Office Dynamics

AUGUST 6, 2019

An important component to self-management versus stress-management is to set healthy boundaries in the workplace. A boundary in the office for an administrative assistant can be as simple as addressing a coworker or manager who constantly steps into your workspace and takes your desk supplies without asking and doesn’t return them.

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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.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2021

Show me where I could have been a better (fill in your profession—manager, teacher, etc.) Show me where I could have been more assertive today. Can you see how much forward momentum this exercise would create in your life? If you are a leader or manager, consider having your whole staff do this 30-day exercise with you.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Do: Manage your stress. How you handle high levels of stress can mean the difference between being assertive and poised or being negative and disgruntled. Strong emotional intelligence and healthy, lasting relationships are formed by knowing how to best engage each person. Cody McKibben, Thrilling Heroics 3.

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Ideas.Ted

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. Many trainings and articles about microaggressions focus on how you can intervene in the moment, which is a crucial part of allyship.

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Success

APRIL 24, 2023

How to keep toxic positivity out of your finances While sitting with negative emotions like fear, shame and anger is uncomfortable, doing so can help us safely process our feelings and take positive steps forward. Here’s how to remove toxic positivity from your finances—and life.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 9, 2016

You don’t feel confident or happy when you are in conflict with co-workers or even a customer. Use assertive communication techniques. I hope from this day forward you will change your thinking from managing conflict to consensus building. The post How to Build Consensus in Place of Conflict appeared first on Office Dynamics.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2016

You don’t feel confident or happy when you are in conflict with co-workers or even a customer. Use assertive communication techniques. The post How to Respond to Workplace Conflict appeared first on Office Dynamics. Conflict can hold you back from being your best and giving your best. It doesn’t make you feel good, does it?

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 24, 2017

Check out my post here for tips on how to listen for the message. Assertiveness. Minute takers must have the confidence to be able to speak up in a meeting (where appropriate) and clarify points. More than anybody else in the meeting a minute taker needs to be listening 100 percent of the time (no falling asleep here!).

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Say ‘No’ at Work Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 19, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Taking on more than you can manage only leads to frustration as nothing gets done very well. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Gloria said that she noticed this administrative assistant manages upward and is passive aggressive and well connected in the company where she works. Norma Carr-Ruffino has had some good material on behaviors such as: assertive, passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive. Develop being assertive.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4 ways to "manage up" Many people feel "stuck" these days. I interviewed John Baldoni recently, and he provide a road map of how to get your career un-stuck.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Gloria said that she noticed this administrative assistant manages upward and is passive aggressive and well connected in the company where she works. Norma Carr-Ruffino has had some good material on behaviors such as: assertive, passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive. Develop being assertive.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

For some, it involves climbing to the next level, becoming a “senior” support staff member or an administrative manager. If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. Take the Lead & Self-Manage.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 9, 2018

Under that umbrella, we addressed topics such as self-management vs. stress management, learning specific difficult people types and how to handle each of them, the benefits of conflict and much more. It teaches them how to work with you in a way that stimulates win-win situations. Addressing boundaries.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The audience participated in group discussions on her ideas of: gain insight as to how to be visible without appearing self-serving: speak up -- offer ideas and solutions, ask questions, proactively manage conflict or frustrations. Tags: Admin Assistant Training Career Management. Great program!

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The audience participated in group discussions on her ideas of: gain insight as to how to be visible without appearing self-serving: speak up -- offer ideas and solutions, ask questions, proactively manage conflict or frustrations. learn to promote yourself to the right people in the right way.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 4, 2014

There are many benefits for both assistants and their employers in receiving the right training but how do we convince our managers and our organisations that they should invest in our career development? We also need a plethora of soft skills from people management to communication, assertiveness and everything in between.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 26, 2009

She was wondering how to deal with a manager who seemed to be intimidated by her knowledge and go-getter attitude. This is important to keep in mind because as I told Paula, she needed to establish boundaries in the very beginning as the manager became aggressive in her attitude and delegating with Paula. Her name is Paula.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 26, 2009

She was wondering how to deal with a manager who seemed to be intimidated by her knowledge and go-getter attitude. This is important to keep in mind because as I told Paula, she needed to establish boundaries in the very beginning as the manager became aggressive in her attitude and delegating with Paula. Her name is Paula.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

We have to be experts at IT, we have to have great people skills and we have to be assertive and confident to be able to handle all of the daily tasks asked of us! There are also tasks that assistants take on because the company doesn’t have a specific department or member of staff, such as: events management.

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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. Personal objectives.

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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. Personal objectives.

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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. Personal objectives.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 21, 2017

It will boost your confidence and your professional presence. A savvy communicator knows how to get noticed and get their point across. How others perceive you is such an important and underutilized tool for administrative professionals. This subtle shift in thinking will filter through your actions and behaviors.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 1, 2016

I was purposely brought in to help these assistants manage change, build strategic partnerships with their managers, learn how to be more proactive, and build peer synergy. Recently, I was conducting a full-day workshop for administrative professionals at a large organization.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

How to identify the subconscious beliefs that may be holding you back (and what to do about them). How to build, deepen, and strengthen alliances within your network. How to comfortably and confidently showcase your value. Why self-promotion is essential for your career—and yet so hard to do.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

Beyond this rather light introduction there’s a far more serious theme for this article, and, at least for me, a far more important challenge: how to avoid playing roles in our lives? So, how to live a life without playing those roles? How to avoid being caught in the trap of automatic thinking and reacting?

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To Do Lists – Task Management. Most assistants know better organization would benefit them, but many struggle to actually get started or worse yet – how to maintain it. That ability to produce it quickly instills confidence in your skills and abilities. Project Management. Her system for email management is outstanding.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Unfortunately, say the authors of a new book on managing your career, those differing communications styles at work can become “gender traps” that hurt your chances of assuming a leadership role on the job. As long as you assert yourself fairly and honestly, don’t worry about being called names.

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