Office Dynamics

AUGUST 6, 2019

An important component to self-management versus stress-management is to set healthy boundaries in the workplace. I’ll give you a perfect example. One administrative assistant said that her manager did not expect her to check business emails or take action on non-work hours. Learning Highlights You will learn: .

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Success

JANUARY 30, 2024

You’re in a meeting—perhaps learning about a new company initiative or listening to a boss who wasn’t happy with your team’s performance—and you have something to say, but then you just… don’t. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 26, 2018

Here are three quick and highly effective linguistic tips you can start using today and learn how to be effective in the office. “Do” When you’re a pro at what you do, you understand the importance of managing expectations among the people you support and work within the office. Do” or “can” instead of “try.”

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Furthermore, communication—including speaking skills, assertiveness and the ability to read an audience or situation—and appearance contribute to a person’s perceived executive presence. So, when you are communicating with executives or managers, keep it short, simple, and to the point. Learn More and Register Here.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 5, 2017

More assertive? Better managing conflict? One great example is an assistant requesting a daily meeting with his or her executive to review the upcoming day’s top priorities and more. Learn to be a catalyst for change in your organization and it will catapult your reputation. Do you wish you were more confident?

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 22, 2019

Be assertive. When you identify a specific task you can or should take over for your executive, speak up assertively. For example, you may have heard that it’s a best practice for assistants to have full access to their executives’ email inboxes. Always position the time it takes to learn something new as an investment.

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Ideas.Ted

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Listen and learn how someone pronounces their name, describes their identity and uses their pronouns. However, as someone who has done this many times, I’ve learned that if someone is experiencing impostor syndrome or if they are dealing with a lot in their life, they may say no or not respond to your invitation.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

One of the benefits of being in my line of work is learning little-known, proven workplace-effectiveness techniques that increase success – and then sharing them with you! For example, did you know that changing just a few of the everyday words you use while conducting business can actually enhance people’s positive impressions.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

However, at 26, thanks to an awesome executive, I learned how a strategic partnership should work and I taught every executive after that how to work with me. For example, maybe you can think of a better way to spruce up your executive’s PowerPoint presentation. Now not every executive or manager will want this partnership.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 13, 2012

What if you perceive yourself as being assertive but not everyone agrees? You may, for example, be demure when dealing with a group of upper management people. Take the Effectiveness Assessment in the book and learn how to hone these skills as you move forward into the new year. Become an Inner Circle Assistant excerpt.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 22, 2016

Only a rare few administrative professionals have learned to tap into the power of the most advanced leadership skill. Learning Highlights. As an attendee, you will learn…. Plus helpful resources for continued learning!). Self-Management vs. Stress Management and Juggling Work, Home and Your Personal Life.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4 ways to "manage up" Many people feel "stuck" these days. But how would you feel about managing your boss? Baldoni says you should: 1. Think of the end game.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

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. Learning is always a win-win for an employee & manager and progress is easily tracked.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 12, 2018

I have applied for positions I was overqualified for and thankful for what I learned from them. For example, prepare a statement about why you are willing to accept a position that pays less than your past career opportunities. All career and even personal interests are learning experiences if you choose to accept them that way.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

For some, it involves climbing to the next level, becoming a “senior” support staff member or an administrative manager. For others, it means moving into a support position for a higher-level executive, assisting a CEO or CFO for example. Take the Lead & Self-Manage. Advancing as an assistant can take many different forms.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

No matter which name you call it, the behavior is not healthy for individual staff and it is certainly not productive for companies and the managers who lead them. In “Office Space,” the male office staff were given mundane work to do, they were bored, and poorly managed by 8 managers, not 1. Why are they quietly quitting?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 26, 2011

I was happy to learn that workplace harassment and bullying is based on how a reasonable person would have reacted given the entirety of the circumstances. As a supervisor I was especially interested because I don't want to cross the line, but because I am a supervisor I do have times where I need to speak to staff about various matters.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2018

While traveling gets old after a while and is tiring, I love what I learn when I go on site into an organization. I’ve been doing this for 28 years and I never grow weary of learning, experiencing, and coming home feeling rewarded! That means more can be accomplished in less time – and management is sure to appreciate that.

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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. For example, if you’re interested in graphic design, offer to redesign a PowerPoint presentation for your executive, or create a new cover sheet for reports. Event Planner.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 9, 2018

Under that umbrella, we addressed topics such as self-management vs. stress management, learning specific difficult people types and how to handle each of them, the benefits of conflict and much more. I’ll give you a perfect example that just happened to me this morning as I was traveling. Addressing boundaries.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

But as diary management can count for a large part of your role – and it was 80% of mine – you have to take matters into your own hands. A PA should have excellent judgement and initiative when required; seeking out help from established PAs in the company is a great example of this. The internet is a great learning tool.

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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! There should be some training that relates to you directly, will improve your skills or will help you learn more about the business. office management.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

I learned that these dismissive demeanors and disrespectful behaviors had to do with the disparate perceptions about what assistants actually do. If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. Oh, and bullied by managers and peers?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Unfortunately, say the authors of a new book on managing your career, those differing communications styles at work can become “gender traps” that hurt your chances of assuming a leadership role on the job. Instead, they say, women should “learn to say no and mean it.” Learn to delegate. Stop trying to “one up” colleagues.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To Do Lists – Task Management. There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Project Management. Travel Planning Example: Your travel planning system involves lots of different forms, templates, and checklists. Her system for email management is outstanding.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

For some employees, the ability to act with integrity and demonstrate ethical behavior is strong and feels very natural; others need some practice sharpening their ethical radar and learn ‘how to think first about how to react’ to achieve the best outcome. Here’s an example of putting the tool into practice.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Mark McGwire is an example of someone who tries to explain away why he did what he did,” Galindo says. It’s just an example of the level of ridiculousness we’ve reached.” It means that if you make a mistake, “you say what you did and what you learned from it and what you’ll do differently in the future,” she says. No excuses.

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 11, 2010

Be assertive, state your case, and give and ask for solutions. The best way to deal with this is to ask for specific examples and then seek solutions on how to improve. Learning how to diffuse a negative workplace situation can be difficult, but we need to start with ourselves. Truth Hurts. How will you deal with it?

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Below are examples of five tests you will encounter in your professional career, how will you score? Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. ’ Being the professional that you are, you will continue to be cordial, you have been taught a valuable lesson, learn from it and move on. Seek answers.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

I was fortunate to learn at a young age that daily huddles or brief meetings between an executive and assistant are the most important part of the day and the partnership. If you need suggestions, I list all the items that can be discussed when executives and assistants meet in my Communicating with Your Manager post.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

So, I learned the rules , implemented them and become successful. At this point of our example, the “engagement” point, something interesting happens. That we “learned&# something. Assess – Decide – Do In A Nutshell Assessment is the state in which you analyze, compare, learn and store your experiences.

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