Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I also host a high-end training program for executive assistants and administrative assistants called World Class Assistant , in Las Vegas. I have observed hundreds of assistants travel and heard numerous stories about their travel experiences both while in transit to Las Vegas and during their stay in Las Vegas.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 13, 2017

I am pretty sure that as you focus on your career this month because of Administrative Professionals Week, you are looking for some awesome earth-shattering, off-the-charts ideas. Now I am going to surprise you by telling you one of the most awesome administrative skills you can work on is being brilliant at the basics.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 15, 2023

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.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2015

Administrative Professionals Week – Celebrating An Admirable Profession. First, I want to thank my incredible administrative partner who grew into a Vice President at Office Dynamics. The Administrative Profession Is An Admirable Profession. The Administrative Profession Is An Admirable Profession.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 14, 2017

As an assistant, you are constantly dealing with change and often have to adapt to whatever comes your way, whether it is changing your executive’s calendar or travel, or immediately responding to a crisis. Courtney will show us how to navigate change in a healthy way to lead to greater happiness and success. Watch The Replay!

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Office Dynamics

JULY 21, 2016

For an assistant, travel planning can be a nightmare! It’s almost enough to break the spirit of the most dedicated administrative professional! The problem of travel planning is massive and it’s plagued our field for decades. In case you’re not aware, TRAVO is revolutionizing the world of travel planning.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 14, 2019

As a proud former administrative professional , I’ve always enjoyed being a part of the admin community. I eventually started my own company providing career coaching and training—and the rest is history! Today, I am still a true supporter of administrative professionals. I felt called to it from day 1.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The challenge may come when you realize there are a plethora of training programs, conferences, webinars and other learning events for administrative assistants and executive assistants. I am the only person teaching, we go very deep into the material and there is ample time for skill practice. Skill practice for attendees.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2016

Planning travel for others is no simple matter and administrative professionals know this better than anyone else! Each traveler has personal preferences and unique quirks that make travel planning a true art form. However, travel is full of unpredictable changes. Flight Preferences. Hotel Preferences.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Part of what we do is provide tools and services to administrative professionals to enhance the quality of their work-life that promote administrative excellence. We offer high level coaching, onsite workshops, an annual conference for administrative excellence, an executive assistant boot camp and more.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I don’t know where to turn to influence them to revamp my role to more closely align with my skills, talents, and experience while also convincing them that most of my current tasks belong with an office assistant or office manager type role. Thanks, Heather. Please comment below.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 15, 2015

Administrative professionals are strategic partners in business success. “Administrative” cannot be separated from “professional.” Succession planning for administrative professionals is critically necessary to ensure future success in every industry and every business regardless of size.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 8, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 April, 2009 April 22nd - Administrative Professionals Day It often amazes me that a day is set aside for our profession. Administrative professionals usually go about doing their work with little or no recognition. Is your office doing anything for Administrative Professionals Day?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 April, 2009 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! I am speaking this morning at an administrative event so looking forward to meeting some new assistants. ► June (3) ► May (7) ▼ April (4) New Hire Overload Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2012

Annual Blog-a-thon for Administrative Professionals. We are holding 4th Annual Blog-a-thon for the Administrative Profession. To learn more about the blog-a-thon and how you can win great prizes check out the Administrative Professional's Blog-a-thon Page for the full message. Welcome to the Who Took My Pen.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

I’ve been an executive assistant for several years and I’ve received a lot of training but I’m not a facilitator or a trainer. Administrative assistants go above and beyond and take on new assignments with little to no background, training or experience. Expert Travel Agents. I told him, “I’m honored to work for you.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

As an administrative professional, you need to be productive and organized wherever you go. Travel Planning Apps: Whether you’re the one traveling, or simply attempting to get your executive from point A to point B, travel planning apps can be a life saver. You can read part 1 here. The solution? Smartphone apps!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

Good communication skills. Organization skills. Interpersonal communication skills. Excellent calendaring skills. Excellent time management skills. Professional presence. Great networking skills. Analytical forward thinking skills. Top Assistants List Qualities Of A Great Assistant.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2018

I’m not sure if you know that 80% of my work is onsite training for administrative office professionals so I do a lot of traveling, in fact, 100% of my clients are out of state. From this point forward, I will be traveling extensively through September. I see employees in action in their environments.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 26, 2023

​Whether you’re using it for travel planning, procedures development, project management, or just basic notetaking, OneNote is one of the most dynamic software programs out there for administrative professionals. With a Powerful Professional Portfolio. If you haven’t checked out that blog post, you can find it here.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2016

It’s Administrative Professionals Week 2016. Administrative Professionals are needed all over the world. The stronger your skills, including language skills, the more opportunities are available. There also many opportunities to travel. Certified Administrative Professional: Organizational Management.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

It doesn’t take a brain scientist to see that more and more firms are counting on employees and middle management to handle their own calls, prepare their own documents and make their own travel arrangements. Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. This trend is not going away.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, I want to share my thoughts on why I believe being an executive assistant is a rewarding career. I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. I hear it from both sides of the desk.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. I use a place based in Toronto, Canada called Last Minute Training. Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!"

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

It doesn’t take a brain scientist to see that more and more firms are counting on employees and middle management to handle their own calls, prepare their own documents and make their own travel arrangements. Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. This trend is not going away.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

I believe meeting planners and administrative professionals possess similar skills/traits that enable them to be good at what they do. It’s a full-time job and then some and for the administrative professional who is asked to plan a meeting over and above (or even as part of) their normal day-to-day responsibilities.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 12, 2018

Be prepared to highlight skills and experience related to the specific position’s requirements. Connecting with the job description focuses on the skills you will bring and how they uniquely relate to the position. Connect at least one of your skills and one job requirement that is of most interest to you.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

From what I understand, no one else had anything like the portfolio to showcase their skills. Questions from your admin peers: Administrative Professional blogs, Facebook, and Linked In resources. The scholarship award does NOT include travel expenses. I used the Career Portfolio for my most recent job move.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

However, after a recent turn of events such as staffing vacancies and promotions, I have found myself providing administrative support to several other key managers while we recruit for vacant positions. Let’s face it—the work of an administrative professional is never ending. email, instant chat, phone, text messaging, etc.).

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All Things Admin

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A professional portfolio is an accurate visual representation of who you are, what you’ve done, and the skills you possess. Your professional portfolio may be print, social, or digital. My latest book, Prove Your Skills! And this is a copy of a template I designed for travel planning.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Now this came from an executive who traveled around the world, would work until 2:00 a.m., Many administrators are now handling their executive’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate. Gone are the days when administrators simply reserved a conference room and readied it for the meeting!).

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 5, 2017

If we focused on the question, “Can we do Compression Planning with 400 or more administrative professionals?”, When not at work, she enjoys traveling with her husband and daughter, sewing, crafting and making traditional Italian dishes. Typically, Compression Planning® think tanks are done with groups of 8-12 people.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

There are several factors that determine how we react to ethical situations including our background, personality, level of training, and most importantly our value system. Beginning in May, she will be a contributor for Admin Pro – a monthly newsletter for administrative professionals. Give me an hour.”.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As admins, we’re always trying to organize all the pieces and parts of our professional lives – from workspaces to meetings to travel plans. Career organization is essential for any administrative professional who wants to have a long-lasting, successful career. Showcase your skills. Protect Your Admin Career.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. When an administrator asks me, “What is critical thinking?” I know she does not know but needs to learn this skill in order to succeed every day.”. By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

Of course, many organizations have different priorities and many Executives indeed want to know they have full support at all hours of the day and night, especially when traveling. This post is part of our blog-a-thon in honor of administrative professionals.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. When an administrator asks me, “What is critical thinking?” I know she does not know but needs to learn this skill in order to succeed every day.”. By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

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