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title: "Learning at Work: An Ode to Operations"
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# Learning at Work: An Ode to Operations

[Milda Rowlinson](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/author/milda-rowlinson)

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For Learning at Work Week, the Focus7 Operations team summarised their learnings in the form of a poem which – we hope you agree – is pretty ingenious!

 

 

*So here I am leading Focus7’s Op Team*

*How did I get here, living my dream*

 

*Leona is F7 Ops number 1*

*Leads from the front and knows how to have fun*

 

*I’m next in line, I manage my staff*

*Expecting high standards and still with a laugh*

 

*I’m a solver of problems, I have one to ones*

*A good team meeting I never will shun*

 

*I deal with recruitment, do job interviews *

*Meet different people with a variety of views*

 

*Training and payroll, sort out pensions I will*

*I’ve got lots of talents and I pay the bills*

 

*But I couldn’t do it without a great team*

*Carry on reading, you’ll know what I mean*

 

 

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*About the role of an Executive Assistant*

*I always need to be consistent*

 

*Whether its holiday requests or coffee making*

*I even do the minute taking*

 

*Purchase orders are top priority*

*Getting them signed off by the correct authority*

 

*The diaries always give me a headache*

*Stuffed up with meetings so full they might break*

 

*My favourite part is the IT issues*

*There may be a few tears, pass me the tissues*

 

*Of course, have no fear at the end of the day*

*Draig’s water bowl’s filled before I go on my way!*

 

 

\*\*\*

 

*Hi, I’m Sharon the Finance Manager*

*I make sure day to day we keep ourselves out of danger*

 

*I strive to keep Her Majesty’s Revenue happy*

*By submitting PAYE and VAT returns pretty snappy*

 

*I love monthly sales graphs in the form of a chart*

*This hopefully makes the sales team look very smart*

 

*Running month end reports for our asset depreciation*

*Is one way to learn the value of their true appreciation*

 

*Processing accruals and prepayments for month end reports,*

*Reflects correct costs so that nothing distorts*

 

*I check expense claims, invoices are processed,*

*This to ensure all monthly costs are addressed*

 

*Each year we prepare a budget for expenses and income,*

*So we can plan for another great year to come!*

 

 

\*\*\*

 

*My name is Siu May, are you all okay?*

*See me, I do the greetings and servicing of meetings*

*And when you’re resting, I’m doing our email testing*

*Please don’t forget to give me your expenses honey,*   
 *So I can give you back some of your hard earned money*

*When you get a chance take a look, at our staff handbook*

*And my favourite job… is walking the DOG!*

 

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*This is the life in the role of a Finance Assistant*

*I’ll chase you for our money, I will be persistent! *

 

*I do love a Customer Invoice Request*

*But getting these bad boys can be a test*

 

*Learning new things I can take to quite well*

*Unless you want to know about cash flow, then give Sharon a bell!*

 

*To name a few that I can actually do –*

*Expenses, Invoicing and Purchase Orders too*

 

*Working for the Ops team is dandy and swell*

*We’re a strong bunch of girls and get on so well*

 

*Let’s be honest, my true superpower*

*Is not just being able to drink 20 shots in an hour*

 

*Because when it comes to good old Xero*

*I’m Focus7’s superhero!*

 

 

**Authors:**

Bridget Webb  
 Fay Monk  
 Sharon Timm  
 Siu May Cheung  
 Charlotte Stevens

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