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How to Use Microsoft Office and Google Workspace Apps to Document Your Procedures

All Things Admin

With the right tools at your fingertips, it can be a seamless part of your day when you harness the power of Microsoft Office and Google Workspace apps to streamline your procedures documentation. Why Microsoft Office and Google Workspace? Chances are, you are already using them at the office or at home.

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How Administrative Professionals Can Prepare for the Office of the Future

Office Dynamics

Today’s administrative professionals have anything but an easy and boring job. In recent Office of the Future research from OfficeTeam and the International Association of Administrative Professionals, 50 percent of survey respondents feel they have skills that are not being tapped at work. Event planning.

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Not everyone can be a good minute taker – it’s a definite skill and quite often an art, hence the name of my course, The Art of Minute Taking. There are definite skills required to be a good minute taker and I’ve listed some of them below: Listening. Strive to develop these skills so you can be the best minute taker you can.

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Ep 270: Debbie Pringle on Launching a Learning Group for Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

She has been in her current role for almost 10 years, and with the fire administration for more than 22 years. In this episode, Debbie talks about launching an administrative professionals learning group, as well as what it’s like to work at a Fire Department.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

As administrative professionals, managing large amounts of information efficiently is crucial for ensuring smooth operations. We typically don’t use Google Workspace apps, but we do use Google Drive for some specific use cases and can easily link to folders or files from our Microsoft Office applications when needed.

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5 Reasons Why You Need Emotional Intelligence

Office Dynamics

Having a high EQ comes in handy in today’s workplace, especially for administrative professionals. And to quote Liam Neeson in the movie “Taken,” regularly interacting with a wide range of personalities inside and outside the company requires “a very particular set of skills.” There’s a Webinar for That.

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Ep 239: Lucy Brazier – Author of The Modern-Day Assistant

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

In this episode, Lucy talks about her new book, the Global Skills Matrix for administrative assistants, and much more. Lucy is passionate about ensuring the assistant role is truly recognized as a career and not just a job – and is dedicated to supporting the development of both senior and aspiring administrative professionals.