Unclick “Suggest names while completing To, cc and bcc…&# My life is much simply now with less stress. I shut it off! January 20, 2009 Foley-In-Charge said. Sorry it took me so long to respond to this one. I really like the number 1- team player issue.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You will also feel more in control of the situation and less stressed. Keeping yourself organized will give your boss assurance that everything is under control and they will feel more secure that you are handling things for them.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

One of the things they stressed was to hire well. My former boss gave me an excellent reference on paper and by phone. A good reference can go a long way towards getting your next job. I read an interesting article on what management can do to prevent lay offs. They advised not to be so quick to hire someone just to fill the position.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Humour is a powerful stress reliever if done in good taste, but timing is everything. Its not that Im funny, because Im not, but I find a lot of things funny. Both of these positions were in the busiest offices I have ever worked in, but when the going gets tough, humour seems to abound!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful. The good thing about keeping them all in a central spot is I always know where the paperwork is and can easily grab it when I need it. When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

This does increase the preparation time, but on the day of the meeting it goes very smoothly with no stress. Then it is a simple matter of filling in the blanks on the day of the meeting. To prepare a minute template simply use your agenda and put it in minute format.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Perhaps we put a lot of the stress on ourselves because we feel that every e-mail has to be replied to immediately. When I have spoken to people who are extremely frustrated about the back and forth of e-mail, I have to wonder why they felt they needed to answer it so urgently in the first place.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

Any recruiter who sees your resume will silently wonder the following questions. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume. The kicker was, since the event was international, there was a time zone difference.

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