Office Dynamics

APRIL 22, 2015

Administrative Professionals leading in the 21st-century. With new technologies (apps, devices, office environments) and globalization, restructuring, downsizing and flattening of top heavy organizations, as administrative professionals, if we are not careful, we could literally get run-over!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 3, 2017

April is one of my favorite months because, here at Office Dynamics, we get to celebrate the wonderful accomplishments of those in the administrative profession! In case you are not aware, Administrative Professionals Week is April 24 – 28. Always took my administrative career seriously from early on and saw it as a profession.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

What is most interesting is that administrative professionals are the ones who are very involved in their executive’s travels yet are not road warriors. While these were written for our administrative professional conference attendees, they can apply to any trip you may whether it be a business trip or vacation.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

These executive letters are one of the requirements for a Star Achievement Series® participant to receive their CEAP (Certified Executive Administrative Professional) designation. Leverages technology to help me stay organized. Manages peace and harmony; dealing with constant distractions daily. Appropriately assertive.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

This is the best advice you will ever receive on how to build a strategic partnership with your executive, manage their day, and stay on top of the volumes of tasks and projects you have to handle. Many administrators are now handling their executive’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Organization skills. Excellent time management skills. Professional presence. Taking baby steps is a good way to manage a big list of “must get better at” areas. Good communication skills. Team player.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Watch The Organized Admin Webinar Replay. Poll Results: Where do you struggle the most to stay organized? What was the inspiration for writing your new book, The Organized Admin? The answer was overwhelmingly getting (and staying) organized. To Do Lists – Task Management. Finding the time to get organized.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2018

While traveling gets old after a while and is tiring, I love what I learn when I go on site into an organization. Observing administrative professionals at work is one of my greatest moments. Organizations are communicating that it is time to “step up your game” or you may not be in the game in months to come.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2015

You vent to your friends, your family, or other administrative professional colleagues, who understand the pressure of your job. Courtney Clark works with organizations to build resilience in their team members, so they can handle challenge and struggle smart. When most of us get to that point, there’s a solution: venting.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 22, 2019

Be assertive. When you identify a specific task you can or should take over for your executive, speak up assertively. That way, the assistant can help organize and prioritize messages and respond to urgent requests on the executive’s behalf. Then, ask explicitly for the trust required to make that happen.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2017

She’ll be at the annual Conference for Administrative Excellence this year and she is an absolute wealth of knowledge and insight. But back to the point: Being an administrative professional, the world is your oyster. Here at Office Dynamics, we focus a lot on those who have chosen administration as their career path.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, I want to share my thoughts on why I believe being an executive assistant is a rewarding career. I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. Manager of your executive’s work life.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Get a copy for every administrative professional in your organization. What if you perceive yourself as being assertive but not everyone agrees? You may, for example, be demure when dealing with a group of upper management people. How about several cases of the book, Become an Inner Circle Assistant?

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Part of what we do is provide tools and services to administrative professionals to enhance the quality of their work-life that promote administrative excellence. We offer high level coaching, onsite workshops, an annual conference for administrative excellence, an executive assistant boot camp and more.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

Did you have the most incredible Administrative Professionals’ Week this year? Business Management Daily had a daily free download or gift. Here’s a recap of the great content that was discussed this month: 10 Steps to Supporting Multiple Managers (4/1/2015). IAAP teamed up with Staples to #CelebrateAdmins.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 1, 2017

I hope everyone has recuperated from an exciting Administrative Professionals Week. On Wednesday, April 26 I hosted a Facebook Live where I spoke about what I love about the administrative profession and gave tips on how to shine in the profession. It means you can create a wildfire in your organization. Self-management.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 30, 2014

We specialize in professional training, development and information for administrative professionals and their executives. Are you ready to give up talking to your manager because he or she never listens to you? You need to work on your communications skills and being more assertive to gain attention.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

For some, it involves climbing to the next level, becoming a “senior” support staff member or an administrative manager. If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. Take the Lead & Self-Manage.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2016

As an administrative professional, you probably think of yourself as an employee. You provide a service to your organization, and in return, they provide a paycheck. Daren is the author of “A Company of Owners,” a book that’s taking the corporate world by storm, transforming how organizations operate and how employees think.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 9, 2016

As more companies embrace the spirit of teamwork, you must learn to work with other people and truly become a team player to get the work done and help your organization be more competitive. Use assertive communication techniques. I hope from this day forward you will change your thinking from managing conflict to consensus building.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 23, 2017

Throughout my career as an employee—a few decades ago—I had the need to voice my opinion to my manager, colleague, vendors, peers, and others. Do they work within your organization or outside your organization? Come see me live in Chicago for Administrative Professionals Week! Have an awesome week! Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

Assistants have touch-points at many levels in the organization and we often find ourselves encountering ethical dilemmas in the office. Beginning in May, she will be a contributor for Admin Pro – a monthly newsletter for administrative professionals. See Lisa at our Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

This proven program has been updated 15 times thus bringing timely and relevant information to administrative assistants, executive assistants, and administrators in Fortune 500 corporations and mid- to small-size organizations across industries. Manage and prioritize tasks. Benefits of attending this course.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan then presented the Full Spectrum Competency Model for Star-performing Administrative Professionals , stressing the Advanced Adminology Skill Set , which will provide administrative professionals with a solid foundation. Managers who do not know how to utilize administrative assistants in new ways.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan then presented the Full Spectrum Competency Model for Star-performing Administrative Professionals , stressing the Advanced Adminology Skill Set , which will provide administrative professionals with a solid foundation. Managers who do not know how to utilize administrative assistants in new ways.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Approach your manager about taking on increased responsibilities. If your workload is unreasonable, accept that there’s no shame in making the business case to your manager for assistance or some reallocation of workload. Manage interruptions and learn to say “no” where appropriate. Feeling underutilized? Take the initiative.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2017

For the first time in history, the administrative professional’s job description hints at the full engagement of cognitive powers. Powerful assistants self-manage. Self-management is being very aware of your feeling, emotions, attitudes and knowing how you tend to respond to things. Don’t be a surface thinker.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I can honestly say that because of my experience in the administrative profession for 20 years in a variety of organizations. During my administrative career, I was fortunate to work with three outstanding executives who truly saw me as their strategic partner. Employees feel time-compressed. I am pleased to say, “Yes!

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 1, 2016

Recently, I was conducting a full-day workshop for administrative professionals at a large organization. I was purposely brought in to help these assistants manage change, build strategic partnerships with their managers, learn how to be more proactive, and build peer synergy.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 30, 2008

As an administrative assistant I manage my boss's practice so he can do his job. I draft letters, schedule his time, set reminders for deadlines, bring forward items, make travel arrangements, make some business decisions, arrange conferences, manage client relations and some bookkeeping. Are we ready?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2016

As more companies embrace collaboration, you must learn to work with other people and truly become a team player to get the work done and help your organization be more competitive. Use assertive communication techniques. This stands in our way of being productive. Conflict can hold you back from being your best and giving your best.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 15, 2015

Stop hiding your talents and contributions to the organization. It’s time for administrative professionals to come up from the clouds that have cast a gloom over their performance. As you improve your work performance through professional development and feedback, people in your organization will notice you.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2016

Office Dynamics often surveys managers and high-level executives as to the skills, attitudes, and behaviors that are most important for an assistant to possess. The ability to organize and prioritize is right behind SMART! You have to organize to be able to know what is in front of you. See how you measure up.

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The Office Professionals Place

MARCH 13, 2010

This requires some planning and organization on your part, but even the most organized individual has emergencies. If it is a situation that requires urgent attention, be assertive and ask for help and apologize for any inconvenience. This shows that you are interested and open to suggestions. She totally saved my skin.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

It’s no secret that admin professionals rack up tons of knowledge on dozens of office topics and that no two days are ever the same. You’re not just turning one wheel of the bus to keep it going forward—you’re the linchpin of the organization. In Good Company.

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