Office Dynamics

MARCH 13, 2017

If you read the past two blogs, you will know that I have been talking about office dragons. Lack assertiveness. The problem with not being assertive is we let people walk over us. If you don’t feel you are assertive, take some classes. Assertive is about getting your needs met while being considerate of others.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

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. Good communication skills. Organization skills. Interpersonal communication skills. Interpersonal communication skills.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

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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Office Dynamics

APRIL 15, 2015

Technical skills can be gleaned, but behavior must be taught. .” This vibrant profession is continuously expanding to encompass higher levels of responsibilities and broader, dynamic opportunities. There is a spectrum of professional administrative behaviors necessary to ensure successful executive support and business success.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

During my training, I give ample time for attendees to use their creativity, skill practice, and stretch out of their comfort zones. Check out the Blog-a-Thon we’ve been hosting this month for some ideas on how you can stretch and grow your current skill set. Every time I have the honor of teaching, I learn new things as well.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 3, 2017

One of the major ways we do that is to host our annual blog-a-thon whereby we post a blog every work day in the month of April. Aside from my blogs, we have several guest bloggers providing amazing information! Comment on the blogs and share them so you can be entered to win prizes all month long. Thirst for knowledge.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 5, 2017

More assertive? This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. Please leave a comment or share the blog for your chance to win one of our amazing giveaways! The more blogs you comment on and share, the more chances you have to win. If you’d like to learn more about our Blog-A-Thon you can do so here. Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2015

One thing I wanted to talk about today is the many skills you develop when you work in the administrative profession. Those are all skills that transfer to your personal life and skills that you will take with you the rest of your life. This truly is very special and you have been a big part of our success. Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2015

Admin Assistant Training Admin Tips Administrative Professionals Week Assertive Assistant Training Attitude Career Management Communication Skills Cost Effective Creativity Difficult People Etiquette Executive Blog Interpersonal Skills Leadership Mgr/Asst Team mistakes at work Motivators Multiple Managers Networking Organizational Skills Problem Solving (..)

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2017

The skills you gain as an administrative professional can easily transfer to other roles. For example, here are a few of the most common roles that may be a great fit for assistants, depending on your skills and interests: Project Manager. As an assistant, you have many opportunities to stretch your skills and try on different “roles.”

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. These kinds of leadership skills are only gained through practice and yet, they’re essential for advancement. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 14, 2015

You will earn yourself a great deal of respect if you learn and practice active listening skills. Admin Assistant Training Assertive Communication Skills Self Development Workplace Tools #adminblogathon Administrative Professionals Day communicate with excellence communication guest blog how well do you communicate Judi Moreo'

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In addition to coming up with a goal—say, to learn a programming language to be more assertive with your boss—it’s important to understand who you are, what makes you tick, and how you deal with others around you. The right skills and the right mindset can help with this. Aren’t people tired of setting goals? Is that it? Not exactly.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

and we brought back the April Blog-a-Thon for the Administrative Professional where we gathered here each weekday with a new content post and shared a place for administrative professionals to comment, question and discuss their careers. So what do we do now that the blog-a-thon is over? Keep coming back! 4/28/2015).

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In addition to coming up with a goal—say, to learn a programming language to be more assertive with your boss—it’s important to understand who you are, what makes you tick, and how you deal with others around you. The right skills and the right mindset can help with this. Aren’t people tired of setting goals? Is that it? Not exactly.

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My EA Career

JULY 12, 2020

Last week I wrote a blog post ruminating on how Executive Assistants are the human equivalent of a Slinky. I was looking forward to using to promote my blog post on social media. Managing expectations takes skill and practise. But acquiring this insight takes another of my favourite Power Skills: effective communication.

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My EA Career

JULY 12, 2020

Last week I wrote a blog post ruminating on how Executive Assistants are the human equivalent of a Slinky. I was looking forward to using to promote my blog post on social media. But acquiring this insight takes another of my favourite Power Skills: effective communication. It’s tough and it takes resilience.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Norma Carr-Ruffino has had some good material on behaviors such as: assertive, passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive. Develop being assertive. It is more difficult for an aggressive or passive-aggressive to intimidate an assertive person. Again, there are hundreds of resources on how to be assertive.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 22, 2010

I have learned more nursing skills than I ever would wish to have learned (I am very squeamish, on top of it) and Dave has been fighting daily battles in his own way. Soon I will blog, write Monday Motivators, create new information for Adminology and more. Tags: Attitude Organizational Skills Stress Management. Founder and CEO.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 22, 2010

I have learned more nursing skills than I ever would wish to have learned (I am very squeamish, on top of it) and Dave has been fighting daily battles in his own way. Soon I will blog, write Monday Motivators, create new information for Adminology and more. We certainly needed every bit of encouragement. It is time to press forward.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I decided to leave my previous employee in June 2010 but was job hunting for 6 months and when I did get the role I am in currently I had to complete a detailed application form, attend three interviews and sit two psychometric tests (for language and numerical skills). You should refer back to your core PA/ EA skills for this one.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 26, 2009

This is about asserting one's needs in a positive, professional and firm manner. Then you have to use assertive communication, which I have written about in earlier Blogs. Tags: Admin Assistant Training Communication Skills Difficult People Mgr/Asst Team. It's called Establishing Boundaries! Joan Burge.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. We have a shed load of skills that have to be kept up to date so that we can do our job effectively. Blogs (like this one!).

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Norma Carr-Ruffino has had some good material on behaviors such as: assertive, passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive. Develop being assertive. It is more difficult for an aggressive or passive-aggressive to intimidate an assertive person. Again, there are hundreds of resources on how to be assertive.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Admin Assistant Training Assertive Career Management Communication Skills Executive Blog Interpersonal Skills Mgr/Asst Team Organizational Skills business communication calendaring daily huddle professional partnership' Registration is open for upcoming 2015 classes.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

This is a huge benefit to you because you grow your skill set. This blog is from our Monday Motivators , which is a weekly email sent from Joan Burge that gives you a little kick start to the week. Or often they are thinking about the time they will have to spend to teach you.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 4, 2019

This is the best blog for advice for administrative assistants and executive assistants provided by Office Dynamics International. If you want to subscribe to our blog so you don’t miss any posts, please visit [link] and subscribe in the right-hand column. We apologize for this but this is the best way we can keep YOUR blog clean!

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 26, 2009

This is about asserting one's needs in a positive, professional and firm manner. Then you have to use assertive communication, which I have written about in earlier Blogs. Paula needed to set her parameters at the very beginning--as soon as the manager did something that was unacceptable to her. Joan Burge.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The quiet quitters do not feel empowered to assert themselves to their leaders about the root problems, so they justify their mediocre performance with thoughts such as; “ Why should I work so hard? If it is a 6 or above, I recommend seeking the support of a skilled talk therapist and maybe even medication to manage the stress.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. Don’t forget that comments received in April 2016 are entered to win prizes in our Administrative Professional Blog-a-Thon ! I hear it from both sides of the desk. These people are naïve, to say the least.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

Great EA Blogs… www.officerenegade.com ; practicallyperfectpa.com; audaciousadmin.com and more. 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. It helped me get the job!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

Editor’s Note: This is a revised version of an original post from the OfficeNinjas blog. There’s no doubt that a stigma surrounding admin roles still exists but as any Ninja knows, it takes skill, smarts and a whole lot of common sense—attributes not everyone possesses. Author: OfficeNinjas. Final Thoughts.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. Create your own accurate and detailed job description that highlights your achievements and skills. Let your skills do the talking. If it needs to be five pages, so be it. Be visible.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 16, 2008

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. Often the conversation includes the so called “skill shortage&# , felt especially hard in Australia these days.

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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. I know she does not know but needs to learn this skill in order to succeed every day.”. The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” Encourage cross-mentoring.

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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. I know she does not know but needs to learn this skill in order to succeed every day.”. The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” Encourage cross-mentoring.

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