Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Thursday, September 22: My excitement over what the second day of the Conference for Administrative Excellence might bring had me awake at dawn; I saw the bright golden sun dazzle over the mountain horizon. Sherry told me, “This is a phenomenal conference for leadership. By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

Administrators can be involved in many types of projects eg office move, conference, product launch, staff recruitment, Christmas function. Robyn can be contacted as follows: Subscribe to blog posts and a newsletter at www.minutesmadness.wordpress.com. Resources required. Place the flip chart paper and Post It notes on the board table.

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MAY 23, 2017

Today’s blog post is from Vicky Silverthorn, founder of You Need A Vicky. She recently spoke at the Assist Conference on our discretion panel and offered lots of advice on handling confidential matters. In this blog post she shares her top tips on how we can declutter to increase productivity. .

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

With many of the events I’ve organised I’ve not had a budget or clear objectives. So if we can first look at the budget, the objectives and do a bit of research we can then get that venue!”. Following the results of our questionnaire we have added a few event speakers to the Assist Conference. I know exactly what William means.

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MARCH 18, 2016

After speaking at the Assist Conference Heather Dallas from Dallas Development has written a great follow up blog on her popular Project Management for Assistants session… Taking on a project is a great way of raising your visibility and getting you the recognition you deserve. Secondly use the Gap Analysis model.

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MAY 3, 2017

Getting the budget to attend a conference might be one thing, but asking your organisation to pay for flights and accommodation is difficult at best. We are going to help facilitate this by creating virtual hubs where PAs in the same organisation or location can get together to watch the conference.

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JUNE 8, 2017

You need to juggle the demands for location, capacity, budget, amenities and environmental factors to get the right result for your event. This blog post is sponsored by Function Fixers. In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without a venue finder. A low stress solution. Finding a venue can be a stressful job.

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MAY 3, 2017

Getting the budget to attend a conference might be one thing, but asking your organisation to pay for flights and accommodation is difficult at best. We are going to help facilitate this by creating virtual hubs where PAs in the same organisation or location can get together to watch the conference.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 26, 2015

Or, if you want to do it up big, send your assistant to a dream conference where he or she can learn and interact with others; be renewed about his or her profession. Admin Assistant Training Executive Blog Mgr/Asst Team Workplace Tools #adminweek Administrative Professionals Day Gifts apd apw gift giving gifts for assistants recognition'

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

As we approach the end of summer and look forward to fall it is also a time when many companies start putting their 2010 budgets together. It is a time when many performance reviews are given, raises are put into budgets, conferences and seminars are talked about as well as training and travel. What does this mean to you?

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MARCH 26, 2013

Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing a series of blogs on events, well more specifically how assistants can organise and run great events within the context of their role. Here are the links to my previous blogs: How to negotiate when planning an event. Event budgeting is a major MAJOR factor in organising any event.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Below are a few examples of general and job-specific goals: Set a professional development goal whether it’s attending a conference, completing an online course or program, reading a certain book or two, scheduling time each week or month for webinars, computer program training, time management courses, etc.

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MARCH 4, 2013

We are asked to arrange all sorts of events including anything from a team training day through to the company Christmas party and other large scale conferences, exhibitions and dinners. What is the budget? The budget doesn’t need to be finalised at this stage but a ballpark figure does.

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Eco-Office Gals

DECEMBER 18, 2013

One area that can be overlooked when budgets are being made is the cost of utilities and other office overheads, but going back to the basics can often save you a bundle. These sensors work wonders in break rooms, conference rooms, and even in little used offices as well. Sometimes, the smallest things can make a big difference.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 14, 2021

They make telephone calls, type and review documents, conduct research, update blogs and social media, make travel arrangements for managers, prepare presentations and assemble reports. Use software for expense tracking and budgeting (i.e. They’ll also manage and distribute information to co-workers and customers. Categorize expenses.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

As we approach the end of summer and look forward to fall it is also a time when many companies start putting their 2010 budgets together. It is a time when many performance reviews are given, raises are put into budgets, conferences and seminars are talked about as well as training and travel. What does this mean to you?

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Now is a perfect opportunity to seriously consider and take positive action in regards to the 18 th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence at Red Rock Resort, in Las Vegas, NV, next September 27-30, 2011. Lastly, the 18 th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence is simply exceptional. I know, I know!

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Now is a perfect opportunity to seriously consider and take positive action in regards to the 18 th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence at Red Rock Resort, in Las Vegas, NV, next September 27-30, 2011. Lastly, the 18 th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence is simply exceptional. I know, I know!

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JULY 15, 2015

With Assist Travel coming up in September in London I wanted to share one of our most popular blogs with you – The Ultimate Travel Itinerary. I will be presenting on this very topic at the conference. At the bottom of the blog I have uploaded the template I use for my Directors. Why should you attend Assist Travel?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Yes, most of us organise the Christmas party and that is hard enough, but we also organise team building events, AGMs, conferences, forums, private dining experiences, So yes, if we organise all of these types of events for our company we ‘sort of’ work in the events industry. Tweet all about your event.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This comes from a theme that has resonated at Office Dynamics all year, was a part of our 2012 conference, and is emphasized in my new book for women, Give Yourself Permission to Live a BIG Life : they are the 5 Pillars. Now, for my important message and words of wisdom for the holidays.

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MARCH 25, 2015

For all of you that could not attend the Assist Conference this year I wanted to share my presentation with you – Reward and Recognition within the Assistant Industry. We conducted a survey last year and one of the questions asked what session would the readers like to see at a conference. 44% said they felt slightly underpaid.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Some have lost jobs, didn’t get promotions or pay raises, or lost funding due to employer budget cuts. Lets grow together!

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Lets grow together! Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses? Have you ever wondered where bad bosses come from?

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

At our recent Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence , I surveyed 350 attendees about the topics they would like me to address at future conferences or training events. Personally, I prefer live classes or conferences over online. Take into consideration your budget. However, there are exceptions.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Give yourself an annual budget for professional development and use it. Aside from incredible networking, most professional associations also give you access to valuable learning opportunities—whether through featured speakers at meetings, annual training conferences, or newsletters highlighting trends in your field.

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BioTeams

DECEMBER 9, 2012

ezViz Office Another excel add-on tool worth noting is ezViz Office which is a budget data visualisation tool which reads excel data and produces interesting charts including heatmaps which can give you new insights. More about ezViz later when I look at data visualisation tools. More about ezViz later when I look at data visualisation tools.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

"I recently stumbled across your blog and have thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts! Dear KC, So glad you like my blog and hope I can be of help! You answer the phone, book travel, offer beverages to guests, book meetings, prepare the conference room, order food, etc. I have only been an EA for 1.5 You ask a very good question!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

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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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Michael Martine´s last blog. Why To Blog As Yourself (Even if That’s Not What You Sell) Reply Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) January 11, 2010 at 3:22 am Yeah, I don’t have to like someone to trust them. Dave Doolin´s last blog. Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. Heather Villa´s last blog.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2009

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. All in all this was not a Pre-Budget Report, the was a Pre-Election Manifesto. You want a little more. Do you think.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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