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Certification Programs for Administrative Professionals

Jen Lawrence

Whether you’re an administrative professional looking for a way to validate your skill set or a manager looking to contribute to your admin’s professional development ( thank you, thank you, thank you ), certification is the perfect step. Clear indication of administrative intent and commitment.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

First, I have been entrenched in the administrative profession for 50 years. Office Dynamics specifically focuses on training and development for administrative professionals of all levels. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. What is coming up on the calendar for the next three weeks?

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Building the Partnership with Your Executive: Are You a Center of Influence?

Office Dynamics

As a center of influence, everything should flow through you—calendar appointments, meeting information, phone calls, projects and more. In fact, she’ll be addressing these topics and more in her upcoming live workshop “ Building a Star Partnership ” in Chicago. So, what does that mean for you? These are all valid questions!

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Qualities Of A Great Assistant

Office Dynamics

Many times in my live workshops and seminars for executive and administrative assistants, I ask the participant to create a list of qualities, attributes, and attitudes of star-performing assistants. Excellent calendaring skills. Professional presence. What qualities do assistants think you need to be a great assistant?

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner. Gone are the days when administrators simply reserved a conference room and readied it for the meeting!).

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8 Killer Tips for a Successful Executive and Assistant Partnership

Office Dynamics

I wrote an entire 80+ Page Guide incorporating the main processes executives and assistants need to have down pat, such as: regularly scheduled meetings, calendar management, meeting preparation, e-mail management, project management, travel, follow-up systems and prioritization. This workshop is sponsored by Shure Inc. Joan Burge.

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Executives and Assistants Working in Partnership — The Magic Formula

Office Dynamics

Discuss the day’s calendar but not just who or what is on the calendar. P.S. I will be in Chicago April 24, 2017, to kick off Administrative Professionals Week with a full day workshop for assistants called Building a Star Partnership ! This workshop is sponsored by Shure Inc. Joan Burge. Learn more here.

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