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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

A certification can certainly help you get promoted to an executive assistant position or be considered for an executive assistant position. You can get the designations that Brenda mentioned from IAAP which are the CAP and OM. It also promotes yourself for your next position. (BM). IAAP certification [link] (Shared by Karen).

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Balancing Professionalism and Friendship in the Office: Guest Blog by Elaine Hirsch

Laughing all the Way to Work

We aren't in the same office anymore, but we now meet monthly to go to our local chapter's IAAP dinner meeting and then spend the drive home catching up on what each of us is up to. Workplace friendships offer many advantages to employees and with the appropriate boundaries, they can help foster a positive workplace environment.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

This could include sympathy cards, thank you cards, birthday cards, congratulations on a promotion, a card to reconnect with a client you havent heard from in awhile, or many other reasons. I dont often promote any businesses from my blog, but I thought this one was worth talking about. To send to clients of your company.

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Motivation to be Motivated

The Office Professionals Place

Obviously, you will get accolades from your employer such as promotions or bonuses but you should also make a point to reward yourself. This will make for a positive work environment and people will be more productive and want to get the job done and will be yearning for more.

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The Advertising Game

Laughing all the Way to Work

Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it. To me this shows me the company has not done their homework on updating their contacts and are not considering the environment. Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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10 Lessons Office Professionals Can Learn from Phil Jackson

The Office Professionals Place

Each day, we are on the court (workplace) implement “plays&# (making decisions) so that we can stay in the game (remain employed) and ultimately reach the championship to reap the rewards (promotion). As office professionals, we can observe his coaching tactics and style and apply them to the workplace environment.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you can prove yourself as a good worker you can go up through the ranks and because they already know how you work, they are more apt to promote you. Sharron Buttler CPS/CAP President, Ontario Division IAAP When I received the book (on a Friday), I took it home for the weekend and could barely put it down.I Excellent material!