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3 Ways to Master Manage Stress During the Holidays

Office Dynamics

Here’s a helpful suggestion: If you’re bringing a holiday treat to the office, remove it from your desk (where co-workers will congregate) and put it in a common area, such as the lunch room, so your kind act doesn’t unintentionally thwart your productivity and create unwanted stress for you. Limit interruptions. Learn more.

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12 Days of Christmas Sale is back! Dates & Deals Cheat Sheet

Office Dynamics

It's a great way to get your administrative peers or your assistant an excellent gift for the holidays at a great price! Day 1 * December 3 through 31, 2012. The dates and the pricing and then make your educated decision. Day 2 * December 4, 2012. Day 3 * December 5, 2012. Day 4 * December 6, 2012.

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Celebrating the Season? Preserve Your Professional Image

Office Dynamics

NOTE: Monday Motivators will be taking a holiday break for Christmas (December 25) and New Year’s Day (January 1). Specifically, that topic is “appropriate behavior at holiday business functions.”. It’s the holidays! Happy holidays – and a Happy New Year, too! 2012 Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence.

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Celebrating the Season? Preserve Your Professional Image

Office Dynamics

NOTE: Monday Motivators will be taking a holiday break for Christmas (December 25) and New Year’s Day (January 1). Specifically, that topic is “appropriate behavior at holiday business functions.” It’s the holidays! Happy holidays – and a Happy New Year, too! We will return on January 6.

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Monday Motivator: Gratitude

Office Dynamics

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday! 2012 Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. There is no schedule to follow for this educational online learning experience. If you aren’t comfortable speaking the words to someone, then write them a note. It’s good for them and it’s good for you!

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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

Practically Perfect PA

Last week I went along to Confex 2012, for those that don’t know Confex is a large exhibition aimed predominately at event organisers. During this year’s event the powers that be put on a PA day which along with the exhibition including specific training sessions for PAs. Is this excessive or is it reasonable?

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

A 2012 study conducted by Yale researchers revealed that even science professors—male and female—evaluate the information on a résumé more harshly when the applicant is a woman. In 2015, New York City began officially observing two Muslim holidays —the “first large metropolis in America” to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

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