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The Office Move Checklist

The Office Management Group

We’ve all been there (or certainly will be at some point in our office management careers). The Office Move. That gasping moment when we are told “we’re moving office, and by the way – you are running the project.”

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10 Office Management Tools To Make Your Life A Breeze

SnackNation

10 Office Management Tools To Make Your Life A Breeze. Being really good at office management means being able handle a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities. The title “Office Manager” might as well be changed to “Jack (or Jill) of All Trades.”. What is office management?

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our office manager wants constant public praise, and other people are starting to resent it

Ask a Manager

Our office manager is excellent — seriously. We have really prestigious folks walk through our office, and every one of them will remark on how wonderful she is at greeting them, making them feel welcome, and getting them where they need to go. Can other managers be nudged to do more public recognition of their own people?

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The 9 Key Responsibilities of an Executive Assistant and What They Actually Mean

SnackNation

This might be because Executive Assistants already handle all the logistical aspects of an executive’s travel…or because executives feel they can trust their assistants with planning activities they really want to do. . Cleaning up and organizing the office AND cleaning up after everyone in the office. So please be discrete.”.

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How to Plan Events Your Team Will Love (Without the Stress)

Eat Your Career

While event planning can feel overwhelming, approaching logistics systematically and creating a standardized event playbook that you adapt for each event can ensure you are not starting from scratch each time you begin planning. For a more detailed event planning calendar, download The Complete Guide to Office Management from Managed by Q.

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the $15,000 coffee fund, the cheapskate executives, and other stories of office coffee wars

Ask a Manager

The office manager is responsible for ordering things/keeping them stocked. Office manager called in maintenance but they were estimating that it wouldn’t be online until late afternoon/next business day. The teabags I worked in one office that provided coffee and, theoretically, tea. totally free to employees.

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the baby grand piano, the legend of Buddy, and other tales of holiday woes

Ask a Manager

Thankfully it appears that the logistic complications of that have finally overwhelmed her desire and the plan has been dropped, but I expect this year’s party will probably remind her again.” Our office manager had apparently signed up for cranberry sauce and HOW DARE I try to take over her item. The mystery.