How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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Do you find that some of your co-workers can be extremely annoying, rude or just plain inconsiderate? Do you want to walk over to their cubicle while their talking loudly on the phone and give them a piece of your mind?

This happens to the best of us all of the time. There's always someone that annoys us and tries to make our lives more difficult than it already is.


Find Project Management Answers In A Flash!

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Do you have questions about project management, but can't seem to get a proper answer? Do you scour the Internet for some sort of clue to what you are trying to accomplish? Do you wish that a real human being would be able to help you out?

A great website for this is Ask About Projects. This site enables you to create an account and post questions that you have about any type of project or task that you are having trouble with. People in turn would log into their own accounts and try to answer your question as best as possible.

You can even vote on the answer whether it was helpful or not, so that others can benefit from the details. It even has tags that you can click on, which bring you to questions and answers of different categories that you are trying to find information on.


Make No Mistakes With Meeting Request Attachments in Outlook 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 20, 2009

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You sent a meeting request to a bunch of people. Your boss calls you up and tells you that you need to add an agenda to this meeting, but you don’t want everyone to get the meeting request again and have to accept/decline it. Trust me, people start to get irritated when this happens over and over again.

The other issue might be that they see a meeting request, usually don’t open it if it’s an update and decide to just accept the updated version. They don’t see the attached agenda or other attachment that you’ve added and go to the meeting oblivious of what’s going on or if they should have prepared for the meeting.


Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Does your department have an administrative procedures manual? Do you find that your staff are not being consistent with their memos, e-mails, the way they answer the phone, etc.?

I worked in quite a few firms, small and large, but my current one is the largest organization that I worked in - well, currently working in. As I worked in smaller firms, I didn't have to create an administrative procedures manual, as I was the only one that held this particular role. But once I moved to my current job, things changed quite a bit.


Increasing Microsoft Excel 2007's Formula Bar Size

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Do you find that trying to either write or fix formulas in Microsoft Excel can be a pain? Do you wish that you could expand the size of the formula bar to see more of the formula that you are working on?

I remember back in the day when Microsoft Excel 2003 and prior versions didn’t have this feature. Then we upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007 and voila! I was just playing around with the software and stumbled upon this great feature.


Using Your Mail Trays Correctly

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Having trouble figuring out how to use your mail tray? Can't quite figure out how to get organized on how many you need and how you will use each one of them?

I have seem some people at my office only use 1 mail tray, as their inbox. Others have quite a few, which I am not sure what the purpose of all of them is.


Feeling Overwhelmed by the Mess on Your Desk? Fear Not!

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 16, 2009

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Do you have a large pile of papers on your desk? Is your desk disorganized and full of clutter? Do you feel that your mail tray's inbox keeps getting fed with more and more paper?

Don't worry, you're not alone. You wouldn't believe how many people come to me with this problem on a regular basis. You should also see some of my co-workers' desks. It looks like a whirlwind spun through and left nothing untouched.

One of my readers asks this question, which I have heard many times and started thinking, "Maybe I should write a post on this":



What Topics Would You Like Me to Cover?

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 13, 2009

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Do you want to get your voice heard? Are there any questions that you might have but are afraid to ask?

I have been blogging for the last 2 years now (on and off, as you can tell) and have provided mounds of information to all of you during this time. I really enjoy helping you with your everyday and not-so-everyday tasks. I am always willing to listen to any ideas and comments that you may have for me, so I am extending a survey to you all to find out what topics, questions, concerns and/or comments that you may have for me.



British Airways Flight Sale - Until November 19, 2009!

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Does your manager fly quite a bit? Do you feel that you could get better airfare deals and service than what your current carrier offers? If you travel to Britain, this post is for you.

My sister-in-law has been travelling with British Airways quite frequently, as she is studying in Britain and lives here in Canada. She told me that the service is impeccable and the prices are usually quite cheaper than other airlines.


Adhering to the "Closed Door" Policy

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Do you find that you get disturbed around your cubicle because of excessive noise? Do you wish that you could build walls around your cubicle just so that people would keep quiet?

I wrote a post entitled "Adhering to the 'Open Door' Policy", but this post is a little different, so please read on.

I am sure that this happened to many of you on a regular basis. Managers have offices and the rest of us just have cubicles. When they need to make a phone call or just have some quiet time to work, they close their door. Don't you wish that you could do this too?