Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2020

At Office Dynamics International, Secretaries, Executive Assistants, and Administrative Assistants alike have approached us on skills, tactics, and traits to implement in order to achieve agility and survive the pressures of today’s society. Earlier this month you may have been scheduling business trips, events and negotiating with vendors.

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Administrative Professionals Negotiating Equipment Calendars 147

Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

It took time, effort, mistakes and a lot of painful focus to learn and ultimately, I was successful. He asked me to find a location, negotiate a lease, remodel the space if needed and take care of all interior decorating and procurement. Negotiators. International Speaker / Author / Chief Executive Assistant.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Cloud – As businesses make the switch to cloud computing, collaboration between internal team members and external clients alike occurs daily. However, understanding the steep learning curves involved, adding these skills sooner rather than later will allow you to stay ahead. A human, on the other hand, has the ability to innovate.

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Page Personnel

JULY 20, 2022

The role can also include training. Negotiation skills : HR assistants will be regularly involved in various negotiations, including salary discussions and purchasing meetings. Skilled negotiators usually succeed in such a role. Coaching and training will be critical elements of any development within the organisation.

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Payroll Negotiating Salary Suppliers 52

Workplace Insight

JUNE 19, 2023

There will be differences, ranging from the internal platforms they prefer to appropriate office etiquette. Empathy training for managers can facilitate the conversations needed to draw out these insights and gain a holistic understanding of your company’s sub-cultures.

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Time Zones Etiquette Negotiating International 52

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

Will you share your learning with other Assistants thus increasing the ROI? Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. If you request to attend a Training Day and they say that time away from the office is the main issue, then you need to make the conference seem as undisruptive as possible. Internal & External Training.

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Page Personnel

JANUARY 9, 2023

Related: How to negotiate salary: 8 tips you need to know Transferable skills are innate abilities you’ve acquired in work environments and non-work situations such as volunteering, additional study, and education, groups, and clubs such as sports. Doing so will put you in a much stronger position for the future jobs you’ll be applying for.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

While teaching, coaching, and consulting with thousands of assistants nationwide, I have found that they don’t see they have to work at gaining support for training and development. You need to continually learn and grow. Is this a lecture or will you be actively involved in the learning process? Points to Consider: 1.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

While teaching, coaching, and consulting with thousands of assistants nationwide, I have found that they don’t see they have to work at gaining support for training and development. You need to continually learn and grow. Is this a lecture or will you be actively involved in the learning process? Points to Consider: 1.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 10, 2024

With an estimated 27,000 delegates from 90 countries, MIPIM is still a force to be reckoned with when it comes to opportunities to network and learn as delegates, with organisations using the week to deliver news, insights and thinking. all of which is more symbolic than impactful. Without a green future there is no future.”

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Bonnie Low Kramen

AUGUST 11, 2021

And I learned. Wow, did I learn about show business, about being a working woman, about making hard choices, and about life. Neither of us dared to think our work together would last for 25 years which leads me to one of the first lessons I learned. Theatre is a collaborative art and I learned that so too, is the workplace.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 20, 2013

June 19, 2013 / PRNewswire / -- Executives say it takes strong soft skills to move up the corporate ladder, but few firms provide training in this area, a new Accountemps survey finds. Providing employees with the tools to become better communicators, consensus builders and negotiators should be a priority for any organization.".

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 5, 2010

Try to attend training courses that are offered for executive admin as much as you can (even if it is just one time a year and you travel to another city for it). You can go with the purpose of learning what they offer in the program and to network with others. Tags: Admin Assistant Training Jasmine Freeman Networking.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 5, 2010

Try to attend training courses that are offered for executive admin as much as you can (even if it is just one time a year and you travel to another city for it). You can go with the purpose of learning what they offer in the program and to network with others. Thanks for submitting your question on networking in your area.

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Networking AEAP IAAP Negotiating 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Offer to help coordinate a “lunch and learn” session, or an after-hours network of your peers. Ask questions to assess degrees of urgency, and practice negotiating timelines or redirecting requests. Manage interruptions and learn to say “no” where appropriate. Feeling underutilized? Take the initiative. What to do?

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Mentoring Administrative Professionals Negotiating Budget 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

CPD – Active learning in relation to both hard and soft skills. Supervise and train other clerical staff. Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others. Multiple Hats i.e. Fire Marshall / First Aider / Learning Champion. Project Management – Time Management, Critical Thinking and Coordination Skills.

Social Media 100

Social Media Fax Skills Suppliers 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Fortunately, they were able to waive it and we only lost our $500 deposit. It is always worth asking.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Some bad bosses believe that what they say goes and there is no room for negotiation. Have you ever asked your supervisor to pay for a training or workshop that would enhance your professional or personal development only to get rejected saying there just wasn’t enough money in the budget? “Rules with an iron fist.&#

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 21, 2024

An immigrant to the US, she has 11+ years of experience as an EA with international companies and counting – now on the US side! An immigrant to the US, she has 11+ years of experience as an EA with international companies and counting – now on the US side! She speaks Russian, English and some German.

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International ASAP Negotiating Administrative Professionals 75

Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Get on that train and figure it out while you’re on it. Get on a bus and negotiate your arrival later. Information is no longer confined within thick walls, we can learn everything we want about everything we can imagine. Yet, we almost never get on a bus, ready to negotiate our arrival later on.

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Expenses Negotiating 2011 Twitter 40

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

My first true events project was for an internal communications conference and summer party for 200 people. In my time in my first event manager’s role I went from doing small internal parties to leading UK wide celebration events and external briefings with industry partners to audiences in excess of 1,200. Be a sponge. Get a mentor.

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Project Management Mentoring Negotiating Skills 195

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

My first true events project was for an internal communications conference and summer party for 200 people. In my time in my first event manager’s role I went from doing small internal parties to leading UK wide celebration events and external briefings with industry partners to audiences in excess of 1,200. Be a sponge. Get a mentor.

Project Management 195

Project Management Mentoring Negotiating Skills 195

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

This week’s question also comes from an international/non USA reader! If you don’t have those basics down, it’s not really something you can learn well enough to truly change the trajectory of your career in a reasonable amount of time. They write. “Hi Hi there, I just stumbled upon your blog today and am glad that I've done so!

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Agencies Temping Skills Management 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 22, 2011

  Learn how to recognize your signs of stress and put actions into place to eliminate it. Schedule some uninterrupted, non negotiable down time for yourself. Thanks to Dr. Shannon Reece of Reece International LLC. Thanks to Peter Coombs of FRONTLINE Training & Consulting. Best De-stress. SUPER STRESSED?

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Stress AT&T Gifts Management 100

Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 24, 2010

This quality allows us to identify changes in our universe and match them to our internal history. So, based on what the stimuli offers, we browse our internal library and pick whatever we think it might be appropriate. In my experience, a typical copy paste situation unfolds in 3 steps. Which is to withdraw. Well, I dont.

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2010 AT&T International Learning 40

Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

So, I learned the rules , implemented them and become successful. 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. That we “learned&# something. Never really knew why this would happen, actually, it was just a thing I knew.

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2010 AT&T Skills Travel 40

Success

MARCH 4, 2024

Success Habits: Proven Principles for Greater Wealth, Health, and Happiness By Napoleon Hill Though Napoleon Hill died more than five decades ago, there is still much one can learn from his teachings. Rather than leaving the reader with vague lessons learned, Kawasaki spells it out with tips, advice and quotes.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

I would like to say that it was a sudden enlightenment, an internal breakthrough which led me to an epiphany, but it wasn’t. Facts Analysis When you analyze facts, you leave away the internal “fog”. Maybe you think you’re a brilliant negotiator, but that may be just an inconsistent cloud in your ego. I know that first hand.

2010 40

2010 Health AT&T Skills 40

Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

Not only because I coded every single line of it, but because this app is the tangible result of more than 3 years of testing, learning and writing about personal productivity. Third: I am obsessed with learning new things. Learned how to create a project and what the folder structure means. Program received “BAD_EXC” message.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Learning Promotion 40

Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

What Admins have tried that didn’t work in improving employee morale and creating a great culture, that we all can learn from! “If there is truly no internal way to influence change from the EA seat, leaving can be a very powerful way to preserve oneself.” Nan Barry, Managing Director, Southwest Airlines.

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Administrative Professionals AT&T Retirement Environment 40