Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 15, 2011

One of my favorite stories is the children's book, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco. If you haven't read it, this would be a great time.and please share it with the people who matter most to you. It's a tale about being REAL; about LOVE; about being TRANSPARENT; about LIFE; and the benefits of AUTHENTICITY. We have a choice in life, and that is to either build walls around who we really are and what we really feel OR to be vulnerable and expose our real self, the one we were truly

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Long gone are the luxury days of supporting just one or two executives. While it is difficult to support multiple players, if you can see yourself as an orchestra leader, the conductor, it will make your job easier. Just as several instruments make up an orchestra, each with its unique purpose and features, the managers you support are distinctive. They have different communication styles, personalities, work purposes, and their personal lives vary.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Today you are the winner in the ultimate lottery. No, this particular lottery I’m writing about won’t award you a 2012 shiny new luxury car or a round trip for two to Paris. But today you’ve won, and you definitely can go places with your prize. “But what have I won?” you wonder. Today you are the proud holder of 24 shiny new hours, or 1,440 marvelous minutes, or 86,400 sparkling seconds.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Is your life running you? … Meaning you never have time for the things you want to do or you always feel stressed, overworked and overscheduled? Well one tool that will help you to get of the merry-go-round of life is to start taking time for YOU. What does taking time for YOU really mean and why should we do it? The talk shows say it, the books write it, the preachers preach it, the motivational speakers tout it… but what is the real why?

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Assistants often write Joan Burge with their burning questions. One of the questions she received and addresses in her recent Adminology, Reality Check video series (week 8). Here is a small snippet of the message. Question: Why didn't I get a raise this year? I did a great job, I took on more responsibility this year. Why can't I get a raise? Reality: It may not be in the budget.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2011

One thing is for sure, by the time you finish reading this article, there will probably be some fascinating new technology that we all won’t know yet, but we will already be behind the curve. The world of innovation has been advancing so rapidly that it’s no doubt that we often can get excited about the new phone or computer that we buy, only to find out that we actually just bought something that has already been replaced by newer, better and faster.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Hi! Wow, this is that time of year where we find our selves talking about how particularly fast this year went by, even faster than last year! We are rushing to get to this party and that store and the kids' parent-teacher conference, finish up this project, send out that contract and oh-by-the-way we have to decorate the tree and send Aunt So-and-So her gift so it arrives by Christmas.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 4, 2011

I ’ll bet you are wondering what a paper towel administrative assistant is! This came to my thoughts recently, and I decided I definitely don’t want to be one of those. Think about it: when does someone think about, or reach for, a paper towel? • When they’ve made a mess. • When they have a spill. • When something is sticky. And as soon as they use that paper towel to clean it up and their mess is gone… they ball the towel up and throw it away.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 1, 2011

by ALICE BUMGARNER, MODERATOR on NOVEMBER 11, 2011 11:48AM. in ADMIN PRO FORUM. Question: “I work in a small organization and often say that I find out things about myself from co-workers before I even know them! I have stopped socializing after work hours, especially when alcohol is involved, because of the rampant gossip of co-workers. What is the best way to handle—and minimize—office gossip?

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Stat: 20% of American career women will never negotiate for more money in their careers. One of my favorite career experts, Alexia Vernon, shares some tips on negotiation for the salary you deserve on New Day Northwest. I hope you enjoy the tips she shares – good for not only women but men too! Alexia is also a fellow Vegas Young Professional and past Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence speaker.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Hello! We thought that our administrative audience would enjoy the opportunity to become better at making great PowerPoint presentations and since Office Dynamics doesn't typically offer technical training we are sharing with tyou this offering from our friends at Business Management Daily. This is for those of you looking for training in advanced PowerPoint use.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2011

View this online. Find out the tricks the pros use! Proofread With Perfection: Proofreading and Editing Techniques for Flawless Communication. “I have been correcting the proofs of my poems. In the morning, after hard work, I took a comma out of one sentence. In the afternoon I put it back again.”. – Oscar Wilde. Poor proofreading can cost you your job.

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DECEMBER 10, 2011

View this online. Get inside Zuckerberg's thinking. Zuckerberg's Facebook Success Secrets: How to Lead and Succeed Like Zuck. A New Interactive Webinar. December 22, 2011 • 1:00-2:15 PM Eastern Time. Dear Colleague: Mark Zuckerberg is worth over $17 billion. His company, Facebook — founded in 2004 — has 800 million active users, and is valued at between $70 billion and $100 billion.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 10, 2011

View this online. Rudeness isn’t just bad form: it’s bad business. Emily Post's Guide to Business Etiquette for the 21st Century. In a world of texts, tweets, “cube farms” and Casual Fridays, have manners gone the way of the dodo? An AP/Ipsos poll says that 69% find people ruder than a generation ago. But rudeness isn’t just bad form: it’s bad business.

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