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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

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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Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement

All Things Admin

So, you end up doing a lot of manual work that could be automated if you had more training in this area. 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’re not comfortable with pivot tables.

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Monday Motivators: School Is Never Out for the Career-Minded Administrative Professional

Office Dynamics

They mentored, coached and encouraged me. I also selected mentors throughout my career and, to this day, continue to have mentors. And while I am the “teacher” in the classroom training administrative assistants and executive assistants, I learn as much from them as they do from me. Observe visitors.

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Ep 200: Shelli Wassall – Executive Assistant at ADB Companies

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

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). Shelli is a mentor to several EAs within her business as well as EAs across the United States.

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Peer Synergy: 5 Powerhouse Strategies For Creating Administrative Peer Power

Office Dynamics

When you are trying to create change, whether in a process or for the administrative community in your organization, it is much easier to be persuasive when there is a group. When administrative professionals work together, there is less duplication, resulting in savings to the company and increased profitability.

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

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. It can be a very hard sell.

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Shake It Up!

Office Dynamics

Be a leader of the other administrative professionals in your organization. I have seen many administrative and executive assistants embrace training. 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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