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Celebrating Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

April is just around the corner and we love celebrating administrative professionals! In honor of Administrative Professionals Week (4/20 – 4/24) and Office Dynamics 25th Year in business educating administrative professionals and their executives, we are bringing back our Blog-a-Thon.

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How to Get Others to Value Your Work

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This question hits particularly close to home for administrative professionals. What positive effect does this task have on my team and my organization? Talk up your projects. Politely but assertively correct people if they misunderstand what your job is all about. They look down on me (and my role).

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

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These executive letters are one of the requirements for a Star Achievement Series® participant to receive their CEAP (Certified Executive Administrative Professional) designation. Cultivates professional networks that help us accomplish our goals. More focus on prompting leaders to ensure critical team meetings occur.

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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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Qualities Of A Great Assistant

Office Dynamics

If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Team player. This might give you an idea of areas that need to be developed. Top Assistants List Qualities Of A Great Assistant. Good communication skills. Organization skills. Interpersonal communication skills. Detail oriented.

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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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Secretary vs Assistant – do they think differently?

Office Dynamics

it can be a big thing in how non-administrative professionals view the role. The degree of involvement you have in projects. Be assertive. In other words, they think of the past and what this role involved 20 or 30 years ago. While this is a very small thing. just one word. The types of tasks you handle. Be a pacesetter.