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Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
This is a posted question from Business Management Daily ‘s Admin Pro Forum that has been shared with permission. . Question: “I’ve heard many times from colleagues and people close to me that I’m just not assertive enough to really get ahead and achieve the things I want. ” Articles on How to Be More Assertive. 7 Tips for Executive Assistants Who Want to Be More Assertive. Free Webinars on How to Be More Assertive.
Practically Perfect PA
AUGUST 29, 2013
How many times are assistants told to be more assertive? It seems to me the word is everywhere we look, it is on our job descriptions, it is in our objectives and there are a ton of courses solely dedicated to making assistants more assertive. It seems we must constantly assert ourselves or we are total failures at the job! I think it is hard for assistants to be really assertive, especially when we want to be helpful, supportive and take a flexible approach with our work.
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Success
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
In your first three months, you discover countless ways to improve the business : better project management tools, ways to streamline everyone’s workflow and straightforward meeting agendas. Knowingly or unknowingly, you’re asserting your power through the act of helping others.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 12, 2015
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? Many people confuse assertive and aggressive behavior. What’s the difference between being assertive and aggressive? Assertiveness is the way to go because it is the happy medium.
Small Business CEO
DECEMBER 28, 2017
Chances are that assertiveness is among their top qualities. A good amount of assertiveness implies a secure sense of self while in the role or position; the candidate recognizes which prospects to give energy to, has an understanding of urgency on a call, but also knows when to pull back and when to give potential clients some breathing room. … Management Marketing assertiveness sales representative
Success
MARCH 30, 2022
Often it’s the everyday things that prove most difficult—managing your schedule, treating people the way you ought to, and keeping things in perspective when chaos is at hand. Without a strong ability to recognize and manage our emotions as they occur, old habits are sure to die hard.
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. When it comes to e-mail management, there are various approaches. Another approach is the executive who wants to manage all his or her own e-mails and forward specific e-mail to their administrative partner as appropriate. The Importance of Daily Huddles.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 4, 2019
Ok, Renee is wondering how does an administrative assistant manage her manager or executive? Does Renee start with managing deadlines, learning how to schedule properly? How do you help your manager get things done? The post How to Help Your Manager Get Things Done – Ask an Admin appeared first on Executive And Administrative Assistant Training - Office Dynamics.
My EA Career
JULY 12, 2020
Managing expectations takes skill and practise. Executive Assistants that I coach, train and mentor consistently struggle to manage unrealistic expectations and helping them navigate this is something I focus on. . I just wish more managers paid attention to it.
Eat Your Career
MAY 4, 2021
Odd as it sounds, organizational leaders need their staff to help manage them. While you’re not technically their “manager,” you certainly have influence. This session will help you master the delicate art of managing up and avoid the potential pitfalls in the process. .
Office Dynamics
APRIL 8, 2016
The article, Juggling: The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers by Stacy Leitner was originally posted at AGreatDaysWork.com. If you are an assistant who works with multiple managers or executives, you know the work can be overwhelming at times. 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.
Productivity Bits
DECEMBER 2, 2011
W hen you step into your first management position, it can be quite a challenge. Even if you’ve been a manager for years, you may have these same concerns when you first begin at a new company. Whatever the case, being the “new manager on duty” can be stressful. If you’re a new manager, keep in mind these eight common mistakes and avoid them at all costs. But don’t use this as an excuse to micro-manage or be an overbearing presence. Not Being Assertive Enough.
Office Dynamics
AUGUST 13, 2015
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Office Dynamics
DECEMBER 12, 2016
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Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
For years I have coached executives and assistants how to implement processes on everything from daily huddles to debrief meetings, managing email, travel planning, and holding quarterly strategic meetings. Now not every executive or manager will want this partnership. If you support multiple managers, you won’t have the time to build strategic partnerships with each of them. Assertive Career Management Executive And Assistant Partnership
Office Dynamics
JUNE 21, 2018
Assertive Attitude Career Management Motivators Problem Solving Productivity Self Development Stress Management Uncategorized Work-Life BalanceAs you know, I usually share tips on combating the Monday-morning “blahs,” especially after a nice, relaxing weekend. I recently met someone who says she has a different problem: “Monday, I am refreshed from the weekend and ready to tackle just about anything,” she explains.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 26, 2016
I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. A stellar Executive Assistant must think of every detail for every function such as calendar management, travel planning, meeting preparation and execution, and e-mail management. Manager of your executive’s work life.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 4, 2015
BONUS BONUS BONUS!!! Get Bonus Entries In Our Blog-a-Thon For The Administrative Profession. For those of you who are participating in our blog-a-thon this April we want to give you even more ways to get entered to win. Announcing BONUS entries with social sharing. You MUST hashtag your past #adminblogathon in order to be entered for the bonus entries. Example of a Tweet or Facebook Post: This article changed my life [add your favorite article link] #adminblogathon.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 24, 2015
Ideas on how to build better partnerships with your managers. Administrative Assistants Rock! Join our April Blog-A-Thon. April is just around the corner and we love celebrating administrative professionals! This is the month we can (and will) celebrate in a big way. 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.
Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications. Manager Support. Managing Office Technology. Supporting Multiple Managers. Task and Project Management. Time Management.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 3, 2017
If someone is doing something or saying something that is unacceptable to you, then you need to speak up in a professional and assertive manner. This is important for all assistants, managers and coworkers to remember the administrative profession is a true profession! These are the individuals who put up with all the stuff every day, put themselves second and third on the list, manage a multitude of responsibilities, make their executives look good, and are confidantes.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 15, 2015
At Office Dynamics International we are celebrating 25 years of serving the administrative profession. Perhaps you’ve known us for a long time or you’re new around here. Either way, we want you to know who we are and what we believe. We Passionately Believe. The administrative role is a noble calling. In a “Career of Choice” mentality. “Falling into a job” will never compare to “falling in love with your career.”
Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Furthermore, communication—including speaking skills, assertiveness and the ability to read an audience or situation—and appearance contribute to a person’s perceived executive presence. So, when you are communicating with executives or managers, keep it short, simple, and to the point. Assertive Career Management Communication Skills Professional Image Self Development Uncategorized
Office Dynamics
AUGUST 6, 2019
An important component to self-management versus stress-management is to set healthy boundaries in the workplace. A boundary in the office for an administrative assistant can be as simple as addressing a coworker or manager who constantly steps into your workspace and takes your desk supplies without asking and doesn’t return them. One administrative assistant said that her manager did not expect her to check business emails or take action on non-work hours.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 26, 2017
Powerful assistants self-manage. Self-management is being very aware of your feeling, emotions, attitudes and knowing how you tend to respond to things. In what ways can you manage your thoughts, especially when you feel upset or work is chaotic? Admin Assistant Training Administrative Professionals Day Administrative Professionals Week Assertive Career Management Self Development(Excerpt from Become an Inner Circle Assistant book, Joan Burge).
Office Dynamics
DECEMBER 6, 2016
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Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 21, 2010
While many presenters speak on stress management , I speak on Self-Management. So here are some tips for self management, getting more out of your life, and being a great juggler. Be assertive. When you self-manage, things look different! Stress Management MotivatorsThe reason being is that many of the things that stress us involve outside sources or events and then it is our thinking about those people or events that lead to stress.
Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Assertive Attitude Productivity Self Development Stress Management UncategorizedFrom Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING on attitude since 1990. What I said in 1990 still holds true today. You have a choice when it comes to your attitude. You are not a victim of your circumstances. It is not what others do or say that matters; it’s what you choose to do with what you have and choose how you want to respond.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 26, 2018
When you’re a pro at what you do, you understand the importance of managing expectations among the people you support and work within the office. Communication experts agree that replacing “think/feel” with “believe” expresses even more assertiveness and self-confidence to management, colleagues, and clients: “ I believe you’re right.” Administrative Professionals Week Assertive Attitude Career Management UncategorizedHow to be effective in the office.
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. Taking baby steps is a good way to manage a big list of “must get better at” areas. What qualities do assistants think you need to be a great assistant?
Office Dynamics
JUNE 25, 2018
Assertive Attitude Motivators Organizational Skills Stress Management UncategorizedSummer is a great time to do a little cleanup and organize your workspace. Business is usually a little quieter, employees take a vacation, and there seems to be a more relaxed work atmosphere. It is the perfect time for you to get organized before the craziness of business sets in this fall. Clean desks look smart, professional and, well, just organized.
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. Author: OfficeNinjas. Editor’s Note: This is a revised version of an original post from the OfficeNinjas blog. You connect the dots between departments, have mastered the art of juggling competing work priorities, all while keeping the lights on and often acting as director of first impressions.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 8, 2019
Ask An Admin Assertive Attitude Career Management Self Development UncategorizedThis week we are going to post two questions from different administrative professionals so we can get those helpful answers to them more quickly! The first question comes from Velma, and she asks: How do I write “Admin Goals?” ” Most companies want you to submit S.M.A.R.T. goals but admin duties are ongoing and don’t have completion dates (unless it is a specific task).
Office Dynamics
JUNE 12, 2019
How many times do you ask a manager or someone who is giving you a task, “How soon do you need this?” Early in the day, clarify with your manager(s) what are the most important priorities. I highly recommend doing this first thing in the morning as what you thought was a priority at 5:00 pm the day before, could have totally changed because your manager (like many others) is working at night and early morning. Many times, your manager just gives you bits of information.
Office Dynamics
JUNE 8, 2018
Each month we feature a question from our friends at Business Management Daily’s Admin Pro Forum. Assertive Career Management Communication Skills Conflict Resolution Difficult People Executive And Assistant Partnership Problem SolvingPlease enjoy engaging in a conversation about this month’s question. Question: “I’ve told myself that if my boss takes a very bullying tone to me again, I’ll speak up about it.
Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
October: Managing Your Executive’s Day (Part 1) Webinar. October: Managing Your Executive’s Day (Part 2) Webinar. At Office Dynamics International we love what we do. 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.
Office Dynamics
JANUARY 23, 2017
Throughout my career as an employee—a few decades ago—I had the need to voice my opinion to my manager, colleague, vendors, peers, and others. Admin Assistant Training Assertive Attitude Career Management Communication Skills Difficult People Interpersonal Skills Motivators Professional Image Self Development Stress Management administrative assistant administrative professional adminskills career advice communication executive assistant Monday Motivators voice your opinion workplace
Office Dynamics
JULY 10, 2018
The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity. Communicate with your manager to ensure you both understand the expectations of your position and confidently discuss the future vision for you and your position. Learning is always a win-win for an employee & manager and progress is easily tracked.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 21, 2010
While many presenters speak on stress management , I speak on Self-Management. So here are some tips for self management, getting more out of your life, and being a great juggler. Be assertive. When you self-manage, things look different! Tags: Stress Management Motivators The reason being is that many of the things that stress us involve outside sources or events and then it is our thinking about those people or events that lead to stress.
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. The average number of emails Assistants manage between their email and their executive’s email is 225 per day to upwards of 400 per day!
Office Dynamics
MARCH 9, 2018
Under that umbrella, we addressed topics such as self-management vs. stress management, learning specific difficult people types and how to handle each of them, the benefits of conflict and much more. A boundary in the office for an administrative assistant can be as simple as addressing a coworker or manager who constantly steps into your workspace and takes your pens or pads and does not ask or return them. Setting Healthy Boundaries.
Office Dynamics
JUNE 19, 2018
Perhaps you would really like to work for a top executive instead of a middle manager. Assertive Attitude Career Management Interpersonal Skills Self Development UncategorizedYou’re not the person you once were. Times change. People change. You have changed, too. You owe it to yourself to make time for introspection so that you’re not a stranger to yourself. Don’t wait for quiet time to open up because it never will.
Office Dynamics
JULY 13, 2015
Admin Assistant Training Admin Tips Assertive Assistant Training Career Management Professional Image Workplace Tools get noticed get noticed at work how to get your boss to notice you shine stand outDo you struggle with letting your light shine? When you work in a mid to large size organization it is easy to get lost in the crowd. If you are lost in the crowd, people cannot promote you, support your goals, recommend you for projects or leverage your great talents.
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