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. Program Content/Agenda .
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).
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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 multigenerational team offers executives and managers more than just support assistance. By Dana Buchanan. Cross-mentorship is a necessity.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JUNE 4, 2010
Some people dont play well in a team and can be like that link in the chain that keeps skipping. What can you do if you are part of a team that is not playing well together? Are you doing your part and contributing to the goals of the team or are you getting bogged down with situations? Good team play can be contagious.
Laughing all the Way to Work
MAY 1, 2009
I like working with someone who has initiative, wants to do a good job and is keen to contribute to the team, but is there a time when initiative is not a good thing? My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.
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. If you are part of an administrative team you can use your meetings to share knowledge with each other or give tips on something new you have discovered. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.
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. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.
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