Administrative/Clerical: Recording Better Messages and Voicemails

For administrative professionals, recording voicemail greetings and leaving voicemail messages is an inevitable part of the job. Although recording a voicemail can be intimidating, it

Administrative/Clerical: What is Your Biggest Office Productivity Killer?

Office productivity is important for administrative professionals, as your boss often reviews you based on how much work you get done. Many of the tools

Building Administrative Support Teams Takes Courage

I began working with my employer in January, 2003. When I started, there were over 14,000 employees within the organization. Previously I had worked for

Administrative: Email Signatures and Sign-Offs

As an administrative professional, you must always communicate with internal and external stakeholders in a professional manner. Using professional email sign-offs is just one way

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

travel planning for executives and assistants

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