Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 19, 2017

Recently, the OpenMeet team had the pleasure of participating in the annual Practically Perfect PA Assist Conference 2017 , where we ran a few workshops on career development for assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them. Ask your manager for any training suggestions they may have, and request training opportunities.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JULY 31, 2022

Lynn Walder utilizes her 20+ years of executive administration experience across 10 different industries to support the organizational, psychosocial & leadership learning aspects of Founder CEOs (and their Executive Leadership Teams) with their business-building journeys. THE LEADER ASSISTANT PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP. THE LEADER ASSISTANT BOOK.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 4, 2023

Big Picture types can enhance their natural workflow by using task management tools to communicate effectively, making their expectations clear to others, talking about details and timelines with coworkers before starting a project, and teaming up with detail-oriented people to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

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All Things Admin

AUGUST 16, 2023

To survive in business today, every member of the team, especially admins, must identify, understand, and respond to change. But here I am 18 years later, and I have a team of people who support what I’m doing. Here is a simple exercise you can do with yourself or your team. But to thrive , you must become a champion of change!

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 9, 2015

A PA is part office manager, part senior project manager and part psychic, all skills that are extremely transferable if you decide you would like steer yourself on to another career path. Like Peggy Olsen (sorry another Mad Men reference!) You know you can do the job and you are offering this company a great employee.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Some have even gone above and beyond to personally mentor her throughout her time as an Executive Assistant – and now, Executive Business Partner! And I’ve had amazing mentors along the way. So I was very blessed in my roles that I’ve had with my C suite, that they were mentors to me. So here I am.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

There are days when I have 15 calendars open on my computer in an effort to schedule meetings with elected officials, developers, executive team members, staff, and members of the general public. Stacy is a sought after mentor, consultant, trainer, and writer. This opportunity has forced me to re-examine my capacity and stretch myself.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 11, 2024

It helps reduce time and effort, accommodates more complex procedures and processes, and makes it easy for remote teams to work together. One of our favorite tech tools for enhancing our procedures is Teamwork , a project management app that keeps me and my fully remote team on the same page.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 4, 2010

In order to truly succeed online, you need to dedicate a large amount of your time to networking, not just with mentors, but with your own prospective customers and clients. From small purchases to big business relationships, the entire business world is built on connections and networking.

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The Marq

MARCH 23, 2010

Your role at this stage becomes that of the mentor who provides guidance and resources for removing any blocks and insuring the employee’s success. One of the professionals I worked with a number of years back told me he wanted to become a project lead and, possibly, a project manager.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

For me, my career took a natural path from purely EA work to Events and Project Management a career and industry which I love. My various support roles had always had an element of events management to them, all be it on a smaller scale, but for me it stood out as something I loved. Get a mentor. Be a sponge.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

For me, my career took a natural path from purely EA work to Events and Project Management a career and industry which I love. My various support roles had always had an element of events management to them, all be it on a smaller scale, but for me it stood out as something I loved. Get a mentor. Be a sponge.

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BioTeams

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Promotion, Selection, Induction and Mentoring. On what basis will bid and project teams be constructed? Campaign and Bid Development Teams. Groups of VEN members who form teams around specific opportunities to engage prospective customers and make collaborative bids. New Product Development Teams.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

One of the more labor-intensive procedures my team and I use covers how we add new courses to our learning management system. Microsoft Teams : For integrating documentation into the workflow of teams. Slack : For team-based communication and documentation sharing. The procedure is 12 pages long.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. Administrators handled many tasks, and had backups, cross training, and team-shared projects. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Obtaining funds from work to complete training in the current environment is difficult. Yes, Outlook Training and Training in Supporting a University Committee. To be effective in any position you need to be on the forefront of technology and systems use so I have attended many training courses for software and technology.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And for the sixth time, we have done the research to find the 25 most influential leaders in this space: the coaches, speakers, authors, mentors and thought leaders to know in 2022. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Coach, mentor, creator. But this year, there’s more.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Thanks to Peter Coombs of FRONTLINE Training & Consulting 8. Need a plan, then partner with a "project manager" or get a great planner. For bigger changes, enlist a mentor or professional coach to help you stay on track. It is so easy to get caught up in the spin of the world.

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