All Things Admin

JANUARY 4, 2023

They love a long research project or a deep dive into a subject, and they’d rather not be interrupted while they’re working. But they often lose track of time, forget to come up for air, and can struggle when they need to change gears. © 2023 Julie Perrine International, LLC. Don’t miss it!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 14, 2012

We have dedicated several blogs to informing you about our administrative assistant conference speaker line-up. With each message we'll introduce a speaker and share with you a little bit about them as well as why we chose them to be a presenter at the 19th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

We are the ultimate super-jugglers who have the ability to throw a to-do list up in the air and catch it in a different order depending on the situation at hand. However – if we are not willing to speak up and actively list our duties how can we expect colleagues and managers to be aware of this change in office dynamics?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

Either way, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind and sometimes, you need a reminder of all the loveable parts of your job. It’s no secret that admin professionals rack up tons of knowledge on dozens of office topics and that no two days are ever the same. In Good Company.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 11, 2024

Many administrative professionals are still hesitant to experiment with automation and AI tools. Some think the learning curve is too steep; others believe that the emerging technology will eventually replace them, and they don’t want to speed up what they see as an inevitable “rise of the robots.”

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Who's the Real Boss?

MARCH 11, 2019

But how many times have you found yourself disregarding the advice or suggestions made by another EA/PA colleague, and only because they’re a lot younger than you are and they couldn’t possibly be giving valid advice or making sound suggestions without enough experience in the field to back it up?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

A roadblock in the office is a problem that comes up and on first glance makes you think you are not going to be able to move forward. They will normally try to help you come up with a solution if you explain what happened. Construction Ahead: Planning ahead helps you anticipate last minute things that might come up.

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Who's the Real Boss?

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Perhaps you’re miserable in your role, but sticking around for the sake of demonstrating a half decent tenure, without having to make up some excuse for why you left after so little time. Being heavily involved in recruitment myself, I witness this alwayas as the first criteria that the hiring manager will check against.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The career path to a Chief of Staff sometimes isn’t as clear cut as one would like but we know Administrative professionals are interested in learning how to get there. We had an extraordinary group of Admin panelists who spoke first-hand about their path to Chief of Staff while offering up useful advice and anecdotes.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

If you are interviewing for a sales position, prepare a sales presentation targeting one of their clients or prospects; for marketing come up with a marketing plan for them. If it is a project management position, prepare a project status review presentation or the like…you get the idea.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 10, 2021

Organization is a pain point for many administrative professionals. Whether you realize it or not, you probably already have systems in place, both personally and professionally. This cuts down on errors and builds trust with the internal and external customers you support. Project management.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

The Future of the Administrative Profession – Surviving or Thriving? By Joan Burge, Founder and CEO, Office Dynamics International. Changing the Lives of Administrative Professionals Since 1990. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 20, 2021

You need a password to boot up your work computer, log in to your network, access your office intranet, open your project management software, and access your cloud server. If you have to input things like the street you grew up on, your first dog’s name, or the model of the car you had in high school, stay away.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When creating this procedure, I included advanced documentation techniques such as screenshots and video walk-throughs to make sure that anyone who followed the procedure would be set up for success, even if it was their very first time performing the task. Asana or Teamwork : For project management with detailed documentation capabilities.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 24, 2022

I was always on top of my inbox back then, and if I could manage, why couldn’t they? As a virtual assistant, I was managing up to 10 different email accounts for various projects, and I wasn’t keeping up. I needed to change, so I sought out books and training on email management. Set Up Rules.

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Who's the Real Boss?

MAY 4, 2019

Having all the answers and knowledge at hand of anything and everything that’s asked of you, at any given minute, is not something that everyone can keep up with. Similarly, if you work with a manager you just do not get along with, for whatever reason, that too can impact your attitude, your performance and your internal self talk.

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