June 29, 2016 By Jasmine Freeman 3 Comments

Office Dynamics Recap From Admin Pro Forum In Orlando

Our team recently had the opportunity to fly to Orlando, Florida and participate in the inaugural Admin Pro Forum event hosted by our friends at Business Management Daily. We always enjoy traveling together and our opportunities to do so are few and far between.

traveling to Orlando for Admin Pro Forum

Jasmine Freeman & Joan Burge Traveling to Orlando for the Admin Pro Forum

I really love attending events for the administrative profession. It’s a great chance to network and show our support for the profession.

The administrative community forms bonds quickly and tightly. I’ve built an outstanding network around the world with professionals at all levels through attending events like this one. I also know many assistants who have done the same and have thriving administrative networks today along with much career success.

While in Orlando we thought it would be fun to record a few Facebook Live posts while we were at the event. We hope you enjoy these videos of our event recaps each day; you can find them embedded in this post below. We hope to see you at an event in the near future! [Read more…]

March 30, 2016 By Jasmine Freeman 2 Comments

Leading Administrative Training Company Donates Program to Deserving Organizations

Office Dynamics International awarded two organizations its Star Achievement Series^® training program (Level 1) in support of Administrative Professionals.

Office Dynamics International, the globally recognized authority for administrative training and development, made two sizable in-kind donations in the month of March. As a pioneer in the field, Office Dynamics has been a vocal advocate for the education of Administrative Professionals for over 25 years. In support of its mission, Office Dynamics held a contest to identify a deserving organization and award the administrative staff with the Star Achievement Series® Level 1 Trainer’s Kit (valued at $24,000.00).

To participate, organizations had to submit application materials describing why the training is needed and pledging leadership support.

“The response was very exciting!” says Joan Burge, founder and CEO of Office Dynamics. “We had submissions from Warner Brothers, Turner Broadcasting, Prudential, and a number of other high-profile organizations.” [Read more…]

January 29, 2016 By Jasmine Freeman 6 Comments

Administrative Competency Assessment

Am I A Good Assistant?

How I used an administrative competency assessment to measure my skill level in the administrative field.

Use this assessment for executive and administrative assistants as a tool to measure your skill level.

Several years ago I was preparing for my first annual review with my new executive, Joan Burge, Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International. I wanted to be ready for anything when we sat down together to discuss my progress and my skill set as her Chief Executive Assistant.

As I was looking for some ideas on how to prepare, I came across a document that labeled and provided a measurement of the core administrative competencies. The assessment listed several main functions under each competency to measure an individual’s performance. I remembered this document from some one-on-one coaching that Joan did with her high-level executive assistant clients. She would have the assistant and the executive fill out separate assessments and they would meet afterward to discuss the ratings.

GET YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENT HERE!

I decided I should do a self-assessment before my big review. [Read more…]

April 7, 2015 By Guest Blogger 49 Comments

Personal Growth Is Your Responsibility

One of the biggest assets any Administrative Assistant can have is the understanding that her personal growth is her responsibility. This may mean attending training programs to increase your skills. Very often your companies will pay for these courses if your employer sees the benefit to the company for you to have the training. It is your responsibility to source the training you need and bring it to the attention of your employer. Yet, personal development can also mean that you increase your knowledge and skills by taking the initiative to read books, listen to audio tapes, read trade magazines, and be constantly observant of your surroundings.

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March 24, 2015 By Joan Burge 54 Comments

Celebrating Administrative Professionals

Administrative Assistants Rock! Join our April Blog-A-Thon

April is just around the corner and we love celebrating administrative professionals! This is the month we can (and will) celebrate in a big way. In honor of Administrative Professionals Week (4/20 – 4/24) and Office Dynamics 25th Year in business educating administrative professionals and their executives, we are bringing back our Blog-a-Thon. During the entire month of April, we will be posting daily blogs written by myself and special guests who love the administrative profession. [Read more…]

January 26, 2015 By Joan Burge Leave a Comment

Break Through a Career Plateau and Climb to the Stars!

Employees often ask me “How can I continue advancing my career after I feel I’ve hit a career plateau?” They also tell me that they like who they work for and the work they do, but feel stagnant. Anyone who asks that question is a go-getter! How does an employee continue moving forward in his or her chosen profession? [Read more…]