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The Organized Assistant

Michele Busch posted on April 19, 2012
Michele Busch
The Organized Assistant
Do you ever feel like the crazy, wild-haired, messy desk lady with post it’s and papers everywhere? I have had my moments in the past but I really take pride in the fact that my desk is organized and clean every night before I leave for the day. I know when I return the next morning I will have a fresh, organized, clean perspective and workspace. ...

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Posted in: Organizational Skills, Administrative Assistant Training
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Top Executive Assistants Exercise Accountability

Joan Burge posted on April 02, 2012
Joan Burge
Top Executive Assistants Exercise Accountability
Welcome to the Who Took My Pen ... Again? Annual Blog-a-thon for Administrative Professionals. If you are just tuning in, here's the scoop! We are holding our 4th Annual Blog-a-thon for the Administrative Profession. We hold this blog-a-thon each April and the goal is to make assistants aware of the resources available to them and build a community...

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Posted in: Motivators, Organizational Skills, Self Development, Workplace Tools
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Administrative Blog-a-thon Begins April 2!

Jasmine M Freeman posted on March 30, 2012
Jasmine M Freeman
Administrative Blog-a-thon Begins April 2!
We are blogging for the administrative profession! Join our Administrative Professional Blog-a-thon April 2-30, 2012 Hello! April is a time we cherish here at Office Dynamics. The first quarter of the has passed and soon we will be celebrating administrative professionals around the world during Administrative Professionals Week! Well, here at Of...

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Posted in: Just for Fun, Attitude, Career Management, Communication Skills, Difficult People, Etiquette, Interpersonal Skills, Mgr/Asst Team, Motivators, Multiple Managers, Networking, Organizational Skills, Professional Image, Self Development, Stress Management, Teamwork, Technology, Time Management, Video Blog, Workplace Tools, Administrative Assistant Training, Cost Effective
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World Class Assistants Experience Real Results

Joan Burge posted on March 29, 2012
Joan Burge
World Class Assistants Experience Real Results
Hello!  While training another wonderful group of World Class Assistants last week I learned so much as I opened my ears to what these assistants were saying. Each of them had attended my World Class Assistant Part 1 program and they were now back for Part 2. Before we get started on the material I ask them each to share a succes story on how...

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Posted in: Attitude, Career Management, Communication Skills, Difficult People, Etiquette, Executive Blog, Interpersonal Skills, Mgr/Asst Team, Networking, Organizational Skills, Professional Image, Self Development, Stress Management, Teamwork, Technology, Time Management, Workplace Tools, Administrative Assistant Training, Cost Effective
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What Would They Do Without the Administrative Assistant?

Joan Burge posted on March 05, 2012
Joan Burge
What Would They Do Without the Administrative Assistant?
Hello! I hope you enjoy today's Monday Motivator. What would they do if you weren’t there? Any professional should do this but I highly encourage administrative professionals to: Create a set of guidelines about how to do your job when you’re not there. AKA Creating an Administrative Desk Reference Guide This doesn’t need to be a huge pro...

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Posted in: Communication Skills, Motivators, Organizational Skills, Teamwork, Workplace Tools, Administrative Assistant Training
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The Executive Assistant is Key to Managing Executive's Calendar

Joan Burge posted on February 14, 2012
Joan Burge
The Executive Assistant is Key to Managing Executive's Calendar
Two weeks ago, I was presenting a workshop for executives and their executive assistants. One of the executives shared, what I considered, a brilliant idea. He hands out his executive assistant's business card when he has told someone in person that he wants an appointment with them or they requested an appointment with him. Since his executive a...

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Posted in: Executive Blog, Mgr/Asst Team, Organizational Skills
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Adminology Article: Deadlines & Personal Accountability

Joan Burge posted on October 26, 2011
Joan Burge
Adminology Article: Deadlines & Personal Accountability
There are deadlines that are set in stone and then there are flexible deadlines. What do I mean by that? Let’s say that your executive has to give an important presentation on January 12. You are expected to have your executive’s PowerPoint Presentation and handout done and turned into the meeting host by December 12. From the meeting host’s perspe...

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Posted in: Adminology, Organizational Skills, Workplace Tools, Administrative Assistant Training
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Work/Life Balance, Who says!

Joan Burge posted on October 25, 2011
Joan Burge
Work/Life Balance, Who says!
We’ve all heard it 100 times or we have all wanted it – work and personal life balance. We all know it does not exist. It is never balanced. I heard an executive say it best a few weeks ago at an event we were hosting: today, it is about work/life integration! A small shift in words will make a huge shift in our thinking and how we approach our...

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Posted in: Admin Mom, Organizational Skills, Stress Management, Time Management
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Tap Into Your Inner Child

Joan Burge posted on October 17, 2011
Joan Burge
Tap Into Your Inner Child
Did you know that the brain has the capacity to take in, process, and program more than 600 memories each second for 85 years? That’s 36,000 each minute . . . 2,160,000 each hour . . . Over 51,840,000 every day of your life! Scientists believe, however, that we use only 2 – 3% of our brains. The creative thought process is based upon the idea tha...

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Posted in: Organizational Skills, Self Development, Stress Management, Administrative Assistant Training
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How do you schedule meetings with multiple VIP participants?

Guest Blogger posted on October 07, 2011
Guest Blogger
How do you schedule meetings with multiple VIP participants?
by ALICE BUMGARNER, MODERATOR on SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 12:00PM in ADMIN PRO FORUM Question: “As an EA, scheduling meetings is one of my more challenging duties, especially when the participants are all C-level executives. I’m in the process of scheduling several meetings for next month. Has anyone come up with a ‘better mousetrap’? Is the old-fashio...

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Posted in: Etiquette, Executive Blog, Organizational Skills, Administrative Assistant Training
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