Eat Your Career

JANUARY 17, 2022

In fact, the following three project management practices are techniques every professional can benefit from knowing, and they have the power to dramatically improve your daily work life. Daily Stand-Up Meetings. The daily stand up meeting (sometimes referred to as a “huddle”) is a key element of Scrum project management methodology.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

First, I have been entrenched in the administrative profession for 50 years. Office Dynamics specifically focuses on training and development for administrative professionals of all levels. What is coming up on the calendar for the next three weeks? Often referred to as a dying breed, let me explain.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 18, 2020

The text gets the point across that your friend will show up at Roger’s house at 8:00 pm and bring an appetizer. Who refers to a person. That refers to an object. However, most experts agree that “further” is figurative and “farther” is literal, while typically referring to a measurable distance. It most certainly is!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 8, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 April, 2009 April 22nd - Administrative Professionals Day It often amazes me that a day is set aside for our profession. Administrative professionals usually go about doing their work with little or no recognition. Is your office doing anything for Administrative Professionals Day?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 April, 2009 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! I am speaking this morning at an administrative event so looking forward to meeting some new assistants. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca

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All Things Admin

APRIL 17, 2024

As administrative professionals, managing large amounts of information efficiently is crucial for ensuring smooth operations. What’s nice about this is that all your files will show up together in alphabetical order by the name of the file. Some track things via Slack.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Warm up by completing an outline that details answers to these questions: Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How. Instead of: When I create my schedule, I set up time with myself. Write: When you create your schedule, you set up time with yourself. Write correctly so readers don’t get tripped up on your intended meaning.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Last week I received a cool message about two administrative professionals who attended the Joan Burge, "Takin It to the Streets" one-day workshop. I opened up the newsletter and found this wonderful article by Sandra Brekke about her experience with the workshop. "I I chose this profession because I enjoy it.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Last week I received a cool message about two administrative professionals who attended the Joan Burge, "Takin It to the Streets" one-day workshop. I opened up the newsletter and found this wonderful article by Sandra Brekke about her experience with the workshop. "I I chose this profession because I enjoy it.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 7, 2017

Travel planning is infamous for being a huge time, patience, and sanity suck for administrative professionals. Also, I would love to be back in time to pick my kids up from school.”. Administrative professionals are the second largest employment group in the United States and nearly every single admin doubles as a travel agent.

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Worxbee

APRIL 6, 2023

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Worxbee (@worxbee) The Benefits of an Action Plan When Hard Times Arise At Worxbee, when someone is hired, we feel like companies should strive to have an action plan, and for some reason, Administrative Professionals are not always given the same graces as other people joining the team.

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All Things Admin

AUGUST 3, 2022

Every administrative professional needs a procedures manual. It’s easy to grab your binder, look up a procedure or refer to a checklist, and get on with your day. I can set it up to mirror my print procedures binder, so I don’t waste any time hunting for something. And you should absolutely have one of those.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Did you miss our last free webinar for administrative professionals of the year? In this webinar, Joan Burges spoke about 7 tips to set yourself up for career success in 2016. WEBINAR REPLAY: End of Year Reflection & Celebration (a free webinar for administrative professionals). New years career planning.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 22, 2020

Some businesses are experiencing major slowdowns, while others are completely shutting down (leaving workers unpaid), and still others are ramping up to help deal with the situation. I’ll still wake up at 5:00 every morning. But you can bet I will refer to it in the future once this is all over. Mental Fallacy #1.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 6, 2024

For example, when we do webinars, there are things that happen before the webinar to set it up, tasks we need to perform the day of the event, and post-event procedures for adding the replay to our online training center. Add screenshots and videos to support all learning styles who may be referring to this procedure.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 8, 2024

Administrative professionals come at procedures from many different knowledge levels. Checklist – A list of items or tasks to be completed, typically used as a quick reference to ensure nothing is missed. Keep your procedures up to date. Need help powering up your procedures project? These resources can help!

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Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Continuing Education Units (or CEUs) are often required to maintain professional certifications. If you’ve dedicated the time, energy, and attention necessary to obtain your certification, you certainly don’t want to lose it because you didn’t keep up with the requirements. The same is not true for college degrees.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 13, 2023

Whether you’re searching for a new job, making a case for a promotion or raise, showcasing your skills during your annual review, or simply want to be in a position to take advantage of opportunities that may come your way, a professional portfolio is an invaluable tool for any administrative professional.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You’ll also prove your dedication to your executive and colleagues, and wind up with a personal sense of pride and accomplishment. Whether you’re struggling with meeting your goals, or having a difficult time even coming up with them, a session or two with a career coach can help you chart your course to success. Read, read, read!

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All Things Admin

MAY 13, 2024

I grew up around it. Ask those in your network to recommend or refer you to the best resources they’ve discovered in their pursuits. I have been decorating cakes for several years. My grandmother and her sister used to make wedding cakes, and she made us the most fantastic birthday cakes as kids. I’m good at it. I enjoy it.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Features like living itineraries, trip approval emails, and traveler profiles will help all administrative professionals plan travel more efficiently and totally rock the travel planner hat. Many administrative professionals are responsible for organising travel for an entire team. Inefficient Communications.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 9, 2017

Achieving excellence as an administrative professional is no different. For more complicated procedures, Julie Perrine’s program (mentioned above) includes paper templates that you can print and keep handy for creating handwritten procedures to place in your print manual until you are ready to type them up. REFERENCES.

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Melissa Peoples

MARCH 17, 2023

In this blog post, we will discuss some of the most common questions about AI, including what it is, how it differs from automation, and how it can be used to improve our lives as administrative professionals What is AI? Automation refers to the use of technology to automate repetitive or manual tasks. Let's break it down.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Career organization is essential for any administrative professional who wants to have a long-lasting, successful career. The reason why is summed up perfectly by one of my favorite quotes from Joan Burge, founder, and CEO of Office Dynamics, Inc. Joining LinkedIn is free – just sign up for an account and create your profile.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

One of the challenges of creating administrative procedures is that many people feel overwhelmed by the project. How are you supposed to document everything for reference, as well? When you look at this as a one-time project, you set yourselves up for failure. You already do a million things.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The demand for efficiency is at an all-time high, and as organizations grow and become more complex, skilled administrative professionals are needed now more than ever. Complex travel arrangements, calendar management, and keeping up with technical innovations are only part of what an excellent executive assistant needs to do for you.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 22, 2023

Your professional portfolio is a representation of who you are and what you can do, supported by tangible evidence, such as work samples, visual aids, certificates, etc. 3 Types of Professional Portfolios There are three types of professional portfolios: print, social, and digital. Each type helps set you up for success.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The process for ordering office supplies and setting up the conference room for meetings was different. This method serves a dual purpose: it ensures that your procedures are up-to-date and allows the new employee to reinforce their learning through the act of documentation.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

But, they might look the other way if a higher up were acting unethically. . The negotiator is someone who usually tries to make up the rules as she/he goes along. Nan DeMars, The Telephone Doctor, refers to this technique as “freezing time” or “hitting the pause button” and it can be effective. Give me an hour.”.

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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. The complete system can be broken down into five separate chunks which makes it easier to reference and follow once it’s documented.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 24, 2022

As a virtual assistant, I was managing up to 10 different email accounts for various projects, and I wasn’t keeping up. Then COVID hit, and I just gave up on email entirely. Set Up Rules. Plus, you can always find things with a search or refer back to it if needed. When I started my own business, I got my answer.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 15, 2021

To help you do that, we’ve come up with some resources on DST and time zones you should bookmark and reference any time you need to list multiple time zones. There are 24 regions of the world, and 39 different local times in use. Keeping them straight can be a challenge. Time zone converter – [link].

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 30, 2012

After many requests, the editors of the Administrative Professional Today newsletter have produced a webinar to take your minute taking skills beyond the basic level to master minute taker. Are you lost on the follow-up? Following up after the meeting. Editor, Administrative Professional Today. It's a $39.95

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 28, 2023

Soft skills, often referred to as social intelligence or emotional IQ, will become increasingly important as the world changes. Do you need someone who can lead and inspire other administrative professionals? They add a significant dimension to the level of support an EA can offer to their executive(s).

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 23, 2012

Annual Blog-a-thon for Administrative Professionals. We are holding 4th Annual Blog-a-thon for the Administrative Profession. To learn more about the blog-a-thon and how you can win great prizes check out the Administrative Professional's Blog-a-thon Page for the full message. Yes, at last, let’s all ‘fess up!)

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Melissa Peoples

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

xo, Melissa I very recently made the decision to leave a role without another one lined up. Being a 'doer' who takes great pride in my work as an administrative professional, with very few gaps in my work history, you can imagine what life has been like for me since making that leap. You are welcome!

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Joan outlined the surprise team building project for the 24 tables of attendees: we were going to collectively write a soft cover reference book containing handy tips on how administrative professionals and executive assistants can add value every day! Well, this year I think they blew the lid off and created perfection!

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