Eat Your Career

JANUARY 14, 2019

As a proud former administrative professional , I’ve always enjoyed being a part of the admin community. So, back in 2006, I started a blog for admins called The Executive Assistant’s Toolbox, where I shared tips and tricks for success in the field. Shockingly, that blog got really popular really fast.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 19, 2009

We held a survey on our blog a few months back. As I travel the country and work on-site with administrative professionals, assistants, executive assistants and administrative assistants, I hear individuals in the profession say, “I don’t care what you call me – secretary, assistant – whatever.”

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Office Dynamics

JULY 19, 2009

We held a survey on our blog a few months back. As I travel the country and work on-site with administrative professionals, assistants, executive assistants and administrative assistants, I hear individuals in the profession say, “I don’t care what you call me – secretary, assistant – whatever.”

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Travel Promotion Management 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 8, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Is your office doing anything for Administrative Professionals Day?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

Did you have the most incredible Administrative Professionals’ Week this year? and we brought back the April Blog-a-Thon for the Administrative Professional where we gathered here each weekday with a new content post and shared a place for administrative professionals to comment, question and discuss their careers.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

As an administrative professional, you need to be productive and organized wherever you go. Travel Planning Apps: Whether you’re the one traveling, or simply attempting to get your executive from point A to point B, travel planning apps can be a life saver. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 13, 2017

I am pretty sure that as you focus on your career this month because of Administrative Professionals Week, you are looking for some awesome earth-shattering, off-the-charts ideas. We have done our best to provide you with some great blogs during the month of April. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

So, administrative professionals from around the world, let’s try to help! ATTENTION: If you’ve submitted your response on our Ask an Admin blog post, please be patient to see your response and other responses. We apologize for this but this is the best way we can keep YOUR blog clean! Thank you, everyone!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

Administrative assistants go above and beyond and take on new assignments with little to no background, training or experience. Our role is no longer confined to typing letters, answering the phone, scheduling meetings and travel. Expert Travel Agents. Instead, hold your head up high and say, I’m an Administrative Professional!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 15, 2015

Administrative professionals are strategic partners in business success. “Administrative” cannot be separated from “professional.” Succession planning for administrative professionals is critically necessary to ensure future success in every industry and every business regardless of size.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Between e-mail, virtual assistants, smartphones, high-speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, they mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever—making their own travel plans, managing their own Inbox, sending their own letters and scheduling their own meetings.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, I want to share my thoughts on why I believe being an executive assistant is a rewarding career. A stellar Executive Assistant must think of every detail for every function such as calendar management, travel planning, meeting preparation and execution, and e-mail management.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

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. email, instant chat, phone, text messaging, etc.).

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 11, 2009

Jasmine here again as Joan is out of the office on travel to Nashville this week. I wanted to quickly give everyone a helpful tip on how to subscribe to this blog so you will always know when we have new information posted. You may also note that the left column of this blog is sorted by topic! Thanks for sharing.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 11, 2009

Jasmine here again as Joan is out of the office on travel to Nashville this week. I wanted to quickly give everyone a helpful tip on how to subscribe to this blog so you will always know when we have new information posted. You may also note that the left column of this blog is sorted by topic! Thanks for sharing.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 4, 2016

Office Dynamics is all a buzz with the anticipation and excitement of Administrative Professionals Week the end of this month. Because administrative professionals are the backbone of every organization. Not if you take the administrative profession seriously. As I said, this is no easy job. Joan Burge.

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Administrative Professionals 2016 Travel Interviewing 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, I want to share my thoughts on being an executive or administrative assistant. Being in the administrative profession is a career of choice. Top-performing executive assistants or administrative assistants must also be: Persuasive. Those are just the fundamentals.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 9, 2018

I’ll give you a perfect example that just happened to me this morning as I was traveling. Keep in mind; I’ve been traveling for 20 years about 75% of the time, each year so I know what to do.) You feel good for reasons that are too many to even mention in this blog. If that bothers you, you need to say something.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 26, 2023

​Whether you’re using it for travel planning, procedures development, project management, or just basic notetaking, OneNote is one of the most dynamic software programs out there for administrative professionals. If you haven’t checked out that blog post, you can find it here.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are an assistant reading this blog, check off the ones that describe you. If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Over the years, I have collected more than 300 ideas. I recently came across this list from one of my classes and wanted to share it.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

Of course, many organizations have different priorities and many Executives indeed want to know they have full support at all hours of the day and night, especially when traveling. This post is part of our blog-a-thon in honor of administrative professionals.

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Melissa Peoples

MARCH 17, 2023

In this blog post, we will discuss some of the most common questions about AI, including what it is, how it differs from automation, and how it can be used to improve our lives as administrative professionals What is AI? These tools can analyze travel patterns and preferences to find the best options for each traveler.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

Great EA Blogs… www.officerenegade.com ; practicallyperfectpa.com; audaciousadmin.com and more. Questions from your admin peers: Administrative Professional blogs, Facebook, and Linked In resources. The scholarship award does NOT include travel expenses. Handout: Getting-People-To-Notice-You-Webinar-Handout.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Part of what we do is provide tools and services to administrative professionals to enhance the quality of their work-life that promote administrative excellence. We offer high level coaching, onsite workshops, an annual conference for administrative excellence, an executive assistant boot camp and more.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Ask everyone to brainstorm all the things they can think of that needs to happen eg for a conference – programme design, sponsorship, risk identification, evaluation method, speakers, budget, topics, travel and accommodation etc. She is a past National President of the Association of Administrative Professionals New Zealand Inc.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Alexis Bonari is a freelance writer and blog junkie.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets I printed his e-ticket and had everything prepared for his travel.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 15, 2015

To continue our travels through this special month of June, the official month of the 25 th year anniversary of Office Dynamics, I found more goodies to share with you! It is still applicable today, although the administrative profession has become more visible over the past 5 years. Quit traveling close to the ground.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2012

Annual Blog-a-thon for Administrative Professionals. We are holding 4th Annual Blog-a-thon for the Administrative Profession. To learn more about the blog-a-thon and how you can win great prizes check out the Administrative Professional's Blog-a-thon Page for the full message.

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