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Bonnie’s Workplace 2021 Wish List

Bonnie Low Kramen

It is with these stories firmly in my mind that I share my Wish List for 2021, the year when we hopefully will come off “hold” and get to live more fully again. To that I say, “Respect, Recognition, Raises, and Roses” is a plan for 2021. Can we all be mindful of not expecting answers to emails and texts in the middle of the night?

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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen for Executive Support Magazine | August 2021. Note: Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis passed away on May 1, 2021. In the hundreds of emails I received after Olympia’s passing away on the morning of May 1, 2021, many of the messages said, “You and Olympia had something so special. She was 89 years old. “I

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My Journey to TEDx By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

I reached out to Dr. Holmes by email to see if I could learn more about how he was approaching these issues with his business students and to tell him about my work with Assistants and leaders. That email turned into a Zoom call, which led to an invitation to give two virtual presentations at Rutgers Camden in March 2021.

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How to Improve Online Security In Your Remote Office Space

All Things Admin

So instead of using work computers on internal networks to manage documents and send basic email, our devices are now full-fledged collaboration hubs, reaching out over the internet to exchange data with countless different services. © 2021 Julie Perrine International, LLC. HOW TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER OR WEBSITE.

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The Blended Role of Executive Personal Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

The demand for highly-skilled, tech-savvy, multitasking administrative professionals who perform business and personal tasks has become so great that a new position is trending—the Executive/Personal Assistant (EA/PA). In 2021, that number has skyrocketed to 40 percent! This role is gaining in popularity.

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Highlights from a Talk With the CEO of SHRM: What HR Really Thinks About EAs

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen for the February, 2021 issue of Executive Support Magazine. The ground-breaking conversation on the BTUA Podcast called A Talk With HR streamed live and uncut on January 5, 2021 on YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. SHRM is the Society of Human Resource Management with 300,000 members. I had questions and so I asked.

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“EAs Need Better Press.” Agreed. Solving the EA PR Problem Once and For All

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen | February 15, 2021. In 2021, the profession is still 95-98% female. In 2021, it is widely known that assistants are the backbones of companies and the right arms to their managers. Be present in your manager’s email signature. Alice Walker. I am talking about the perception problem for assistants.

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