Joan Burge's Administrative Blog

What do you do? Every person who brings you an assignment or gives you a task to perform says, “It’s important” or tells you they need it now. Here are some general guidelines. Use the ones that best fit your situation.

"I have been asked to come up with a way to electronically track the Outlook calendars of twenty-five staff members. I’m investigating whether Outlook will handle this many shared calendars, but I imagine it to be quite cumbersome." - Looking for advice!

During our Admin Blog-a-thon, one of viewers commented and asked about more information on multiple managers. She asked if this was a trend or unique to their organization. I’m finally getting around to responding as this is something 90% of the administrative assistants face today. Actually this has been happening for more than 10 years. It’s not something new but may just be affecting your or more admins in your organization

While administrative professionals typically support between four and six people, some assistants manage up to 35 people in a department. Where do you rank? Need some tips on how to support these multiple managers?