Try this team celebration for size
At the next office party or year-end celebration, consider hosting what we call the “Anything Awards” to have silly fun while challenging people to be creative.
Category: People Skills
So much passive-aggressive behavior!
In our professional environments, it’s not always possible or acceptable to express natural emotions like anger or resentment. Here are some ways of dealing with a passive-aggressive colleague.
5 tips make deadlines mean something
There are reasons why deadlines are difficult to hold, keep and enforce. By taking a look at some positive approaches, we can better use them to accomplish our goals.
Isn’t there an app for that?
Effective calendar management simply cannot be handled by a robot, an application or a piece of software. It takes brain power, empathy and deep understanding.
The Anonymous Admin vs. ghastly co-workers
A chilling tale for Halloween.
Safely deal with workplace bullies
Here are tips from the personal safety experts at Krav Maga Worldwide that can help shut down uncomfortable situations.
How to work for a younger boss
A lot of emotions can surface in the younger boss/older employee relationship. All of them are understandable. Here are some grounding tips.
Rescue a shaky bond with the boss
Peggy Vasquez presented the training session “How to Develop a Powerful Partnership With Your Manager” at Admin Pro Forum 2019 in Orlando. Her book NOT, “Just an Admin!” offers this advice when it’s become difficult to work with your boss.
Adhere to business etiquette
In today’s casual society, more than ever, assistants need to learn the proper protocol, etiquette and little nuances that should still be in place and then some.
Avoid embarrassing an “unplugged” employee
Avoid embarrassing an “unplugged” employee by calling on him or her so you can put them on the spot.