Why conferences are worth it
Are conferences for administrative professionals beneficial enough for you to go to? That’s what one reader recently asked on the Admin Pro Forum.
Year: 2014
What not to do if you want to succeed
Through his work with dozens of entrepreneurs, motivational speaker and real estate investor Paul LeJoy has discovered eight problems that are sure to trip people up as they strive to succeed in their work.
The ‘stealth promotion’ promotes only confusion
Q: “The owner of our business wants to put me in a management position without telling the staff that they report to me. He’s afraid that if he officially makes me the boss, some “old timers” will be upset. He says that if I lead meetings, approve vacation requests and participate in performance reviews, employees will automatically begin to regard me as their manager. If the owner goes through with this plan, I will be held accountable for results, but will have virtually no control over the staff’s performance. Isn’t he being somewhat unrealistic?” Baffled
How to build good work habits
Andy Core is a speaker and author of Change Your Day, Not Your Life. Recently, we got in touch with him to learn more about the importance of nurturing good work habits one step at a time.
A more worthy kind of office cleanup?
While it’s great to do some serious dusting once in a while, there’s one area of your office that probably needs a cleaning more than any other: your computer network. It doesn’t take long for it to become a cluttered maze of superfluous and forgotten folders, subfolders and useless files. Set aside a day for […]
Questioning the boss’s hiring moves? That’s sure to backfire
Q: “About a month ago, the owner of our company removed me from my position as division manager and brought in an outside hire. Although ‘Jeff’ is clearly unqualified for the job, I am now reporting to him. Jeff does not understand our business, but he tries to impress the owner by asking for unnecessary reports and copying him on every email. I am becoming increasingly angry, because I do not feel that Jeff should be my boss. How can I convince the owner that this guy is basically worthless?” Fed Up
Are you playing defense?
It may not be easy to acknowledge that you are a defensive communicator. Understand that being defensive makes it difficult for others to speak honestly with you, as they don’t want to upset you. Some common defense mechanisms include sarcasm, blaming, trivializing, overexplaining or withdrawing. Here are steps you can take to address it.
Google Hummingbird
In 2013 Google introduced this new algorithm that changes the way Google evaluates search inquiries, particularly with what’s called “Conversational Search.”
3 things NOT to do in Excel
Melissa Esquibel points out some common Excel blunders.
3 reasons why you procrastinate
Wouldn’t it be great if you could get past the urge to procrastinate and just get things done when you need to, without stress or last-minute problems? You can certainly make a good effort to, writes Heidi Grant Halvorson, associate director for the Motivation Science Center at Columbia University’s business school.