Category: Teamwork

When you hear “sustainability leader,” you might picture a corporate executive with a green job title or someone working in environmental policy. But in today’s workplace, sustainability leadership is not reserved for a select few, instead it belongs to everyone. No matter your role, company size, or industry, you can influence decisions, champion better practices, […]

When the gorgeous summer weather arrives, it’s no surprise that employees would rather be outside enjoying it than stuck in an office building under fluorescent lights. As an executive assistant, you can embrace the July celebrations of National Parks and Recreation Month and National Ice Cream Month to arrange fun team-building activities to get people outdoors and bonding—for both on-site staff and remote workers.

Team-building events can be a hit or a miss. If you ask colleagues about their experiences with such activities, you’re bound to get mixed responses. Team-building can be fun, engaging and beneficial, but poor planning and lackluster ideas are often the downfall of what could have been extraordinary. Here are some options to consider across the country for your next team-building event.

It is one thing to take a group of individuals and create a team in a shared environment/workplace. It is another when everyone is remote from each other, on a level (although sometimes challenging) playing field. Here are three things you must do now to create and support a successful hybrid team.

So much value may be going untapped by overlooking the potential of forming collaborative teams of administrative staff. Here are some ideas for getting started with a new team or improving the performance of an existing one.

You know you need to light a fire under your team, but you don’t want to sap their productivity by piling on stress. Can pressure and support coexist? The answer is yes, thoughtfully. Here are some ideas for how to approach this situation.

I have always believed in the idea of strength in unity when it comes to the administrative profession. When I worked in the field for 20 years, I put this into action and saw many benefits as a result.

How do I get multiple people to collaborate on a document without risking losing anyone’s contributions? … One person has made a copy and edited that instead of working on the document I shared with everyone. How do I merge their changes?

If a decision is important and risky, it should be controversial. Every organization needs a healthy atmosphere for dissent if it wants innovation and commitment.