Office Dynamics

MARCH 13, 2019

Typically, how this happens is that an organization will call Office Dynamics and their HR or executive will talk to us specifically about the situation or what skills they would like their assistant to develop. We learn how the assistant manages day-to-day processes and make recommendations for greater efficiency when necessary.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 15, 2015

Technical skills can be gleaned, but behavior must be taught. .” This vibrant profession is continuously expanding to encompass higher levels of responsibilities and broader, dynamic opportunities. There is a spectrum of professional administrative behaviors necessary to ensure successful executive support and business success.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Ideas on how to build better partnerships with your managers. All of April we will be celebrating administrative professionals and giving you: Spot-on information related to the administrative profession. Tips to help you be more productive in your day. Strategies for setting priorities and taking control of your day.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Good communication skills. Organization skills. Interpersonal communication skills. Excellent calendaring skills. Excellent time management skills. Great networking skills. Team player.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

The Savvy Admin’s Guide to Travel! I have observed hundreds of assistants travel and heard numerous stories about their travel experiences both while in transit to Las Vegas and during their stay in Las Vegas. It is for this very reason that I had Nancy Fraze, an Office Dynamics journalist, write, a list of Travel Tips.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

The Savvy Admin’s Guide to Travel! I have observed hundreds of assistants travel and heard numerous stories about their travel experiences both while in transit to Las Vegas and during their stay in Las Vegas. It is for this very reason that I had Nancy Fraze, an Office Dynamics journalist, write, a list of Travel Tips.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2015

One thing I wanted to talk about today is the many skills you develop when you work in the administrative profession. Those are all skills that transfer to your personal life and skills that you will take with you the rest of your life. They weren’t great with their follow-up systems and managing their travel.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

This is a huge benefit to you because you grow your skill set. For years I have coached executives and assistants how to implement processes on everything from daily huddles to debrief meetings, managing email, travel planning, and holding quarterly strategic meetings. That is when I notice the most problems occur.

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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!

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 12, 2018

Be prepared to highlight skills and experience related to the specific position’s requirements. Connecting with the job description focuses on the skills you will bring and how they uniquely relate to the position. Connect at least one of your skills and one job requirement that is of most interest to you.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 22, 2010

I have learned more nursing skills than I ever would wish to have learned (I am very squeamish, on top of it) and Dave has been fighting daily battles in his own way. Continue to fine tune the great administrative skills you possess and always learn new skills. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Sincerely, Joan Burge.

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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. I’ll give you a perfect example that just happened to me this morning as I was traveling. This is becoming a huge problem.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 22, 2010

I have learned more nursing skills than I ever would wish to have learned (I am very squeamish, on top of it) and Dave has been fighting daily battles in his own way. Continue to fine tune the great administrative skills you possess and always learn new skills. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2018

I’m not sure if you know that 80% of my work is onsite training for administrative office professionals so I do a lot of traveling, in fact, 100% of my clients are out of state. From this point forward, I will be traveling extensively through September. I see employees in action in their environments. Make money.

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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.

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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…. Skills related objectives. To be completed by Q3.

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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…. Skills related objectives. To be completed by Q3.

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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…. Skills related objectives. To be completed by Q3.

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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? Let your skills do the talking.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

From what I understand, no one else had anything like the portfolio to showcase their skills. The scholarship award does NOT include travel expenses. Honorees are responsible for their own travel, hotel and incidental expenses; this scholarship applies to tuition only. I used the Career Portfolio for my most recent job move.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 30, 2008

As an administrative assistant I manage my boss's practice so he can do his job. I draft letters, schedule his time, set reminders for deadlines, bring forward items, make travel arrangements, make some business decisions, arrange conferences, manage client relations and some bookkeeping. But how can we help? Are we ready?

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. I know she does not know but needs to learn this skill in order to succeed every day.”. Managers who do not know how to utilize administrative assistants in new ways.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. I know she does not know but needs to learn this skill in order to succeed every day.”. Managers who do not know how to utilize administrative assistants in new ways.

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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?” Executive manages their own email therefore the assistant is out of the loop. #2 That is a terrific response rate.

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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.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. 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. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" The incentive was you saved.002

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

If a co-worker asks you to fudge some numbers on a travel expense report, you can give yourself the space to react with a few responses like the following: “I need to think on that. One particularly effective tool to use the next time you face a sticky situation is to buy some “thinking time.”. Give me an hour.”. Can I get back to you?

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

October: Managing Your Executive’s Day (Part 1) Webinar. October: Managing Your Executive’s Day (Part 2) Webinar. July: 3 Keys to Making Your Best Week Ever with Adam Timm Webinar. August: Getting to Yes Webinar. September: Challenge Your Comfort Zone with Jasmine Freeman Webinar.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

Business Management Daily had a daily free download or gift. Here’s a recap of the great content that was discussed this month: 10 Steps to Supporting Multiple Managers (4/1/2015). All Things Admin shared a chart of all the special happenings and more and started #AdminProud. Qualities Of A Great Assistant (4/2/2015).

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 16, 2008

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Today I travel around the world and speak with all kinds of people about micro-business, like home-business. Often the conversation includes the so called “skill shortage&# , felt especially hard in Australia these days.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

“Fair&# and “unfair&# are mental constructs, ways of integrating an unexplainable mystery into a manageable system. Because a manageable system creates the illusion of control. The more we categorize, the more we manage, the more we integrate, the more we believe we are in control. Never was and never will be.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To Do Lists – Task Management. Travel Planning. That ability to produce it quickly instills confidence in your skills and abilities. Even finding an extra five minutes a day to work on your organization skills will add up over time. Travel Planning. Project Management. Ideas, Time & Space.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

The ultimate project management victory: I crossed off my own death today. I agree it’s a little difficult to understand this concept, especially if you’re coming from a long traditional task management experience. Introducing Assess - Decide - Do my life management framework. For A Liveline Philosophy Forget deadlines.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

I was putting to work some skills, but without putting my soul, my self or my life into it. So, my travel to become a scriptless individual is going really well, but I may still be around for a while. Introducing Assess - Decide - Do my life management framework. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog.

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