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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have found in some work environments there is a real distinction between executives and staff. That is a good time to recognize assistants for all that they do. Imagine, if we had assistants at home to pay the bills, do the budget, organize dinners, answer our calls and follow up with reminders -- it is starting to sound pretty good.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups. How skilled are you in handling “offsite” support across time zones? Others could no longer afford to retire.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Can you fit in a creative, free flowing environment or a structured corporate environment? The kicker was, since the event was international, there was a time zone difference. So it’s only around 2pm my time and I’m oddly not able to reach anyone at hotels. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?