Office Dynamics

APRIL 2, 2015

If you are an assistant reading this blog, check off the ones that describe you. If you are a manager reading this blog, check off the ones that apply to your administrative partner. Good communication skills. Organization skills. Interpersonal communication skills. Interpersonal communication skills.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 15, 2015

Technical skills can be gleaned, but behavior must be taught. .” This vibrant profession is continuously expanding to encompass higher levels of responsibilities and broader, dynamic opportunities. There is a spectrum of professional administrative behaviors necessary to ensure successful executive support and business success.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Join our April Blog-A-Thon. 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. Feel free to respond to our blogs every day! Administrative Assistants Rock!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 16, 2018

How do assert myself when I can’t take on any more?” Need more help in the area of asserting yourself? Check out my entire series of blogs and webinars that can help you build your assertiveness in the workplace. What are your tips on the best way an assistant can overcome their problem saying no.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Our free training programs began in 2009 with the 26 Weeks to Administrative Excellence pre-recorded video program. More free assistant training at your fingertips. In fact, we are so passionate about providing training to you that we added a second YouTube Channel called Live a BIG Life. appeared first on Office Dynamics.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 13, 2017

If you read the past two blogs, you will know that I have been talking about office dragons. Lack assertiveness. The problem with not being assertive is we let people walk over us. If you don’t feel you are assertive, take some classes. Assertive is about getting your needs met while being considerate of others.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

During my training, I give ample time for attendees to use their creativity, skill practice, and stretch out of their comfort zones. Check out the Blog-a-Thon we’ve been hosting this month for some ideas on how you can stretch and grow your current skill set. when you let them!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 3, 2017

One of the major ways we do that is to host our annual blog-a-thon whereby we post a blog every work day in the month of April. Aside from my blogs, we have several guest bloggers providing amazing information! Thousands of employees tell me they can’t attend training because their company won’t pay for it.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2015

Admin Assistant Training Admin Tips Administrative Professionals Week Assertive Assistant Training Attitude Career Management Communication Skills Cost Effective Creativity Difficult People Etiquette Executive Blog Interpersonal Skills Leadership Mgr/Asst Team mistakes at work Motivators Multiple Managers Networking Organizational Skills Problem Solving (..)

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2017

The skills you gain as an administrative professional can easily transfer to other roles. For example, here are a few of the most common roles that may be a great fit for assistants, depending on your skills and interests: Project Manager. Training Coordinator. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2015

Of course this profession is near and dear to my heart since I worked in the administrative profession for 20 years and Office Dynamics has been dedicated to administrative training and development for 25 years. One thing I wanted to talk about today is the many skills you develop when you work in the administrative profession.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 14, 2015

You will earn yourself a great deal of respect if you learn and practice active listening skills. Admin Assistant Training Assertive Communication Skills Self Development Workplace Tools #adminblogathon Administrative Professionals Day communicate with excellence communication guest blog how well do you communicate Judi Moreo'

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In addition to coming up with a goal—say, to learn a programming language to be more assertive with your boss—it’s important to understand who you are, what makes you tick, and how you deal with others around you. The right skills and the right mindset can help with this. Aren’t people tired of setting goals? Is that it? Not exactly.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In addition to coming up with a goal—say, to learn a programming language to be more assertive with your boss—it’s important to understand who you are, what makes you tick, and how you deal with others around you. The right skills and the right mindset can help with this. Aren’t people tired of setting goals? Is that it? Not exactly.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 5, 2017

More assertive? This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. Please leave a comment or share the blog for your chance to win one of our amazing giveaways! The more blogs you comment on and share, the more chances you have to win. If you’d like to learn more about our Blog-A-Thon you can do so here. Joan Burge.

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My EA Career

JULY 12, 2020

Last week I wrote a blog post ruminating on how Executive Assistants are the human equivalent of a Slinky. I was looking forward to using to promote my blog post on social media. Managing expectations takes skill and practise. But acquiring this insight takes another of my favourite Power Skills: effective communication.

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My EA Career

JULY 12, 2020

Last week I wrote a blog post ruminating on how Executive Assistants are the human equivalent of a Slinky. I was looking forward to using to promote my blog post on social media. But acquiring this insight takes another of my favourite Power Skills: effective communication. It’s tough and it takes resilience.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. These kinds of leadership skills are only gained through practice and yet, they’re essential for advancement. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2015

and we brought back the April Blog-a-Thon for the Administrative Professional where we gathered here each weekday with a new content post and shared a place for administrative professionals to comment, question and discuss their careers. So what do we do now that the blog-a-thon is over? Keep coming back! 4/28/2015).

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Norma Carr-Ruffino has had some good material on behaviors such as: assertive, passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive. Develop being assertive. It is more difficult for an aggressive or passive-aggressive to intimidate an assertive person. Again, there are hundreds of resources on how to be assertive.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 4, 2019

This is the best blog for advice for administrative assistants and executive assistants provided by Office Dynamics International. If you want to subscribe to our blog so you don’t miss any posts, please visit [link] and subscribe in the right-hand column. We apologize for this but this is the best way we can keep YOUR blog clean!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Training & Development. Discuss your training and development requirements with your executive. If you recently attended a seminar or training session, share the ideas you learned with your executive. Bring to your executive’s attention information requested from staff that you have not yet received.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I decided to leave my previous employee in June 2010 but was job hunting for 6 months and when I did get the role I am in currently I had to complete a detailed application form, attend three interviews and sit two psychometric tests (for language and numerical skills). You should refer back to your core PA/ EA skills for this one.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 26, 2009

This is about asserting one's needs in a positive, professional and firm manner. Then you have to use assertive communication, which I have written about in earlier Blogs. Tags: Admin Assistant Training Communication Skills Difficult People Mgr/Asst Team. It's called Establishing Boundaries! Joan Burge.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The quiet quitters do not feel empowered to assert themselves to their leaders about the root problems, so they justify their mediocre performance with thoughts such as; “ Why should I work so hard? If it is a 6 or above, I recommend seeking the support of a skilled talk therapist and maybe even medication to manage the stress.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. The educators not only include trainers like me, but also the professors in business schools who are training the leaders of the future. Commit to ongoing training to keep sharpening your saw.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Norma Carr-Ruffino has had some good material on behaviors such as: assertive, passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive. Develop being assertive. It is more difficult for an aggressive or passive-aggressive to intimidate an assertive person. Again, there are hundreds of resources on how to be assertive.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 1, 2016

This was a mandatory training event and sometimes when employees are told they must attend training, they get a little defensive. If you want more information on maintaining a positive attitude, check out our blog category “ attitude.”. Have an awesome week! Joan Burge. GET SUCCESS IS 90% ATTITUDE MP3 FOR ONLY $2.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. I know she does not know but needs to learn this skill in order to succeed every day.”. The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Joan first focused on the five components of Adminology’s Formula for success: past/present, skill set, optimization and the future. I know she does not know but needs to learn this skill in order to succeed every day.”. The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. Don’t forget that comments received in April 2016 are entered to win prizes in our Administrative Professional Blog-a-Thon ! I hear it from both sides of the desk. These people are naïve, to say the least.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 26, 2009

This is about asserting one's needs in a positive, professional and firm manner. Then you have to use assertive communication, which I have written about in earlier Blogs. Paula needed to set her parameters at the very beginning--as soon as the manager did something that was unacceptable to her. Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

Great EA Blogs… www.officerenegade.com ; practicallyperfectpa.com; audaciousadmin.com and more. From what I understand, no one else had anything like the portfolio to showcase their skills. Questions from your admin peers: Administrative Professional blogs, Facebook, and Linked In resources. It helped me get the job!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 13, 2016

These days, Joan continues to use this principle, not only in her training of Executives and Assistant teams but also in her own work as an Executive seeking to leverage the time and talents of her own Assistant. This post is participating in our blog-a-thon for the administrative profession.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

Editor’s Note: This is a revised version of an original post from the OfficeNinjas blog. There’s no doubt that a stigma surrounding admin roles still exists but as any Ninja knows, it takes skill, smarts and a whole lot of common sense—attributes not everyone possesses. Author: OfficeNinjas. Final Thoughts.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 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. In the office, the expectation is to constantly exhibit decorum, tact, composure, and display knowledge of your skills.

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