Eat Your Career

MARCH 22, 2020

Some businesses are experiencing major slowdowns, while others are completely shutting down (leaving workers unpaid), and still others are ramping up to help deal with the situation. I am reminded of the many training workshops I’ve led where we’ve discussed change and how to manage it in the workplace. A kind word can go a long way.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 6, 2024

For example, when we do webinars, there are things that happen before the webinar to set it up, tasks we need to perform the day of the event, and post-event procedures for adding the replay to our online training center. It may go through several evolutions as you discover ways to make it easier, clearer, or more efficient.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

As an administrative professional, you need to be productive and organized wherever you go. Chat by phone or video conferencing, record meetings, and share screens to keep each other up to date, even if you’re continents apart! Don’t lug your entire library with you. Designed by Freepik. You can read part 1 here.

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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.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 4, 2017

Most administrative professionals understand that being proactive is an absolute must. When that happens, we end up stuck in reactivity—focusing on what’s right in front of us instead of planning and preparing for the future. That’s setting yourself—and others—up for problems in the future. And that spells disaster.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 19, 2013

One of the biggest barriers to proper time management is the many distractions you encounter as an administrative professional. Executives, middle managers, and even hourly employees look to administrative professionals for guidance on a variety of topics.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 12, 2015

While I grew up in Ohio and lived there into my mid-20s, I did move away and have been gone ever since. But there aren’t a lot of things in life I can say I have loved and devoted my life to and been as passionate about as being a visionary for the administrative profession. Do you know what? I can’t say that about a lot of things.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

Regardless of what path you’re on, if you’re interested in moving up the ladder as an assistant, there are several strategies to better position yourself for success. You can’t expect to move up if you aren’t already fully and completely (even exceptionally) competent with the basic duties and responsibilities of the role.

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All Things Admin

APRIL 25, 2022

As part of our professional development, I had taken basic MS Word and Excel courses. I enjoyed them and signed up for more courses through our local technical college. Eventually, 13 years later, I received my Administrative Assistant Associate Degree. I started working in a school district as a paraprofessional.

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Eat Your Career

MAY 4, 2015

Rather, it’s because I’ve immersed myself in the field—soaked up knowledge and applied it at a rapid pace. I have an entire library of past work I can reference. One of the most common things I hear from professionals when discussing reputation in the workplace is that they want to be seen as an expert. Pretty cool.

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Eat Your Career

MAY 4, 2015

Rather, it’s because I’ve immersed myself in the field—soaked up knowledge and applied it at a rapid pace. I have an entire library of past work I can reference. One of the most common things I hear from professionals when discussing reputation in the workplace is that they want to be seen as an expert. Pretty cool.

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