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NOT, “Just An Admin!”

Office Dynamics

It began several years ago when I started working for Mr. H as a temp. I’ve been an executive assistant for several years and I’ve received a lot of training but I’m not a facilitator or a trainer. Mr. W’s confidence in me propelled my performance to a new level. I was a change agent, confidant and advisor. Facilitators.

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Adapting to Change

Office Dynamics

Grow & learn; read, talk to mentors, attend training or a conference, watch webinars, etc. Adapting to professional change shows professionalism and confidence. I may not have control of his thoughts, but I had control over how I reacted and my confidence. One full-time job and a few temp positions came after that one.

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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

Before leaving, I was able to spend a few days going over the binder with my temp. As a result, she felt more confident about covering for me. offices, and train them in how to create their own desk reference guide. She was very appreciative to have such a detailed point of reference to help her quickly get up to speed.

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Executive Assistants Beware, Dealing with a Saboteur

Office Dynamics

Gloria just finished a temp assignment and experienced an awful case of sabotaging by a peer admin who is a lot younger than her and has been with the company for a year. While Gloria has finished her temp assignment, she wants to be prepared should she meet Sally Saboteur in the future. Well, this is a tough one.

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A business case outline for an internal PA network

Practically Perfect PA

Put every PA on a shared distribution list and ideally a closed SharePoint site for sharing information such as training & seminars. 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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Review of Our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2010

Small Business Labs

  The Shift to Contingent Workers Turns Employees into Entrepreneurs :  If anything, the shift to contingent workers (part-timers, temps, contractors, freelancers, etc.)   We won't have the final data on this for another couple of quarters, but I'm confident this forecast will prove to be correct.

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Executive Assistants Beware, Dealing with a Saboteur

Office Dynamics

Gloria just finished a temp assignment and experienced an awful case of sabotaging by a peer admin who is a lot younger than her and has been with the company for a year. While Gloria has finished her temp assignment, she wants to be prepared should she meet Sally Saboteur in the future. Well, this is a tough one.