LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JANUARY 1, 2023

In this episode, Shelli shares insight from her 20 years of experience in the administrative professional world and discusses supporting two executives with different personalities (who have never had an assistant). Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. LEAVE A REVIEW.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 9, 2018

I was teaching a class two weeks ago from the Star Achievement Series®. Another boundary you might need to set is your accessibility after hours to your leader as far as emails go. But she wanted to get a jump on things or was curious as to what was going on or wanted to read emails on Sunday night to be prepared for Monday morning.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 20, 2024

Do you remember asking people in your household to hang up the phone so you could send an email? If you take a couple Excel classes, learn how to streamline the report assembly process, and save yourself at least an hour per week, that’s 50+ hours over the course of the year. You aren’t confident with some of the basic functions.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I have been hosting the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence for 25 years. I also host a high-end training program for executive assistants and administrative assistants called World Class Assistant , in Las Vegas. Most hotel rooms create an ambiance with lighting that is not as bright as you are used to at home.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Whether you’re looking to get your Certified Administrative Professional Certification, becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist, or exploring options that aren’t admin-specific , such as travel or event planning, it’s important that you go into the process with your eyes open, and a strategic course of action that will allow you to achieve your goal!

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009 Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In-person, “Snail&# Mail/Memos Have you ever received an email from someone who just started at the company asking you to do something and you haven’t been introduced? DO use email for informational purposes (i.e.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

Many times in my live workshops and seminars for executive and administrative assistants, I ask the participant to create a list of qualities, attributes, and attitudes of star-performing assistants. I recently came across this list from one of my classes and wanted to share it. Over the years, I have collected more than 300 ideas.

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Bonnie Low-Krayman

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Future Some managers are concerned about a them vs. us two-class society among the team – the people who go into the office and those who don’t. This article first appeared in Executive Support Magazine , a global training publication and must read for any administrative professional.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 8, 2020

It wasn’t until a home economics class in college that I realized it wasn’t difficult for me at all! This article first appeared in Executive Secretary Magazine , a global training publication and must read for any administrative professional. I’ve always loved to sew. You can get a 30% discount when you subscribe through us.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. It’s not so much about receiving a ‘certification’ as it is about what will be covered in a class or online course. The classes are held in Las Vegas.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 10, 2015

(Excerpt from Office Dynamics’ World Class Assistant™ Certificate Program). Star and World Class Assistants think before they speak, in most instances. This especially applies in an email. This article is an excerpt from the World Class Assistant Certificate Program. This article was originally posted at Linked.com.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Be a leader of the other administrative professionals in your organization. Or another idea is to start an administrative team and host monthly meetings. Toastmasters and other similar groups or classes build confidence and teach you how to communicate your thoughts in a way that is clear, concise and impactful.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 9, 2015

I am sharing with you advice that I give in my live onsite training classes and my World Class Assistant™ high-end boot camp held in Las Vegas. For example, Jasmine and I have daily huddles to review our priorities and discuss any important items that should not be communicated in an email. This is Part 1 of a two-part series.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2017

I often see this in my training classes. In today’s casual world, people are becoming quite slack in their writing, set up of emails, and attention to detail. Being a top performer in the administrative profession is powerful. The group came up with over 400 ideas which later became the now Amazon-best-seller, Who Took My Pen.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

We step toward our goals and dreams or we sideline ourselves, a tiny, slow agonizing inch by inch step away from the amazing, priceless, wonderful purposed people we administrative professionals were meant to be. So here we are, spanned across from each other through the ethos of the Internet via an email you are reading.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

I was a guest speaker for the Administrative Professionals Forum. is an individual who has been attending Star Achievement classes. One of the classes was on goal setting. Nancy had gone above and beyond what was requested in the class and came up with a fabulous post class activity.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

I was a guest speaker for the Administrative Professionals Forum. is an individual who has been attending Star Achievement classes. One of the classes was on goal setting. Nancy had gone above and beyond what was requested in the class and came up with a fabulous post class activity.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 9, 2012

The office Professional. The office Professional is a monthly PDF magazine featuring news, information and advise for all administrative professionals. pa-assist.com launched in 2000 and the site primarily offers help, information and resources for office professionals. Pro Assisting. Here is the link.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

MAY 17, 2021

With the article attached, I sent Johnny a short email introducing myself and asked for a conversation with a brief explanation about why. Therefore, not just any PowerPoint or Excel class will truly serve the profession. These ideas led me to Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. who is the CEO of SHRM, who is someone I knew about but had never met.

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The Office Professionals Place

MARCH 4, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Thursday, March 4, 2010 The ‘Bcc’- Friend or Foe On average, we receive over 100 emails per day.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

Effective Business Writing Skills Who wants to read a three page email? Your writing speaks about you as a professional, dont give the wrong impression. Take a business writing class or ask a colleague to review your writing before you make it public. Get this months book choice, Messages by Drs. Get involved.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

You have the luxury of attending class whenever and wherever you like as long as you have access to a computer. The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) OfficeArrow American Society of Administrative Professionals These are just to name a few. Template images by luoman.

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 21, 2010

As the need and responsibilities for the administrative professional grows, so will the code. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Can you think of any others?

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 29, 2009

Attend seminars and conferences, subscribe to professional publications, get or become a mentor, and take classes (i.e. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1.

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 7, 2010

I thought about how prepared I was as an administrative professional for the possibility of a loss of the technology that I use each day. Statistics show that 6 out of 10 administrative professionals touch the same piece of paper at least 21 times a day! What if I couldn’t access the internet? Powered by Blogger.

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 4, 2010

Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 13, 2010

The Copy and Paste tool is very helpful and cuts production time in half; however, if you are copying a message to paste in a new email, don’t copy your signature line because it should be included when you open a new message in email. Forgetting the attachment. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

I would highly suggest that both new and more "seasoned" administrative professionals print this out and keep it close by. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 24, 2009

Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 15, 2009

Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In times like these, it is unclear what the future of work will look like for Administrative Professionals – at home, at the office or a mix of both? Employees were asked to share a personal story or something meaningful to them via a company-wide email that would inspire one another. ” says Affeldt. But the No.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 27, 2010

When you get on the A list you will begin to change your attitude which will cause you to 1) be less stressed, 2) be more productive, and 3) your professionalism remains in tact. Enter your email address in the ‘subscribe’ field on this page to get automatic updates from the Office Professionals Place Blog.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 5, 2009

Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 19, 2010

Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Template images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.

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The Office Professionals Place

DECEMBER 9, 2009

So that means refrain from checking email, or other tasks that are work related, it the holidays.enjoy! Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. Do you like to shop for bargains?

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