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Assistants Worldwide Who Contributed to a Gratitude Book

I am overwhelmed by the hundreds of assistants worldwide who contributed to a Gratitude Book that was presented to me by my son, Brian, on my birthday (August 16).

 

I don’t really take the time to stop and think about how I impact tens of thousands of administrative and executive assistants around the world. I just do my work. I focus on how I can help assistants live a better life, increase their productivity, and improve the quality of their work life. My work is not work. I love being of service, helping others, being with people and making friends across the globe. [Read more…]

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Getting Monday Motivated

We all know that Monday can be the most challenging day of the week. We also know that our mentality has a lot to do with this. But why?

According to studies and surveys conducted over the years, there are several reasons why most of us dislike Mondays.

We are leaving a life of being in charge. Over the weekend we have had the opportunity to be in charge of our own life. Make our own decisions and do what we want. When we come to work on Monday, some of us lose that sense of “being in charge.”

We are leaving our family and friends. You may have spent the entire weekend with your family and friends. Laughing and having a good time but now you have to let it go and focus on work.

We do not like our jobs. Spending time at a place you do not like being at, doing what you do not like doing, can be daunting.

We do not like the “Office Dragons.” Office Dragons can bring us down and make the workday feel like a work week if we do not know how to “deal” with them.

Whatever the case may be, we actually do have a choice in how we feel when it comes to a “case of the Mondays.”

Office Dynamics offers a solution that thousands of people, just like yourself, refer to every Monday.

MONDAY MOTIVATORS

I greatly appreciate the Monday Motivators! How on earth does she know exactly how we are feeling sometimes???? ~ Deb C.

Every Monday, Joan Burge, Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International writes an inspiring, motivational, and down to earth email that allows you to jump-start your week with a sense of empowerment and electricity that will carry you through the week.

Let Office Dynamics help jump-start your week with words of inspiration and motivation with our Monday Motivators.

 

 

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5 Ways to Take Charge of Your Career

5 Ways to Take Charge of Your Career

  1. Think like an entrepreneur. See yourself as President of You, Inc. Don’t just think of yourself as working for someone else. Learn to take responsibility and be accountable for your work environment. Be a catalyst in making good things happen around you.
  2. See teams everywhere. See people in other departments as part of the bigger team. A business should be a constellation of talent. As each person becomes better at what he or she does and shares successes with colleagues, each department becomes stronger. As each department becomes more effective, the entire organization excels.
  3. Be a problem solver. In the new work environment, you have to tackle problems inside and outside your immediate area. When you see a problem, take ownership. Think of several solutions, evaluate possible outcomes, select one and move forward.
  4. Take risks. When you take a risk, the outcome is not always guaranteed. But if you never take a risk, or push your limits, you will never know your true potential.
  5. Seek feedback. All of us have “blind spots.” Encourage feedback from your manager, colleagues, customers, and others who interact with you regularly. Once you receive their feedback, work on a plan for improvement.

 

 

Register for the 25th Annual Conference For Administrative Excellence

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An Interview with the Office Dynamics Team

It’s been almost a full year since I attended the Conference for Administrative excellence. The conference was a game changer for me. I have over 20 years of administrative professional experience and proud of my personal and professional accomplishments, yet the conference provided new perspectives, opportunities to talk with others in my chosen field and a reminder to embrace my unique talents and skills. I have never attended such a relevant and inspiring conference!

I have shared my unforgettable conference experience & excitement about the material presented and the speakers with coworkers and via blog posts. I’m just as excited and grateful about attending again this year since it is the 25th Annual Conference – The Stellar Assistant! There are so many new learning opportunities and amazing speakers to look forward to! If you are attending this year, please connect with me!

If you are looking for justification to attend the 25th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence October 23 – 26, 2018, please click here and here.

I recently had the opportunity to ask Joan some questions, if you have not had an opportunity to read those please do! There is an entire team that works hard to coordinate this conference and they have shared their answers to a few candid questions and provided a glimpse behind the scenes!

Meet the entire Office Dynamics International Team –

  • Joan Burge – Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International since 1990
  • Melia Amira – Administrative Assistant
  • Brian Burge – Creative Director
  • Ernan Paredes – Marketing Specialist
  • Jill Wilhelm – Director of Operations

Since all of you are part of the conference planning process, what is your favorite theme and/or part of the conference each year; Melia, Brian, Ernan, and Jill?

Brian: My favorite part is the Gala Event. Hands down. It’s a ton of fun and everyone gets to let loose.

Ernan: Since this is my first Conference I can’t say which part is my favorite yet. However, I can say I’m the most excited to see what JJ Villar, our Entertainment Director, has in store for our attendees. I’ve been clued in on what is going on and from the sounds of things, it sounds awesome! [Read more…]

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018)

I know many seasoned executive assistants who think they do not need to focus on or pay attention to their basic skills, what is also known as the fundamentals. They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. This is not smart. [Read more…]

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Uplifting Positive Self-Talk

When you are feeling “less than best” (and we all do from time to time), it helps to rely upon a technique I call Uplifting Positive Self-Talk. This will increase your confidence and allow you to approach the day with a positive frame of mind.

It is fairly simple to do – which is why I’m amazed more people don’t use it!

Here’s how Positive Self-Talk works:

First, you make a conscious choice to cut off negative thinking when it strikes. Negative thoughts happen to all of us. But it’s how well we manage them that ultimately determines the degree to which we’ll succeed in life. [Read more…]

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Understanding the Stages of Growth

This infographic is created from the Executives & Assistants Working In Partnership: The Definitive Guide To Success, by Joan Burge.

To better understand the people side of the partnership equation, it’s helpful to first understand the stages of growth. Below is a slightly adapted excerpt from Joan’s Star Achievement Series® training.

Please feel free to comment and share with your friends or colleagues. To save the photo, right click and select Save Image As.

To order a copy of the Executives & Assistants Working In Partnership: The Definitive Guide To Success, CLICK HERE.

 

 

 

 

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Manager Support

Two to Tango

You and the person you support make up a team, even if it’s a small team. There are three stages in a team relationship. The first is learning to work together. Within that stage, each person tries to understand the other person’s work habits, communication style, and attitude. It’s a getting-to-know-you stage.

The second stage revolves around partnership development. That encompasses knowing each other on a deeper level, such as knowing each other’s work values, specific likes and dislikes, the scope and depth of each other’s jobs, working in concert and seeing differences as assets vs. liabilities to the team. [Read more…]

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A Conversation with Joan

Over the past 20 years, I have attended several conferences ranging in topics from fiction writing to motivational to professional training and even a full weekend trying to become a more educated outdoor woman. Each conference offered a unique learning opportunity, but none of them provided the ideal balance of professional and personal development that last year’s conference did.

The Conference for Administrative Excellence not only provided many educational moments with a variety of speakers, I was introduced to some amazing people in my field as well. The conference exceeded all of my expectations.

How better to share the conference experience than a conversation with the creator herself – The professional, personable, and mentor to many, Joan Burge! I’m honored to have had the opportunity to ask Joan a few questions. Her answers are enlightening and encompass the experience that helps create one of the most respected conferences ever offered. I highly recommend reading them more than once (with a notepad!).

There is a team behind the amazing conference event. From the first phone call to register for the conference to picking up my name tag, the entire team carried out the professionalism of Joan. I never imagined my experience and learning would stretch so far beyond those few amazing days in October last year. We have so many ways to learn from Joan; webinars, books, blog posts, etc., yet here I am with another amazing opportunity to know and learn even more!

A Conversation with Joan

Q: You’ve been a unique blend of experience as an assistant and now executive and business owner (with so much in between!). Can you share a mentorship opportunity you had as an assistant from another assistant and one or two takeaways from that opportunity? [Read more…]

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Joan’s 5 Favorite Inspirational Quotes

Merriam-Webster defines inspiration as “a divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him or her to receive and communicate sacred revelation.” But what does inspiration mean to you? Where do you draw it from? What triggers your emotions and intellect to dig deep and keep going?

Joan Burge, Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International, has been inspiring and motivating those inside and outside of the Administrative/Executive Assistant field for over 30 years but where does Joan draw some of her inspiration from?

Here are Joan’s 5 Favorite Inspirational Quotes. What are some quotes that you refer to for inspiration? Please feel free to share and inspire others! [Read more…]

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