New Feature: Ask the Admin!
Like most blog writers, I spend time regularly reviewing the phrases people use to access my blog through search engines. What I’ve found is most of the searches that are bringing up my site are either for my receptionist tips or for my posts on how-tos in MS Office software.
So, I’m putting in a new [...]
Casual Friday - Clan of the Cavebear
What better way to spend a nice summer weekend than reading a book. This particular book is one of my all time favorites. I’ve probably read it 10 times over the years.
If you like a character driven book, with good strong characters, this is one you’ll love. If you love strong female characters, you’ll love [...]
Buying Office Equipment: what are the pitfalls
At some point in your career as an administrative assistant, you will be faced with buying new office equipment. Whether you are the final decision maker or just providing research for that person, you need to consider your options carefully.
Before you start looking for a piece of equipment, think about how you are going to [...]
When to put a project aside
If you’re like me, in addition to all the little day to day duties that take up your time, you will also have big time-consuming, thought provoking projects to add some leaven to your day. How do you manage those? Do you set aside time and power through them, or work on them as time [...]
Site Maintenance
I apologize if you’ve had problems accessing the site for the last couple of hours. I was upgrading to the newest version of WordPress. There were some problems with the install, and it took me a while to troubleshoot the issue and fix it.
Everything should be working right now. If you have any continued problems [...]
Sorry for the brief hiatus
But I’m back now after much drama both at work and at home. It’s amazing how everything can hit the fan at the same time, isn’t it?
Expect much posting in very short order while I work at getting caught up.
And thanks to all of you who have kept coming back even after a week [...]
The Key to Problem Solving
Often as an Administrative Assistant, you are called upon to solve problems. Problems for you boss, problems for your coworkers, problems for clients. The mark of a really great Administrative Assistant is being able to solve problems.
Sometimes, though, a clear cut answer isn’t readily available to solve the problem at hand. What do you do [...]
How to say No to the boss, and still keep your job.
As an administrative assistant, one of your most vital duties is to give appropriate feedback to the boss, and let’s face it, that feedback isn’t always positive. So how do you tell the boss that she just can’t do something without losing your job?
Most important, you need to know your boss and her temperament. If [...]
Don’t ask….Don’t Tell
Confidentiality. It’s possibly the single most important topic for an administrative assistant. As an AA, you have access to an incredible amount of information, not just about the company and it’s employees, but about your boss’s private life as well. I don’t think I have been in an interview since I got to the administrative [...]
The Boss/Assistant Relationship
No, no, no…not that kind of relationship! Goodness gracious, get your mind out of the gutter!
I’m talking about the relationship that exists between a boss and his administrative assistant. At least, the relationship that should exist between a boss and his admin.
One of the questions I am often asked on interviews is my view of [...]
