Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Not all people who plan meetings are “meeting planners,” nor do all meeting planners start out their careers as meeting planners. I for one, started out on a clerical/administrative path with absolutely no knowledge at the time that a career in meeting planning even existed (and at the time it probably didn’t).
Office Dynamics
APRIL 17, 2018
The professional world of administrative and executive assistants and support staff is an exceptional melting pot of backgrounds, experience, knowledge, gender, age, education and personalities. A willingness to learn and confidence to teach creates the roadmap to keeping our professional world evolving and relevant. By Dana Buchanan.
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Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Not all people who plan meetings are “meeting planners,” nor do all meeting planners start out their careers as meeting planners. Not only did I set the meetings up, but I also took notes (in shorthand no less), transcribed the notes and prepared final reports for dissemination. Get Your Copy Today!
All Things Admin
JANUARY 26, 2023
procedures, meeting minutes, travel itinerary, meeting planning, project plans) On the INSERT ribbon, click on Page Templates. The Learning Doesn’t Stop Here! With OneNote, there’s always more to learn. Click on Page Templates at the bottom of that window.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 1, 2010
I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants. I have been on some interactive sites where assistants ask questions and get answers and I learn from them as I have some of the same questions. Lunch n learns are also a good way to learn from each other.
Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 14, 2009
There are many teachers in my extended family and it seemed like something I could do well, but our family did not have any money to further my education and I became a secretary instead. I am sure I could have done well as I have learned nearly everything there is to know about getting someone from point A to point B.
Laughing all the Way to Work
MAY 10, 2009
She saw the importance of this training to help her daughter know the workings of an office from the bottom up and the office benefitted from her educational training. The administrative position can be a springboard for a management position if you want to go in that direction and have the right educational background.
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