Taking charge and keeping your edge in 2024
There’s good news and bad news about the workplace for executive assistants in 2024.
Category: Career
How to navigate office politics in a chaotic workplace
You may not like to think about “office politics,” but it exists in every office. Here are some “insider” secrets and unspoken rules no one else will tell you.
Breathe new life into your workspace
Your workspace is often a hub of activity—a place where you juggle deadlines, manage calendars and keep the wheels of your executive’s day turning smoothly. However, amid the flurry of emails, meetings and endless to-do lists, it’s easy for your office environment to feel clinical and uninspiring. But what if there was a simple, natural solution that could transform your workspace into a more vibrant, rejuvenating oasis? The secret lies in the power of plants.
1-Minute Strategies: May ’24
Project confidence and declutter your desk.
Celebrating the contributions of EAs
Administrative Professionals Week falls on the last full week of April each year. The Wednesday of that week, April 24th, is known as Administrative Professionals Day. This is an opportune moment to pause, reflect and celebrate the invaluable contributions executive assistants make day in and day out. Here are some thoughtful ways EAs can show appreciation for themselves.
Honoring the women of the administrative profession
The administrative professionals of the world are a group that is 95–97% female. March was Women’s History Month, and with that kind of dominant presence, it is important to acknowledge and honor women with wisdom from fellow administrative professionals and female leaders to move forward with confidence, strength and self-respect.
Showcase your skills with a digital portfolio
Creating an online portfolio can be a fantastic way to track your professional development and skills in a more creative way than with a simple résumé. While it can be used as a replacement for or in addition to a résumé, an online portfolio can be worth designing even if you aren’t looking for a new job. Here’s why and how to put together a digital showcase of your talents.
Office Tech in Brief: Google Docs zoom shortcuts, time zones and video sharing
New zoom shortcuts in Docs … new smart chips date feature … share video and starting point.
The community’s response to role titles
Although this publication is called Administrative Professional Today and often refers to you, the reader, as an “executive assistant,” there are some debates within the community about preferred titles in this role. To put this to the test, we posted polls in our two APT social media communities, Facebook and LinkedIn: What do you prefer to be called?
1-Minute Strategies: May ’24
Smart devices are game-changers … own up to your mistakes as an EA.