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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion.

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2019 Joan Burge Innovation Award for Assistants

Office Dynamics

Therefore, I created the Joan Burge Innovation Award in 2019. This Award was presented to the winner at the Office Dynamics 26 th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. It was very exciting for me to present the first award to Kristie Webber for software designed exclusively for executives and their executive assistants.

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3 Things I’ve Learned from Managing Entry-Level Employees

Success

We looked past his long hair and tattoos, coached him on presentation language, and believed in him and his abilities, despite his tough background. He went on to become an assistant manager. Here are three lessons I’ve learned from managing entry-level employees that you can use in your everyday life: 1.

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Pipeline of women managers has stalled in wake of pandemic

Workplace Insight

However, the pipeline for top leadership positions still hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels – 14 percent representation of women in senior vice president roles (18 percent in 2019) and 16 percent in vice president roles (19 percent in 2019). The study found: Optimism is rising, but it doesn’t reflect reality.

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Office Landlord Defaults Are increasing, and Lenders are Preparing

Allwork

What’s going on: The number of large office landlords missing their loan payments is increasing, signaling that more developers feel that remote and hybrid work trends have caused lasting harm to the office sector. will experience an all-time-high of 1.1

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Time Management for Administrative Assistants – Ask an Admin

Office Dynamics

This week Lynda asks us: My 2019 development goal is time management. About Ask an Admin: Ask an Admin will be a weekly post on our blog that presents a question that you or a fellow administrative professional submitted to us. Our jobs require keeping other people on track, plus we don’t have total control of our day.

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The 4 Keys to Effectively Dealing With a Bad Boss

Success

While they may excel at their job (in terms of hustle and performance), there are leaders who are placed in management roles who may not be at all qualified to operate at the capacity for which they’ve been empowered. Manage your expectations when dealing with a bad boss. This article was published in March 2019 and has been updated.