We have thousands of administrative professionals registered at Adminology.org. Are you one of them? If you are, good for you. My questions is: Are You Catching The Vision for Adminology?
The Vision is to grow a community of administrative professionals who want to see monumental changes in this profession - who want to see the profession elevated to heights never seen or experienced in past decades. This will only be accomplished through every single administrative professional grasping this vision, seeing the future, and using
The Power of 10! Office Dynamics is at the helm ready to steer this ship, but we can't do it all ourselves. We need a crew and lots of passengers. The public listens to thousands. Imagine if 2,000 admins told 10 peers about
Adminology; that would be 20,000 admins. Now that is something with which we can start to go to the media and start gaining attention. Or better yet, what about 200,000? There are 4+ million administrative professionals, so 200,000 is not an unrealistic goal.
We want to create a positive movement. We need to bang our drums, gather every admin along the way, shout out how great this profession is and tell leaders that they will greatly improve their efficiency by utilizing their assistants or administrators! We need you to be a Champion for Change!
In the past week, we have sent 200 packets containing Adminology White Papers to Fortune 1,000 companies and we will continue to send packets out on a regular basis. Our goal is to bring awareness to top-level management, Human Resources, Learning & Development, and the administrative professionals in those organizations. If you have not read the Adminology White Paper yet, you need to do so. That is the first step to understanding this movement --- to helping create A NEW MINDSET FOR A NEW DECADE! Then be sure to view the first educational/information video at Adminology.org. This is all FREE.
Administrative Professionals Week is only 2 months away. Think about what you and Adminologist peers can do to get your community's attention. Send a press release. Last year, an IAAP chapter in Grand Rapids sent a press release when I came there last winter to present a program. Because of their efforts, I appeared on Fox news and had a wonderful opportunity to educate people about this profession.
What are your organization's or department manager's plans for celebrating Administrative Professionals Week? Is it going to be the same old "take the admins to lunch" celebration or have they grown beyond that? Catch The Vision and spread the vision. APW is the perfect - and only -- time throughout the entire year that you have a tremendous chance to gain attention for your profession. You and your peers need to start your plans now.
Soon, I will be posting an article at Adminology.org on creating your Circle of Influence or Community of Practice.
One song can spark a moment.
One flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest.
One bird can herald spring.
One smile begins a friendship.
One handclasp lifts a soul.
One star can guide a ship at sea.
One word can frame the goal.
One vote can change a nation.
One sunbeam lights a room.
One candle wipes out darkness.
One laugh will conquer gloom.
One step must start each journey.
One word must start a prayer.
One hope will raise our spirits.
One touch can show you care.
One voice can speak with wisdom.
One heart can know what’s true.
One life can make a difference.
That difference starts with you.
-Unknown
(Excerpt from the book “One”)