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The Future of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

And it is changing again as executives recognize that administrators aren’t just for typing emails or making travel plans. They can be project managers, ambassadors of their manager’s vision, and more. Competencies – Calendaring, travel, task organization, projects. Or are you getting a paycheck?

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How Protected Are Your Passwords?

All Things Admin

You need a password to boot up your work computer, log in to your network, access your office intranet, open your project management software, and access your cloud server. That’s five passwords before you can even start your workday! Do you work with sensitive material? Your files are probably password protected.

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How to Master The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers

Office Dynamics

For projects that appear critical, ask for added background information such as: “Can you tell me more about this project? Find out who else has information related to the project. The primary manager may be traveling and/or unavailable to answer your questions. email, instant chat, phone, text messaging, etc.).

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On Trains, Goats, Eagles, Social Media, and Not Jumpin' on the Crazy

Virtual Moxie

Monica wrote: Y ears ago, being a VA was generally about administrative tasks; coordination, newsletters, travel, research, proofreading, a bit of ghostwriting, etc. Another question from Pick Anastacia’s Brain , the service where you get to ask me anything for free, if I can use it here on the blog.or shopping carts).

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More OneNote Must-Knows: History, Search, and Template Creation

All Things Admin

​Whether you’re using it for travel planning, procedures development, project management, or just basic notetaking, OneNote is one of the most dynamic software programs out there for administrative professionals. Previously, I talked about two of my favorite OneNote features – color coding and custom tags.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Amy : I am currently an Executive Assistant at Skyscanner to the CTO, Director Engineering, Director of Project Management and the Director of HR. Sally : I’m a recent convert to the project management/list making tool called Trello – I use it for every job that I have and so many things at home.

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How to Use Work Samples When Everything You Do Is Confidential

All Things Admin

Retirement party invitations, year-end holiday celebration announcements, all-employee meeting agendas, travel itinerary or project planning templates are all relatively easy to create and fill in with made up information. Recreate a Comparable Work Sample If that’s not an option, you can always recreate a work sample from scratch.

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