Office Dynamics

JULY 19, 2009

As I travel the country and work on-site with administrative professionals, assistants, executive assistants and administrative assistants, I hear individuals in the profession say, “I don’t care what you call me – secretary, assistant – whatever.” and that was not your title).

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Office Dynamics

JULY 19, 2009

As I travel the country and work on-site with administrative professionals, assistants, executive assistants and administrative assistants, I hear individuals in the profession say, “I don’t care what you call me – secretary, assistant – whatever.” Tags: Career Management Professional Image.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2013

What NOT to get your assistant this year for administrative professionals day. I say capable because I feel that administrative professional’s day is a day about acknowledging someone who does a great job for your organization and deserves a little extra recognition. Congratulations you have an assistant!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

What is most interesting is that administrative professionals are the ones who are very involved in their executive’s travels yet are not road warriors. While these were written for our administrative professional conference attendees, they can apply to any trip you may whether it be a business trip or vacation.

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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. ► June (3) ► May (7) ▼ April (4) New Hire Overload Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

What is most interesting is that administrative professionals are the ones who are very involved in their executive’s travels yet are not road warriors. While these were written for our administrative professional conference attendees, they can apply to any trip you may whether it be a business trip or vacation.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 22, 2021

In case you missed the big news: My newest book, ELEVATE Admins: How to Raise the Bar and Achieve Excellence in Your Administrative Career , was released earlier this month. I’m thrilled to report that it quickly hit the #1 spot for its category on Amazon! This is all because of YOU, the amazing Eat Your Career community.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 16, 2019

You want to be successful in your job as an administrative professional, but you feel your writing may not be as good as it should. In reports and email messages, are bullet points or paragraphs more common? Celebrate Administrative Professionals Month with a fresh resolve to boost your writing skills in the next 52 weeks.

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All Things Admin

MAY 31, 2023

Administrative professionals who are constantly innovating, willing to embrace AI instead of fearing it, and doing their best to learn and grow with the changing times and technologies are not at risk of being replaced by AI. It won’t be long until it puts me out of a job.” Does it sound harsh? Maybe…but it’s the truth. The reason?

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Whenever you write something—a report, proposal, or sensitive email—you naturally don a writer’s hat. For example, Let’s add some examples to the report. Let’s add 12 examples to the report. Barbara McNichol is passionate about helping administrative professionals add power to their pen. But don’t stop there.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 2, 2019

asks us: I am a Certified Executive Administrative Professional and have been an Executive Assistant (EA) for the last 15 years to a VP of my former employer where we had a very good Business Partner relationship. How do you tactfully voice your concern as an administrative professional without causing trouble?

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 10, 2024

Although most administrative professionals understand that they should have a procedures binder, many still don’t have one. Julie applies her administrative expertise and passion for lifelong learning to serving as an enthusiastic mentor, speaker and author who educates admins around the world on how to be more effective every day.

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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. Administrative professionals handle a lot of information each day, so it’s crucial to find the best ways to manage and organize it. Think about the main types of documents you create.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 11, 2019

Ask an Admin was created by Office Dynamics to help administrative professionals with their problems through the help of their peers. Her departure is going to be shocking to her peers and direct reports. We don’t always have an answer to each individuals problem but we know some of you might. What things should I focus on?

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Office Dynamics

JULY 16, 2018

It’s awesome to be an administrative professional because you sometimes get to travel without the tab. . In one of my roles, my executive belonged to a very nice country club where we often held meetings with his direct reports. I also use to do food tastings to select special meals for top executives.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2017

She’ll be at the annual Conference for Administrative Excellence this year and she is an absolute wealth of knowledge and insight. But back to the point: Being an administrative professional, the world is your oyster. Here at Office Dynamics, we focus a lot on those who have chosen administration as their career path.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 4, 2019

As a proud former administrative professional—and a current admin trainer and coach—I believe that support professionals can play an invaluable role in the workplace. There is a wide array of roles that qualify as “administrative” in nature, and a wide variety of people who occupy them. Improve Processes.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 12, 2019

Our report, which we finished, is on your desk” becomes “We put our finished report on your desk.” Barbara McNichol is passionate about helping administrative professionals add power to their pen. Look for “who” and “which” phrases. Bonus: we’ve changed it to an active verb!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 2, 2018

Me and Jack” finished the report. It should be “Jack and I” finished the report. I finished the report. Barbara McNichol is passionate about helping administrative professionals add power to their pen. Rule: When the subject is more than one, you need a subjective pronoun (I, she, he, we, they, who).

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The c suite leader who hired me and I report to, I don’t do ANY work for. Ask an Admin was created by Office Dynamics to help administrative professionals with their problems through the help of their peers. They hired a new VP to take the current CEO’s job in about 2 yrs. Thanks, Heather. Please comment below.

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Bonnie Low-Krayman

APRIL 17, 2024

In my work training Executive Assistants all over the world, they report stories of colleagues who intimidate and create a hostile work environment through incivility. This article first appeared in Executive Support Magazine, a global training publication and must read for any administrative professional.

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Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

This is an excerpt from a special report available in the Career Resource Library , a convenient and affordable training program featuring 100+ on-demand professional development resources for career advancers and administrative professionals.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Since administrative professionals are usually the ones planning events, managing catering, speakers, binders, and AV/tech, it was wonderful to celebrate their learning achievements through a great event celebrating each of them as a stellar assistant! Your Reporter in the Field.

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Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For example, PACE is a certification for administrative professionals provided by ASAP. When you obtain your certification, you agree to follow a specified code of ethics, which includes being honest about the learning activities you report. Personally, I also like to report as I go.

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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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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2008

For a direct link to the Department of Labor report click here. Tags: department of labor statistics good news for the assistant professional assistant Administrative Assistant. Here is an article from the Wausau Daily Herald where they quote Department of Labor statistics on the future growth of our profession.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 9, 2019

Examples: The boss asked if I was (not “were”) finished with the report. Barbara McNichol is passionate about helping administrative professionals add power to their pen. So when would you use “was” (not “were”) in an “if” clause? When it introduces an indirect question or statement of fact. Start today by clicking here.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2017

This article is part one in a two-part series on productivity apps for administrative professionals by Julie Perrine. What date is the budget report due? She is the founder and CEO of All Things Admin , a company dedicated to developing innovative products, training, and resources for administrative professionals worldwide.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 8, 2024

Administrative professionals come at procedures from many different knowledge levels. Example: An employee handbook that includes a procedure for submitting expense reports, outlining the steps to fill out the form, attach receipts, and submit it to the finance department.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 20, 2024

For example, let’s say you spend three hours each week assembling the weekly sales reports in Excel to present at the Monday morning team meeting. If you take a couple Excel classes, learn how to streamline the report assembly process, and save yourself at least an hour per week, that’s 50+ hours over the course of the year.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Whether you’re writing an email, an article, a report, or a proposal, never leave your readers wondering what you actually want. Barbara McNichol is passionate about helping administrative professionals add power to their pen. What are they are supposed to do with it?

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Tuesday, Feedback on report by 4 p.m. Barbara McNichol is passionate about helping administrative professionals add power to their pen. Write an effective subject line that concisely describes what the email is about. Include specifics telling recipients what to do (e.g., Attend meeting 3 p.m. Friday, etc.).

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Our office reported to a Board of Trustees and was responsible for planning and executing quarterly board meetings and eventually group informational meetings with corporate CEOs to educate them on a major development campaign the university was embarking on. Did I think of this as meeting planning?

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Worxbee

JULY 5, 2023

Ask any experienced EA or Administrative Professional, and they’ll tell you what the most effective and productive workplace relationships are built on: clarity and transparency. So if the key to a better administrative support relationship is candid conversations, how can you overcome the initial awkwardness?

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Project Management: Procedures for managing projects, including planning, execution, tracking, and reporting. Incident Reporting: Procedures for reporting and responding to workplace incidents or concerns. Communication Channels: Preferred methods and protocols for team communication (e.g.,

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

What is most interesting is that administrative professionals are the ones who are very involved in their executive’s travels yet are not road warriors. While these were written for our administrative professional conference attendees, they can apply to any trip you may whether it be a business trip or vacation.

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