In this free webinar Joan Burge dives right into the important skills that any administrative professional needs to embrace to become an exceptional self-leader.
We invite you to view the webinar replay: Mastering Self Leadership
Revolutionary Insights Into Self-Leadership for Administrative Professionals
This is a replay of the free webinar offered June 2016 titled Revolutionary Insights Into Self-Leadership (for administrative professionals).
Administrative professionals don’t typically think of themselves as leaders; even the most successful struggle with the idea! After all, leaders are the people we work for, right? They guide the organization, make important decisions and steer the team toward success. We tend to discount our own leadership qualities and the many ways in which we already take the lead each and every day. As a result, our inner leader never gets the opportunity to really shine.
Administrative professionals don’t typically think of themselves as leaders; even the most successful struggle with the idea! After all, leaders are the people we work for, right? They guide the organization, make important decisions and steer the team toward success. We tend to discount our own leadership qualities and the many ways in which we already take the lead each and every day. As a result, our inner leader never gets the opportunity to really shine.
Only a rare few administrative professionals have learned to tap into the power of the most advanced leadership skill. Those who do, experience an elevated level of autonomy, credibility, and authority. We’re talking about “self-leadership,” a revolutionary concept that separates the everyday admin from the extraordinary one. By leveraging self-leadership, we distinguish ourselves as independent and competent trusted business partners.
This topic is near and dear to Joan Burge, CEO of Office Dynamics and former executive assistant. She’s witnessed its power first hand and helped hundreds of administrative professionals hone their self-leadership skills. She even has a full 2-day course on the subject! In this month’s free webinar, Joan will share some of her own experiences and revolutionary insights on the topic. Even those who have completed the course will gain new ideas and a fresh perspective—and those who haven’t will get a high-level peek into some of its most important elements.
Learning Highlights From This Webinar
As an attendee, you will learn…
- What self-leadership actually means and how it differs from traditional “leadership.”
- The 9 key areas where you need to focus, to become a masterful self-leader in the workplace. (Plus helpful resources for continued learning!)
- Why self-leadership is the essential missing piece for revolutionizing your administrative career.
- How to approach your work, career, and LIFE with intention and a sense of mission.Simple strategies to boldly embrace your inner leader—and enhance your productivity, collaboration, and creativity at the same time!
- Simple strategies to boldly embrace your inner leader—and enhance your productivity, collaboration, and creativity at the same time!
How Can Executive Assistants Be Like Zappos?
This title might seem strange to you: How can executive assistants be like Zappos. Hear me out.
In case you have not heard of this cutting-edge company, Zappos has 1,600+ employees who produce in excess of $2 billion in revenues annually. Zappos sells online shoes and clothing for men, women, and children. Tony Hsieh, 41-year old CEO, is a simple man. Although worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Hsieh does not need a big, elaborate, fancy office (photos of Hsieh’s workspace) and he chooses to live in a trailer park in Las Vegas instead of a mansion.
Zappos is also well-known for their “fun” work environment and culture while they deliver “WOW” to their customers, which it has done so in spades, serving millions of customers across the globe.
Tony Hsieh’s desk
The Office Dynamics team spent two hours in early December touring the Las-Vegas based corporate campus. We learned a great deal in those 2 hours which we can now apply to our own roles and business. [Read more…]
Lead From Anywhere: How assistants can exemplify leadership
A Conversation with Joan Burge – Author, Master Trainer and Founder of Office Dynamics.
Joan Burge, a renowned author and administrative expert, is the creator of the Star Achievement Series®, World Class Assistant™ Certificate Program, more than 40 customized workshops and seminars for administrative professionals and author of several books. Joan equips administrative assistants, executive assistants and office support professionals to move beyond task work to higher-level functions that meet the ever-changing demands of today’s workplace. [Read more…]
Living The BIG Life Principles
I am celebrating finishing a year of Monday Motivators which focused on a 12-month theme of “2014-The Year of BIG.” I’m wondering how many of you were reached with my BIG Life principles. I am curious if I clearly communicated what I mean by a “BIG Life.”
Each month this year, I focused on a different aspect of BIG Life. Themes included BIG: Thoughts (Jan); Goals (Feb); Energy (March); Focus (April); Learning (May); Staying Power (June); Change (July); Action (August); Choices (September); October—(I took a little break); Resilience (November); Celebration (December). If you missed any of these issues, you can find them on the Office Dynamics Blog and view my videos on my Joan Burge BIG Life YouTube Channel.
I want to give you a special gift as the year ends. Here are some core principles on living a BIG Life from my book, Give Yourself Permission to Live a BIG Life.
BIG Life Principles
- The depth and breadth of your life is more important than the number of years you live.
- You are designed for greatness. Are you allowing yourself to become all you were destined to be?
- Be grateful every day—not just when life is going your way. Every single day we can find several things for which to be grateful. These should be written in a special journal at the end of the day before you turn out the light. It will help you sleep better! This practice is especially important when you have had a rough day.
- A BIG Life is supported by 5 Pillars.
Should I get certified as an administrative professional?
Although demand is high for qualified, knowledgeable administrative professionals, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. Did you know that in the United States alone, there are over 4 million jobs in the administrative field, including those for executive assistants and administrative assistants like yourself?
Identifying the best administrators can also be a tough task for talent managers. Whether they are looking to fill a new role, or make decisions about annual raises and promotions, employers find it difficult to pinpoint the candidates with the right knowledge, motivations and skills to excel. [Read more…]