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What is the Difference Between an Administrative Conference and Administrative Training?

Office Dynamics

With the plethora of offerings for administrative training and development, there is also a lot of confusion. I’d like to help you understand better so you can stop asking yourself “what is the difference between an administrative conference and administrative training?”

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Choosing Administrative Training That’s Right for You

Office Dynamics

I am the only person teaching, we go very deep into the material and there is ample time for skill practice. I thought I would give you a quick overview of the various training platforms for assistants and a few words of wisdom. Conferences for Administrative Professionals. We limit our on-site training classes to 25.

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The Power of One

Office Dynamics

After I said yes to Cindy and we decided on a date, Cindy went into action and enlisted her administrative team. We ended up having 120 assistants from 20 states attend our full day program, Building a Star Partnership, in Chicago at Shure Incorporated. I started administrative training in a few of the companies where I worked.

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Insights from a “Rock Star”: A Conversation with Joan Burge

Office Dynamics

What are a few key strategies for “managing up” when one’s new manager is resistant to change? Of all the skills and talents that an Administrative Professional must have in today’s world, which are the most critical and why? The most critical skill is resiliency today. It’s not personal!

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The Secret Is Out!

Office Dynamics

Finally, the secret we have been building up to for several weeks is out. I am very pleased to announce the title of my new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed. I wanted to use a very different approach and shake things up, including my wardrobe for the back book cover. Your skills and talents can shine.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant? My Response

Eat Your Career

The article makes a number of claims regarding the EA profession, most of which can be summed up in the article’s subhead: The erosion of jobs that gave women without college degrees a career path happened in dribs and drabs but is as dramatic as the manufacturing decline Rachel Feintzeig. I, for one, am up for the challenge.

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Happy Administrative Professionals Week! An Admirable Profession

Office Dynamics

Of course this profession is near and dear to my heart since I worked in the administrative profession for 20 years and Office Dynamics has been dedicated to administrative training and development for 25 years. One thing I wanted to talk about today is the many skills you develop when you work in the administrative profession.