The worst way to start a meeting? Ask everyone to volunteer their job titles when they introduce themselves. Titles remind others immediately of office status and can be intimidating when what you want is a real group atmosphere of equality and camaraderie.
Q. My tables never look right when I paste them into PowerPoint. How should I paste Excel data into PowerPoint?
Aging is a fact of life, but these days you can find plenty of ways to conceal its harsher effects on our appearance. Should you take advantage of these techniques?
Maybe you want to take a few months off to care for an ailing relative, to take a longer career break to raise a family or to realize your dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail now, rather than when you retire. When work becomes incompatible with the rest of your life, and you take a leave of absence from the job, don’t drop your career in the dust.
Q: “After asking my boss for additional help, I was thrilled when he hired a young man in his early twenties. My excitement was short-lived, because ‘Jeff’ is both inexperienced and lazy. Even though I’m the office manager, Jeff reports directly to my boss. I have all the responsibility for his work, but no authority over him. I got tired of nagging and correcting his errors, so now I’m doing most of his work myself. After other employees began complaining, I finally mentioned Jeff’s behavior to my boss. However, he didn’t believe a word I said. What do I do now?” Sick of Jeff
Before you can find two individuals who fit the bill for an effective mentoring partnership, it’s crucial to realize what mentoring is and is not.
All administrative professionals I work with have more on their plate than ever before. If you’re going to grow the number of executives you serve, yet the number of people supporting that growth remains the same, you may reconsider and start empowering your executive.
Great administrators are known as those who do their best, work at the top of their game and who work like they are in a profession of choice. One of the strongest ways to send that message is when you choose to become certified.
Add “investing” to your list of skills … Keep personal and professional online networks separate … Try hosting your next party at the gym … Get ready to say “yes” to napping on the job.
Do some staff members have an attendance problem? Welcome them back from an absence with enthusiasm. Ask how they’re doing and how they spent their time. It’ll make them a tiny bit self-conscious about it even as your interest in their life makes them feel more a part of the team, thus making work the […]
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