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

Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

No matter which name you call it, the behavior is not healthy for individual staff and it is certainly not productive for companies and the managers who lead them. Doing the bare minimum of work involves passive aggressive behaviors which are a form of retaliation and a cry for help. The big question is, why are they doing that ?

2004 52

2004 2022 Stress Assertiveness 52

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Though my career has evolved into training and development, I always feel most at home when surrounded by growth-oriented assistants. Joan taught us to be assertive and persistent, even in the face of naysayers. It was inspiring to see the powerful relationships that formed during the event.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Administrative Professionals Gifts Training 100

Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. In 2021, it is widely known that assistants are the backbones of companies and the right arms to their managers. Oh, and bullied by managers and peers? Yes, they do. Click here.

2021 52

2021 Salary 2020 Training 52

Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

Advancing as an assistant can take many different forms. 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.

Mentoring 198

Mentoring Promotion 2017 Skills 198

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I decided to leave my previous employee in June 2010 but was job hunting for 6 months and when I did get the role I am in currently I had to complete a detailed application form, attend three interviews and sit two psychometric tests (for language and numerical skills). However, this just isn’t the case anymore. I find it hard to say no.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing 2003 Job Hunting Assertiveness 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Approach your manager about taking on increased responsibilities. Ask to join or form a workplace committee. If your workload is unreasonable, accept that there’s no shame in making the business case to your manager for assistance or some reallocation of workload. Manage interruptions and learn to say “no” where appropriate.

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Administrative Professionals Negotiating Budget 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Management and administrative support professionals, as all employees, feel like they don’t have enough hours in the day to complete their work. Plus, the downside is that executives and managers have to share delegating their workload to the Assistant thus keeping projects or basic tasks on their plate. Employees feel time-compressed.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Fax Email 2015 100

The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting. Seek answers.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals IAAP 2010 Filing 100

Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Along with colleagues from the ReWAGE expert advisory group, academics at the Institute of Employment Research at the University of Warwick examined the legal and workplace practices associated with zero hour contracts, along with data covering flexibility, pay insecurity, workers ability to assert their rights and workers health and wellbeing.

Assertiveness 97

Assertiveness Legal Policies Health 97

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. Travel Planning Example: Your travel planning system involves lots of different forms, templates, and checklists. Her system for email management is outstanding.

Travel 100

Travel Filing Forms Skills 100

Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

There are many other scripts, but some of the most common are those three, and they form the foundation for the social games people play. If the brain was trained to give a pre-established answer, it will most likely give it, of course, but fact is there is some reaction time. You still have to manage to go through the rain somehow.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Skills Travel 40

Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2017

From his constant barrage of insults and attacks on his opponents (and anyone else in his wake) on through his disrespectful and unapologetic attitude (both alleged and documented) toward women and minorities, Trump ran true to form to a bully personification. COSTS TO MANAGEMENT.

Administrative Professionals 172

Administrative Professionals Self Esteem 2017 Environment 172

Success

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

If the thought of enduring another presidential election while managing politics in the workplace has you agitated, you aren’t alone. John Truong, managing director and attorney at Alliance Compensation & Litigation Lawyers, says his firm takes this approach. “We Account for employee distractions.

Management 289

Management Policies Stress Environment 289