Office Dynamics

APRIL 22, 2015

Administrative Professionals leading in the 21st-century. With new technologies (apps, devices, office environments) and globalization, restructuring, downsizing and flattening of top heavy organizations, as administrative professionals, if we are not careful, we could literally get run-over!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2019

While everyone must competently use today’s information technology tools, too many of us are ignoring the proven importance and effectiveness of interpersonal communication skills. Use assertive communication skills to manage these situations. Hidden anger or resentment will create barriers. Best of luck!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Excellent time management skills. Professional presence. Taking baby steps is a good way to manage a big list of “must get better at” areas. This might give you an idea of areas that need to be developed.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2015

You vent to your friends, your family, or other administrative professional colleagues, who understand the pressure of your job. Courtney will be speaking at the 2015 Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. When most of us get to that point, there’s a solution: venting.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 24, 2017

Assertiveness. Ensure you turn up to the meeting having read the agenda, any background papers, the minutes of the previous meeting and with all the tools you need to take the minutes whether that be pen, highlighter, paper, recording device, laptop or iPad. Check out my post here for tips on how to listen for the message.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2017

She’ll be at the annual Conference for Administrative Excellence this year and she is an absolute wealth of knowledge and insight. But back to the point: Being an administrative professional, the world is your oyster. Here at Office Dynamics, we focus a lot on those who have chosen administration as their career path.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Part of what we do is provide tools and services to administrative professionals to enhance the quality of their work-life that promote administrative excellence. We offer high level coaching, onsite workshops, an annual conference for administrative excellence, an executive assistant boot camp and more.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 21, 2017

Administrative professionals are always asking us what it takes to really stand out in the workplace. Or are you letting your professional reputation be shaped unintentionally? How others perceive you is such an important and underutilized tool for administrative professionals.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2015

One of the most common complaints we hear from modern administrative professionals is that they feel busy—overwhelmed even—but they still aren’t really being utilized. Strategies for successfully managing up and getting your executive(s) to delegate more. How to manage up. Are You Overworked But Underutilized?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2015

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, I want to share my thoughts on why I believe being an executive assistant is a rewarding career. I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. Manager of your executive’s work life.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

Did you have the most incredible Administrative Professionals’ Week this year? Business Management Daily had a daily free download or gift. Here’s a recap of the great content that was discussed this month: 10 Steps to Supporting Multiple Managers (4/1/2015). IAAP teamed up with Staples to #CelebrateAdmins.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

There are strategies and tools we can use to become more ethical and make ethical decisions more easily. One particularly effective tool to use the next time you face a sticky situation is to buy some “thinking time.”. Here’s an example of putting the tool into practice.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2016

As an administrative professional, you probably think of yourself as an employee. We’re thrilled that Daren will also be a keynote speaker at the Office Dynamics 23rd Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence in October! The 8 fundamental characteristics of an owner (and simple tools for determining how you measure up).

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Just over a week ago, I had the honor of attending the Office Dynamics Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. As a proud former administrative professional, I consider myself intimately familiar with the unique challenges—and unique rewards—of the field. People are always more comfortable with silence.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

For some, it involves climbing to the next level, becoming a “senior” support staff member or an administrative manager. If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. Take the Lead & Self-Manage.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 10, 2015

While everyone must competently use today’s information technology tools, too many of us are ignoring the proven importance and effectiveness of interpersonal communication skills. Use assertive communication skills to manage these situations. This article was originally posted at Linked.com. Best of luck!

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Certified Executive Administrative Professional ( CEAP ) curriculum-based designation is awarded to those students communicating their interest to apply. Achieve and maintain positive attitudes about employers, managers, co-workers, customers and themselves. Accept criticism as a tool to grow. Manage and prioritize tasks.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Management and administrative support professionals, as all employees, feel like they don’t have enough hours in the day to complete their work. Plus, the downside is that executives and managers have to share delegating their workload to the Assistant thus keeping projects or basic tasks on their plate.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 30, 2008

As an administrative assistant I manage my boss's practice so he can do his job. I draft letters, schedule his time, set reminders for deadlines, bring forward items, make travel arrangements, make some business decisions, arrange conferences, manage client relations and some bookkeeping. But how can we help? Are we ready?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

Questions from your admin peers: Administrative Professional blogs, Facebook, and Linked In resources. Office Dynamics Resources: Career Portfolio Article: EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD Career Portfolio. Webinar Handout: Getting-People-To-Notice-You-Webinar-Handout. Are there some that are intellectually stimulating and full of great ideas?

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 1, 2016

Recently, I was conducting a full-day workshop for administrative professionals at a large organization. I was purposely brought in to help these assistants manage change, build strategic partnerships with their managers, learn how to be more proactive, and build peer synergy.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2016

Office Dynamics often surveys managers and high-level executives as to the skills, attitudes, and behaviors that are most important for an assistant to possess. The right tools and the common sense to apply them appropriately are a given in any role today.”. Here are some non-edited , direct quotes from them. See how you measure up.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2016

Use assertive communication techniques. Sometimes what we think is the problem, really isn’t. When the other person is speaking, listen for any hidden issues. Try to get to the heart of the conflict so you can deal with it. Be Open and Honest, Don’t Hint. Go directly to the source, be direct and specific. Take Charge.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. I would highly suggest that both new and more "seasoned" administrative professionals print this out and keep it close by. Let them have their words. Do not interrupt. When they are finished, ask questions to clarify their feelings. Seek answers.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The comfort zone can be a dangerous place, especially as an Administrative Professional in the modern working world. You know you’ve been there too long when you feel complacent or stagnant, restless or bored, full of fear or stuck in mediocrity—certainly not a recipe for professional success or personal happiness!

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

In the past year, we’ve expanded our global community of administrative professionals exponentially and offered more free content than ever before. This free monthly webinar series has given us the opportunity to get to know so many more of you than ever before. For this final session of the year, we’re sending 2015 off with a bang!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Be Self-Aware: Whether you like it or not, the way your coworkers perceive you affects the degree to which you are able to manage office politics. If you encounter such a person in the workplace, your best option is to be on guard for this behavior and respond with assertive communication skills.

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Administrative Arts

AUGUST 24, 2010

eatyourcareer.com… What I’m Reading: Defining What Your Administrative Support Really Means :: Julie Perrine International, LLC julieperrine.com/… RT @ brambleberry : 5 Metrics your small business website needs to track: [link]. Have a great tip to share with administrative professionals?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. Posted by Patricia Robb at 2:34 PM Labels: 30 years of service , Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , professional service , quality service Reactions: 2comments: Jodith said. .

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To Do Lists – Task Management. There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Project Management. Her system for email management is outstanding. When we launched All Things Admin in 2009, we asked every person who visited our website – what are your top two challenges?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

Working as an admin professional often means working closely with leadership positions and essentially acting as project manager for the C-suite. Even if the difference was leaving to go to their child’s soccer game and be guilt free. ” – Melissa S. In Good Company.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 14, 2016

When you embrace this mentality, you act differently and management notices. When you think like an owner, you feel like it is up to you to make things work; to determine the direction of the day or a project; and to know that you make a difference in the outcome of whatever you or the team is doing.

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