Administrative Professionals Assertiveness Forms Training 
Office Dynamics
MARCH 11, 2015
it can be a big thing in how non-administrative professionals view the role. Assistants/secretaries don’t need training.”. “I Your title should matter to you because most people form perceptions about you based on your title. Be assertive. While this is a very small thing. just one word. I’m just an assistant.”.
Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 26, 2016
As a proud former administrative professional, I consider myself intimately familiar with the unique challenges—and unique rewards—of the field. Though my career has evolved into training and development, I always feel most at home when surrounded by growth-oriented assistants. People are always more comfortable with silence.
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Bonnie Low Kramen
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. They also need allies in the form of recruiters, HR professionals, managers, and educators. Commit to ongoing training to keep sharpening your saw. Click here. Be proactive.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 26, 2016
Ask to join or form a workplace committee. Shelagh Donnelly is the founder and publisher of Exceptional EA ( [link] ), an online resource for administrative professionals that’s read in more than 130 countries. It’s Become Routine; I Could Do this in My Sleep. Feeling underutilized? Take the initiative.
Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Isn’t there some kind of instruction manual that outlines exactly how to create a great working partnership between administrative professionals and the people they support?” Understanding perceptions and defining expectations form and strengthen the foundation to build the partnership between you and your leader.
The Office Professionals Place
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. 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. Seek answers.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 18, 2017
Advancing as an assistant can take many different forms. For some, it involves climbing to the next level, becoming a “senior” support staff member or an administrative manager. Designed by Freepik. As a career-minded assistant, it’s easy to get to a place where you wonder, “Where do I go from here?”.
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