Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

At our recent Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence , I surveyed 350 attendees about the topics they would like me to address at future conferences or training events. If you want to be viewed as a strategic partner and considered an extension of the management team, you need to make time to look at your own development.

Budget 189

Budget Training Meeting Planning Calendars 189

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.

Calendars 223

Calendars 2018 Negotiating Skills 223

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A few months ago I asked the Practically Perfect PA readers if they could complete a survey for me. The survey asked if assistants feel that having or not having a university degree has made a difference to their career path. Bachelor in Management. Yes, IMC, CeMAP, FPC, and IoD Executive Assistant Course.

IAAP 100

IAAP Training AT&T Skills 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

I understand a company would be interested in knowing why people unsubscribe so they can improve their business, but a quick voluntary survey back would have been more appropriate. Confessions of a Micro-Manager ▼ September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Fax 100

Fax Time Zones IAAP 2009 100