Decisions, Decisions...
As an admin it is sometimes hard to know when you should go ahead and make a decision and when you need to wait for your boss. Recently, on an admin site, someone suggested setting out every scenario she could think of and ranking whether it needs the boss's approval or not. Although I understand why she would want to do that, I thought an easier way would be to break it down as follows: Will it impact your company? If it is something that could embarrass your company or bind it financially in any way, this is definitely something your boss should be deciding, not the admin. Will it inconvenience your boss? If it is something that will impact your boss directly then it should be done in collaboration with them such as making travel arrangements, booking meetings outside of business hours or during their lunch hour or booking them with someone they have never met or may not want to meet. Things that will directly affect them should be...