Eat Your Career

JANUARY 14, 2019

As a proud former administrative professional , I’ve always enjoyed being a part of the admin community. I eventually started my own company providing career coaching and training—and the rest is history! Today, I am still a true supporter of administrative professionals. Present at an Admin Conference.

Administrative Professionals 258

Administrative Professionals Social Media IAAP Networking 258

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Last week, I was researching the pros and cons of today’s collaborative (open-space) work environment. I am preparing for a speech that I will give at our 23rd Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence: The Revolutionary Assistant later this year. Fosters collaboration. Handles rapid changes in personnel number.

Collaborate 100

Collaborate Cubicle Environment Administrative Professionals 100

Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Some conversations still take place in person…but many others happen via email, in virtual meetings, or within collaboration tools like Slack and Teams. We knew if meetings were taking place because we saw them happening in physical conference rooms. It’s easier than ever before to lose sight of what’s happening.

Administrative Professionals 147

Administrative Professionals Email Training Collaborate 147

Office Dynamics

MAY 3, 2018

Unfortunately, burnout is real, it’s draining, emotional, stressful and typically affects both professional and personal lives. As an administrative professional for the past 20 plus years, I have learned how important it is to avoid burnout in one of the largest career fields in the world. Connection brings comfort and control.

Administrative Professionals 189

Administrative Professionals Stress Environment Retirement 189

Office Dynamics

MAY 9, 2017

Achieving excellence as an administrative professional is no different. Once you have gotten into the above habits, it’s important to start scheduling time for a deeper dive into your professional development plan, as well as for extended training sessions. Lay the Foundation.

Mentoring 200

Mentoring Administrative Professionals 2016 Skills 200

Office Dynamics

APRIL 22, 2015

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! Collaboration: going global.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Assertiveness Skills Collaborate 100

Office Dynamics

JULY 9, 2014

We’ve noticed that the number of administrative professionals have been surfacing on Twitter has been increasing. With more assistants and professionals advocating for and teaching others how to use this valuable communication tool, assistants are seeing the value and deciding to jump on board. I tell redonkulous stories.

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Twitter Administrative Professionals Etiquette IAAP 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2014

by Joan Burge, Jasmine Freeman and Nancy Fraze continues to make the Amazon best seller list in it’s category of Secretarial Aids and Training. Whether you have been in the administrative field for 20 minutes or 20 years, this book is a “must” resource you will refer to again and again! (Use Who Took My Pen.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Gifts IAAP Confidence 100

Office Dynamics

MARCH 4, 2014

Young, fresh, with a new bold look, our website offers haute style for up and coming executive assistants and administrative professionals! We bring you the best of the best with a plethora of bold, modern resources and our passionate commitment to the administrative profession, setting us apart from anyone else.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals 2014 Administrative Training International 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 3, 2016

I look forward to attending your ( 23rd Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence ), The Revolutionary Assistant, again this October and reunite with my administrative professional friends I met last year. It’s a great conference to network in an intimate setting and get to know each other.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals 2016 International Collaborate 100

Office Dynamics

JANUARY 5, 2017

This past October, I was honored to be part of the 2016 Office Dynamics International Conference, The Revolutionary Assistant. If we focused on the question, “Can we do Compression Planning with 400 or more administrative professionals?”, About three weeks before the conference, I did a “test run” with the 84.51

2016 179

2016 Administrative Professionals Networking Collaborate 179

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2017

Several years ago at the Office Dynamics Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence , we had 249 assistants collaborate on how an assistant could add more value at work when he or she is already adding value. I often see this in my training classes. This is no easy feat but you can do it.

2017 230

2017 Goals Collaborate Training 230

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Thursday, September 22: My excitement over what the second day of the Conference for Administrative Excellence might bring had me awake at dawn; I saw the bright golden sun dazzle over the mountain horizon. Sherry told me, “This is a phenomenal conference for leadership. By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

Social Media 100

Social Media Networking Twitter Administrative Professionals 100

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 7, 2012

We spent some time last week in our conference room brain storming ideas on what to do for our 19th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence team building exercise. Kudos to all the amazing administrative professionals who were able to be part of this project. The book, Who Took My Pen … Again? (A

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals 2011 2012 Collaborate 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Thursday, September 22: My excitement over what the second day of the Conference for Administrative Excellence might bring had me awake at dawn; I saw the bright golden sun dazzle over the mountain horizon. Sherry told me, “This is a phenomenal conference for leadership. By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

Social Media 100

Social Media Networking Twitter Administrative Professionals 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Common elements at P&G for the administrative professional employees are: a talent council, succession planning, career path and competency models. Tonya showed a company philosophy of collaboration and team building, showing a P&G commercial featuring “you’ll never walk alone,” which was a very popular hit commercial.

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2011 Administrative Professionals Salary Training 100

Audacious Admin

AUGUST 15, 2016

Executive Secretary LIVE is the world's leading international event for senior and aspiring Administrative Professionals & Executive Assistants! If you missed my RECAP from earlier this year, take a moment to read about this amazing conference! The other speakers for the London event will be announced all this week!

2017 52

2017 Administrative Professionals 2015 2012 52

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Register for the 20th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence during this special and receive $50 off your registration and a bonus $25 Boutique Coupon valued for $25 off a Conference Boutique purchase of $50 or more. Laying down a conference registration special that will last the entire month of December!

2012 100

2012 Administrative Training Purchasing Administrative Professionals 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

I attended the Assist Conference earlier this year. There was less sharing of information and limited collaboration. The global tribe of administrative professionals is largely female at 98%. Interpret administrative and operating policies and procedures. Supervise and train other clerical staff.

Social Media 100

Social Media Fax Skills Suppliers 100

Office Dynamics

JANUARY 18, 2017

Guest post by Tara Browne, DTM, 2016 Conference Scholarship Winner. . When I was awarded one of three scholarships for the 2016 Conference for Administrative Excellence, I was beyond excited. I looked forward to acquiring strategies and tools to advance my administrative career. There were so many “AHA!”

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals 2016 Mentoring Collaborate 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

After so much anticipation, the Office Dynamics Conference, titled the 21st Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence , opened on Tuesday evening September 30th with the Social Fusion Mixer. The Office Dynamics Conference team was certainly ensuring we would have plenty of energy to make it through the day!

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Collaborate Social Media 2015 100