Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

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. They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. This is not smart.

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Calendars 2018 Negotiating Skills 223

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. How much value would you say your work adds to the organization? Joan Burge.

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Administrative Professionals Travel Salary Promotion 167

Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2015

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. They weren’t great with their follow-up systems and managing their travel.

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Administrative Professionals Assertiveness Administrative Training Skills 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

Organization skills. If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. This might give you an idea of areas that need to be developed. Top Assistants List Qualities Of A Great Assistant. Good communication skills. Team player. Interpersonal communication skills. Detail oriented. Accountable.

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Assertiveness Etiquette Administrative Professionals Skills 100

Office Dynamics

JUNE 15, 2015

To continue our travels through this special month of June, the official month of the 25 th year anniversary of Office Dynamics, I found more goodies to share with you! For years, secretaries and administrative assistants traveled at low levels. Stop hiding your talents and contributions to the organization. They were invisible.

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Travel 2015 Administrative Professionals Gifts 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

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. Those are just the fundamentals. Top-performing executive assistants or administrative assistants must also be: Persuasive. Intuitive. A mind reader. Approachable.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals 2016 Stress Travel 100

Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Now this came from an executive who traveled around the world, would work until 2:00 a.m., Upcoming Travel. Find out about upcoming trips so you can anticipate schedules and prepare necessary travel materials. Helps the executive get organized for the day. come in on Saturdays and had 10 Directors reporting to him.

Management 100

Management Calendars Assertiveness Administrative Professionals 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 30, 2008

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. An executive assistant does this and more, including taking minutes and organizing board meetings.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Keyboards Filing Administrative Professionals 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

The primary manager may be traveling and/or unavailable to answer your questions. What IS important while supporting multiple managers is to make sure to eliminate time wasters, be available to work extended hours, stay organized, take breaks periodically, and make it a goal to stay healthy. You and I only have 24-hours each day!

Management 100

Management Administrative Professionals International Mentoring 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Years ago, we used to deal with office organization,” she explained, “but now we have ‘Optimizing Space & Time’ because of all the technology coming straight at us on a continual basis.”. “As The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” Joan commented that not everyone can be a stellar outstanding assistant.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Retirement Training Assertiveness 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Years ago, we used to deal with office organization,” she explained, “but now we have ‘Optimizing Space & Time’ because of all the technology coming straight at us on a continual basis.”. “As The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” Joan commented that not everyone can be a stellar outstanding assistant.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Retirement Training Assertiveness 100

The Office Professionals Place

MARCH 13, 2010

This requires some planning and organization on your part, but even the most organized individual has emergencies. If it is a situation that requires urgent attention, be assertive and ask for help and apologize for any inconvenience. I deal with this woman almost monthly for organizational travel. Thanks for commenting.

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2010 Filing Gifts IAAP 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I can honestly say that because of my experience in the administrative profession for 20 years in a variety of organizations. There is no greater relationship in the workplace than that of an executive and an Assistant. I had other relationships that weren’t so rewarding and I did not stay very long at those jobs.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Fax Email 2015 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

Assistants have touch-points at many levels in the organization and we often find ourselves encountering ethical dilemmas in the office. 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.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Negotiating IAAP Expenses 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Begin to assert control over your mind by learning to consistently follow five steps - 1)    Acknowledge the fear.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You? » 5 Simple Steps to Eliminate Fear and Even Use it as an Asset Everyone experiences fear. 

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2010 International Networking Assertiveness 100

Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

As the year’s passed we continued to add in a few additional programs >v iew our free video programs < We hear from assistants on a daily basis that they love our training materials but they work for a nonprofit or their organization doesn’t believe in training the administrative professionals.

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Training Administrative Professionals 2015 AT&T 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

Here’s a recap of just some of the amazing things that went on this year in celebration of you, Administrative Professionals: Executive Secretary Magazine sent out daily gifts from a variety of organizations specifically for administrative professionals learning benefit. IAAP teamed up with Staples to #CelebrateAdmins.

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2015 Administrative Professionals OfficeTeam Staples 100

Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

And finally, one of the most important benefits of this bouncing back and forth is the organic rearrangement of your activity. Do You Want To Improve Your People Skills Practice Assertive Communication Reply 13 dragos September 13, 2010 at 8:25 pm I’m afraid we’re not talking about roses here.

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2010 Lifestyle AT&T Dropbox 40

Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

So, my travel to become a scriptless individual is going really well, but I may still be around for a while. Reply 15 Traveling Magi June 22, 2010 at 9:07 pm Great post! I call my Blog Traveling Magi because for 25 years I’ve immersed myself in the study of astrology, the symbolic language of the stars. You see now?

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2010 AT&T Skills Travel 40