Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2012

You know the old adage that two brains are better than one? Well, think of this in terms of partnering with your leader. We can definitely do great things individually but when we join forces with our leader we can be extraordinary! This excerpt from Who Took My Pen…Again proves a great point: Support. Partner with Your Leader. Do you partner with your leader?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2012

Dear friends and colleagues, Please allow me to be one of the first to wish you a Happy Administrative Professionals Week! From April 23 – 27, it’s time to salute you for the extra hours you put in, the extraordinary efforts you make to assist others, the masterful way you keep clients and employees happy, and so much more! Think of this week as a “new year” for success-minded assistants like yourself.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 23, 2012

Welcome to the Who Took My Pen. Again? Annual Blog-a-thon for Administrative Professionals. If you are just tuning in, here's the scoop! We are holding 4th Annual Blog-a-thon for the Administrative Profession. We hold this blog-a-thon each April and the goal is to make assistants aware of the resources available to them and build a community of administrative assistant and executive assistants who want to learn and grow and flourish in their career of choice!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2012

I truly believe that every person has a special gift they were born with—something that makes them unique, different, and distinct. And I know that is true of you. After 21+ years of inspiring greatness is administrative assistants, secretaries, and executive assistants, I have witnessed the beauty of “the special gift” being opened. It takes courage to dig deep, explore your uniqueness, and then bring it forward.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 22, 2012

Did you know it’s Administrative Professionals Week? This happens to be one of my favorite weeks all year – and not just because I was once an assistant myself before I founded my company back in 1990. I love celebrating this week because it gives me a chance to thank my own assistant for everything she does to help be even more successful. If it weren’t for administrative professionals, business would cease.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2012

Whether you like it or not “embrace technology” has become a common mantra in the business world. For the purposes of this book ( Who Took My Pen … Again? ), we state unequivocally, forget about embracing technology; you’ve got to dance the technology tango! Anyone who has watched the hit television show, Dancing with the Stars , knows two things about a successful tango: you must exhibit great passion and stay in step with your partner.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 23, 2012

To promote means to further the progress of something - especially a cause, venture, or aim - support, or actively encourage. It also means to give publicity to a product, organization, or venture, so as to increase sales or public awareness. You may well operate as though what you accomplish at your desk has little to do with promotion of your company's product or service, or initiative.

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