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Teach Your Executive How to Work with You

Office Dynamics

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. Show it to him.

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

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. Are presentations, graphs or charts required? come in on Saturdays and had 10 Directors reporting to him.

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“EAs Need Better Press.” Agreed. Solving the EA PR Problem Once and For All

Bonnie Low Kramen

If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. Until March, 2020 brought travel to a screeching halt, I had worked in 14 countries and 38 states. Be present in your manager’s email signature. Let your skills do the talking.

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State of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

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.”. Later during the conference, Joan presented her annual State of the Profession address.

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State of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

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.”. Later during the conference, Joan presented her annual State of the Profession address.

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Handling Ethical Issues in the Workplace

Office Dynamics

The situations that present themselves to us don’t deal with easy, black and white answers or solutions. 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. I can usually tell when I’m in the middle of one!

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. The incentive was you saved.002 002 cents a litre. That was never enough to get me out of the car! Something to think about.