Administrative/Clerical: Prioritizing Work More Efficiently
Prioritizing your work efficiently is one of the best ways to succeed as an administrative professional. Good work-management skills make it possible to manage multiple
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Administrative/Clerical: Tips for Listening and Comprehension
Clerical workers and administrative assistants rely heavily on listening skills to ensure that they accomplish tasks quickly and effectively. Well-developed skills in listening and comprehension
Wearing the Appropriate “Costume” To Work—Looking Your Professional Best
Hello Monday Motivators! Fall and the approach of Halloween are definitely in the air in Las Vegas. As I drive through my neighborhood to exit
Persuasion Skills – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Persuasion skills for the administrative assistant. It was Desmond Tutu who stated, “Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.” There are a lot of people
How to Organize Your Work [or Figure out what to do first!]
Prioritizing for Executive and Administrative Assistants I have been training and working with executive assistants and administrative professionals for 30 years. The question I am
How to Plan Business Travel & Business Travel Planning Checklists
Travel Planning for Executive & Administrative Assistants When I was an executive assistant planning hundreds of trips for my executive over a 20-year period, I
Executive and Executive Assistant One-on-One Meeting Instructions
We received a great question from reader, Mary Louise. ML asks Joan, “What topics should I be discussing during a one-on-one meeting with the boss?
Love Your Career: Do you have a career or a job?
Dear Monday Motivators, This month, I will be writing around the theme: Love Your Career. Lots of questions come to my mind when I say
Creating Transformative Partnerships with Your Leader – Joan Burge
Joan took the stage confidently on Friday morning, our final conference day. We had already received such wonderful information, and here was an additional rich