article thumbnail

Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

He notes that “learning agility”—the deftness at gaining and using knowledge—is the “biggest predictor of long-term leadership success,” according to research by the Korn Ferry Institute. Workers who take charge of their careers by learning and growing will be far more successful than those who are overwhelmed by change.

Skills 306
article thumbnail

Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

The process for ordering office supplies and setting up the conference room for meetings was different. If you don’t have procedures in place, one approach to onboarding involves having the new hire document the procedures as they learn. You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

EA to Project Support Manager

Practically Perfect PA

As an EA you’re not only there to support staff on a one to one basis or a team (depending on the company structure and needs) but you also find yourself processing invoices and expenses, whilst logging everyone’s holidays and preparing for the latest marketing conference while booking a flight for your executive to NYC – all at the same time!

article thumbnail

What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines). He or she must oversee finances, payroll, and other administrative tasks. Office managers should always expand their knowledge.

article thumbnail

The US Talent Pool: Welcome Back to a Seller’s Market

Energage

We will be at California HR on Monday, August 28th and HR Florida Conference & Expo on Tuesday, August 29th. Now let’s overlay the Bureau of Labor Statistics data on ‘Layoffs’ – the monthly rate at which organizations are dropping people from their payrolls. Learn More. (1) Layoffs: Way Down Too.

2016 58
article thumbnail

Can you go from creative and productive in a corporate job to a mess working for yourself?

Stephanie LH Calahan

  HR department - handled all of the compensation issues, research, performance and people documentation, labor relation issues, downsizing decisions, payroll, hiring, exit interviews, outsourcing decisions, benefits planning and coordination of benefits issues, and so on. etc press releases and corresponding interviews, responses, etc.

Payroll 100
article thumbnail

Cloud Questions That Your CEO Will Ask

Small Business CEO

One of the first things a young lawyer learns is “Never ask a question in the courtroom that you don’t already know the answer.”. Now put yourself in the conference room with your CEO. These should be the ones that aren’t a technological burden such as email, payroll applications and types of customer relation management (CRM).

Payroll 40