Have you ever felt punished for taking initiative and tackling a problem on the job? If so, you’re not alone, says productivity consultant Laura Stack. Don’t let that stop you in the future, though. Instead, consider who you may want to consult before you act again.
At work, you need individual goals that express what you want to be doing, says ClearCompany CEO Andre Lavoie, who explains the four characteristics of a smart employee goal.
To clean up your writing, trust your ears … Replace quirky interview questions with analytical ones … Pick the best time and place to speak up.
“Sweatworking” is the newest way to connect with professional contacts … You’ll soon be able to control your entire house with Siri voice commands … Watch what you write in your work emails; they can be used against you.
Meeting with other business professionals who also want to expand their network has never been easier, writes Taylor Soper in GeekWire. Startup company Weave has created Concierge, an app that automates your networking.
As organizations transition to electronic medical records and deal with the upcoming coding conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10, they’re looking for coding and health information management professionals as well. Here are three more health care admin roles for you to consider.
Administrative workers took a particularly hard hit during the recession, writes Bryce Covert for New Republic. Nearly 1.7 million administrative support positions were lost between 2007 and 2013, and unlike earlier recessions, these jobs did not return as the economy rebounded. Instead, professionals are more likely to answer their own phones and manage their own calendars …
Boost your career by self-publishing on LinkedIn … Develop resilience to ease your way through life’s struggles … Increase productivity by setting yourself up to say “done.”
We connected with author Nancy O’Reilly for her advice on building stronger professional relationships.
Julie Perrine says she’s an “accidental admin”—but once she got into it, she found she enjoyed the job and had the skills necessary to succeed at it. She’s worked in customer service, as an executive assistant and as a virtual assistant. In 2009, she launched All Things Admin and now does onsite workshops, training and speaking. We caught up with Perrine recently and talked about the changing role of admins and what it takes to get ahead in the profession now.
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