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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

I am very fortunate in that I get to read fabulous letters from executives touting the behavior changes they see in their executive or administrative assistants after attending our Star Achievement Series® course. Takes the initiative and has the comfort level to proactively review documents in preparation for my meetings.

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7 Must-Do Actions to be Successful in Your Career as an Administrative Assistant

Office Dynamics

More assertive? Administrative Professionals Week and April is the perfect time to think about your career as an administrative assistant, executive assistant, and secretary. One great example is an assistant requesting a daily meeting with his or her executive to review the upcoming day’s top priorities and more.

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Admin Tip: How to Get Your Boss to Give You More Control

Eat Your Career

Be assertive. Many executives have never been trained on how to properly leverage the talents of their support staff. When you identify a specific task you can or should take over for your executive, speak up assertively. Suggest a trial and review period. Instead, suggest a short trial and review period.

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career Outside of Administrative Services

Office Dynamics

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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5 Ways to Be a Value-Added Employee

Office Dynamics

I’m not sure if you know that 80% of my work is onsite training for administrative office professionals so I do a lot of traveling, in fact, 100% of my clients are out of state. Observing administrative professionals at work is one of my greatest moments. I see employees in action in their environments. Joan Burge.

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

Plus it is embarrassing to the executive or the administrative person who set the schedule. It’s always best to review the day’s events together. Many administrators are now handling their executive’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate. Training & Development.

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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

The Office Professionals Place

Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. 2. ’ Being the professional that you are, you will continue to be cordial, you have been taught a valuable lesson, learn from it and move on. Criticism and/or negative feedback during a performance review. Let them have their words. Do not interrupt.