Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

Over the past 20 years, I have attended several conferences ranging in topics from fiction writing to motivational to professional training and even a full weekend trying to become a more educated outdoor woman. The conference exceeded all of my expectations. There is a team behind the amazing conference event.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2018

There are a variety of ways administrative professionals and the companies they work for can support multigenerational communication and cross-mentoring. Attendance to national or international conferences together or individually. Time to read and share professional blogs, articles, books, and webinars (most are free!).

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2017

A few ideas: Attend industry conferences. Here are some things you can start doing at work right now: Read the industry pubs and blogs, and then share articles and ideas with your team, leadership, boss and/or other departments that could help them do their jobs better or motivate them. Mentor someone in the company.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 19, 2017

Recently, the OpenMeet team had the pleasure of participating in the annual Practically Perfect PA Assist Conference 2017 , where we ran a few workshops on career development for assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them. We wanted to explore what career development in the PA role looks like.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 7, 2015

<Guest Blog Post by Judi Moreo> One of the biggest assets any Administrative Assistant can have is the understanding that her personal growth is her responsibility. Having a mentor will help an assistant develop skills. Mentors are people who possess skills, knowledge, and attributes that you would like to also possess.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2012

those ladies never knew I was watching and listening to them so closely; they were an invisible mentor and inspiration. Our conference attendees thought it was important to mentor in order to add value. Mentoring, in its most basic form, is one person teaching another. As a mentor. The thing is. Peer Synergy.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 25, 2017

Over that time, I have seen the blog grow and grow and grow! There are now over 11,000 of you signed up to the blog posts and newsletters and we attract over 90,000 visitors each month on the website. Here is her blog post on meeting venues. Practically Perfect PA has now been up and running for 5 years. Lorraine Stone.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 23, 2015

She is the founder and CEO of All Things Admin , a company dedicated to developing and providing breakthrough products, training, mentoring, and resources for administrative professionals worldwide. See Julie at the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence ! .

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Office Dynamics

JULY 9, 2014

Julie will be speaking more on this subject at the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. lucybrazier CEO of Marcham Publishing – Publisher, Speaker & Conference Chairperson. She can be found speaking at administrative conferences and events around the world. GrammarGirl Podcaster. Entrepreneur.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 25, 2017

Over that time, I have seen the blog grow and grow and grow! There are now over 11,000 of you signed up to the blog posts and newsletters and we attract over 90,000 visitors each month on the website. Here is her blog post on meeting venues. Practically Perfect PA has now been up and running for 5 years. Lorraine Stone.

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Worxbee

MAY 31, 2022

This could be resources, skills, or even the support of others such as your network or a mentor. Do this by reading blogs and articles, subscribing to relevant newsletters, attending conferences and webinars, and joining professional networking groups on social media or in person.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2015

This would also help with their induction process and ideally a ‘buddy cover’ or mentor could be assigned. Create a PA Calendar of relevant Internal & External PA Events for e.g. internal and external networking opportunities and information on approved trainers & ad-hoc training/conference days.

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Eat Your Career

MAY 4, 2015

It’s not just because I’ve been writing this blog for over 5 years (any Joe-schmoe off the street can do this, you know!). Mentor Someone In Your Field. As a mentor, you’ll gain a new perspective about the work you do. Or start a blog like this one (as I said, anyone can!). Talk to them. Ask them questions. Be a sponge.

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Eat Your Career

MAY 4, 2015

It’s not just because I’ve been writing this blog for over 5 years (any Joe-schmoe off the street can do this, you know!). Mentor Someone In Your Field. As a mentor, you’ll gain a new perspective about the work you do. Or start a blog like this one (as I said, anyone can!). Talk to them. Ask them questions. Be a sponge.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 29, 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. Attend seminars and conferences, subscribe to professional publications, get or become a mentor, and take classes (i.e.

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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. My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored! Lets grow together! Tap into each others brains.

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Eat Your Career

JULY 25, 2013

Become a Mentor. As a mentor, you’ll gain a new perspective about the work you do. Or start a blog! Offer to present on a topic of interest at a local industry conference or meeting of your professional association. Sharing your wisdom with the people around you is not an activity born from the ego. Giving, not gloating.

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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. We become role models and mentors. When we lead in the 5 Pillars of our life, we naturally lead others.

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Practically Perfect PA

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.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 10, 2010

It came in handy as I had asked her to speak at our annual administrative conference last October. Mentor a new employee or a novice administrative assistant. Respond to a blog, if you have never done so! The skills you develop by giving formal presentations help you in your everyday life.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 10, 2010

It came in handy as I had asked her to speak at our annual administrative conference last October. Mentor a new employee or a novice administrative assistant. Respond to a blog, if you have never done so! The skills you develop by giving formal presentations help you in your everyday life.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2016

Oh, and if you have set up your own network or you are part of a network, do get in touch I would love to have you guys on the blog (the network doesn’t just have to be in the UK either!). I recently spoke at the Assist Conference in September 2015, and at Skyscanner’s Company Presentation in December to around 300 people.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Guest Blog entry provided by Debbie Gross, Chief Executive Assistant to John Chamber, Cisco Systems. Debbie was a speaker at the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence and shared more insight on the topic below. We hope that you enjoy her guest post. Am I passionate about this profession? Absolutely! Absolutely!

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Guest Blog entry provided by Debbie Gross, Chief Executive Assistant to John Chamber, Cisco Systems. Debbie was a speaker at the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence and shared more insight on the topic below. We hope that you enjoy her guest post. Am I passionate about this profession? Absolutely! Absolutely!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2008

One of us may be great at organizing a conference. I have had e-mails from readers of this blog and they have commended me on the content. I stumbled across your blog, and would like to commend you on the excellent content! I try to blog smart and keep my articles very general. Now how did I get on this subject?

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2009

We have invited Marilyn to the Blog to share some of her tips with you. Arriving at a conference dressed appropriately for the event notifies on-lookers you’re not there to party ! Please welcome another wonderful Guest Blogger to the mix! Marilyn Pincus is a talented author and business etiquette expert. That’s the good news!

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Loosely Speaking

JULY 10, 2009

Like everyone these days, you probably find yourself spread thin in efforts to keep up with social media, Web sites, blogs, and other reading in your quest for valuable, accurate information. Marketing Mentor Tara says : Katie observes: I can see why Tara loves this Web site! But… that doesn’t mean YOU have to wait.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan Burge delivers her State of the Profession at the 17th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. Later during the conference, Joan presented her annual State of the Profession address. Encourage cross-mentoring. We need to bring these things into the 21 st century,” said Joan. “We Share what you know!”.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan Burge delivers her State of the Profession at the 17th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. Later during the conference, Joan presented her annual State of the Profession address. Encourage cross-mentoring. We need to bring these things into the 21 st century,” said Joan. “We Share what you know!”.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2009

We have invited Marilyn to the Blog to share some of her tips with you. Arriving at a conference dressed appropriately for the event notifies on-lookers you’re not there to party ! Please welcome another wonderful Guest Blogger to the mix! Marilyn Pincus is a talented author and business etiquette expert. That’s the good news!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

We respect the privacy of all registrations and will not be sharing their emails with the group (there were over 1,300 registered) but we do encourage you to exchange your information via the chat box or engage here on the blog in the comments section to get to know each other better. (JF). Is there funding out there for education? .

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On The Job

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Could telecommuting be a career mistake? We do work-around that by having tele-conferences and web meetings though. Get a babysitter even if you work at home.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Welcome back to my blog! As you know I only blog when I feel inspired and hopefully feel that I have some wisdom or tips to impart. Are you looking for networking advice, job hunting advice, resume services, interview prep, career navigation, LinkedIn self branding, or getting mentored about career/life?

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Today’s Day in the life: Diana Brandl, Senior EA at Mister Spex, Founder and CEO of The Socialista Projects, Head of IMA Berlin and National Social Relations Officer, speaker, coach and mentor and all round superstar EA! Inspire…my own office team as I mentor and coach them to see them growing. Connect with me: Blog URL: [link].

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 18, 2017

Guest post by Tara Browne, DTM, 2016 Conference Scholarship Winner. . When I was awarded one of three scholarships for the 2016 Conference for Administrative Excellence, I was beyond excited. I help administrative professionals connect through the power of their stories to become heroes of their careers and mentors to others. .

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 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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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 11, 2017

When I started looking at the programme I thought to myself, I really want to put a conference together that truly inspires and empowers assistants. This is a big dream, but I hope the programme reflects my objectives for the conference. The conference is taking place at the very cool Proud Camden on the 8th and 9th February 2018.

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