Joan Burge's Administrative Blog

Administrative Profession Highlighted on Fox 17 in Grand Rapids

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/24/2009 | 27 Comments

Joan Burge is on the move and bringing attention to administrative professionals everywhere. Just this morning Joan was spotted on Fox 17 in Grand Rapids, MI.

Frustrated by a micromanager? Use this proven advice

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/23/2009 | 8 Comments

Today's entry stems from a timely Monday Motivator™ that was sent to over 5,000 readers this morning. Read on for advice straight from Joan on handling a micromanager. Begin to take a look at the good and the not-so-good points

More Tips on Balancing the Working Mom

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/18/2009 | 4 Comments

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Admin Mom Blog

If you are a working mom, it’s time to take a look at how you balance work and family. Here are a few thoughts from several experts.

Reduction in Staff – Executive Admins Privy to Information

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/16/2009 | 2 Comments

Here is the next question from our World Class Admin. “How much information should an executive admin be privy to prior to the layoffs?” This is a great question and has a complex answer.

Supporting Multiple Managers

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/16/2009 | 0 Comments

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?

Openly Communicate with Your Administrative Assistant

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/16/2009 | 6 Comments

When was the last time you sat with your administrative assistant and had a heart-to-heart talk about your perspectives and expectations of: 1) your assistant’s work performance and 2) your perspectives of the team relationship? If you are like most managers, it’s been awhile. And if you are like most managers, you hold in the things that bother you that your assistant isn’t doing to your liking. This negatively affects your productivity and your assistant’s ability to meet your expectations.

So, what do you do?

Reduction in Staff – Leaving In Tears

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/13/2009 | 1 Comment

If you read my first Blog on this subject you know what this is concerning. If not, please go back and read Part 1 so this makes sense. The next question my World Class Admin Graduate asked was, “What do you do when they are leaving in tears or silence?

Reduction In Staff – Admins Must Be Able to Handle

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/12/2009 | 6 Comments

I received an e-mail this week from an impressive Administrative Professional who attended my World Class Assistant training a while back. I’m going to share with you just a few of her comments and then I’ll tell you my plan for Blogging. (This is not the entire e-mail.)

Don’t Cut Administrative Assistant Training

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/11/2009 | 3 Comments

Why is that training for administrative assistants is always the first training to go? I can openly talk about this because:

Best Tips for a Successful Interview Experience

Posted by: Joan Burge on 2/11/2009 | 3 Comments

I’ve been working on a full-day workshop for admins and created these tips that I thought my Blog visitors could benefit from. Even if you aren’t currently interviewing, keep these good ideas for the future.

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