Eat Your Career

JANUARY 17, 2022

It’s no secret that I’m passionate about project management. A lot of project management practices have broad application; they can be used for managing many aspects of work, far beyond projects. The daily stand up meeting (sometimes referred to as a “huddle”) is a key element of Scrum project management methodology.

Project Management

Office Dynamics

JULY 19, 2018

It’s COOL to be an Administrative Professional because you have a pulse on how people feel. It seems that most people in a workplace confide in administrative professionals. Or how many just talk to you about how they feel about a project — or changes taking place in the company?

Administrative Professionals

Eat Your Career

MAY 20, 2020

The topic of this webinar was, “How to Speak the Language of Project Management.” In this excerpt, Chrissy explains the difference between a project and a task (two things which are often confused!). The post Task vs. Project: What’s the Difference? The full video and worksheet are available in the Career Success Library.

Project Management

Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2019

I recently received an email from Joan in her trademark professional encouraging style. I realize many of you received this email and maybe additional emails celebrating Administrative Professionals Day and our profession. Please enjoy Administrative Professionals Day.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

JULY 25, 2019

I have shared several discussions about this topic with my peers throughout my years as an administrative professional. Stating facts about your performance is a form of professionalism and confidence. Focusing on providing exceptional service at work can be a struggle especially if you are not feeling appreciated.

Administrative Professionals

Eat Your Career

MAY 11, 2020

Did you know that the typical office professional spends about 80% of his or her time working on projects? Over the past few years, technology has probably already reduced the number of tasks on your plate; but projects are fundamentally different. Project Management is a role that requires a human.

Project Management

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Although demand is high for qualified, knowledgeable administrative professionals, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. Did you know that in the United States alone, there are over 4 million jobs in the administrative field, including those for executive assistants and administrative assistants like yourself?

Administrative Professionals

Eat Your Career

MAY 3, 2020

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of Career Advancement for Administrative Professionals. Project management is an entire field of study in and of itself. But many people, in many roles, manage projects in an “unofficial” capacity. To make that happen, you need to speak the language of project management.

Project Management

The Office Professionals Place

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The evolution of the administrative professional is a development process that not only provides growth for the individual, but also for the industry. By 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment for administrative assistants will increase by 8 percent.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2019

From Ernan: When we created Ask an Admin we had hopes that we’d get questions from administrative professionals having trouble finding answers to their problems. We also hoped that we’d get answers from administrative assistants and executive assistants that wanted to help.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

MARCH 19, 2019

Ask an admin is your place to ask your question and have other administrative professionals, from around the world, give you their advice based on their experiences. This administrative professional, Seething in the South, asks us: What do you do? I was honored as it’s a highly-visible project and was up for the task.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Did he say it because I was an administrator, or because I was female? The remark wasn’t directed at another attorney, just the lone female administrative professional seated at that table. James Bond” it seems I should preface myself by saying, “Professional. I wanted alignment, and I wanted to manage projects.

Administrative Professionals

Eat Your Career

JANUARY 9, 2023

Project management certification can be a useful tool to advance your career, whether or not you’re a formal project manager or aspire to become one in the future. If you’re not familiar, PMP stands for Project Management Professional, and it’s probably the most well-respected certification in the field of project management.

Project Management

Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2012

Annual Blog-a-thon for Administrative Professionals. We are holding 4th Annual Blog-a-thon for the Administrative Profession. To learn more about the blog-a-thon and how you can win great prizes check out the Administrative Professional's Blog-a-thon Page for the full message. Welcome to the Who Took My Pen.

Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Updated February 20, 2023 If an administrative professional from the 1950s happened to be magically transported to today’s office, they’d be in for quite a shock! The “Traditional” Role of the Administrative Professional Has Shifted In the past, admins have been responsible for things like customer service, accounting, and data entry.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

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!

Management

Office Dynamics

JUNE 8, 2015

Companies are constantly putting together temporary teams for a single project. Spearhead a cost-saving project, provide a new service, start an administrative team. The post Welcome to Office Life (for administrative professionals) appeared first on Office Dynamics. Be an entrepreneur.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

APRIL 5, 2016

Today’s administrative professionals have anything but an easy and boring job. In recent Office of the Future research from OfficeTeam and the International Association of Administrative Professionals, 50 percent of survey respondents feel they have skills that are not being tapped at work. Event planning. Technology.

Administrative Professionals

Eat Your Career

JANUARY 14, 2019

As a proud former administrative professional , I’ve always enjoyed being a part of the admin community. It was a passion project and I loved the idea that, by sharing my workplace challenges, I could help other admins. Today, I am still a true supporter of administrative professionals.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

The Future of the Administrative Profession – Surviving or Thriving? Changing the Lives of Administrative Professionals Since 1990. Administrators handled many tasks, and had backups, cross training, and team-shared projects. They can be project managers, ambassadors of their manager’s vision, and more.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

JULY 20, 2019

What skills do assistants need to develop to project empowerment and to feel empowered? These are just a few of the skills to develop and project empowerment, the good news is that each skill is teachable and learnable. What competencies do you find the most important as an administrative professional and why? Persuasion.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Streamline your project management process. Microsoft Excel for Project Management. When it comes to project management, you can buy some pretty sophisticated software specifically designed to keep you and everything on track. Learn how Microsoft® Excel® can be your secret to project management. View this online.

Microsoft Excel

Eat Your Career

JANUARY 13, 2020

As many of my regular readers already know, I am a proud former administrative professional. I have a deep admiration and appreciation for those who dedicate themselves to support roles, which is one of the reasons I now focus a large part of my corporate training business on working with administrative teams.

Administrative Professionals

Eat Your Career

MARCH 4, 2019

As a proud former administrative professional—and a current admin trainer and coach—I believe that support professionals can play an invaluable role in the workplace. There is a wide array of roles that qualify as “administrative” in nature, and a wide variety of people who occupy them. Manage Projects.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

Admin Assistant Training Assertive Assistant Training Attitude Career Management Communication Skills Cost Effective Creativity Current Events Difficult People Etiquette Executive Blog Interpersonal Skills Just For Fun Leadership Mgr/Asst Team Motivators Multiple Managers Networking Organizational Skills Problem Solving Professional Image Projects (..)

Assertiveness

Office Dynamics

APRIL 13, 2017

I am pretty sure that as you focus on your career this month because of Administrative Professionals Week, you are looking for some awesome earth-shattering, off-the-charts ideas. Now I am going to surprise you by telling you one of the most awesome administrative skills you can work on is being brilliant at the basics.

Skills

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Ask an Admin was created by Office Dynamics to help administrative professionals with their problems through the help of their peers. I work for a C-level executive who gives me tasks to do even though I’ve asked my executive if there’s anything I can do to assist with project-related work.

Administrative Professionals

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.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2010

They handled equipment installation as a joint project, too. They pooled their equipment research together, and following approval of their combined approval request, worked seamlessly to inventory delivered orders.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2010

They handled equipment installation as a joint project, too. They pooled their equipment research together, and following approval of their combined approval request, worked seamlessly to inventory delivered orders.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In reality, however, these so-called independent managers have lost sight of the one asset that can truly impact the company’s bottom line: an empowered administrative assistant. Unfortunately many assistants (also known as administrative professionals) are not taken seriously. Provide continual and constructive feedback.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

As an administrative professional, you need to be productive and organized wherever you go. Project Management Apps: Teamwork is, by far, my favorite project management app. You can update statuses, track time and tasks, and get real-time updates on all your projects. Designed by Freepik. You can read part 1 here.

Time Zones

Office Dynamics

MAY 3, 2018

Unfortunately, burnout is real, it’s draining, emotional, stressful and typically affects both professional and personal lives. As an administrative professional for the past 20 plus years, I have learned how important it is to avoid burnout in one of the largest career fields in the world. Connection brings comfort and control.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Mentors & Masterminds, a dating service for administrative professionals looking for their perfect mentor match! Tune in and hear Tara’s story on how this project was formed and where it’s going.

Mentoring

Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2016

During the previous years when I was working on something or getting ready to start a new project, like 99% of assistants, Jasmine would normally ask: • “Is there anything I can do for you?”. • “Is there anything I can help with?”. Well, Jasmine had already been working as my executive assistant for several years.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Plus it is embarrassing to the leader or the administrative person who set the schedule. Many administrators are now handling their leader’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate. Gone are the days when administrators simply reserved a conference room and readied it for the meeting!).

Management

Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

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.

Management