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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Success

JUNE 22, 2021

Sales managers are responsible for optimizing seller performance to realize revenue goals. Often, sales managers rely on training to help improve seller performance, but this approach by itself is insufficient. It influences how they think, feel and behave as they manage their business and interactions with customers.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Sign up for the Eat Your Career Newsletter to receive registration information: [link]. Even if you’re not an official manager with direct reports, you still may find yourself called upon to lead in various circumstances. Learning how to do this will also increase your visibility and positively impact your professional reputation.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2019

We provide executive assistant coaching on everything from being more assertive to professional image, communications, leadership, time management and building a partnership with the executive. We learn how the assistant manages day-to-day processes and make recommendations for greater efficiency when necessary.

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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. Otherwise you’ll end up with a team of “yes men” (or women) and a failing business. Cody McKibben, Thrilling Heroics 3. Nicole Munoz, Start Ranking Now 4.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 12, 2019

Administrative assistants continue to struggle with how to keep up with all the demands placed upon them in a time-compressed world and yet maintain quality. How many times do you ask a manager or someone who is giving you a task, “How soon do you need this?” Learn to scan information and determine which items really need attention.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 26, 2018

Here are three quick and highly effective linguistic tips you can start using today and learn how to be effective in the office. “Do” When you’re a pro at what you do, you understand the importance of managing expectations among the people you support and work within the office. Sign up HERE to follow Joan’s Monday Motivators.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 13, 2019

We provide executive assistant coaching on everything from being more assertive to professional image, communications, leadership, time management and building a partnership with the executive. We learn how the assistant manages day-to-day processes and make recommendations for greater efficiency when necessary.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Furthermore, communication—including speaking skills, assertiveness and the ability to read an audience or situation—and appearance contribute to a person’s perceived executive presence. So, when you are communicating with executives or managers, keep it short, simple, and to the point. Speaking up. Learn More and Register Here.

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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. But how would you feel about managing your boss? Baldoni says you should: 1. Baldoni says.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 3, 2017

Shake things up! One way to stand out is to shake things up in a good way. If someone is doing something or saying something that is unacceptable to you, then you need to speak up in a professional and assertive manner. I have identified 3 levels of learning. Look at work and situations in a different light.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

This is the best advice you will ever receive on how to build a strategic partnership with your executive, manage their day, and stay on top of the volumes of tasks and projects you have to handle. When it comes to e-mail management, there are various approaches. Follow-up Items. Discuss E-mail Communications. Special Projects.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 22, 2019

Be assertive. When you identify a specific task you can or should take over for your executive, speak up assertively. Breaking it down into bite-sized pieces will make the process more manageable for you and more easily acceptable for your executive. Don’t give up just because you heard “no” the first time around.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

I love reading these letters as 1) I see the training we provided truly worked, but more importantly, 2) I learn what executives appreciate—what executives look for in an assistant—and what executives value and observe. Speaks up in my team meetings and has brought additional insights into our group forums that are highly valued.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

So did the revolutionary event live up to its billing? Continue pursuing opportunities to learn and be challenged. Step up to the plate and try something new. Brandi is a frequent speaker on employment issues and has been interviewed by the media on career, job search, workplace, hiring and management topics.

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Success

JUNE 16, 2022

The simple truth was that because I didn’t know how to manage those personality differences , conflict arose. But it is a versatile and valuable tool at that—one that can serve as a baseline for understanding the differences that make up one another. Avoid “holding a gun” to their head and allow them time to make a decision.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2015

I can do what I do today because of what I learned during those 20 years. I have to be extremely organized, deal with multiple personalities, manage my time, gather and process tons of information, be a leader, be assertive, tactfully communicate with other CEOs, consult with CEOs, teach others and the list goes on.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 24, 2017

Nobody readily puts up the hand to take minutes and those of us who do sometimes fear the job because of the expectation that is put on us to produce discussions accurately. Assertiveness. Minute takers must have the confidence to be able to speak up in a meeting (where appropriate) and clarify points. Organisation.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

I think it is the inability to speak up, trying to fit in, not being able to decide and FOCUS, believing we don’t deserve it (whatever “IT” is for you), lack of self-discipline and confidence. So let’s run the list down: Speaking up. Learn to say no. Learn to respect yourself. That is a big statement but here goes!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2015

Learning Highlights. As an attendee, you’ll learn: Why “Superwoman Syndrome” is so prevalent for today’s working women and why it’s time to let it go. Sign up today and you’ll receive: Admission to the live event with Joan on May 7 at 10 a.m. The 5 Pillars that create a full life, how to harmonize (not “balance”!) Pacific Time.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

It was four full-days of learning and these assistants were hungry to achieve their certification and WCA Certified designation. Every time I have the honor of teaching, I learn new things as well. I am always impressed at the great ideas people will come up with. when you let them! when you let them! You have not arrived!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 16, 2015

Now, it’s up to you if you want to share it or post it at your desk or whatever. Keep it somewhere you can reach it so when those nasty self-doubts or sneaky naysayers start popping up, you can hold it up like the shield that it is…the shield that says, I’m strong. Learned a foreign language. Rock on, Super Stars!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 22, 2015

Business today is changing so rapidly that it is hard to keep up or keep track! What are the new skills admired and soon to be required of administrative professionals: Digital Savvy: learning semi-tech and self-publishing skills. Data Analysis: learning how to collect, analyze and synthesizing information to create solutions.

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Ideas.Ted

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Listen and learn how someone pronounces their name, describes their identity and uses their pronouns. A person who is feeling marginalized or excluded, tokenized or like an impostor may sideline themselves — by not speaking up, not contributing, not showing up. Solicit ideas and feedback on projects.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We speak their language to build rapport with managers. For Executive Presence, we learned it is to project gravitas (confidence, poise under pressure, decisiveness and assertiveness.) Speak up, use strong and clear language. There are three important reasons. Synergy / Partnership. It builds synergy and partnership.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Hotel Shuttles: You need to find out if that hotel shuttle has specific times airport pick-up times. laughing and showing no consideration that you have to get up at 6:00 a.m. Request to speak to the “Manager on Duty.”. off your dinner if they have really messed up! Be assertive in a professional fashion.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 30, 2014

No matter how frustrated or discouraged you might feel, don’t give up. Are you ready to give up talking to your manager because he or she never listens to you? You need to work on your communications skills and being more assertive to gain attention. Are you learning a new software program? Don’t give up.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

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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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

However, at 26, thanks to an awesome executive, I learned how a strategic partnership should work and I taught every executive after that how to work with me. For example, maybe you can think of a better way to spruce up your executive’s PowerPoint presentation. Now not every executive or manager will want this partnership.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Taught by Joan Burge , creator and master trainer of the Star Achievement Series® with more than 39 years of administrative expertise and learning and development. Pre-course work will be assigned to prepare the student thus engaging them in the learning process before they arrive. Benefits of attending this course.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Now is the time to stock up on all you need for holiday gifting and pay zilch for shipping! What if you perceive yourself as being assertive but not everyone agrees? You may, for example, be demure when dealing with a group of upper management people. On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords-a-leaping.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

One of the benefits of being in my line of work is learning little-known, proven workplace-effectiveness techniques that increase success – and then sharing them with you! When you’re a pro at what you do, you understand the importance of managing expectations among the people you support and work with in the office.

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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. In “Office Space,” the male office staff were given mundane work to do, they were bored, and poorly managed by 8 managers, not 1. Why are they quietly quitting?

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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.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2017

The group came up with over 400 ideas which later became the now Amazon-best-seller, Who Took My Pen. Powerful assistants self-manage. Self-management is being very aware of your feeling, emotions, attitudes and knowing how you tend to respond to things. If you’d like to learn more about our Blog-A-Thon you can do so here.

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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. Regardless of what path you’re on, if you’re interested in moving up the ladder as an assistant, there are several strategies to better position yourself for success. Take the Lead & Self-Manage.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2018

While traveling gets old after a while and is tiring, I love what I learn when I go on site into an organization. I’ve been doing this for 28 years and I never grow weary of learning, experiencing, and coming home feeling rewarded! That means more can be accomplished in less time – and management is sure to appreciate that.

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