Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 14, 2014

After a continental networking breakfast on the resort veranda, Peggy Vasquez kicked off the general sessions of the day with her workshop on “Creating Authentic Business Relationships.” The two are not only very different skill sets but are not in any way interchangeable.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Collaborate Networking Skills 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

The negotiator is someone who usually tries to make up the rules as she/he goes along. For example, if a negotiator sees a co-worker drinking at lunch, they might wait to see if the behavior affects her/his job in any way, to see if it happens again or if anyone else notices.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Negotiating IAAP Expenses 100

Office Dynamics

MAY 2, 2010

The speech was based on my best-selling book, " Become an Inner Circle Assistant ," which explores various ways assistants can partner with management to pursue excellence and create effective, productive work teams that have real impact on the bottom line. An Inner Circle Assistant becomes a vital part of a management team.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Negotiating Skills 2010 100

Office Dynamics

MAY 2, 2010

The speech was based on my best-selling book, " Become an Inner Circle Assistant ," which explores various ways assistants can partner with management to pursue excellence and create effective, productive work teams that have real impact on the bottom line. An Inner Circle Assistant becomes a vital part of a management team.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Negotiating Skills 2010 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 17, 2008

Managing conflict with limited knowledge and skill in that area will most likely not result in success. When I hear someone speak or I read a book and the author is skilled in the area of conflict management, I get good ideas and tools for dealing with conflicts and it is very helpful. People can be difficult at times.

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Equipment Skills Collaborate 100

Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Develop Your Skills. You should always be looking for ways to expand your existing professional skills and develop new ones. Look for opportunities to practice different skills, implement new processes, take on new responsibilities or try out new technology. Hone Your Leadership Skills. New technology shows up every day.

Networking 100

Networking Skills Negotiating Budget 100

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

You read about a great seminar, workshop, or conference for administrative office professionals. You walk into your manager’s office to request his or her approval only to hear “no”. Selling your executive on supporting your professional development is a skill. Yes, I’ll get to go” or “My manager will say no.”

Training 100

Training Budget Negotiating Skills 100

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

You read about a great seminar, workshop, or conference for administrative office professionals. You walk into your manager’s office to request his or her approval only to hear “no”. Selling your executive on supporting your professional development is a skill. Yes, I’ll get to go” or “My manager will say no.”

Training 100

Training Budget Negotiating Skills 100

Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I wrote an article in 2018 called “ Times Up for the Boss ” and I raise these ideas in our Be the Ultimate Assistant workshops. Most (not all) of our students choose to find other words to refer to their leaders, such as manager, executive, supervisor, and leader, to name a few options.

Salary 52

Salary Collaborate Travel Stress 52

Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Social Life Last week I attended to an astrology workshop. I am somehow into astrology and since I already knew the woman who held that workshop (from a mailing list, not from real life), going there seemed like a nice idea. I kinda managed to have a balance on this area so far, but it tends to get a little crowded lately.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Learning Twitter 40

Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 24, 2010

I thought I lost the skills to hire people, but apparently I didn’t. From the selection phase, going through the interview and negotiation phases, all seemed incredibly familiar. Attended To An Astrology Workshop. Had mixed feelings because the structure of the workshop wasn’t quite what I expected.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Promotion Interviewing 40

Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

Maybe you think you’re a brilliant negotiator, but that may be just an inconsistent cloud in your ego. Stage Two: Growing Skills and Sensors After the assessment, you start to actually invest. You’re going to do this in two ways: you’re either growing and enhancing skills, either build new “reality sensors”. Of course I do.

2010 40

2010 Health AT&T Skills 40