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Celebrating Administrative Professionals

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Join our April Blog-A-Thon. In honor of Administrative Professionals Week (4/20 – 4/24) and Office Dynamics 25th Year in business educating administrative professionals and their executives, we are bringing back our Blog-a-Thon. Feel free to respond to our blogs every day! Administrative Assistants Rock!

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Qualities Of A Great Assistant

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If you are an assistant reading this blog, check off the ones that describe you. If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. But do you always “listen” or do you distract yourself with reading emails while someone is talking to you? Or maybe you checked good listener.

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How to Help Your Manager Get Things Done – Ask an Admin

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This is the best blog for advice for administrative assistants and executive assistants provided by Office Dynamics International. I’ve tried everything from whiteboards of projects to various types of folders with deadlines, to scheduling time in outlook, sending reminders (email, outlook, paper) to standing weekly meetings with him.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

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The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity. Below are a few: Throughout the year track each project and goal progress, additional duties added and positive feedback from others.

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Teach Your Executive How to Work with You

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You become a more valuable asset because now they are relying on you for that task or piece of the project. For years I have coached executives and assistants how to implement processes on everything from daily huddles to debrief meetings, managing email, travel planning, and holding quarterly strategic meetings.

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How to Master The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers

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Here are some tips and key questions to ask managers and executives as requests for your time are made throughout the week: When possible ask that projects and tasks be given to you verbally so you can ask clarifying questions and better understand the work that is being given to you. Find out who else has information related to the project.

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Assistants Speak Out: The Biggest Struggles In Partnering With Their Executive

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Need for access to his email. Blocking his calendar to work on his projects. Executive manages their own email therefore the assistant is out of the loop. #2 2 Struggle: Assistant not getting time with executive to discuss day-to-day events, priorities, projects, travel, meeting, upcoming projects and more. #3

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