Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2009

This time Jeff is offering up some advice on getting help with your career. You can certainly shorten your learning curve by asking questions or by establishing an ongoing mentoring relationship. You can certainly shorten your learning curve by asking questions or by establishing an ongoing mentoring relationship.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. The process for ordering office supplies and setting up the conference room for meetings was different. Set up a branded email for the new hire, complete with an appropriate title and auto-signature.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 26, 2023

People set up home offices and found ways to avoid interruptions. They rediscovered the value of professionalism. Dress for Success We all want to feel comfortable in our own homes, but showing up for a video meeting undergroomed or underdressed is unacceptable. The world was chaotic and our working environments mirrored that.

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All Things Admin

MAY 26, 2021

Travelers headed to one place may enforce mask mandates; another may leave it up to the individual. Many of these restrictions change daily, so it’s difficult to keep up. If all else fails, pick up the phone and call the local officials. Visit state and local websites. Testing May Be Required.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 30, 2024

When the five minutes were up, everyone shared what they accomplished. Set a five-minute timer on your phone and dive in. Most of us have timers on our smart phones. The participants picked one procedure from their list. I set a timer for five minutes. Several participants had indeed created a complete procedure. Set a timer.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 10, 2022

Are there any items that are just taking up space? Zone 1 is the main workspace at your desk – the center of activity that is within arm’s reach of your computer and phone. Start with zone one – everything within arm’s reach of where you sit at your computer/phone throughout the day. Take a look around your workspace.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 1, 2020

But you don’t just show up to the airport and board a plane. Your administrative career should not be left to chance. Career-minded administrative professionals don’t put their career on autopilot and cross their fingers, hoping things will work themselves out. It sets you up for success. You worked with a budget.

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Goals Mentoring Administrative Professionals 2021 98

All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2021

It’s a combination of your personal mission, vision, and goals that will guide your professional growth and development. If you don’t implement it then it’s just a document taking up space on your hard drive. Create a visual to use as the background on your PC, laptop, smart phone and tablet. Keep It Visible.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 10, 2022

Are there any items that are just taking up space? Zone 1 is the main workspace at your desk – the center of activity that is within arm’s reach of your computer and phone. Start with zone one – everything within arm’s reach of where you sit at your computer/phone throughout the day. Take a look around your workspace.

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Filing Mentoring Administrative Professionals 2021 52

All Things Admin

AUGUST 16, 2023

And as much as we may resist it, without it we’d still be using rotary phones and manual typewriters. 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. Change is inevitable.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 11, 2023

What if I told you that your preferences for managing time and space are just as ingrained in your personality as whether or not you’re up for going to a dinner party? If you’re an extrovert, turning down every invitation to socialize is going to leave you feeling frustrated and bored. The Bottom Line.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Learn to stop beating yourself up – don’t take yourself too seriously. ” Although we want to always do our best, and help our managers succeed, it’s often hard to anticipate a 4:00 am phone call from our manager as one admin story was relayed by Debbie. Way to go, Debbie!'

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This lively discussion covered the following topics: – How Administrative Professionals lead by being brave, especially when leadership is the source of bad culture. – The Administrators Impact on Employee Morale and Company Culture Whitepaper. FIND A MENTOR. Instead, they reached out via phone calls, emails, and texts.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 12, 2012

The Fairmont’s mission statement sums it up: Turning moments into memories for our guests. As you pick up the phone to answer a call, do you provide royal service? They didn’t make me feel like I was being a nuisance or a bother when I asked questions or made requests. I was their special guest. Mission accomplished.

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Administrative Professionals Mentoring 2011 Travel 100

The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

We all know how difficult it can be to maintain a realm of sanity in the workplace when the phone is constantly ringing, clients are popping in and out of the office, a project is due, and you have a supervisor who is behaving like a ‘helicopter mom.’ My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

She saw the importance of this training to help her daughter know the workings of an office from the bottom up and the office benefitted from her educational training. She was a smart kid and picked up the tasks assigned to her very quickly. I have seen admin assistants climb up the corporate ladder just that way.

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