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18 Books Every Administrative Assistant and Executive Assistant Should Read

Office Dynamics

Office Dynamics has put together a list of books for administrative assistants and executive assistants that will help you with your professional development and personal life. This is Joan’s newest book for administrative assistants and is great for all levels. Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed by Joan Burge.

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Side Gig Ideas to Supplement Your Home Business during the Pandemic

Tips From T. Marie

Create an online course or class teaching skills and/or tools you use for your business. Things like creating wreaths, flower arrangements, handmade books, upcycled items…and tons more convert well to offering a live online class via either a live webinar or a Zoom meeting.

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2020 Training Opportunities for Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

When you set your mind to improving your job skills, you take control of your life to reach your full potential. Here’s what we have in store for administrative professionals in 2020: Joan’s 30 Year Anniversary Tour – Timeless Skills for Assistants. Free webinars Downloadable eBooks Books. 1 Day Training, 4 Cities.

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Effective Communication Skills

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Effective Communication Skills Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. If you want to improve your listening skills, you need to get control over the following bad habits: Interrupting the speaker. Thanks for visiting!

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career in Administrative Services

Office Dynamics

If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. These kinds of leadership skills are only gained through practice and yet, they’re essential for advancement. There’s no substitution for mastery. Proficiency isn’t enough.

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Ebooks, Ebooks, Ebooks… and Friends

Brilliantly Better

Today I will talk about some of the ebooks launched by my friends in the last few weeks. David Damron’s Ebook: Simple Health and Fitness I was a raw foodist for 9 and a half months, so I kinda know what’s going on when it comes to keep a balanced diet. To my surprise, David’s book was a refresher. And for 9.95

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career Outside of Administrative Services

Office Dynamics

The skills you gain as an administrative professional can easily transfer to other roles. 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. As an assistant, you have many opportunities to stretch your skills and try on different “roles.”