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For instance, we don’t learn about expectation management, and yet, I find this to be the source for a lot. The post Expectation Management appeared first on Dragos Roua. MORE
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The post 5 Essential Time Management Techniques first appeared on The Assistant Room. So, you’ve found yourself overwhelmed and on track to burnout. Whether you said yes to too many projects or simply cannot find a routine that keeps you accountable –– we’ve all been there. MORE
The ultimate guide to managing your Executive's emails Managing an Executive's emails is a fundamental part of the Assistant role and saves the Executive considerable time and stress. MORE
Was pretty much the sound I made when I was asked to take on the task of managing meeting rooms for my office. I say ‘asked’, if I’d been asked, obviously I would have said ‘hell will freeze over before I manage the meeting rooms’ No, I was told I had to manage the meeting rooms because I was the only Assistant on the same floor as all the meeting rooms so it made sense for me to manage who was using them. Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! MORE
When you’re a remote worker, such as a PA, EA or VA, time management is essential to your business success, as often you’re billing on an hourly basis or for the time spent on a specific project. But time management isn’t limited to just knowing where your time goes – it also means ensuring your […]. MORE
Back in 2013 HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland released the Management Assistant 2020 report , which detailed how the role of an Assistant will change by 2020. One of the predictions centred around the idea that Assistants would become information managers in their organisations. So what do we mean by Assistants as information managers? This is what the report says about Assistants as information managers. MORE
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. MORE
The three things that managers are considering include your past performance , your current competence , and your future potential. Managers are also looking at current competence. How are your time management skills, for example? How are your deadline management skills? MORE
Managing a team isn’t easy. In fact management, in general, is pretty tough – that is why so many people are bad at it! It can be hard for Assistants to juggle managing a team of other Assistants or Administrators (which is often the case) and support their Executive. Core Skills Featured admin administrators assistants EA Executive Assistant Management Office manager PA Personal Assistant Virtual Assistant MORE
Technology can help organize your projects, and it can even help execute certain elements of your projects, but it can’t manage your projects for you. Project Management is a role that requires a human. Interested in Upgrading Your Project Management Skills? MORE
Administrative assistants and executive assistants have a unique set of time management challenges. All of this can make time management feel like a nearly impossible task! Keep reading in the Career Resource Library… This is an excerpt from the special report, “Time Management for Admins” available exclusively to members of the Career Resource Library. The post Time Management for Admins appeared first on Eat Your Career. MORE
Project management is a key skill for PAs these days. So many organisations are recognising that PAs are natural project managers – we are organised, we structure our work in a way that lends itself well to project work and actually we’ve been managing projects for most of our working life! But as usual, most of us are not sent on project management training! Top five blogs for Project Management. The Project Management Hut. MORE
Managing colleagues who bypass you to get to your Executive I'm sure every Assistant will have at some point experienced a colleague who constantly goes to their Executive with every issue, question, idea before speaking to the Assistant. Managing colleagues who bypass you to [.]. MORE
I am also passionate about all things related to time management. Each of these statements is directly tied to a specific component of time management (which is truly a multi-faceted skill). Time Management Self-Assessment. You are a master of time management! MORE
Core Skills Featured Social Media admin administrators assistants EA Executive Assistant LinkedIn Office manager PA Personal Assistant social media Virtual AssistantWell folks I think we can all agree that Social Media isn´t going anywhere (understatement of the year right?!) In fact, many Assistants are being asked to look after their Executive´s online profiles and their organisation´s meanwhile they have to keep their own social profiles up to date and professional. MORE
When it comes to time management tools and technology, you have choices…A LOT of choices! With the information you learn here, you be able to take advantage of the latest and greatest time management tools and tech (without letting it overwhelm you!). MORE
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Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “Strategic Career Management Fundamentals.”. It’s about more than just setting goals—it also involves actively managing your behavior, engaging in continuous self-reflection and improvement, tracking your progress, and keeping an ever-vigilant eye on your next steps. All too often, professionals fail to truly embrace the principles of Strategic Career Management. career advice career management MORE
When it comes to professional development, time management is one of my most passionate areas of study (and most enjoyable topics to teach ). So, some would argue that you can’t really manage time at all. You can only manage how you use it. Productivity Time Management MORE
Many assistants hear self-management and perceive it as the ability to not rely on their executive to move forward with projects. Self-management is more than being self-sufficient. MORE
The post Opportunity Management appeared first on Dragos Roua. The mainstream approach towards opportunity is that it’s a very rare event, and it should be prioritized when it happens, maximizing any potential outcomes. MORE
Proper fleet and vehicle management is therefore key, as it can save a business an enormous amount of money in the long run. … The post Tech Trends and Business Vehicle Management appeared first on SMALL BUSINESS CEO. Information Technology Management fleet management MORE
Managing someone else’s calendar. You are managing your boss or client’s Inbox and/or Calendar. Core Skills Diary Management Email Management Featured admin administrators assistants Calendar EA Executive Assistant MS Office Office manager Outlook PA Personal Assistant technology Virtual AssistantYou know how it is. MORE
Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of Time and The Mind: Shifting Your Time Management Mindset. Time management is one of the most popular topics for professional development, and it’s easy to see why: Almost everyone in the working world feels overwhelmed by their workload. MORE
Managing multiple managers can be daunting. It is a luxury if you only support one executive or manager. The tips below are for supporting a group of managers on a regular basis. Being an excellent communicator and being organized are vital skills to managing multiple managers or executives. Encourage managers to use uniform procedures. Limit personal tasks for managers. Communicate regularly with all your managers. MORE
Here are my tips on managing, meeting and exceeding your manager’s expectations! To manage your manager’s expectations you firstly have to know exactly what is expected of you. If not it is really worth asking your manager if you can flesh out a few more specific tasks. As I’ve always always said communicating with you manager is key to EVERYTHING! It is especially important when it comes to managing expectations. MORE
Project management is an entire field of study in and of itself. But many people, in many roles, manage projects in an “unofficial” capacity. Even if you have no formal project management training, you still want to be taken seriously in your PM duties. MORE
Making the move to managing a team Many Assistants are making the move to managing a team and taking on more of a leadership role in their organisations. MORE
The root of stress management is realizing stress is information that we can examine and use, and the first step in understanding that data is becoming mindful of our stress and its impact upon us, says Kathleen Hall, founder of The Stress Institute in Atlanta. Manage your time better. MORE
As an assistant of 20 years, I had one perspective of meeting management. You must keep these things in mind when you are managing your executive’s calendar. Calendar management is an important skill. You must think about your manager’s workload, other commitments, travel, upcoming meetings, past meetings, previous week’s schedule. Every manager and executive has their personal preferences. Meetings, meeting, and more meetings! MORE
In fact, actively managing them is also part of the job! The post Managing Interruptions and Dealing with Distractions appeared first on Eat Your Career. Whether you’re working at the office, or virtually, or in a hybrid capacity, interruptions and distractions surround you! MORE
If your Executive travels regularly you will both be used to travel delays and disruptions, sometimes those delays are easy to manage and sometimes they are much bigger than expected and can cause chaos around the world. Core Skills Featured Travel admin administrators assistants business travel EA Executive Assistant Office manager PA Personal Assistant Virtual Assistant MORE
” “Responding to emails” “Managing email” “Email overload” Sound familiar? Access your 26-point Online Business Management & Marketing SYSTEMS CHECKLIST . Here are my top five tips so that you can manage your email, be more productive, and get some sanity in your business: Emails aren’t urgent! Access your 26-point Online Business Management & Marketing SYSTEMS CHECKLIST . “Help! MORE
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. Productivity Project Management MORE
But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t ways to handle it, or make it more manageable and reduce the impact on your life. Rather than adding caffeine or a cupcake, consider looking at your whole life, and managing stress from the inside out. Thou Shalt Manage Thyself. MORE
Core Skills admin administrators assistants business travel EA Executive Assistant Expenses Office manager PA Personal Assistant Virtual AssistantCollecting and processing expenses is not fun. There I’ve said it – call me controversial if you like but I stand by my statement! In fact, I’ll go further as to say processing expenses can be an absolute time zapper for Assistants. So what can we do to make this tiresome task less of a […]. MORE
These ten fantastic pieces of software will help you manage your emails and your Executives. It is worth looking to see which ones will work for you, but they will all help you manage and automate emails! Core Skills Email Management Featured Office Technology admin administrators assistants EA Executive Assistant Office manager PA Personal Assistant Virtual Assistant MORE
Beneficial time management is something most of us struggle with. If you would like to start getting more value out of the hours you’ve been given, check out these seven mental techniques for improving your time management. Growth Mindset time management MORE
I find them a source of both suffering and happiness, depending on how you’re, well, managing them. Read more Managing Expectations. The post Managing Expectations appeared first on Dragos Roua. I’ve been wanting for a long time to write about expectations. MORE
Effective calendar management for Executive Assistants is a hugely important aspect of th role. There are also a lot of tasks related to diary management, for example, ensuring the Executives get [.]. MORE
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Managing multiple managers can be daunting. It is a luxury if you only support one executive or manager. The tips below are for supporting a group of managers on a regular basis. Being an excellent communicator and being organized are vital skills to managing multiple managers or executives. Encourage managers to use uniform procedures. Limit personal tasks for managers. Communicate regularly with all your managers.
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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. Productivity Project Management
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I am also passionate about all things related to time management. Each of these statements is directly tied to a specific component of time management (which is truly a multi-faceted skill). Time Management Self-Assessment. You are a master of time management!
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FEBRUARY 16, 2021
When it comes to professional development, time management is one of my most passionate areas of study (and most enjoyable topics to teach ). So, some would argue that you can’t really manage time at all. You can only manage how you use it. Productivity Time Management
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The post 5 Essential Time Management Techniques first appeared on The Assistant Room. So, you’ve found yourself overwhelmed and on track to burnout. Whether you said yes to too many projects or simply cannot find a routine that keeps you accountable –– we’ve all been there.
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The three things that managers are considering include your past performance , your current competence , and your future potential. Managers are also looking at current competence. How are your time management skills, for example? How are your deadline management skills?
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When it comes to time management tools and technology, you have choices…A LOT of choices! With the information you learn here, you be able to take advantage of the latest and greatest time management tools and tech (without letting it overwhelm you!).
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Making the move to managing a team Many Assistants are making the move to managing a team and taking on more of a leadership role in their organisations.
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FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Effective calendar management for Executive Assistants is a hugely important aspect of th role. There are also a lot of tasks related to diary management, for example, ensuring the Executives get [.].
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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.
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MAY 28, 2020
Many assistants hear self-management and perceive it as the ability to not rely on their executive to move forward with projects. Self-management is more than being self-sufficient.
Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 22, 2019
If your Executive travels regularly you will both be used to travel delays and disruptions, sometimes those delays are easy to manage and sometimes they are much bigger than expected and can cause chaos around the world. Core Skills Featured Travel admin administrators assistants business travel EA Executive Assistant Office manager PA Personal Assistant Virtual Assistant
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NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Core Skills admin administrators assistants business travel EA Executive Assistant Expenses Office manager PA Personal Assistant Virtual AssistantCollecting and processing expenses is not fun. There I’ve said it – call me controversial if you like but I stand by my statement! In fact, I’ll go further as to say processing expenses can be an absolute time zapper for Assistants. So what can we do to make this tiresome task less of a […].
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Managing someone else’s calendar. You are managing your boss or client’s Inbox and/or Calendar. Core Skills Diary Management Email Management Featured admin administrators assistants Calendar EA Executive Assistant MS Office Office manager Outlook PA Personal Assistant technology Virtual AssistantYou know how it is.
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For instance, we don’t learn about expectation management, and yet, I find this to be the source for a lot. The post Expectation Management appeared first on Dragos Roua.
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OCTOBER 21, 2021
The ultimate guide to managing your Executive's emails Managing an Executive's emails is a fundamental part of the Assistant role and saves the Executive considerable time and stress.
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MAY 16, 2019
Managing a team isn’t easy. In fact management, in general, is pretty tough – that is why so many people are bad at it! It can be hard for Assistants to juggle managing a team of other Assistants or Administrators (which is often the case) and support their Executive. Core Skills Featured admin administrators assistants EA Executive Assistant Management Office manager PA Personal Assistant Virtual Assistant
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OCTOBER 7, 2021
Managing colleagues who bypass you to get to your Executive I'm sure every Assistant will have at some point experienced a colleague who constantly goes to their Executive with every issue, question, idea before speaking to the Assistant. Managing colleagues who bypass you to [.].
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 4, 2019
These ten fantastic pieces of software will help you manage your emails and your Executives. It is worth looking to see which ones will work for you, but they will all help you manage and automate emails! Core Skills Email Management Featured Office Technology admin administrators assistants EA Executive Assistant Office manager PA Personal Assistant Virtual Assistant
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But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t ways to handle it, or make it more manageable and reduce the impact on your life. Rather than adding caffeine or a cupcake, consider looking at your whole life, and managing stress from the inside out. Thou Shalt Manage Thyself.
Brilliantly Better
JUNE 2, 2020
I find them a source of both suffering and happiness, depending on how you’re, well, managing them. Read more Managing Expectations. The post Managing Expectations appeared first on Dragos Roua. I’ve been wanting for a long time to write about expectations.
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AUGUST 3, 2017
Was pretty much the sound I made when I was asked to take on the task of managing meeting rooms for my office. I say ‘asked’, if I’d been asked, obviously I would have said ‘hell will freeze over before I manage the meeting rooms’ No, I was told I had to manage the meeting rooms because I was the only Assistant on the same floor as all the meeting rooms so it made sense for me to manage who was using them. Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!
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MARCH 27, 2022
The post Account Management Training: Traits of an Effective Account Manager appeared first on SMALL BUSINESS CEO. Account management is another important aspect of business that can either increase or decrease sales. … Human Resources Management account management
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AUGUST 21, 2018
The post Manager Support appeared first on Office Dynamics. Career Management Executive And Assistant Partnership Mgr/Asst Team Problem Solving Teamwork UncategorizedTwo to Tango. You and the person you support make up a team, even if it’s a small team. There are three stages in a team relationship. The first is learning to work together. Within that stage, each person tries to understand the other person’s work habits, communication style, and attitude.
Eat Your Career
MAY 11, 2020
Technology can help organize your projects, and it can even help execute certain elements of your projects, but it can’t manage your projects for you. Project Management is a role that requires a human. Interested in Upgrading Your Project Management Skills?
Practically Perfect PA
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
Here are my tips on managing, meeting and exceeding your manager’s expectations! To manage your manager’s expectations you firstly have to know exactly what is expected of you. If not it is really worth asking your manager if you can flesh out a few more specific tasks. As I’ve always always said communicating with you manager is key to EVERYTHING! It is especially important when it comes to managing expectations.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
When you’re a remote worker, such as a PA, EA or VA, time management is essential to your business success, as often you’re billing on an hourly basis or for the time spent on a specific project. But time management isn’t limited to just knowing where your time goes – it also means ensuring your […].
Success
MARCH 22, 2022
Beneficial time management is something most of us struggle with. If you would like to start getting more value out of the hours you’ve been given, check out these seven mental techniques for improving your time management. Growth Mindset time management
Eat Your Career
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Administrative assistants and executive assistants have a unique set of time management challenges. All of this can make time management feel like a nearly impossible task! Keep reading in the Career Resource Library… This is an excerpt from the special report, “Time Management for Admins” available exclusively to members of the Career Resource Library. The post Time Management for Admins appeared first on Eat Your Career.
Practically Perfect PA
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
Back in 2013 HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland released the Management Assistant 2020 report , which detailed how the role of an Assistant will change by 2020. One of the predictions centred around the idea that Assistants would become information managers in their organisations. So what do we mean by Assistants as information managers? This is what the report says about Assistants as information managers.
Small Business CEO
MARCH 23, 2022
Proper fleet and vehicle management is therefore key, as it can save a business an enormous amount of money in the long run. … The post Tech Trends and Business Vehicle Management appeared first on SMALL BUSINESS CEO. Information Technology Management fleet management
Success
JULY 25, 2021
The root of stress management is realizing stress is information that we can examine and use, and the first step in understanding that data is becoming mindful of our stress and its impact upon us, says Kathleen Hall, founder of The Stress Institute in Atlanta. Manage your time better.
Brilliantly Better
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
The post Opportunity Management appeared first on Dragos Roua. The mainstream approach towards opportunity is that it’s a very rare event, and it should be prioritized when it happens, maximizing any potential outcomes.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 18, 2019
As an assistant of 20 years, I had one perspective of meeting management. You must keep these things in mind when you are managing your executive’s calendar. Calendar management is an important skill. You must think about your manager’s workload, other commitments, travel, upcoming meetings, past meetings, previous week’s schedule. Every manager and executive has their personal preferences. Meetings, meeting, and more meetings!
Practically Perfect PA
JULY 25, 2017
Project management is a key skill for PAs these days. So many organisations are recognising that PAs are natural project managers – we are organised, we structure our work in a way that lends itself well to project work and actually we’ve been managing projects for most of our working life! But as usual, most of us are not sent on project management training! Top five blogs for Project Management. The Project Management Hut.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2017
Core Skills Featured Social Media admin administrators assistants EA Executive Assistant LinkedIn Office manager PA Personal Assistant social media Virtual AssistantWell folks I think we can all agree that Social Media isn´t going anywhere (understatement of the year right?!) In fact, many Assistants are being asked to look after their Executive´s online profiles and their organisation´s meanwhile they have to keep their own social profiles up to date and professional.
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “Strategic Career Management Fundamentals.”. It’s about more than just setting goals—it also involves actively managing your behavior, engaging in continuous self-reflection and improvement, tracking your progress, and keeping an ever-vigilant eye on your next steps. All too often, professionals fail to truly embrace the principles of Strategic Career Management. career advice career management
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MAY 3, 2020
Project management is an entire field of study in and of itself. But many people, in many roles, manage projects in an “unofficial” capacity. Even if you have no formal project management training, you still want to be taken seriously in your PM duties.
Eat Your Career
MAY 31, 2020
Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of Time and The Mind: Shifting Your Time Management Mindset. Time management is one of the most popular topics for professional development, and it’s easy to see why: Almost everyone in the working world feels overwhelmed by their workload.
Office Organization Success
OCTOBER 1, 2015
” “Responding to emails” “Managing email” “Email overload” Sound familiar? Access your 26-point Online Business Management & Marketing SYSTEMS CHECKLIST . Here are my top five tips so that you can manage your email, be more productive, and get some sanity in your business: Emails aren’t urgent! Access your 26-point Online Business Management & Marketing SYSTEMS CHECKLIST . “Help!
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