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Make Procedures Development a Habit, Not a Project

All Things Admin

One of the challenges of creating administrative procedures is that many people feel overwhelmed by the project. However, thinking of procedures as one big project isn’t the right approach. If you want to make consistent progress on procedures documentation, you need to make it a habit, not a project.

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How to Showcase Work Samples in Your Professional Portfolio: OneNote Procedures Project Example

All Things Admin

Whether you’re searching for a new job, making a case for a promotion or raise, showcasing your skills during your annual review, or simply want to be in a position to take advantage of opportunities that may come your way, a professional portfolio is an invaluable tool for any administrative professional. Once you have P.A.R.

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Administrative Assistant vs. Executive Assistant: What’s the Difference?

Eat Your Career

As many of my regular readers already know, I am a proud former administrative professional. I have a deep admiration and appreciation for those who dedicate themselves to support roles, which is one of the reasons I now focus a large part of my corporate training business on working with administrative teams.

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Avoid Burnout by Creating Your Own Utopia

Office Dynamics

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. Create your own work Utopia.

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How to Get Others to Value Your Work

Eat Your Career

This question hits particularly close to home for administrative professionals. Talk up your projects. Let’s face it: There are some toxic work environments where certain groups of employees are simply not valued. It’s perfectly okay to “opt out” of environments like this. They look down on me (and my role).

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7 Top Virtual Leadership Skills for Managers 

Worxbee

We will delve into the seven essential virtual leadership skills that every manager should cultivate to thrive in the virtual work environment. Utilize project management software, synchronized calendars, and establish clear workflows and processes to maintain seamless organization within your virtual team.

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How You Hire — or Don’t Hire — When the Economy is in Flux

Worxbee

Inflation can hit hard in an unpredictable economic environment. Hiring a part-time virtual administrative professional is a proven way to advance your business. Worxbee pairs you with the right Administrative Assistant who is ready to tackle your everyday projects. Not convinced? Worxbee can help with that.