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April 28, 2016 By Guest Blogger 32 Comments

Tips for Planning Someone Else’s Travel

Planning travel for others is no simple matter and administrative professionals know this better than anyone else! Each traveler has personal preferences and unique quirks that make travel planning a true art form. As an admin, you are already a pro at putting yourself in other’s shoes and predicting their needs, even before they know what they need! However, travel is full of unpredictable changes. We’ve spent the last couple months talking to some of the top admins in the game to find out what they are doing to stay ahead of the curve and keep travelers moving on time and in style. Here are some of their tips to help you stay on top! [Read more…]

April 23, 2016 By Jasmine Freeman 5 Comments

Administrative Professionals Week Instagram Challenge #AdminProud

We are having a ball with you this month as you have engaged in the #AdminBlogathon daily with some really incredible comments, questions, challenges and connection points. We are more than thrilled with this event and hope that you have been as well. Are you finding useful skills throughout the posts that you can apply at work?

We appreciate you and we are really excited to kick off Administrative Professionals Week on Monday. Even if this event isn’t recognized at your office, you are welcome and recognized here – every day!

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April 5, 2016 By Guest Blogger 36 Comments

How Administrative Professionals Can Prepare for the Office of the Future

by Brandi Britton, district president, OfficeTeam

This article was originally published in Executive Secretary Magazine and shared with permission by OfficeTeam and it’s author.

Today’s administrative professionals have anything but an easy and boring job. Over the years, their roles have moved well beyond circulating memos and taking dictation. They are being asked to become involved in and even take charge of areas such as social media and corporate responsibility.

In recent Office of the Future research from OfficeTeam and the International Association of Administrative Professionals, 50 percent of survey respondents feel they have skills that are not being tapped at work. Let’s take a look at three areas where admins say they would like to play bigger roles. You’ll see how you can get involved and grow your administrative skills. [Read more…]

April 1, 2016 By Jasmine Freeman 158 Comments

Why This Blog-a-Thon Will Change Your Career

Welcome to April, a month that can change your career if you’re an administrative professional.

We love this time of year, it’s time to shine the spotlight on our favorite office professional, you, the assistant.

While we serve the administrative profession all 365 days of the year this is the month that you get a week of recognition, or at least a day. And if you’re friends of ours, well…we’re giving you the whole month.

It’s time to kick-off a special event we’ve been hosting for years here on our blog that we hope you will enjoy!

At Office Dynamics International we’ve been working hard to organize a special event just for you that will not only be fun and pump-you-up with excitement for your career – this event will provide you with expert tips and trade secrets, real-world advice and solutions you can take back to your desk and implement right away.

Not only will we be sharing our expertise, we’ve rallied together a whole bunch of experts we’ll be introducing as we journey through this April Blog-a-Thon.

Just a few of the experts who are looking forward to joining us: [Read more…]

April 20, 2015 By Joan Burge 12 Comments

Happy Administrative Professionals Week! An Admirable Profession

Administrative Professionals Week – Celebrating An Admirable Profession

First, I want to thank my incredible administrative partner who grew into a Vice President at Office Dynamics . . . Jasmine Freeman. I always say an executive assistant will make or break an executive and Jasmine has certainly allowed me to be successful.

The Administrative Profession Is An Admirable Profession

Happy Administrative Professionals Week! Wow, I can’t believe it is that time of year again. Of course this profession is near and dear to my heart since I worked in the administrative profession for 20 years and Office Dynamics has been dedicated to administrative training and development for 25 years. This truly is very special and you have been a big part of our success. [Read more…]

April 13, 2015 By Joan Burge 39 Comments

5 Ways to Thank the Assistants Who Help You Succeed

Did you know Administrative Professionals Week is April 20 – 24?

This happens to be one of my favorite weeks of the year – and not just because I was once an assistant myself before I founded my training company, Office Dynamics, back in 1990.

I love celebrating Administrative Professionals Week because it gives me a chance to thank my own assistant for everything she does to help me be even more successful. If it weren’t for administrative professionals, business would cease. Managers and executives could not be effective. In fact, if not for assistants, the entire economy would collapse. If you don’t agree, just think of what happens when your assistant is out, even for a day! Multiply that by more than 4 million assistants in the United States alone and… well, you get my point!

Here are five great ways to thank the assistants – those outstanding, indispensable administrative professionals who help us succeed each and every day [Read more…]