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Handling Ethical Issues in the Workplace

Office Dynamics

The situations that present themselves to us don’t deal with easy, black and white answers or solutions. If a co-worker asks you to fudge some numbers on a travel expense report, you can give yourself the space to react with a few responses like the following: “I need to think on that. I can usually tell when I’m in the middle of one!

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State of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. When an administrator asks me, “What is critical thinking?” Later during the conference, Joan presented her annual State of the Profession address. By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

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State of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. When an administrator asks me, “What is critical thinking?” Later during the conference, Joan presented her annual State of the Profession address. By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

Now this came from an executive who traveled around the world, would work until 2:00 a.m., Many administrators are now handling their executive’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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“EAs Need Better Press.” Agreed. Solving the EA PR Problem Once and For All

Bonnie Low Kramen

If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. Until March, 2020 brought travel to a screeching halt, I had worked in 14 countries and 38 states. Be present in your manager’s email signature. Out of sight, out of mind? Not so fast.

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If You Want Something Done, Thank Others for What They Do

The Office Professionals Place

If it is a situation that requires urgent attention, be assertive and ask for help and apologize for any inconvenience. I deal with this woman almost monthly for organizational travel. Need a speaker/presenter? This requires some planning and organization on your part, but even the most organized individual has emergencies.

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. The incentive was you saved.002 002 cents a litre. That was never enough to get me out of the car! 411 Look Up 411.ca