Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
I believe meeting planners and administrative professionals possess similar skills/traits that enable them to be good at what they do. Program Content/Agenda . What I also learned was that I liked what I was doing and that I was good at it – or had the potential to be.
Workplace Insight
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Dr Audrey Tang, chartered psychologist and author of The Leader’s Guide to Resilience proposes: “Work is good for mental health, providing many of us an opportunity to escape some of the pressures of our daily lives, and to be recognised for our skills.
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Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 3, 2012
As we all know writing minutes is a basic skill for assistants and we have probably written more over the years than Stephen King has writing novels. Unless it is relevant to the key agenda points leave this dialogue out of the minutes. The date, time and location of the meeting. The attendees. The apologies. Emphasised. Guaranteed.
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 3, 2012
As we all know writing minutes is a basic skill for assistants and we have probably written more over the years than Stephen King has writing novels. Unless it is relevant to the key agenda points leave this dialogue out of the minutes. The date, time and location of the meeting. The attendees. The apologies. Emphasised. Guaranteed.
The Office Professionals Place
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
In the office, the expectation is to constantly exhibit decorum, tact, composure, and display knowledge of your skills. Performance reviews or evaluations are conducted for the sole purpose of letting us know what areas we need to improve or develop our skills. So what do you do when your professionalism is tested?
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 5, 2015
The CEO I was working for at the time was very busy and my meeting scheduling skills were put to the test. Sit down with your boss and document the extra hours you are putting in and what you are doing in those hours and come up with a proposal of what might work better. But that is certainly something you can do.
Brilliantly Better
JULY 6, 2010
A picky manager who gives you more and more complex tasks without showing recognition or proposing you for a promotion, that’s a disempowering person. If it’s a friendship, see if the person at the end is not having any hidden agendas which will break up the validation process at some point. Rewind and start over.
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