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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

In the evolving 21 st century workplace, the role of administrative professionals (APs) has undergone significant transformation. This earned me recognition as an administrative leader and a go-to resource for new admins and their executives within those companies.

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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. Embed the P.A.R.

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Look at Your Written Messages Through an Editor’s Lens

Office Dynamics

Whenever you write something—a report, proposal, or sensitive email—you naturally don a writer’s hat. For example, Incorrect: A group of writers were in town. For example, Let’s add some examples to the report. Let’s add 12 examples to the report. But don’t stop there. You’re not finished!

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Common Grammar Mistakes that Undermine Your Credibility

Office Dynamics

Consider these examples: Incorrect: “Jim and me attended the informative meeting yesterday.”. For example, say this awkward – and grammatically incorrect – sentence: “Me went to the meeting yesterday.” Incorrect: “ Farther to the point Jan was making, I’d like to send you this report regarding our costs.”.

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Celebrate Admin Professionals Month by Resolving to Write “Right”

Office Dynamics

You want to be successful in your job as an administrative professional, but you feel your writing may not be as good as it should. In reports and email messages, are bullet points or paragraphs more common? Request examples of their work and ask them for feedback on yours. Be specific—e.g.,

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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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How to Track Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Maintain Professional Certifications

Eat Your Career

For example, PACE is a certification for administrative professionals provided by ASAP. For example, the content of the learning needs to be directly related to the body of knowledge used for the certification and cannot be a sales-oriented presentation. For example, I have the PMP certification.

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