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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

In the evolving 21 st century workplace, the role of administrative professionals (APs) has undergone significant transformation. These initiatives are essentially goals for my professional development plan, and each goal will be weighed and rated. With a Powerful Professional Portfolio.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

As the days fly by toward a new year, now is the perfect time to start setting your goals for next year. While that sounds good in theory, it can be a bit more challenging in practice when it comes to putting your goals in print. What are some goals to consider for the upcoming year? Is your career where you want it to be?

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How Administrative Professionals Can Prepare for the Office of the Future

Office Dynamics

Today’s administrative professionals have anything but an easy and boring job. In recent Office of the Future research from OfficeTeam and the International Association of Administrative Professionals, 50 percent of survey respondents feel they have skills that are not being tapped at work. Event planning. Technology.

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Looking at This Year’s Successes as You Set Next Year’s Goals

All Things Admin

Your success depends on knowing what you truly want to accomplish before you begin setting goals and pursue achieving them in the new year. Running your career without a strategic administrative career plan is like hopping a plane to Paris without any preparation whatsoever. Your administrative career should not be left to chance.

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Empowering Tips for the Administrative and Executive Assistant – Part 3

Office Dynamics

Coordinating mentorship meetings at your company with other administrative professionals not only provides company-specific competency it also encourages productivity. What competencies do you find the most important as an administrative professional and why?

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The Anatomy of a Procedure [Infographic]

All Things Admin

Although most administrative professionals understand that they should have a procedures binder, many still don’t have one. The goal of a procedure is for it to get someone through the task or process. As long as the procedure accomplishes this goal, it doesn’t matter whether it’s handwritten or typed. This is not true.

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Teamwork Strategies for Administrative and Executive Assistants

Office Dynamics

When administrative professionals work together. There is less duplication resulting in savings to the company and increased productivity. So what can you do to promote teamwork and collaboration across your administrative community? You and your co-workers are working toward one common goal—a successful company.