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Introduction to Procedures: Usage, Terminology, and Tips for Getting Started

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Administrative professionals come at procedures from many different knowledge levels. Example: An employee handbook that includes a procedure for submitting expense reports, outlining the steps to fill out the form, attach receipts, and submit it to the finance department.

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Travel Planning in a Pandemic? Here’s What You Need to Know

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Many countries are imposing forced quarantine periods overseen by government authorities and health officials, often at the traveler’s expense. But for some destinations, a negative test may not be enough. A two-week mandatory quarantine in Singapore, for instance, costs $2,000.

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Make Procedures Development a Habit, Not a Project

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Or you may have set days of the week where you do certain reports or perform routine tasks like expense reporting or payroll. You can — just as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Julie Perrine is the founder and CEO of All Things Admin, providing training, mentoring and resources for administrative professionals worldwide.

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An Admin’s Cheat Sheet to Business Terminology

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P&L – Profit & Loss: This is a financial statement that shows the revenues, costs, and expenses of a company over a particular period of time. Margin – This is profit from a product or service after all expenses have been covered. It is calculated by dividing the net profit by the investment cost.

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Writing Meaningful Performance Goals

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” For many administrative professionals, this is the single hardest moment of your annual performance review. Goal Setting Examples for Administrative Professionals. The company’s goal may be to increase sales by 15% over the next year, secure six new clients each month, or cut overhead expenses by 10% this quarter.

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Embrace Change for Career Success!

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The Innovative Admin is an administrative professional who introduces, creates, or applies new or renewed ideas or methods of doing things to the office environment. Even if it looks expensive or the process is unclear, my mindset now is, “Who do I get involved to help us navigate this as efficiently as possible?

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The Power of the Strategic Partnership Whitepaper

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We sat down with an extraordinary group of Admin panelists who spoke on the Power of the Strategic Partnership: – Major difference between serving as an Administrative Professional and one who also serves as a Strategic Partner. – How do you prepare yourself to become a Strategic Partner? – ” REACH OUT TO A MENTOR.