Minute Taking
The first time my boss asked me to take minutes I gulped and the fear took over. I'm sure many of you can relate and know exactly what I mean. As I was walking to the boardroom I chattered nervously to him that I hadn't taken minutes since high school. It ended up being a ploy to get me to the boardroom for a baby shower - Surprise!!! Whew, I had dodged a bullet, but I knew this, I never wanted to take a job that required minute taking. But fast forward a bit and now I really enjoy taking minutes. So what changed? Well... I wanted to progress in my career and knew if I was going to do that I would have to learn to take minutes. There are not many Executive Assistant jobs that don't require minute taking. In our office all the administrative assistants also have to take minutes. I'm the type of person that when I want to do something I learn everything there is about it. I bugged everyone I knew that had ever taken...