Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

April is just around the corner and we love celebrating administrative professionals! In honor of Administrative Professionals Week (4/20 – 4/24) and Office Dynamics 25th Year in business educating administrative professionals and their executives, we are bringing back our Blog-a-Thon.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 1, 2020

Since 1990, we have provided rich resources for administrative professionals around the world. Everything from improving time-management skills to refining your career portfolio to compete in a post-COVID-19 workplace. As you can imagine, we have covered thousands of assistant-focused topics over the decades.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 9, 2014

Long gone are the days when assistants were thrilled to be taken to lunch or be given flowers in honor of Administrative Professionals Day. Today’s sophisticated, savvy executive or administrative assistant wants recognition that feeds their desire to learn and grow in their Career of Choice.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 14, 2019

As a proud former administrative professional , I’ve always enjoyed being a part of the admin community. It was a passion project and I loved the idea that, by sharing my workplace challenges, I could help other admins. Today, I am still a true supporter of administrative professionals.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Although demand is high for qualified, knowledgeable administrative professionals, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. Did you know that in the United States alone, there are over 4 million jobs in the administrative field, including those for executive assistants and administrative assistants like yourself?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2015

Administrative Professionals Week – Celebrating An Admirable Profession. First, I want to thank my incredible administrative partner who grew into a Vice President at Office Dynamics. The Administrative Profession Is An Admirable Profession. The Administrative Profession Is An Admirable Profession.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

First, I have been entrenched in the administrative profession for 50 years. Office Dynamics specifically focuses on training and development for administrative professionals of all levels. This is a very exciting time for the administrative professional. I have read and agree that ageism exists in the workplace.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 23, 2016

Are you finding useful skills throughout the posts that you can apply at work? We appreciate you and we are really excited to kick off Administrative Professionals Week on Monday. Instagram #adminproud Challenge Instructions: Follow our feed @OfficeDynamics during Administrative Professionals Week (April 25 – 29).

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 7, 2012

There is one “To Do” your administrative assistant can’t help you with … remembering Administrative Professionals Day, Wednesday, April 25! This book outlines 12 competency areas, such as strategy and workplace philosophy, to help administrative professionals become top performers and maintain their competitive edge.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 14, 2020

Their organizational skills, attitude, and outlook seem unscathed. With a resilient mindset, you will be able to persevere and develop the decorum, traits, skills, and patience you admire. How Administrative Professionals Can Adapt and Persevere A positive mindset is only one part of the equation.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 2, 2018

Back then, Administrative Professionals Day was not on my radar at all. Over the past decade, I’ve watched as this once obscure holiday has morphed into an entire month devoted to acknowledging and appreciating the unsung heroes of the workplace. The post The Evolving Admin: What’s Next for Administrative Professionals?

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Office Dynamics

JULY 20, 2019

Competence is proficiency or ability in a specific skill area. Empower yourself and others by not only attending events that encourage competency discussions with others, but also create opportunities, as often as possible, to develop your personal skills such as those listed below. Confident communication. Decision making. Persuasion.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 5, 2016

Today’s administrative professionals have anything but an easy and boring job. In recent Office of the Future research from OfficeTeam and the International Association of Administrative Professionals, 50 percent of survey respondents feel they have skills that are not being tapped at work. Event planning.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In a world where people think multitasking is a valued skill, it isn’t. I can’t tell you how many times I observe administrative assistants at their workplace, at their desk, and they jump from an “A” priority to a “C” priority just because someone handed it to them or emailed their request. This is the most important of all 5.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 12, 2017

Having a high EQ comes in handy in today’s workplace, especially for administrative professionals. And to quote Liam Neeson in the movie “Taken,” regularly interacting with a wide range of personalities inside and outside the company requires “a very particular set of skills.” There’s a Webinar for That.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 8, 2015

Build your skills. Identify what skills and knowledge you need to get where you want to go. I hope you closely follow Office Dynamics the entire month of June as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary and administrative professionals and executives around the world. You have to love what you’re doing to be great at it.

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JUNE 6, 2013

For Administrative Professionals, Efficiency Is the Name of the Game: Utilizing Automated Services. A corporate catering expert with a passion for efficient workplace operations, Annabella is responsible for Seamless clients’ food happiness. By Annabella Caballero, Account Consultant at Seamless.

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APRIL 22, 2015

And that is correct, but many may have forgotten that today is also Administrative Professionals’ Day. All those except administrative professionals, of course. Today is a day of recognition, did you get recognized?

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 10, 2020

With all the buzz technology and workplace trends generate, it’s easy to forget that the foundation of every administrative professional should be built on timeless skills. Failing to develop these critical cornerstones for administrative assistants often means failure to thrive and succeed. That’s no easy feat.

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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. Connection brings comfort and control.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 2, 2014

Continually striving to be a Star Achiever will ensure the constant development and learning of skills so you aren’t left behind. You can thrive in these paradigm shifts by developing your skills, attitudes, team relationships beyond where they are today. Star-performing assistants are confident about their skills and abilities.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 9, 2014

Jasmine and I are on our way to Columbus Ohio to teach the Mastering Exceptional Self-Leadership 2 day mega-training event for administrative professionals. We had 41 executive and administrative assistants attend from some top companies in Silicon Valley.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 10, 2010

That bears repeating, so let's say it again: Your professionalism is one of the most valuable traits in your administrative toolbox. There are certain traits and skills that exude professionalism and can help vault your administrative career. With it, you can move mountains. The ‘Do’ List. Practice punctuality.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 10, 2010

That bears repeating, so let's say it again: Your professionalism is one of the most valuable traits in your administrative toolbox. There are certain traits and skills that exude professionalism and can help vault your administrative career. With it, you can move mountains. The ‘Do’ List. Practice punctuality.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 19, 2019

Overflowing with secrets, tips, and tools of the profession, this book is a ready resource created by those who “walk the walk and talk the talk” of the complex administrative professional role. This book for administrative and executive assistants is filled with road maps for success, scoring quizzes, real-life stories and examples.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 4, 2019

As a proud former administrative professional—and a current admin trainer and coach—I believe that support professionals can play an invaluable role in the workplace. There is a wide array of roles that qualify as “administrative” in nature, and a wide variety of people who occupy them.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 26, 2016

Regardless of your job title, intelligence level or personal skill set, there is one certainty that always holds true: You simply cannot achieve your vision of greatness (whatever it may be) without the help of other people. Just as executives in the workplace have their team of advisors and confidants, so too should you.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 1, 2017

I hope everyone has recuperated from an exciting Administrative Professionals Week. On Wednesday, April 26 I hosted a Facebook Live where I spoke about what I love about the administrative profession and gave tips on how to shine in the profession. I wanted to only focus on the administrative profession. Craft your skill.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 7, 2018

More and more, administrative professionals are asking my opinion on having a certification. I hear questions like, “Will this give me an advantage in the workplace?” Is certification for the administrative profession becoming a requirement in the business world?”. This role is not just about technical skill.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 4, 2017

Most administrative professionals understand that being proactive is an absolute must. In the workplace, it’s easy to make snap decisions in the heat of the moment. Too many people look at the workplace with a very static perspective. That’s what being proactive is all about. But it’s not as easy as it sounds!

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Office Dynamics

MAY 2, 2010

Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking at an Administrative Professionals Week event in Washington, DC. But to be excellent, you must constantly build upon your key workplace skills, including communication (verbal, written and electronic), leadership, organization, time management and the like.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 2, 2010

Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking at an Administrative Professionals Week event in Washington, DC. But to be excellent, you must constantly build upon your key workplace skills, including communication (verbal, written and electronic), leadership, organization, time management and the like.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

Have you ever thought about your responsibility and power to improve ethical standards in the workplace? Ethics in the workplace is a unique topic. Studies have shown that are generally four ethical types that we find in the workplace: The conformist follows the rules rather than questions authority figures.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 23, 2017

We all experience this in the workplace. I encourage you to work on this vital business skill. Come see me live in Chicago for Administrative Professionals Week! The post Tactfully Voicing Your Opinion In The Workplace appeared first on Office Dynamics. Have an awesome week! Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. The friend in the field also told me their call board can receive up to six requests per day for an administrative assistant that is bilingual in Spanish. Again, if you don’t have access to training at your workplace- take a class.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. The friend in the field also told me their call board can receive up to six requests per day for an administrative assistant that is bilingual in Spanish. Again, if you don’t have access to training at your workplace- take a class.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2016

However, Monday is the perfect time to talk about workplace conflict because we all have to deal with it. This is an important skill to develop for any individual who has to work with others. Having an “attitude of taking charge” is not necessarily the same as the “skill of taking charge.” Joan Burge.

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