Office Dynamics

JUNE 30, 2014

We specialize in professional training, development and information for administrative professionals and their executives. You need to work on your communications skills and being more assertive to gain attention. Taking on a new task or project and feel like you are struggling or don’t have enough time to learn. Don’t give up.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Stress Administrative Professionals Training 100

Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Whether you leave a job by choice or by being forced out, it causes stress-filled feelings. The disrespect can be about a myriad of issues – being overlooked for a raise, not being asked to work on a project, rules not being fairly applied, experiencing discrimination, or not being praised in a meeting when others were.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2016

Every day, we can face conflicting views, opinions, approaches to a project or differences about when to host an event. Here are 14 strategies taken from my flagship administrative training program, The Star Achievement Series®. Use assertive communication techniques. Either party is too stressed to attempt reconciliation.

Self Esteem 100

Self Esteem Assertiveness Skills Administrative Training 100

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. Provide your executive with updates on projects, meetings, items you are working on, and any other pertinent information. Special Projects.

Management 100

Management Calendars Assertiveness Administrative Professionals 100

Office Dynamics

MAY 9, 2016

You think a project should be completed one way and your peer thinks it should be done another way. Use assertive communication techniques. Either party is too stressed to attempt reconciliation. As long you come in contact with others, however, you will experience conflict. Big or Small. 9 Be Open and Honest, Don’t Hint.

Self Esteem 100

Self Esteem Assertiveness Skills Negotiating 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Yet there are proven benefits when executives and assistants take some time to discuss the day’s priorities, upcoming schedules, projects and more. Reduces stress for both the executive and assistant. You can say something such as, “I realize you are very busy and like to jump right into your day. The Benefits of One-on-One Meetings.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Calendars Stress Phones 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

Whether it’s finding the right caterer, meeting global counterparts from international office locations or brushing off your creative skills to whip up a spiffy PowerPoint presentation, you love tackling projects outside of your job scope (and even get excited at the opportunity!). In Good Company.

PowerPoint 100

PowerPoint Skills Project Management AT&T 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Other times, we’re simply drained after being tapped for a major undertaking or high stress project. We may feel under-appreciated, wish our job was more challenging, or have lost out on a promotion. You’re glad you were able to contribute, but feel as though you’ve run a marathon.

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Administrative Professionals Negotiating Budget 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

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. This makes it more difficult to sufficiently assist an executive at the highest level possible.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Fax Email 2015 100

Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

Train yourself to become better at killing tasks. The ultimate project management victory: I crossed off my own death today. In this respect, a project is never “finished” in ADD. The graphical representation of a project in Assess – Decide – Do will look more like a spiral than like a Gantt diagram.

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2010 Lifestyle AT&T Dropbox 40

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Project Management. The answer was overwhelmingly getting (and staying) organized. Ideas, Time & Space. Paper and Digital Files. To Do Lists – Task Management. Meetings/Events. Travel Planning. Most assistants know better organization would benefit them, but many struggle to actually get started or worse yet – how to maintain it.

Travel 100

Travel Filing Forms Skills 100

Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

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. Decision is the state in which you project your next reality. Over time I have felt increasing pressure and stress. And that’s a good news. It began well. I improve on my work.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Skills Travel 40

Success

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Organizations need long-term plans in place to address the anxiety and stress from election loss, political differences and the impact this has on employee performance and wellbeing,” says Stephanie Bolster McCannon, an organizational psychologist and wellness coach. News in and of itself is stress-inducing at any time.

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Management Policies Stress Environment 287