Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Face-to-face time is also beneficial for any manager who meets on a regular basis with their direct reports. Status Updates Discuss updates on projects, meetings, items you are working on, and any other pertinent information. Executives don’t like to have to ask the status of a specific project or task (nor do they have the time).

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Now this came from an executive who traveled around the world, would work until 2:00 a.m., 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. Upcoming Travel. Special Projects.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

Travel Planning Apps: Whether you’re the one traveling, or simply attempting to get your executive from point A to point B, travel planning apps can be a life saver. Project Management Apps: Teamwork is, by far, my favorite project management app. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

You become a more valuable asset because now they are relying on you for that task or piece of the project. For years I have coached executives and assistants how to implement processes on everything from daily huddles to debrief meetings, managing email, travel planning, and holding quarterly strategic meetings.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

I got started, one small piece of the project at a time, one step at a time. The project was successfully accomplished. Later I was recruited by Mr. W – he made it clear that my first priority was to create a highly functioning admin team and to assist him with his management team. Project Coordinators.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Do you dream of spontaneously traveling to a new place for a few months? Many blogs shared the ideas of FIRE retirement in the mid-2000s, and the movement gained mainstream attention in the 2010s when major news sources and publishing houses released articles and books about how to achieve early retirement through different methods.

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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. Ideas on how to build better partnerships with your managers. Administrative Assistants Rock!

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Nicki talks about managing a team of assistants, creating a career development plan, cultivating a team culture, and finding happiness in your role. And, you know, you manage a team, how big is the team you manage? He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

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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. Excellent time management skills. Taking baby steps is a good way to manage a big list of “must get better at” areas. Accountable.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 6, 2019

Even if no one is watching over your shoulder or your executive travels 90% of the time, you have to answer to yourself. Think of the future in terms of: new projects outcomes goals your executive’s calendar important upcoming event potential business Consider trends and changes in technology. Use your head. Future – Focus.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In today’s fast-paced corporate world, many managers rely on the newest technology to help their company grow. In reality, however, these so-called independent managers have lost sight of the one asset that can truly impact the company’s bottom line: an empowered administrative assistant. Provide continual and constructive feedback.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

So it’s larger companies, more 100 employees where they’re fitting out and managing that whole space themselves. But this middle ground is, I would say, managed solution that’s somewhere between a traditional office lease and the traditional sort of flex office sector. What do people need? And offering that service.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 7, 2010

With a reasonable amount of blog traffic and a proactive audience, it is possible to put your business in front of thousands, sometimes even tens-of-thousands of eyes, all with a simple special offer or potential prize. Of course, running a blog competition is not as simple as posting what you want people to do.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 26, 2017

People, and this could mean your peers, will judge you on how well you planned the meeting, your ability to control it effectively, produce outcomes and manage personalities. Administrators can be involved in many types of projects eg office move, conference, product launch, staff recruitment, Christmas function. Twitter: @minutesmad1.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 25, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Productivity and Organization Link Lineup | Main | 6 Tools to Help You Manage Large Projects with Local & Virtual Teams » Listen to Stephanie on Solace Wealth Management on Blog Talk Radio Listen live to Stephanie answer questions about productivity & organization on the Solace Wealth Management show. 

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It pains me to announce that my grand experiment with using electronic time management systems has officially come to an end (sort of). You see, for the past several years, I’ve been using a variety of tech tools to help organize my life and work—appointments, tasks, projects and more. But now, I’m back to paper (sort of).

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 9, 2023

Hallie also provides strategic counsel to key leaders within the organization and leads special projects focused on the growth of the organization. In her free time, Hallie pursues her hobbies: reading, blogging, kayaking, and traveling, preferably to the beach.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 7, 2010

With a reasonable amount of blog traffic and a proactive audience, it is possible to put your business in front of thousands, sometimes even tens-of-thousands of eyes, all with a simple special offer or potential prize. Of course, running a blog competition is not as simple as posting what you want people to do.

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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?” Blocking his calendar to work on his projects. That is a terrific response rate. No daily huddles.

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Bonnie Low-Krayman

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Suddenly no longer forced to travel into an office, many staff had the chance to have dinner with their families for the first time in a long time. The workplace of 2023 is one where managers want staff back in the office and staff are struggling to comply while holding onto their flexible schedules. How did this happen?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 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 Manage: Consider these points as you organize your workload.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 26, 2023

​Whether you’re using it for travel planning, procedures development, project management, or just basic notetaking, OneNote is one of the most dynamic software programs out there for administrative professionals. If you haven’t checked out that blog post, you can find it here.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

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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Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

A hectic day now and then is manageable. It’s not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of good time management skills. Break It Up When you face a large project, it can seem overwhelming. Each complex project consists of several small components.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Rarely do executives communicate what happened in yesterday’s meetings to their assistants or take the time to explain the scope of a project. Assistants… don’t wait for your executive to ask you the status of a project, task, follow-up item or other requests. Debrief one another on projects that have been wrapped up.

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Productivity Bits

AUGUST 16, 2016

O btaining motivation to work on projects can be very difficult to achieve. When trying to approach projects both in life and at home, it is important to draw your motivation from many sources in order to complete your projects effectively and punctually. Consider finding some way to make your project help someone else.

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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. They’ll also manage and distribute information to co-workers and customers. How Can You Communicate Effectively with Upper Management?

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 12, 2014

For assistants who have managers that engage with social media it is important that they have a variety of great images that they can use when tweeting, updating LinkedIn and writing for the corporate blog. I wrote a blog about this a few months ago that gives tips on keeping your social media organised. Be relevant.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

YOU CANNOT MANAGE TIME! How you manage to focus your attention (or how long you keep your attention focused) will make or break your ability to get things done. Do you have a large list of abandoned projects all sitting at various levels of incompletion? Do you have a list of projects that do not reflect your best work?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2012

Annual Blog-a-thon for Administrative Professionals. We are holding 4th Annual Blog-a-thon for the Administrative Profession. To learn more about the blog-a-thon and how you can win great prizes check out the Administrative Professional's Blog-a-thon Page for the full message. Welcome to the Who Took My Pen.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 24, 2017

By 2020, drone manufacture for personal and commercial purposes is projected to generate global market revenue in excess of $11.2 The rich and dazzling visuals you can produce from your drone footage can be sold to local businesses for use in their ads, corporate blog postings, and other marketing materials. Gartner, Inc. Agriculture.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

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

JANUARY 26, 2015

The description lists all of the core skills (diary and email management, travel arrangements, expenses etc) followed by one or two more bullet points relating to tasks designed specifically for the role (managing in-house IT software, supporting certain departments, managing social media for the organisation for example).

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Karen Vivarelli

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This can all be managed by a virtual assistant or a team of VAs. To learn more about what exact services a virtual assistant can offer, check out my blog post on 101 Tasks to Outsource to a Virtual Assistant. They could be looking for someone to manage their calendar and travel. Pretty amazing isn’t it?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Fun travel apps are Skype (for calling home), SimplyNoise (great for sleeping in noisy places), Sit or Squat (find a bathroom), and CheapGas. My Kindle app is a lifesaver while traveling. I am writing my blog post in one now in ABQ while waiting for my plane. Thanks to Melissa Schmalenberger - Managing Director Clever Container.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

One of the simplest ways I manage to keep a minimal setup for my productivity is by aligning my tasks to time slots. For example, if I’m trying to align tasks up for a long-term project, I’ll use a Monthly Theme to accomplish that. Over the course of a month, I’ll give emphasis to a specific project.

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Executive Leadership Support Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

I was flying back and forth from Philadelphia to Denver for a project. MH: I was still working with Simon when I moved out here, so I was traveling like crazy and really didn’t have time to get my feet into the ground and really plant myself here. How to manage your stress level. I’m a jaded Philly girl).

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