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Office Dynamics Administrative Conference – Thursday Sessions

July 29, 2019November 21, 2018 by Guest Blogger

Thursday began with The State of the Profession, live-streamed on Facebook Live, featuring Joan Burge, Debbie Gross, Lisa Olsen, and Julie Reed.

Then the conference broke for the first set of four concurrent labs. Debbie Gross (Strategy) suggested administrative assistants to work at a higher level by using their Outlook calendar like their own personal admin to help keep them on track with the many projects to be managed. She said admins need to FOCUS more and observe “cones of silence” to get work done. She has a 3-point system for managing email: first pass. Second pass, Do (as in under two minutes). Third pass, Defer to tasks anything remaining that requires focus and project management.

Administrative Assistant’s I Wish for You

July 30, 2019November 14, 2018 by Joan Burge

After more than 40+ years of living in and with this profession, these are my wishes for every administrative professional, especially you. I hope you will pass this on to your peers so that we might light a fire that burns in all administrative professionals’ hearts.

Increase Your Value By Influencing Executive Decisions

July 30, 2019July 26, 2018 by Joan Burge

While I was working on some new material for my Star Achievement Series® training program for executive assistants and administrative assistants, I came across something I wrote years ago. It was an extra handout I used to give participants when I was teaching persuasion skills in class. I want to share the ideas with you. These ideas might come in handy in persuading your leader to send you to a conference or any training program.

Office Dynamics Top 10 Training Videos

July 30, 2019June 26, 2018 by Guest Blogger

Office Dynamics International is and always will be focused on YOU. Your training, your education, your professional advancement, and your overall well-being is important to us. It is because of you that we are able to help and provide information to so many people and we just want to say THANK YOU! And as a thank you, … Read more

Commit to One Learning Event for Self-Improvement

July 30, 2019June 12, 2018 by Brian Burge

Our conference is just a few months away and I’m over-the-moon with excitement to greet attendees from across the United States (and the world). Obviously, these are individuals who have committed to a learning event. They have committed to being away from their home and office for 4-5 full days. I guarantee they will be better … Read more

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