Office Dynamics

MARCH 16, 2012

Administrative Assistant Gifts! It might only be mid-March, but Administrative Professionals Day will be here before you know it (April 25, 2012). Now is the time to start looking for that perfect gift for your administrative peers, your assistants, or your entire administrative professional community.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 21, 2017

Administrative professionals are always asking us what it takes to really stand out in the workplace. You have to dive deep within yourself to develop that “World Class” status that executives are looking for in their assistants. Hone Your Professional Trademark. We hope you’ll join us to learn more and have some fun!

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 20, 2019

It has nothing to do with your title or pay grade; it’s about who you are as a professional. The wow factor is a term we use in the World Class Assistant™ Certification and Professional Designation program to describe the powerful executive presence that the most successful administrative professionals exude.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 7, 2018

We regularly see interest in our certificate-based designation programs, World Class Assistant Certification program or our Star Achievement Series® Certification and Designation curriculum. More and more, administrative professionals are asking my opinion on having a certification. Ok, now that I have that off my mind….

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 17, 2017

It has nothing to do with your title or pay grade; it’s about who you are as a professional. The wow factor is a term we use in the World Class Assistant™ certificate program to describe the powerful executive presence that the most successful administrative professionals exude. They are World Class Assistants.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 3, 2018

Unfortunately, burnout is real, it’s draining, emotional, stressful and typically affects both professional and personal lives. As an administrative professional for the past 20 plus years, I have learned how important it is to avoid burnout in one of the largest career fields in the world.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2015

We have received numerous requests from assistants for permission to view our recorded or live webinars with their administrative peers or team. This seems to be a hot trend, learning as a team. Here’s some advice on how you can make training for your administrative team fun. Then discuss application of the information.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

I have been hosting the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence for 19 years. I also host a high-end training program for executive assistants and administrative assistants called World Class Assistant , in Las Vegas. Again, we've all witnessed the cranky traveler - you don't want to be that person.).

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Here’s a message about giving yourself permission to continue your learning journey for your BIG life. Obviously, these are individuals who have committed to a learning event. They will learn valuable information from our speakers and their peers. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

I have been hosting the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence for 19 years. I also host a high-end training program for executive assistants and administrative assistants called World Class Assistant , in Las Vegas. Again, we've all witnessed the cranky traveler - you don't want to be that person.).

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2019

Use these strategies to improve relationships, get work done, persuade others, negotiate, create win-win situations, and be seen as a world-class administrative professional. This article is an excerpt from the World Class Assistant™ certification and designation course.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2019

Learn to delegate. Learn more administrative professional skills that will launch you further into career success by attending our World Class Assistant™ course and obtaining the Certified World Class Assistant designation. You might think you are saving money by doing everything yourself.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When I read the definition of optimization, I immediately think of two things: Part of my “job” is being brought into companies by senior leaders to help make their administrative partners function at their best. I have all the tools and answers to help administrative professionals be successful. What does this mean to you?

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 11, 2013

One thing I have embraced since I was a child is learning. I learned a great deal from those executives. Every day I find something to learn. And while I am the “teacher” in the classroom training administrative assistants and executive assistants, I learn as much from them as they do from me.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 12, 2017

So, do professional certifications actually have a measurable career payoff? The simple answer is this: I am a firm believer in the importance of lifelong learning. It makes sense that employers are willing to pay a bit more for administrative professionals who have already proven their advanced proficiency in these areas.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Obviously, these are individuals who have committed to a learning event. They will learn valuable information from our speakers and their peers. I have been in the adult education/learning/training business for 22 years, mostly working with administrative professionals of all walks of life.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 1, 2018

To pick up a book on a subject you want to learn more about, taking a class at the gym, volunteer at your local soup kitchen – you discover more about yourself by taking the time to step back from routine living to do these types of things, such as to set a goal and attain it. To invest in you means to believe in you.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. I have a hunch it is going to be THE most important skill in the next twenty years, not just for administrative professionals - but all professions. Don’t want to learn Spanish? Have you seen the more modern phone systems?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. I have a hunch it is going to be THE most important skill in the next twenty years, not just for administrative professionals - but all professions. Don’t want to learn Spanish? Have you seen the more modern phone systems?

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I have been hosting the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence for 25 years. I also host a high-end training program for executive assistants and administrative assistants called World Class Assistant , in Las Vegas. Again, we’ve all witnessed the cranky traveler – you don’t want to be that person.).

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 11, 2015

it can be a big thing in how non-administrative professionals view the role. In my World Class Assistant™ Certificate Program held in Las Vegas, the attendees and I delve into this topic. PS check out a presentation assemble by my World Class Assistant students on what they learned from the program. just one word.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

I am just coming back to the office this week after an incredible week of teaching World Class Assistant to some amazing ladies. It was four full-days of learning and these assistants were hungry to achieve their certification and WCA Certified designation. Every time I have the honor of teaching, I learn new things as well.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 7, 2009

I’m happy to say that we have seen an increase in interest from companies who want to provide some type of training for their administrative professionals later this year. Is it an external class? Internal class? This is good news because it indicates the economy may be starting to turn. Maybe both?

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Office Dynamics

JULY 7, 2009

I’m happy to say that we have seen an increase in interest from companies who want to provide some type of training for their administrative professionals later this year. Is it an external class? Internal class? This is good news because it indicates the economy may be starting to turn. Maybe both?

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Office Dynamics

MAY 5, 2018

During a class I was teaching, a high-level executive assistant that I admire said to her peers, “At our company, we insulate ourselves. We have much to learn.” This executive assistant is a seasoned professional with 25+ years of experience in the administrative profession.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Joan Burge, a renowned author and administrative expert, is the creator of the Star Achievement Series®, World Class Assistant™ Certificate Program, more than 40 customized workshops and seminars for administrative professionals and author of several books. The most important thing you can do is to invest in yourself!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2016

As the years passed, I raised my children as a working Mom while adding new skills, learning new technologies, etc. There was obviously much more to learn. Wow, an organization that was actually focused on administrative professionals! Share how continued growth and learning has impacted your own administrative career.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 26, 2013

We actually learn and retain more information when we are engaged in the learning process. I have been designing and conducting training programs for executive assistants and administrative professionals for 22 years. Who says training has to be boring? Training can and should be fun. That is so true.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 4, 2014

Young, fresh, with a new bold look, our website offers haute style for up and coming executive assistants and administrative professionals! We bring you the best of the best with a plethora of bold, modern resources and our passionate commitment to the administrative profession, setting us apart from anyone else.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 9, 2018

I was teaching a class two weeks ago from the Star Achievement Series®. Under that umbrella, we addressed topics such as self-management vs. stress management, learning specific difficult people types and how to handle each of them, the benefits of conflict and much more. Setting Healthy Boundaries.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2017

I often see this in my training classes. If you’d like to learn more about our Blog-A-Thon you can do so here. The post Today’s Administrative Assistant Has Power appeared first on Office Dynamics. The group came up with over 400 ideas which later became the now Amazon-best-seller, Who Took My Pen. Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 13, 2015

As we celebrate 25 years in business we’re offering a free webinar each month for administrative professionals to continue their skill development and learn more about who we are and what we offer the administrative profession. Additionally we discuss briefly the World Class Assistant Certificate Program.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

As you might have learned in high school composition class, strive to express one thought in one sentence. Barbara McNichol is passionate about helping administrative professionals add power to their pens. Consider these: One Thought, One Sentence. Rewrite Negative into Positive. Build Bridges to Guide Your Reader.

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 8, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Here are ten lessons office professionals can learn from Phil Jackson in order to be successful on the “court.&#

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Office Dynamics

JULY 13, 2016

Most of my work is conducting onsite seminars for executive assistants and administrative professionals. Most of my classes are held in a training room or conference room at the organization’s offices. More recently, I have done this at our World Class Assistant program in Las Vegas at the JW Marriott. That is huge.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 26, 2014

Founded by CEO Joan Burge, Office Dynamics International reached its 24th year of providing the most trusted certification and training systems for peak performance of administrative professionals. The first trend is the understanding that executive productivity relies on skillful administrative support.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. It’s not so much about receiving a ‘certification’ as it is about what will be covered in a class or online course. I just felt it wasn’t enough!

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