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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

Professional organization membership offers a range of benefits, including webinars, resources, and community. Below are a few administrative professional organizations to consider. International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP).

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Revolutionary Ways Assistants Can Get Information from Their Managers

Office Dynamics

Plus it is embarrassing to the leader or the administrative person who set the schedule. Many administrators are now handling their leader’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate. Gone are the days when administrators simply reserved a conference room and readied it for the meeting!).

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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

The Office Professionals Place

If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting. So, how do you maintain a cordial working relationship with this ‘thought thief?’

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

I tend to keep my scheduling sheets in chronological order and each morning I go through them to see if there is any action I need to take, i.e. follow up to ask for an agenda or see if I can start scheduling. Never underestimate what you can learn from other assistants. Learning from each other is a necessity. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

The Office Professionals Place

How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

And youve been following all the best career advice and job search tips youve read, heard, learned, and developed. And of course you don’t want to completely control the meeting, or otherwise disregard the other person’s agenda. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.