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An Admin’s Cheat Sheet to Business Terminology

All Things Admin

Thankfully, the company I worked for provided an employee training certification course that introduced all of the principles of insurance, and made sure we could all speak and understand the language. AGILE – This is an iterative and collaborative approach to project management that emphasizes flexibility and responsiveness to change.

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How to Master The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers

Office Dynamics

However, after a recent turn of events such as staffing vacancies and promotions, I have found myself providing administrative support to several other key managers while we recruit for vacant positions. Let’s face it—the work of an administrative professional is never ending. To think otherwise is wishful thinking!

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Embrace Change for Career Success!

All Things Admin

The Innovative Admin is an administrative professional who introduces, creates, or applies new or renewed ideas or methods of doing things to the office environment. weekly calls, status meetings, email updates, project management tools)? To innovate, you need to take action, produce results, and implement.

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No Opportunities for Career Advancement? Do These 5 Things

All Things Admin

If you’re not happy with your options, it may be helpful to talk to a trusted advisor or mentor, or engage with a career coach to help you prepare for your next step. Talk with your manager. If you’re already meeting with your manager on a consistent basis, use the meetings as an opportunity to discuss your career path.

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What’s Your Time Style Preference?

All Things Admin

Perfectionists believe, of course, that everything has to be perfect – but in their quest for perfection, they often struggle with time management and miss deadlines because it’s still not “just right.”. They’re highly detail-oriented and set very lofty standards for themselves.

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Leveraging Automation and Technology for Procedures

All Things Admin

Many administrative professionals are still hesitant to experiment with automation and AI tools. It simply means that you can work more efficiently and course-correct more quickly when something needs to be adjusted – and it won’t be such a manual, clunky process to change the things that need changing.

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Tailored Procedures Documentation: Tools and Techniques for Every Learning Style

All Things Admin

One of the more labor-intensive procedures my team and I use covers how we add new courses to our learning management system. Asana or Teamwork : For project management with detailed documentation capabilities. The procedure is 12 pages long. Slack : For team-based communication and documentation sharing.