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Celebrating Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

April is just around the corner and we love celebrating administrative professionals! In honor of Administrative Professionals Week (4/20 – 4/24) and Office Dynamics 25th Year in business educating administrative professionals and their executives, we are bringing back our Blog-a-Thon.

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7 Tips for Executive Assistants Who Want To Be More Assertive

Office Dynamics

Do you want to be more assertive? Learning how to tactfully voice your opinions and assert your needs as an executive assistant is important. Many assistants have crossed the line from assertive to aggressive. So what is the difference between assertive and aggressive? 97% of administrative professionals are female.

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Qualities Of A Great Assistant

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How to Master The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers

Office Dynamics

However, after a recent turn of events such as staffing vacancies and promotions, I have found myself providing administrative support to several other key managers while we recruit for vacant positions. Let’s face it—the work of an administrative professional is never ending. To think otherwise is wishful thinking!

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

This is the best advice you will ever receive on how to build a strategic partnership with your executive, manage their day, and stay on top of the volumes of tasks and projects you have to handle. Many administrators are now handling their executive’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate.

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How to Get Others to Value Your Work

Eat Your Career

This question hits particularly close to home for administrative professionals. Talk up your projects. Politely but assertively correct people if they misunderstand what your job is all about. A common one goes something like this: “The people I work with think my job is inferior. They look down on me (and my role).

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career Outside of Administrative Services

Office Dynamics

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.