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Go from ‘organized’ to ‘efficient’
A tidy workplace should enable you to work faster, but some hide a secret: You may be wasting time, effort and resources on unproductive tasks. Don’t let your drive for neatness and perfection derail your work. Check whether your office is simply organized or efficient, as well, with this list:
Be the admin every executive wants
It sounds like mission impossible: ensuring that your boss has time for priority work and that he or she never arrives late for a meeting. But you wield much more control than entering appointments on a calendar and reminding the boss what’s coming on the schedule. Help the days flow smoothly by building and managing the calendar better. Here’s how…
Fine-tune your agenda
For your meeting to model efficiency, ensure that the agenda includes these five elements.
5 points to know about your employer
You can own all the skills of a successful admin pro but, if you don’t understand how they fit within the organization, you’re just spinning your wheels. Here are five things you should know about your organization and how they will help you succeed: 1. Key players. Paying attention to the names and faces on […]
Serenity now! ‘Five S’ system simplifies workspace
Common sense tells us that a tidy workspace is a more efficient workspace, but even great organizations can forget to practice good housekeeping. Here’s a Japanese philosophy that can transform any office space into a more serene one.
Create an in-house style guide to keep everyone in tune
Do you have a general reference guide, such as The Chicago Manual of Style, a grammar reference and a dictionary, but still not know what the preferred organizational usage or style is? We thought so. Your organization needs its own in-house style guide.
Agenda item 1: Set meeting rules
Someone always comes late. Someone goes off on a personal tangent. Someone adds her “two cents” and butts in no matter what. If the participants often derail your meetings, start each one by agreeing on the ground rules, advises Charlie Hawkins, author of First Aid for Meetings.
Spring Cleaning: 7 steps to conquer clutter
Clear the deck, scrub it down and start over? Remove everything and put back only what you need? In your dreams! If “cluttered desk,” “cluttered mind” is your motto and purging your work station of clutter is only a dream, approach it one problem at a time. Use these seven steps to “declutter”:
Do you deserve a medal? Tapping your problem-solving ‘artist’ within
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