YouTube videos, reusing content and dropdowns in Google programs
Trimming YouTube videos in Google Slides, repurposing files in Google Docs and creating dropdowns in Google Sheets.
The downside of being the ‘indispensable’ admin
In my work as an empowerment teacher, I know anger often is a product of feeling stuck in a situation in which we feel little autonomy and freedom to create change. Here are four suggestions to empower admins as managers demand a return to the office.
Showing your value: Creating a ‘brag book’
Do you ever find yourself at a loss for words when performance review time arrives? Create a “brag book” of your wins as they occur. You will always be ready to show your value to the organization in concrete terms.
PowerPoint object help
Editing objects that overlap and inserting screenshots.
So you’re getting a summer intern
Will your office welcome one or more interns to the workplace this summer? For the admin, that may mean extra work or much-needed support, or both.
Pay equity: Still a long way to go
U.S. Census Bureau figures reveal that women make about 83 cents for every dollar earned by men. Pew Research reports that college-educated Black and Hispanic men earn roughly 80% of the hourly wages of white college-educated men.
4 tips to resolve conflicts
It’s inevitable that disputes will arise between team members, and the onus is on all of us to resolve them. Luckily, conflict resolution is a skill that you can improve, which will make dealing with disputes far easier.
Execs need to ask admins before choosing project tools
The probability of success is greatest when admins are involved at the project’s onset and can exert influence over how the process will proceed and be tracked.
How to be proactive at work
Proactive people take action in anticipation of the future. They look at what they can control and do what is in their power to produce desirable outcomes. Someone who is proactive does not wait around for things to happen.
1-Minute Strategies: June ’23
8 traits of an effective executive assistant … Preventing “tech neck” … ChatGPT