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Trust

Joan Burge posted on April 30, 2012
Joan Burge
Trust
Dear Monday Motivator,   The following is a short excerpt from the book, Who Took My Pen ... Again? on Trust.   Being Trustworthy Being trustworthy is about how you conduct yourself. It goes without saying that you should always default to being trustworthy from the get-go; exhibiting trustworthiness in how you handle yourself...

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Posted in: Teamwork, Administrative Assistant Training
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Peer Synergy with Admin Teams

Joan Burge posted on April 20, 2012
Joan Burge
Peer Synergy with Admin Teams
I started my career in the secretarial profession right out of high school. I started as a Receptionist for Alcan Aluminum in Cleveland, OH. I always had my eyes set on working for a President or CEO someday so I decided to closely observe any executive assistant’s behaviors, actions, attitudes, and processes. I listened to how they handled diffic...

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Posted in: Teamwork, Workplace Tools, Administrative Assistant Training
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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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In ‘jobless recovery’ … do you still have an ‘official’ admin team?

Guest Blogger posted on February 03, 2012
Guest Blogger
  by Alice Bumgarner, Moderator on January 11, 2012 2:50pm in Admin Pro Forum Question:  “In this ‘jobless economic recovery’ many cut jobs were not replaced, including those of both managers and admins. My question:  Does your company have an ‘official’ admin team?  If so, what is the scope of the team? Do managers pit...

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Posted in: Teamwork
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Session 6 - Thursday, Sept 29, 2011

Nancy Fraze posted on October 07, 2011
Nancy Fraze
Stir Up the Profession: Trailblazing the Path Forward (Tonya Roth) Tonya gave a heart-warming presentation about how everyone should be included, everyone should be valued. Everyone should work at their peak performance. At Procter & Gamble where Tonya works in Human Resources as Associate Director, they have created staffing principles a...

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Posted in: Admin Mom, Attitude, Communication Skills, Mgr/Asst Team, Motivators, Professional Image, Self Development, Teamwork, Administrative Assistant Training
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Team Building Activity - 18th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence

Nancy Fraze posted on October 04, 2011
Nancy Fraze
Team Building Activity - 18th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence
Office Dynamics conferences always have a team building segment, selected especially by Joan Burge, each year. Well, this year I think they blew the lid off and created perfection! Joan outlined the surprise team building project for the 24 tables of attendees: we were going to collectively write a soft cover reference book containing handy tips...

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Posted in: Just for Fun, Adminology, Attitude, Career Management, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Mgr/Asst Team, Motivators, Networking, Organizational Skills, Professional Image, Self Development, Stress Management, Teamwork, Technology, Time Management, Workplace Tools, Administrative Assistant Training
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Executive Perspective - 18th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence

Nancy Fraze posted on October 03, 2011
Nancy Fraze
Executive Perspective - 18th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence
Executive Perspective – sponsored by Novant Health (featuring Diana L. Best and Jacque Daniels) The executive perspective is an amazing part of the conference. Joan interviews executives on their perspectives of administrative professionals, and the ensuring discussion is lively and candid. It's an amazing opporutnity to find out how executives...

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Posted in: Attitude, Career Management, Mgr/Asst Team, Multiple Managers, Organizational Skills, Professional Image, Self Development, Teamwork
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Session 4 - Wednesday, Sept 28, 2011

Nancy Fraze posted on October 03, 2011
Nancy Fraze
Session 4 - Wednesday, Sept 28, 2011
STRATEGIC: Assessing What is Vital and Taking Action (Joanne Linden & Linda McFarland)   For lunch, we’d left the gorgeous Pavilion Ballroom; taking an easy, short walk to Tbones restaurant for a great buffet. The food at Red Rock is delectably delicious! We attendees all got busy networking, exchanging business cards, talking and laug...

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Posted in: Attitude, Career Management, Communication Skills, Mgr/Asst Team, Motivators, Multiple Managers, Organizational Skills, Professional Image, Self Development, Teamwork, Workplace Tools
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