Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2014

Do you find more and more is demanded of executives and senior managers’ time? However, with more being expected of your manager’s time, this in turn increases the expectation of what is anticipated of your job role and assigned tasks. Tip 2: Personal Effectiveness and Assertiveness. Tip 1: Working Relationships.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Confidence Negotiating Skills 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

The article, Juggling: The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers by Stacy Leitner was originally posted at AGreatDaysWork.com. If you are an assistant who works with multiple managers or executives, you know the work can be overwhelming at times. When you support multiple managers, the work multiplies!

Management 100

Management Administrative Professionals International Mentoring 100

Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity. Learning is always a win-win for an employee & manager and progress is easily tracked.

Goals 202

Goals Stress Filing Email 202

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If our manager’s take little time to help us set good objectives (again this is fairly common) how do they know what to judge us on? I’ve added a few dual objectives that I shared with my manager so that we both had something to work on together throughout that year…. Business related objectives. To be completed for Q3.

2014 100

2014 Assertiveness Travel Suppliers 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If our manager’s take little time to help us set good objectives (again this is fairly common) how do they know what to judge us on? I’ve added a few dual objectives that I shared with my manager so that we both had something to work on together throughout that year…. Business related objectives. To be completed for Q3.

2014 100

2014 Assertiveness Travel Suppliers 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If our manager’s take little time to help us set good objectives (again this is fairly common) how do they know what to judge us on? I’ve added a few dual objectives that I shared with my manager so that we both had something to work on together throughout that year…. Business related objectives. To be completed for Q3.

2014 100

2014 Assertiveness Travel Suppliers 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Or even better, if you have to screens keep one just for your outlook calendars. If you commute to work do take time on the train to prepare yourself for the day ahead. Can they get the information themselves or is that you struggle to be assertive with lazy colleagues – can you say ‘no’ more often?

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Equipment Holidays Calendars 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 12, 2015

In preparation for a webinar I held on October 8 called Managing Your Executive’s Day , we sent out a survey and received 700+ responses to the questions “What is your biggest struggle in partnering with your executive?” Blocking his calendar to work on his projects. Talking about calendar and upcoming meetings. Joan Burge.

Calendars 100

Calendars Travel Email Management 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. A stellar Executive Assistant must think of every detail for every function such as calendar management, travel planning, meeting preparation and execution, and e-mail management. Intuitive.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals 2016 Stress Travel 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Managers who do not know how to utilize administrative assistants in new ways. Managers are technically savvy and very independent, but they are often performing functions that administrative professionals can do with ease; Perceptions. The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.”

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Retirement Training Assertiveness 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Managers who do not know how to utilize administrative assistants in new ways. Managers are technically savvy and very independent, but they are often performing functions that administrative professionals can do with ease; Perceptions. The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.”

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Retirement Training Assertiveness 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

They’ve been scheduled on their calendar as well. If you need suggestions, I list all the items that can be discussed when executives and assistants meet in my Communicating with Your Manager post. I’ve suggested daily, even weekly “huddles” as you suggest. 99% of the time these are dismissed as not important.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Calendars Stress Phones 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Something to think about. Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To Do Lists – Task Management. There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Project Management. Her system for email management is outstanding. When we launched All Things Admin in 2009, we asked every person who visited our website – what are your top two challenges?

Travel 100

Travel Filing Forms Skills 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2016

Office Dynamics often surveys managers and high-level executives as to the skills, attitudes, and behaviors that are most important for an assistant to possess. A must-have skill when managing your executive’s calendar is to understand your executive must have down time.”. Here are some non-edited , direct quotes from them.

Skills 100

Skills Calendars Management Learning 100