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
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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
7 Tips to Manage Time and Priorities as an Assistant
7 Tips to Manage Time and Priorities as an administrative assistant: Determine what truly is important. What can wait? What absolutely cannot wait? What is
Travel Planning for Your Executive
“Take the trip in your mind before you send me on a trip.” This is a comment I often hear from executives who travel and
DNA of a Star Assistant™ by Joan Burge
I am putting the finishing touches on a speech I am giving next week to 250+ executive assistants. The conference committee asked that I include