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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. Supporting Multiple Managers. Task and Project Management. Time Management. This is not smart. Office Communication.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

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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How to Become a Certified Coach

Success

In 2018, my Uncle Bill bought me the book Vladimir Putin: Life Coach. They often have specialized and sometimes medical training on diagnosable mental health issues. I could never do that,’” says master coach in training Heidi Smith. Uncle Bill didn’t know that I’d started coaching my first clients the year earlier.

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