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Administrative Assistant Gift Ideas

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/30/2009 | 0 Comments

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Just for Fun
Adminology

The holidays are here! Have you ever considered giving a gift to an administrative peer? What about your administrative team council members?

Company Holiday Party Etiquette

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/25/2009 | 0 Comments

Were you unable to watch the video blog about holiday party etiquette? Read the transcript here.

Feeling Stressed at Work? Is it you? Is it them? (Information Overwhelm)

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/17/2009 | 5 Comments

Are you a list maker? Scraps of paper cluttering your desk? Did you know that you don’t see them any longer after 7 days (according to psychological research) They truly become visual clutter.

Feeling Stressed at work? Is it you? Is it them? (Interruptions)

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/16/2009 | 1 Comment

Please enjoy this guest blog post from Alita Bluford, an efficiency expert! If your office works by crisis management, be sure to allow ‘buffer’ time in your schedule to handle unexpected urgencies. Also- work with a time management expert to help you understand how to make good decisions that reflect your priorities so that you can accomplish what you need to. You will never get everything done.

Feeling Stressed at Work? Is it you? Is it them?

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/13/2009 | 3 Comments

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Stress Management

It is 1:00. You have just returned from an abbreviated lunch “hour.” Your boss meets you at your desk before you have even had a chance to put your purse down and go brush your teeth.

The New Economics: It’s About Time. (Governing Time)

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/12/2009 | 2 Comments

GUEST POST FROM NANCY FRAZE: The same principals governing wise use of our money applies to time as well.

The New Economics: It’s About Time.

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/11/2009 | 0 Comments

GUEST POST FROM NANCY FRAZE: If you thought this article concerns finance, a bear market or 401Ks, you’d be wrong. If you figured it concerned budgeting… you’d be halfway there. The new economics I refer to are in reference to time. How should we invest the limited resource of time we’ve each been given to yield the greatest return?

November Blogathon Winner!

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/11/2009 | 0 Comments

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Just for Fun

Congratulations to Jodith Allen of Custer, WA!

Executive Assistants Beware of Being Too Busy

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/10/2009 | 5 Comments

“In court papers, PepsiCo claims it first received a legal document related to the case from the North Carolina agent on Sept 15 when a copy of the co-defendant’s letter was forwarded to Deputy General Counsel Tom Tamoney in PepsiCo’s law department. Tamoney’s secretary, Kathy Henry, put the letter aside and didn’t tell anyone about it because she was “so busy preparing for a board meeting.”

Executive Assistants Are Always on Stage

Posted by: Joan Burge on 11/9/2009 | 5 Comments

I just got back from an incredible trip to Chevron Business and Real Estate Services in San Ramon, California. I was a guest speaker for the Administrative Professionals Forum. While I was only there 4 hours, I absorbed much and have several tips I want to share with you so I will break this story up into a few blogs.

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