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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.

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Assistants Speak Out: The Biggest Struggles In Partnering With Their Executive

Office Dynamics

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.

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State of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” In a recent survey, 624 respondents presented 230 different titles! Managers are technically savvy and very independent, but they are often performing functions that administrative professionals can do with ease; Perceptions.

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State of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” In a recent survey, 624 respondents presented 230 different titles! Managers are technically savvy and very independent, but they are often performing functions that administrative professionals can do with ease; Perceptions.

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The Top Skills Executives Want From Assistants Today

Office Dynamics

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.

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