Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2019

Joan stated – Expand your mind; add to your skill set; challenge your thinking; look at your day in a new way; be a life-long student. Our profession is unique in the sense that so many of our skills are not only utilized professionally but personally as well. You will amaze yourself!

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 8, 2024

Workflow – The sequence of ordered steps and tasks involved in completing a specific process or project. Here are a few tips to help you get started: Use clear and simple language. Need help powering up your procedures project? Form – A structured document with fields for collecting specific information.

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Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In fact, I have a whole list of projects I’ve been saving up all year! Keep a running list of downtime projects. Sometimes we’re so focused on dealing with urgent priorities, we put important projects on the backburner…indefinitely. Plan out large projects. I can’t wait to dive into it. Do things to get ahead.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

These tips will help demonstrate your higher-level abilities and support your bid for promotion when the time comes. If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. Mentor Newbies. Master the Fundamentals.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2022

When Harry Hecht, an Orlando, Florida-based mentor with SCORE—originally named the Service Corps of Retired Executives—encounters business owners who are reluctant to outsource, he has them track their time. “I If you’re wondering whether you’re ready to outsource, the following tips and examples should be helpful: Deciding what to outsource.

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Page Personnel

MAY 16, 2021

Six tips for starting a new job Anonymous (not verified) 24/01/2023 Leaving your current role and starting a new job isn’t always an easy transition. Follow our six top tips to make your last weeks at your old job – and your first weeks at your new job – easier to manage. So how can you make the move as smooth as possible?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2018

The diverse team has combined organizational and time management skills, event and meeting planning, business savvy, continued professional development drive and so much more to ensure success and positive outcomes. Seek answers, ask questions, share your skills…never stop learning. We are all contributors to that mapping.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 23, 2024

If you’re ready to share your procedures with your team, here are some tips to help you get started. This is a strategic way to make process improvement an ongoing project. Handing someone a procedure for doing something is often quicker and easier than trying to find the time to teach them yourself.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 9, 2015

As a PA you know you have the organisational skills to rule the world and actually know your company well enough do half the jobs in the place if push came to shove. If you can find a mentor or someone in your chosen profession to have a coffee with and get some invaluable advice, it really helps with your motivation.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

How better to share the conference experience than a conversation with the creator herself – The professional, personable, and mentor to many, Joan Burge! A: Believe it or not, most of my mentoring came from executives; not peers. I do remember one time when an executive assistant mentored me. Be curious.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 13, 2023

Embrace the mindset that you have the power to shape your career trajectory, and trust in your ability to adapt and learn new skills along the way. Evaluate Your Transferable Skills. Identify the transferable skills you have acquired throughout your professional journey. Fill Skill Gaps and Acquire New Knowledge.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 19, 2017

So we asked our attendees what they thought about their career paths, skills development, performance reviews , and any other developmental aspects of their jobs. Look out for and take advantage of networking events and skills development wherever possible. There is no specific PA skills development.

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Worxbee

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Executive assistants play a vital role in the companies they work for and are expected to attain a high level of multifaceted skills. It’s this broad range of high-level skills that makes professional development so vital for EAs. Developing leadership and communication skills. Project management. Process management.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 24, 2022

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Kathleen shares tips for working remotely so tune in to hear her story and advice. She took her Corporate EA skills and created a business managing very large estates (25,000 sq. LEADERSHIP QUOTES. For those that say it cannot be done, get out of the way of the person doing it!

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Page Personnel

JULY 11, 2021

For starters, you’ve probably already built up a specific skill set and know the ins-and-outs of business operations from already working in several. However, this is where you can focus on your transferable skills. You may think that taking on a new career could equal a setback in seniority and salary.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Take on a new task or project. See what your manager is working on and ask that they delegate a piece of that project to you. Your manager may have to teach you that piece of the project but that is how you will expand. This gave them freedom to focus on other important projects. Then determine your goal.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 22, 2015

What are the new skills admired and soon to be required of administrative professionals: Digital Savvy: learning semi-tech and self-publishing skills. This might involve making yourself visible or mentoring with others who are already subject matter experts. Virtual Engagement: learning how to be an effective virtual partner.

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Success

AUGUST 9, 2023

Her tips and strategies have passed the test of time and influenced a generation of content creators, philanthropists, activists and entrepreneurs—so much so that she caught Oprah Winfrey’s eye. Carr says you have to be willing to continuously up your skills , do the inner work and ask yourself, “‘Where are there gaps in my business?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

Here are some tips and key questions to ask managers and executives as requests for your time are made throughout the week: When possible ask that projects and tasks be given to you verbally so you can ask clarifying questions and better understand the work that is being given to you. email, instant chat, phone, text messaging, etc.).

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 26, 2015

So broaden the scope of the work you do: Look for projects that highlight your particular strengths – tasks that step beyond your job description, but that you feel qualified doing or learning. The reason is when advancing your career, the skills you’ve demonstrated are often more important than the title you’ve held. Joan Burge.

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Success

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Shelmina Babai Abji climbed out of poverty one promotion at a time Former IBM vice president and TEDx speaker, Shelmina Babai Abji , has a loud and clear style tip for everyone to know as they consider asking for that promotion this year: The work starts much before the ask. Are there any skill gaps I need to fill?

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 13, 2016

My new role is exciting; I am supporting the Commercial Director, working on new projects for the business and in areas such as marketing and with our partners, so I have some new challenges ahead! This is an opportunity to develop your own network of contacts as well as pick up tips, recommendations and represent your company to others.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

I also haven’t been growing or learning anything new since Day 1 because my boss won’t give me projects. It’s such a shame that there aren’t more managers who are good mentors that help each individual grow and learn more in their roles. Granted, I understand that many managers are busy and it’s faster for them to do certain projects.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 20, 2015

In honour of National Employee Motivation Day (January 21 st 2015), we thought we’d inspire all the Practically Perfect PAs out there with a few tips for climbing the career tree, all the way to the top. Absorb the information on your company’s website and try and learn new skills where possible such as reading balance sheets.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 30, 2014

But, by following these tips, you could turbo-charge your career whilst your colleagues are topping up their tans. Which skills and experience do they have that you don’t? Are there projects outside your defined role you could help with? Penny Davenport is a successful business coach and career mentor.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 11, 2015

And webinar attendees were very excited until I announced the price which actually was an amazing value for everything I will be giving to the group—through my 42 years of experience, being a mentor and coach, plus materials for the program and 90-minute live sessions for 12 months. Stretch yourself; develop new skills each year.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It’s your ability to mentor that new intern, volunteer in your community or raise awareness for important causes. Shauna Nep, vice president of philanthropy at SB Projects , is an expert at creating social good. Here are some tips from a professional humanitarian. Nep does something similar for SB Projects. Could you….

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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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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

We all know how difficult it can be to maintain a realm of sanity in the workplace when the phone is constantly ringing, clients are popping in and out of the office, a project is due, and you have a supervisor who is behaving like a ‘helicopter mom.’ My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored!

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

One of the challenges of creating administrative procedures is that many people feel overwhelmed by the project. However, thinking of procedures as one big project isn’t the right approach. If you want to make consistent progress on procedures documentation, you need to make it a habit, not a project.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

She mentors, trains, and coaches EA/AAs across the region. But someone had talked, came to our school and talked about executive secretarial school, and it was a trade school and it’s like, well, maybe I’ll, you know, those skills would be great going into college. Based on their skill set and their level?

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Karen Vivarelli

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Just think… a task that might take a business owner 2 hours to complete, could take a skilled VA half of that time. You can charge hourly, by project, or by package. I recommend using a task and project management tool like Asana or Trello. But what about your email service or project management system and storage system?

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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. Feel free to grab the code below.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 25, 2015

I just want to say these tips will make you better at your job but I’m not telling you these things because I want you to support your boss better or think about the needs of the organisation – that is really a bi-product. Could you be a little more vocal about your development and your skill set. It very rarely was.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Below are tips on how I use LinkedIn. Throughout the year, ask people for recommendations after a big project, when they compliment you, if you volunteer, or mentor someone that is relevant to your career. Summary of soft and hard skills Include a short summary of your soft and hard skills.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

If you are competent, keen and have a good relationship with your boss or bosses you can gain exposure to myriad aspects of business and gain insight into projects some seemly senior colleagues may never gain access to. We also possess a unique set of skills, many of which are transferable into lots of different disciplines.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

If you are competent, keen and have a good relationship with your boss or bosses you can gain exposure to myriad aspects of business and gain insight into projects some seemly senior colleagues may never gain access to. We also possess a unique set of skills, many of which are transferable into lots of different disciplines.

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