Why do I askBecause if you don’t remember more than half of the above, you may not be old enough to appreciate how really far the administrative profession has come over the past 30 yearsAs technology became more fully utilized, the terrible redundancy of clerical work diminished. As administrative tasks became less labor intensive, the role of Assistant became more and more strategic. Soon…
Admit it, if your administrative assistant quit tomorrow, you’d be in a whole lot of trouble. Administrative assistants keep your schedule aligned, your files in order, and manage all of the little…
Office of the Future: Evolving workplace trends impacting administrative professionals. Interviews with @stacyleitner @officerenegade @Mickay8591.
Columnist Kristen Asleson says a good administrative assistant helps keep the office moving.
This one’s for all the administrative assistants out there. You know you’re awesome and indispensable, but it doesn’t always feel like other people think the same way. Sometimes your bosses take you for granted, and every time that happens you take a deep breath and remind yourself that murder is really hard to get away with. Well enough is enough, I say! So the next time you feel unappreciated, here’s what I want you to do.
You could just be nice to administrative professionals all year round.
Administrative errors can sometimes sneak up on small-business owners and carry a hefty price tag. To avoid mistakes, owners can take measures such as specifying income streams for proper channeling of funds for marketing and hiring an accounting professional to help with taxes -- especially considering that some states consider Paycheck Protection Program loans taxable income.
Hawaii is facing a projected $1.4 billion budget shortfall for the coming fiscal year, with talk of cuts in vital government services and higher taxes. Instead, if the state reformed financing of state employee health benefits and Medicaid, around $850 million a year could be recovered to fill that shortfall.
Administrative assistants spend their days juggling a plethora of responsibilities: managing schedules, keeping detailed records, conducting research, and handling every other project that comes th…