Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

This is the best advice you will ever receive on how to build a strategic partnership with your executive, manage their day, and stay on top of the volumes of tasks and projects you have to handle. Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner.

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This included erroneous videos on TikTok and Twitter suggesting the presence of Wagner Group (Russian state-funded) fighters, false claims about Algeria’s military involvement, and inaccurate assertions about banning uranium export to France. It might be worth considering these policies as avenues for enhancing internal processes too.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 13, 2019

We provide executive assistant coaching on everything from being more assertive to professional image, communications, leadership, time management and building a partnership with the executive. We learn how the assistant manages day-to-day processes and make recommendations for greater efficiency when necessary.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 4, 2015

Admin Assistant Training admin tips Adminology Assertive Assistant Training Attitude business management daily Career Management Communication Skills Cost Effective Creativity Current Events Difficult People Etiquette Executive Blog how to get your credibility back after an error Interpersonal Skills Just For Fun Leadership Mgr/Asst Team mistakes at (..)

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

While many presenters speak on stress management , I speak on Self-Management. The reason being is that many of the things that stress us involve outside sources or events and then it is our thinking about those people or events that lead to stress. Be assertive. When you self-manage, things look different!

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

While many presenters speak on stress management , I speak on Self-Management. The reason being is that many of the things that stress us involve outside sources or events and then it is our thinking about those people or events that lead to stress. Be assertive. When you self-manage, things look different!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Excellent time management skills. Taking baby steps is a good way to manage a big list of “must get better at” areas. I recently came across this list from one of my classes and wanted to share it. Accountable. Trustworthy.

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Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Respondent further said that they were concerned that her “ability to input in management strategy meetings and be involved in in-person collaboration will also be negatively impacted”. The Tribunal found the Claimant did have managerial responsibilities and a senior position leading her department within the Respondent.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Ideas on how to build better partnerships with your managers. All of April we will be celebrating administrative professionals and giving you: Spot-on information related to the administrative profession. Tips to help you be more productive in your day. Strategies for setting priorities and taking control of your day.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 3, 2017

If you would like to hear all of them, you can watch the replay of the live event. If someone is doing something or saying something that is unacceptable to you, then you need to speak up in a professional and assertive manner. I had 29 secrets! I would like to share just a few of them with you. I didn’t always play by the rules.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

The article, Juggling: The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers by Stacy Leitner was originally posted at AGreatDaysWork.com. If you are an assistant who works with multiple managers or executives, you know the work can be overwhelming at times. When you support multiple managers, the work multiplies!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

If you are traveling alone, find out who else is attending that administrative conference or a training event, coordinate arrival times and share your transportation. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. Be assertive in a professional fashion. It takes being proactive and organized. Do not sit in your room waiting!

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Always proactively planning for me thus reducing my set up and pre-coordination time of events. Manages peace and harmony; dealing with constant distractions daily. Appropriately assertive. Effectively manages my calendar with efficiency in mind. Ability to roll with the punches. Motivates and encourages peers.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

If you are traveling alone, find out who else is attending that administrative conference or a training event, coordinate arrival times and share your transportation. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. Be assertive in a professional fashion. It takes being proactive and organized. Do not sit in your room waiting!

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 11, 2017

Supporting Senior Management with PA assistance in helping develop legislation for the Scottish Government. . Apart from resisting all the cakes and sweets in the office it is probably ensuring that I am managing my time efficiently. Can you recommend any events, books, publications, websites, training programmes for other assistants?

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 4, 2014

There are plenty of training opportunities for assistants but so many of us don’t attend external training events – in fact according to the recent Practically Perfect PA Industry snapshot 52% of respondents had not attending a training event in the last two years! Can you imagine another professional saying that?

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We speak their language to build rapport with managers. Joan shared a quote: “ Great minds talk about ideas, average minds talk about events, small minds talk about people.” For Executive Presence, we learned it is to project gravitas (confidence, poise under pressure, decisiveness and assertiveness.) Persuasion.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 5, 2016

But here’s what I did: When I got to the huge ballroom where the first event was to take place and I saw the people trickling in, I danced. People saw me—the lively, uninhibited emcee—and they immediately knew it was going to be a fun event. While wearing a silly hat. Yep, that’s right. Inside, I was a ball of nervous energy.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

If you are traveling alone, find out who else is attending that administrative conference or a training event, coordinate arrival times and share your transportation. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. Be assertive in a professional fashion. It takes being proactive and organized. Do not sit in your room waiting!

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Ideas.Ted

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Use your platform to amplify someone else’s ideas and story — this could be in marketing, communications, presentations, reports, verbal storytelling, vendor management and procurement, product and service design, or some other way that your platform can elevate new voices and ideas. Microaffirmation #8: Amplify their voices.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Our event this year was much bigger (in numbers) than 2015 and we were in a much larger convention space area than ever in the history of Office Dynamics so it took a tremendous amount of mental and physical energy on my part for 4 full days and nights. Be taken more seriously by management. Create opportunities for yourself.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

This will mean managing budgets, assisting with internal communications, organising global events and loads more! My EA function includes booking travel, heavy calendar and email management and organising the site-wide events. Don’t be afraid to be assertive! What does an average day look like?

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Joan taught us to be assertive and persistent, even in the face of naysayers. It was inspiring to see the powerful relationships that formed during the event. If you want to challenge the status quo and really pave the way for greatness ahead, you have to be willing to speak your truth, as Collette Carlson taught us.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If our manager’s take little time to help us set good objectives (again this is fairly common) how do they know what to judge us on? I’ve added a few dual objectives that I shared with my manager so that we both had something to work on together throughout that year…. The first large commercial event is in July 2014.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If our manager’s take little time to help us set good objectives (again this is fairly common) how do they know what to judge us on? I’ve added a few dual objectives that I shared with my manager so that we both had something to work on together throughout that year…. The first large commercial event is in July 2014.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If our manager’s take little time to help us set good objectives (again this is fairly common) how do they know what to judge us on? I’ve added a few dual objectives that I shared with my manager so that we both had something to work on together throughout that year…. The first large commercial event is in July 2014.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 22, 2016

I was a complete nervous wreak but managed to come across as out-going, confident and interesting… sure alcohol did help with that one… . Thinking about my goals before the big interview meant that I was pretty focused during the meeting and was able to portray myself as confident and assertive.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

We have to be experts at IT, we have to have great people skills and we have to be assertive and confident to be able to handle all of the daily tasks asked of us! If there is a networking group in your area I would highly recommend you join and go along to their events, most of which are outside of working hours. office management.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Also, having to speak to an employee to correct their behaviour or to try to encourage them in their performance (such as performance management, discipline, directives and enforcement of rules and policies), even though the employee may not like them is considered a normal function of a supervisor and not harassment or bullying.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2016

Every day, we can face conflicting views, opinions, approaches to a project or differences about when to host an event. Use assertive communication techniques. However, Monday is the perfect time to talk about workplace conflict because we all have to deal with it. I’m not referring to full-blown, yelling at each other. Take Charge.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2017

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. Event Planner. Many professional groups allow “outsiders” to attend events, especially if you’re exploring the field as a potential career path. Training Coordinator.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 1, 2017

The administrative team went above and beyond what I imagined and I am eternally grateful to the ladies who put love and attention into the event. Cindy McConnell loves putting on events as they do that often at Shure. Self-management. So what does this mean to you? It means you can create a wildfire in your organization.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 10, 2015

Use assertive communication skills to manage these situations. Sign up today and you’ll receive: Admission to the live event with Joan on 3/10/2015 (10 a.m. Do you hold grudges? Did someone at work say something that upset you? Or maybe they ignored you and that bothered you. Hidden anger or resentment will create barriers.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

Business Management Daily had a daily free download or gift. Just because the event has ended doesn’t mean we stop blogging. Here’s a recap of the great content that was discussed this month: 10 Steps to Supporting Multiple Managers (4/1/2015). Join us at a live event this year!

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 12, 2015

In preparation for a webinar I held on October 8 called Managing Your Executive’s Day , we sent out a survey and received 700+ responses to the questions “What is your biggest struggle in partnering with your executive?” Executive manages their own email therefore the assistant is out of the loop. #2 That is a terrific response rate.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

We have a ton of value to bring to the profession and we certainly don’t want to exclude the many assistants who aren’t receiving funding to attend our live events. October: Managing Your Executive’s Day (Part 1) Webinar. October: Managing Your Executive’s Day (Part 2) Webinar.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 22, 2016

Self-Management vs. Stress Management and Juggling Work, Home and Your Personal Life. Mastering Exceptional Self-Leadership Online Learning Program (Recorded 2-day learning event). Create a Strategic Partnership with Your Leader. Master Exceptional Leadership One BOLD Step at a Time. Career Portfolio Resources.

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