Bonnie Low-Krayman

JANUARY 10, 2024

As burnout, stress, and mental health issues increased to red alert levels due to poor onboarding and inadequate training, Quiet Quitting took hold in 2022. What leaders and HR recruiters have discovered is that many of their current staff possess not-so-obvious talents and skills that can be leveraged for current projects.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A significant challenge with remote work is proximity bias, where managers are more likely to seek the opinions of those physically present rather than their remote colleagues. To overcome this bias, managers need to value input from remote team members equally and recognise the unique perspectives they bring to the table.

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 1, 2023

Whether it’s the absence of a stressful commute or the ability to work in comfortable attire, focus on the positives that remote work offers. Utilize task management apps, time-tracking tools, or the Pomodoro Technique to boost your efficiency. Stay organized by maintaining a to-do list or using project management tools.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 26, 2017

A few years ago I was working as a PA within a large team of highly qualified, talented and very very confident project management consultants. I’ve thrown myself into a few situations where I have felt totally out of my depth, questioned my entire career and skill set and basically wanted to crawl back into bed and hide.

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Worxbee

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Executive assistants play a vital role in the companies they work for and are expected to attain a high level of multifaceted skills. It’s this broad range of high-level skills that makes professional development so vital for EAs. Developing leadership and communication skills. Process management. Project management.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Proper task prioritization and time management skills can help you accomplish all of your daily tasks, ensure that the right tasks are getting done, and still maintain a work-life balance. You can track deadlines with a calendar, to-do list, or one of the popular project management tools. Keep track of deadlines.

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Success

JANUARY 4, 2023

The stress-reducing power of assertiveness. Assertion is a skill that can be learned like any other. It’s a set of skills that become better with time, but there will always be situations where it is not second nature,” Paterson says. While Joy is skilled in assertiveness, she sometimes reaches her limit.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without a venue finder. A low stress solution. Finding a venue can be a stressful job. Omar Afyuni, Assistant Manager Dubai, Project Management Office). . Carrie is as professional as it gets.” This blog post is sponsored by Function Fixers.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Startups are all about keeping up this momentum and energy, putting systems in place to manage rapid growth and a lot of hard work and innovation. Without the right support, it can be incredibly difficult to manage all these contending responsibilities and still focus on your business goals.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

” Running our own businesses isn’t quite as enjoyable as we had hoped, and putting financial stress aside, we seem to be struggling day in and day out. Either we think “I’m simply not good at [insert skill here]” or “This is just what the hustle is all about.” We’re buried in emails.

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Tips From T. Marie

JANUARY 4, 2017

Anyone who has ever taken part in a real estate closing knows they are a stressful event. At the time, I wasn’t certain about branching out into the medical office field, but anything looked better than the stress levels I was dealing with at the time. Literal tears. It’s what prompted me to go back to school. Literal tears.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

” Running our own businesses isn’t quite as enjoyable as we had hoped, and putting financial stress aside, we seem to be struggling day in and day out. Either we think “I’m simply not good at [insert skill here]” or “This is just what the hustle is all about.” We’re buried in emails.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

Whether it’s finding the right caterer, meeting global counterparts from international office locations or brushing off your creative skills to whip up a spiffy PowerPoint presentation, you love tackling projects outside of your job scope (and even get excited at the opportunity!). In Good Company. Final Thoughts.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 27, 2015

I sometimes would like to be a project manager or be able to take decisions. I do have a lot of ideas and projects in mind and I just see myself as the pa of… It still feels like the old just an assistant sometimes when we might know more about the business as a whole than anyone else. Seen as a secretary.

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Productivity Bits

MAY 5, 2016

A hectic day now and then is manageable. It’s not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of good time management skills. Each complex project consists of several small components. You won’t stress out as much about finishing. Assignments. Phone calls. Some days the demands of the job seem never-ending. How do you spot it?

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

But for veterans trying to re-enter the work force — despite having a variety of skills — landing a position can be even tougher. Part of the reason is because it's often difficult for former military personnel to explain how their skills can translate into the civilian world. LinkedIn Corp. If that means they stay until 9 p.m.

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Worxbee

MARCH 22, 2021

The ability to work virtually isn’t a given — it requires a different skill set than what many have been accustomed to. Some employees rose to the occasion, and in some cases, companies are still trying to find the right combination of skills to make remote work successful. Click To Tweet. Implications for going virtual.

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BioTeams

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Enterprises are required to nurture internal processes that work in sync like ecosystems to encourage front line intelligence to feed ideas through to management so that services, products, processes and teamwork ensues collaboratively to deliver benefits to the Value Chain. Innovation happens in many places and has many faces.

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On The Job

MAY 19, 2010

While many of those unemployed in the last year have managed to find work again, the – sometimes painful – lessons they have learned will stick with them for a career lifetime, they say. “I While he “jumped” at the business analyst job, it was a step down in terms of responsibilities and skills needed – and about a 30 percent cut in pay.

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Who's the Real Boss?

MARCH 11, 2019

In fact many of the older assistants lacked the skills that the younger ones had, and really all they had over the juniors was the maturity they carried. Perhaps you can’t be bothered ‘holding their hand’ through the project, assuming they would actually need that (when they might not!).

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Allwork

APRIL 3, 2023

Guest Episode Video Transcript  Andrew Filev Founder And CEO of Wrike Andrew Filev is the founder and CEO of Wrike, a leading collaborative work management platform. About this episode Andrew Filev was running a successful micro multinational company in 2000 and adopted an agile methodology to speed up the projects.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

State you’d love to be an EA and learn so much you can be promoted to coordinator, director, manager. And it’s not only important to state them to others, but for you yourself to live your life and to manage your career so you do 99% of the work and that 1% allows others to help you if they wish to get to you the next level.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

When we were a smaller agency, I was the EA and Office Manager for a smaller facility. I'm really interested in progressing and developing my skills but feel that managing the office is hindering my ability to focus on the core of being an EA. Do you want to manage people or actually do the work? Why do I bring this up?

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 15, 2023

Lysan Drabon, Managing Director Europe, Project Management Institute: “Talking about breaking down barriers to employment is not enough. We need to equip the workforce with the new skills that the economy needs. These measures would slash energy bills, create 500,000 skilled jobs, and save the NHS £1.4

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

There are some managers who are not fully utilizing their administrative professional, but that is an opportunity for us to teach and educate our managers about who we are and what we can do and how we wish to work with them. Joan next said that we need to combat stress through a viable stress management program.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

I’ve attended numerous seminars in leadership, time management, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, meeting planning, event planning, and disaster recovery planning (Joan Eisendot and her website are fantastic resources) as well as is Tyler Davidson at Meetings Focus magazine/website, and freely shared the knowledge with my peers and anyone who asked.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

It’s important to recognize the difference between surviving and thriving, because the key to success is available to those who successfully manage to cross the bandwidth between the two. Single support executive assistants now juggled multiple managers. Demonstrate your leadership skills. What’s in a name?

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To Do Lists – Task Management. That ability to produce it quickly instills confidence in your skills and abilities. Even finding an extra five minutes a day to work on your organization skills will add up over time. There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

The ultimate project management victory: I crossed off my own death today. The graphical representation of a project in Assess – Decide – Do will look more like a spiral than like a Gantt diagram. Introducing Assess - Decide - Do my life management framework. For A Liveline Philosophy Forget deadlines.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 10, 2021

Systems are ordered and proven processes that save you time, effort, and stress. You can create systems for everything you do, but I recommend starting with these five key areas: Time and task management. Project management. Systems helps you find, do, and complete things consistently. Filing (paper and digital).

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 24, 2015

I believe that our obsession with technology is creating a lot of stress in our lives. To counteract other stress in the workplace, make an honest inventory of how you spend your time. Keep your focus on what you are doing, and you will do a great job plus feel less stress. What about you? 64% own a smartphone.).

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 30, 2010

The difference between a failed contract and a long-term partnership is almost always in the risk; prove that your service is already worthwhile and you will gain instant business, while avoiding the dull development period that can plague from-scratch projects. Acquire professional overhead.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

I was stressed out from the pace of work and also the length of a couple of special projects with a long lead time. We also get a mini break when our boss is traveling as the stress level is generally lower and we can catch up on our workload. A week or two ago, it was one of those weeks where my brain just felt tired.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use it to manage overwhelm when your world is freakin'! " The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. But ironically, all that unfinished "little stuff" can stress us out more than the big projects we haven't gotten around to yet.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

  My team was highly educated and highly skilled.    [link]   When I would get a new manager on my team, I'd encourage them to flip through the book and flag items that appealed to them.  Burnout and stress are morale killers that cost USA businesses $300 Billion per year.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

But in reality – the most useful skill that opened a lot of doors for me were my soft skills. And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. 2) How manageable are you?

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

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”. Let’s talk a little about those “reality sensors” (will get back to skills a little later). Fundamental difference.

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