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Take Your Seat … At The Executive Table

Office Dynamics

Administrative Professionals leading in the 21st-century. With new technologies (apps, devices, office environments) and globalization, restructuring, downsizing and flattening of top heavy organizations, as administrative professionals, if we are not careful, we could literally get run-over!

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How to Master The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers

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However, after a recent turn of events such as staffing vacancies and promotions, I have found myself providing administrative support to several other key managers while we recruit for vacant positions. Let’s face it—the work of an administrative professional is never ending. To think otherwise is wishful thinking!

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Have You Reached A Career Plateau? How to Regain Control

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If inexperience is holding you back, approach someone whose work you admire and ask him/her to mentor you. Mentor someone else, and you’ll find it’s also good for you. Shelagh Donnelly is the founder and publisher of Exceptional EA ( [link] ), an online resource for administrative professionals that’s read in more than 130 countries.

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career in Administrative Services

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Mentor Newbies. Mentoring shows you are team-oriented and not afraid of helping other people shine. You have to bring those things to light. Don’t hide in the shadows and hope that someone notices all you do. As you grow in your own role, help others to do the same. Don’t hoard your knowledge.

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Let the Teacher Teach

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I have been in the training and professional speaking business for almost 20 years. Most of my work is conducting on-site workshops and seminars for a specific organization's administrative professionals' staff. Seek mentors and teachers within your department and in your building. Be a sponge. Who can you teach?

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Let the Teacher Teach

Office Dynamics

I have been in the training and professional speaking business for almost 20 years. Most of my work is conducting on-site workshops and seminars for a specific organization's administrative professionals' staff. Seek mentors and teachers within your department and in your building. Be a sponge. Who can you teach?

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Bonnie’s Workplace 2021 Wish List

Bonnie Low Kramen

In fact, the most effective assertiveness happens calmly, factually, and directly. I wish that you find a mentor. This article first appeared in Executive Secretary Magazine, a global training publication, and must read for any administrative professional. Speaking up does not have to be loud or nasty or aggressive.

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