Office Dynamics

APRIL 22, 2015

'<Guest Post by Debbie Gross> Take Your Seat…At the Executive Table. Administrative Professionals leading in the 21st-century. Business today is changing so rapidly that it is hard to keep up or keep track! With new technologies (apps, devices, office environments) and globalization, restructuring, downsizing and flattening of top heavy organizations, as administrative professionals, if we are not careful, we could literally get run-over!

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On The Job

APRIL 22, 2015

'A recent survey finds that about half of employees quit their jobs to get away from bad bosses. Count me as one of them. I''ve quit two jobs in my career because I believed the bosses were actually hurting my ability to do my job. I don''t think these bosses (one was a man, the other a woman) were horrible people -- they were just horrible managers.

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 22, 2015

Since it’s breezy to outright windy here throughout springtime, I’m realizing that we really could do with a clothesline. Between our endless sunshine and air movement, our clothes would dry in no time.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 22, 2015

'Organising business trips requires a lot of logistical tinkering. From booking trains or flights, to finding a hotel that suits both the budget and the boss, you’ve probably honed your skills. But as you’ll know, perhaps one of the most critical determining factors of the successfully planned business trip is finding a meeting location that is not only practical but also sends the right message.

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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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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 22, 2015

If you walked around your office today and asked, “What day is it?” The response would undoubtedly be, “It’s Wednesday.” And that is correct, but many may have forgotten that today is also Administrative Professionals’ Day. All those except administrative professionals, of course. We know it as a day to celebrate those who make an impact by assuming managerial-like responsibilities in a work environment that nowadays, require more than just a typing skill and pleasant phone etiquette.

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