Below is a list of tech – apps, websites, devices – that cannot do my job without. If you have any tech you can’t live without please let us know in the comments below.
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Why now is the best time to become an Official
The Officials – Empowering admins through community, courses and coaching
Are you an admin or want to be an admin but have lots of questions on the best way to perform the role? What is the best way to manage multiple diaries? How to speak with executives? Best practices? Interview tips? You name it we got it.
Lauren Bradley, the Founder of The Officials, tells you why now is the time to become an Official. Continue reading Why now is the best time to become an Official
My morning ritual for a successful day
So much of an admin’s job is reactionary but what separates the top brass is their ability to be proactive as well. One way we are able to do this is by creating rituals, a series of tasks that can help us remember where we were before we called away to deal with an emergency. Continue reading My morning ritual for a successful day
Admins, please don’t become jaded
A fellow admin once posted a question asking how well other admins got on well with staff. She had felt she was quite strict and tending to wear the bad cop hat quite often.
This is something I worry about for any profession. We’ve all seen it – the teachers that don’t seem to like kids, the HR professionals who seem to forget we are people and not just resources, the customer service representative that don’t know the meaning of service and the administrative assistant who no longer wants to assist. Continue reading Admins, please don’t become jaded
Department of Yes
As admins we find purpose in helping others and we love saying “Yes” to requests. Sometimes along our journey we lose sight of that and can become disgruntled with the barrage of requests. “Do you know what is for lunch today?” when they have access to the same menu on the intranet as you do. “How do you use the scanner?” while standing next to a meticulously constructed sign on how to use the scanner. It’s enough to drive anyone mad. Sadly, this can take the spring out of our steps in the morning and lead to us saying “No” a lot more often than we did at the beginning of our careers when we all so eager to please others and help, so “Yes” tumbled freely from our lips. Continue reading Department of Yes