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Guest Blogger
Purple Squirrel
Purple Squirrel: Are You Willing to Become One, or Will One Replace You? By Pat Barber The term “Purple Squirrel” recently caught my attention. As I must do when my curiosity is peaked, I investigated! Urbandictionary.com gives this definition: “The elusive candidate with exactly the right qualifications to match a business’s needs.” Then I...

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Jasmine M Freeman
Annual Conference for Admin Excellence - Sold Out
  Hello! Did you hear the news? Our Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence is sold out! We were accepting registrations for the 225 limited seating event up until August 1, 2011 but demand was great and the seats have all been spoken for. What to do if you were interested in attending and missed getting your hands on a seat? Contac...

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Joan Burge
Be even more successful: 3 little words that make the difference
Happy Monday! One of the benefits of being in my line of work is learning little-known, proven workplace-effectiveness techniques that boost success - and then sharing them with you! For example, did you know that changing just a few of the everyday words you use while conducting business can actually enhance people's positive impressions of you? ...

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Joan Burge
Have a Safe and Happy Independence Day
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
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Jasmine M Freeman
Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence
Hello Blog readers! Our office has been working hard to process all the registrations that we have received this week and to work with those of you that have called in or wrote in regarding the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. We have been happy to help all of you with your questions and can't wait to meet each and every one of you...

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Joan Burge
Principle of the Path
Good day and welcome to the week before the 4th of July holiday. I imagine many of you will be taking a long holiday. If so (or if not), there is a book you might want to read. First of all, I am so excited because I recently obtained a Kindle and am loving it. The irony is that I put off getting one because I love the feel of a real book,...

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Guest Blogger
How To Create An Admin Community
How To Create An Admin Community - and Then Become Its #1 Cheerleader! By Pat Barber Let me ask a question (raise your hand virtually if your answer is yes. Oh go on, no one’s looking!): How often in your Admin career have you arrived at a new job, full of excitement and chomping at the bit to help your executive(s) conquer the world, and equall...

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Jasmine M Freeman
Boston in the Summer
Hello!  This past May I had the pleasure of attending the Elite Meetings Alliance event in Las Vegas. Let me tell you, not only did I feel like a VIP the entire time I was soaking up so much information on meeting planning. If you are like me then you have to plan for meetings and events as part of your job....

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Joan Burge
Travel Tipping Etiquette
While I believe myself to be a savvy traveler and know pretty much what to tip and when to tip staff, lately I have been questioning some of my tipping habits – wondering, “Am I tipping too much?” or “Do I tip the maid if she brings extra towels to my room?” I imagine there may be times your managers asks himself or herself the same questions. Ma...

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Joan Burge
Murphy's Law
Well, I had an interesting experience last week. Murphy’s Law was in full force. Last week, we held our Part 2 World Class Assistant workshop in Las Vegas. It is a 2 ½ day workshop. We hold it at the beautiful Red Rock Country Club in West Las Vegas. We had 18 attendees from all over the country and even Moscow. We have videotaped this program...

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