Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Do you LOVE your admin career? Or have you lost the love for your career as an administrative professional? We love the administrative profession and we hope you do too. But, it doesn’t matter which camp you reside in. Join us this month for our Love Your Admin Career Challenge from February 1 – 14, 2016. We’ll be sharing a challenge each day to encourage you in your career as an administrative professional.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

There's a lot of things that challenge me in life and in my work. I cannot flip a pancake without making a mess. I get lost in new places -- even with a map. I find it difficult to focus on work when I know the St. Louis Cardinals are playing. That's why it would be easy for me to say: I'm not a good cook. I panic in new places. I can't focus on work.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

I’m originally from San Diego, California, but I have been living in Dublin, Ireland for the past six years. I have a Bachelor’s degree from Mills College in International Politics & Economics and a Master’s degree from Trinity College Dublin in International Development. Before Dropbox, I worked for a tech start-up and was the executive assistant (EA) to the CEO of an aircraft leasing firm.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Last week, I was researching the pros and cons of today’s collaborative (open-space) work environment. I am preparing for a speech that I will give at our 23rd Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence: The Revolutionary Assistant later this year. Not only is this topic of interest because I am going to speak on how to be effective in this new work space, but because I am hearing administrative assistants and business people talk about the challenges they are facing in this new environment

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Clutter Coach

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

by What is clutter? Clutter is anything that gets in your way or is in the wrong place. Sort of like weeds in your garden. Clutter can be last week’s newspaper, clothes you never wear, bits of random in information in your head, volunteer activities you feel compelled to do. What does it mean to be organized? You are organized if you can find everything you have when you need it and you are clear about what you’re doing and you’re not worried about what comes next because you

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Intuit released their latest Dispatch from the New Economy - The On-Demand Workforce.  How The On-Demand Economy is Reshaping the 40 Hour Work Week , from Intuit VP Alex Chriss, covers the study in more detail.  The study covers a lot of ground. But to us the key data shows most on-demand economy (ODE) workers are satisfied with their work, plan to continue working in the ODE and are even happier because of their ODE work.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

In this episode I chat with Annie Mueller from Freakishly Productive about tactical time management tips. We discuss how Annie is able to be productive while homeschooling four kids and running a business, and a whole lot more. Some of the highlights include: Women in productivity: Where are they and why Annie thinks there is a stigma. Categorizing by energy levels: Energy fluctuations and working with them.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

In this episode I chat with Annie Mueller from Freakishly Productive about tactical time management tips. We discuss how Annie is able to be productive while homeschooling four kids and running a business, and a whole lot more. Some of the highlights include: Women in productivity: Where are they and why Annie thinks there is a stigma. Categorizing by energy levels: Energy fluctuations and working with them.

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