Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

There is an entire team that works hard to coordinate this conference and they have shared their answers to a few candid questions and provided a glimpse behind the scenes! Meet the entire Office Dynamics International Team –. I then put a rough design together and run it by the team to get their thoughts and feedback.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The four key challenges of remote work layoffs are impersonal emails, legal requirements, returning equipment, and difficulties assessing performance. You’re less likely to be trashed in the media for impersonal layoffs if you’re not a big company, unless of course your email is completely tone-deaf.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Maybe it was a college kid home for the summer who gave you the worst lifeguard shifts at the pool, or a team lead who made you stay late on Christmas Eve, then took the credit for your work. We share war stories over happy hours, at backyard barbecues and sometimes via an international phone call if need be. Everyone’s had one.

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BMT Office Administration

AUGUST 17, 2022

Keeping up with a multitude of tasks, projects, and demands while staying connected with your team and clients can spread employees or business owners very thin. Time tracking software and apps are helpful for employees or freelancers that need to keep track of billable hours for different clients or projects.

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 7, 2020

At some time or the other everyone is supposed to use cold emails. Cold Email Marketing has a response rate of 29% when the email is personalized. Still, cold emails remain one of the best tools to recruit new candidates. Still, cold emails remain one of the best tools to recruit new candidates. Keep it brief.

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The total number of global email users are 3.9 At some time or the other everyone is bound to make use of cold emails. Did you know in 2020, there were approximately 306 billion emails exchanged every day worldwide?! Cold email marketing has a response rate of 29% when the email is personalised. Keep it brief.

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Tips From T. Marie

MARCH 17, 2020

Email, Skype, Zoom and Phones. You have choices when it comes to communication with clients or team members. I prefer email because it has the least impact on my ability to focus on client projects. I can quickly read and respond to an email without losing my momentum in a website build or other project.

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Success

JANUARY 21, 2023

For recent graduates, talking about a particular project or paper can highlight what you’ve learned over the last four years, which can segue into a discussion about how those newly attained skills “would be of value to the company and/or the job for which you are interviewing,” says Mary Spencer, Ed.D,

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Success

JUNE 23, 2021

For established companies who rely on a remote workforce, like BELAY —a staffing company that provides virtual support teams—this rush of productivity is no surprise. Not only are their virtual teams productive, they’re also happier, earning “best workplaces” honors despite not actually having a workplace, per se.

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Success

JANUARY 4, 2023

She’d made a small on-the-job error, and a library trustee known for her bullying manner sent a reprimand to Fanning’s personal email address, CC’ing it to the entire board. Fanning acknowledged the error, apologized and asked that work emails be sent only to her work address. Email has pros and cons, Paterson says.

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 11, 2021

But, unfortunately, there are hundreds of emails and InMails already bombarding your clients and candidates. Most recruitment agencies see an average response rate of 15-20% with cold emails. This means, on average, 2 out of 10 people will respond to your email (which is very low). Read more: Understanding cold emails.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. When you integrate sharing – and creating – procedures into your onboarding process, it helps ensure a smooth transition for your new team members. Incorporate them into all relevant team calls, setting clear expectations for participation.

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Ideas.Ted

JULY 27, 2021

Considering a perhaps permanent transition to digital communications, an increased amount of remote work, smaller, flatter teams and an accelerated pace of change, it’s never been more critical to show the people we work with that we respect and appreciate them. For example, here’s a recent email exchange I had with a client.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

These “vampires” can be time-wasting tasks like checking your email too often, or they can be people who are not key to achieving your projects and have latched onto you in conversation because they are avoiding their own work. You work on tasks that could be delegated to someone else. You don’t say thank you. You won’t succeed alone.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 31, 2017

Slack is an instant messenger service that allows teams to communicate with each other over a number of platforms (website, phone, tablet etc.). Organise your team conversations in open channels. Make a channel for a project, a topic, a team, or anything—everyone has a transparent view of all that’s going on.

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Page Personnel

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Handling day-to-day administration for one or more executives, a team or network, an admin assistant is the “eyes and ears” of a company, privy to unique and powerful insights about the company culture , performance and future direction. Administrative professionals are highly valuable to the smooth running of a business, team or office.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The Friend’s motto: “We’re all on the same team.”. Friends are always available to answer questions, to offer encouragement to someone who’s down, and to try and treat each person on their team as if they’re a member of the family. They care deeply about the experience their team is having. The Friend.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Things got a bit easier once my kids decided to start sleeping, but that led to a host of other stresses as they grew: baseball and music practice, school projects, friends' birthday parties, etc. At the same time, my career was becoming busier and busier and I was taking on bigger projects. Among her suggestions: 1.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 4, 2016

I am also the Team Lead for the Corporate PA Team, so I coordinate the teams work, ensure cover is arranged for annual leave, sickness etc. Occasionally the team will enjoy ‘dirty sandwich Friday’ where we all go over to the café and indulge in a naughty sandwich. What are the main aspects of your role? Chasing people!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  The situation: Tweet "Rob" is a project manager that is responsible for a number of projects across the world and he needs to keep track of all of them.    His team is global, so physical solutions (like white boards and sticky notes on a big wall) will not work for him. 

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity. Below are a few: Throughout the year track each project and goal progress, additional duties added and positive feedback from others.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Besides fostering relationships with people who can help, it’s about building a good rapport with other team members. EAs will often have random projects that require them to collaborate with other departments - it’s essential to maintain those human connections. Trello - Trello is a kanban (cards) style of project management tool.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

Just forward your confirmation emails to the app (hotel, rental car, airline tickets, etc.), Project Management Apps: Teamwork is, by far, my favorite project management app. It’s what I use to keep my own team on track. You can update statuses, track time and tasks, and get real-time updates on all your projects.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 31, 2017

Slack is an instant messenger service that allows teams to communicate with each other over a number of platforms (website, phone, tablet etc.). Organise your team conversations in open channels. Make a channel for a project, a topic, a team, or anything—everyone has a transparent view of all that’s going on.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MARCH 28, 2024

This resource is intended to equip you with the knowledge and tools to streamline the hiring process, ensuring a successful addition to your team. Traditionally, executive assistants were seen as secretarial staff, making copies and answering phone calls. How do you handle working with multiple executives or teams?

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All Things Admin

MARCH 20, 2024

Do you remember asking people in your household to hang up the phone so you could send an email? Or being tied to bulky, desktop computers that couldn’t function more than five feet away from a phone jack? But you have to make updating or refreshing our systems and procedures an ongoing quest rather an annual project.

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BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

Now in 2023, it’s projected that 25% of the workforce will engage in remote work in one form or another. There are many ways to go about this, including time-tracking apps, project management software, timesheets, screenshots, spreadsheets, and asking team members to track their own progress.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Working with an Administrative Professional can be like having a personal SWAT team on speed dial. You may need a vetted Administrative Professional on your team. You can delegate all the work that keeps you “busy” - like filling out paperwork, filing, scheduling, budgeting, and making “quick” phone calls. More creativity.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

I have written 5 books for assistants, educated 300,000+ assistants, have worked with 70+ Fortune 500 companies, and coached 300+ executive/assistant teams. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. Yes and no.

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 17, 2016

Collaborate More Efficiently Before the cloud, working with other employees on a project could require countless emails and phone calls. These days, everyone has the same access to the information they need to work on a given project. Make the Best Possible Team Previously, businesses were limited by distance.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But if we think about how companies do this successfully, the thing you really see first and foremost is that it has to be done on a team level, because you don’t really work in a company. You work in a company, but you do your work in a team. Is it decided on a team level? When are we going to be at home?

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This fed the need for new ways to track employee activity, as managers could no longer directly monitor their teams in person. An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. Employee monitoring methods for remote team members.

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On The Job

AUGUST 10, 2016

Instead of completing a project, they’re focused on answering emails that could wait or checking out social media sites, he says, “ Research has shown that every time a worker checks email or goes online, he or she gets a rush of dopamine,” he says. Shut off your phone and your computer. Off,” he stresses.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 22, 2016

As a result, my email went from around 30 a day to well over 150. I already knew the theories of inbox zero, yet here I was, drowning in email. This made finding a specific email very time consuming. Then I brainstormed how I was going to deal with hundreds of emails a day. I review email twice a day now.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 31, 2010

Many cell phone owners are not aware that both cell phones and portable computers have the capability to access the Internet from anywhere using wireless Bluetooth technology. Furthermore, they may already be paying for Bluetooth wireless access in their monthly cell phone plan.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

They may be the first person that team members talk to when they arrive at work each day. Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications. When a manager doesn't have people skills, they won't inspire the team to achieve success.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 4, 2010

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.   We are using email and instant messaging less.    From the article: "the uptick in social networks led to the 28% and 15% declines in email and instant messaging, respectively. . 

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