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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Success

MAY 22, 2022

If you knew him only from his trailblazing forays into the video blogging realm, where he was renowned for quirky, crowdsourced art projects, you might not guess that the career of Hosea Frank (Ze for short, pronounced “zay”) has been bookended by scientific roles. They’d misheard his birth name as José. No problem.

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Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

“Then I watched a screener of Housewives , wrote an article, tested some new baked goods, had a meeting with my staff, registered some intellectual property for products, fleshed out a few TV projects that I will be producing, picked up my daughter from school and then [got] on plane for spring break,” Frankel tells SUCCESS. Love yourself.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A lot of this may be because we are still working under archaic systems not designed to sustain leaders over the long run,” says Vu Le, an internationally known keynote speaker, nonprofit leader and author of the popular blog Nonprofit AF. My sabbatical ran from Memorial Day to Labor Day. I also did a lot of nothing.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 26, 2009

Springtime also heralds the start of allergy season, and this means more time spent indoors than I would like. Springtime also heralds the start of allergy season, and this means more time spent indoors than I would like. It’s also an opportunity to dig through my assorted knitting bags to see what might be languishing there, forgotten.

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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. Our role is no longer confined to typing letters, answering the phone, scheduling meetings and travel. Project Coordinators. Expert Travel Agents. 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

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. Feel free to respond to our blogs every day! Administrative Assistants Rock!

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 26, 2019

There is constant change, new projects and ideas, rework, barriers, coordinating multiple people and meetings, travel, and more. This blog post is from Joan Burge’s Monday Motivators series. As administrative assistants and executive assistants, we all know there are a hundred moving parts in business.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  The situation: Tweet "Rob" is a project manager that is responsible for a number of projects across the world and he needs to keep track of all of them.    I LOVE basecamp I have used it to coordinate many different projects where team members are all over the place. How will you use Basecamp?

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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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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Best of … Blog Action Day 2008 Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Whether on- or off-topic for your blog, there are times when participation in a group blog project just feels right.

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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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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 14, 2019

So, back in 2006, I started a blog for admins called The Executive Assistant’s Toolbox, where I shared tips and tricks for success in the field. It was a passion project and I loved the idea that, by sharing my workplace challenges, I could help other admins. Shockingly, that blog got really popular really fast. Start a Blog.

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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

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. Over the years, I have collected more than 300 ideas. I recently came across this list from one of my classes and wanted to share it.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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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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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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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Between e-mail, virtual assistants, smartphones, high-speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, they mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever—making their own travel plans, managing their own Inbox, sending their own letters and scheduling their own meetings.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Administrators can be involved in many types of projects eg office move, conference, product launch, staff recruitment, Christmas function. Ideas of what needs to be covered to ensure the effective implementation of the project should be discussed. Place the flip chart paper and Post It notes on the board table. Twitter: @minutesmad1.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

Here are some tips and key questions to ask managers and executives as requests for your time are made throughout the week: When possible ask that projects and tasks be given to you verbally so you can ask clarifying questions and better understand the work that is being given to you. Find out who else has information related to the project.

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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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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

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 Alexis Bonari is a freelance writer and blog junkie.

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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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Allwork

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

There finding the difference now within London, where actually around Waterloo and Southern’s really come up because of good transport links, whereas Shoreditch is finding it a bit harder because people are traveling into London and then they have got to commute onwards and so they are seeing that additional time. What do people need?

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Blocking his calendar to work on his projects. 2 Struggle: Assistant not getting time with executive to discuss day-to-day events, priorities, projects, travel, meeting, upcoming projects and more. #3 Him taking the time to meet with me to have regular 1:1s. Communication (ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto!).

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Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

Break It Up When you face a large project, it can seem overwhelming. Each complex project consists of several small components. As long as you maintain this boundary, you don’t have to travel far. A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team.

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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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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 8, 2015

Those blog posts not coming quite so easily? Things like more vacation time, travel and spending time with family. In fact, many small business owners find themselves with fewer vacations and less family time. Make time to relax, travel and enjoy your family. Getting distracted when you didn’t before? All signs of burnout.

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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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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. Don’t be the bottleneck and the reason that a project is stalled since everyone’s work is often dependent on others. The pandemic created a work environment that was unprecedented.

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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.

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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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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

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. Whenever I do this, I know I have a greater chance of completing the project at hand. Maybe I’m tired or traveling (like I am now).

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 23, 2017

Today’s blog post is from Vicky Silverthorn, founder of You Need A Vicky. In this blog post she shares her top tips on how we can declutter to increase productivity. . This can be anything from projects, clients, banking, personal, reference, banking, invoices. For more decluttering tips, check out her blog.

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