Planning an out-of-town meeting? Here’s how to deal with delays, cancellations, shutdowns, mergers and other airline industry woes.

Small business owners can quickly become buried under paperwork and “to-do” lists if they’re not organized. Technology can help … if you know how to use it.

You probably negotiate every day without even thinking about it. When it’s time to sit down and negotiate a lease contract or office-supply discount, have confidence that you’re a good negotiator. Use these tactical tips ...

Business owners often learn that they weren’t adequately prepared for floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters. Admins can help disaster-proof the workplace with these tips

If you’ve had trouble following through on your New Year’s resolution to get organized, you may be better suited to “shedding.” In Julie Morgenstern’s new book, When Organizing Isn’t Enough, she differentiates between organizing and shedding:

Being glued to your desk or computer all day takes its toll on your stiff neck, aching back and numb wrist. Try incorporating stretching into your routine and alleviate, or even prevent, the pain ...

Create an “action corner” on your desk. What to put in it: paperwork related to immediate tasks, notes from a phone conversation, a business card to enter into your address file ...

Give your meeting a modern edge without putting a dent in your budget.

Cost-cutting is the name of the game during tough economic times. One of the best cost-cutting strategies is to reduce waste—it frees up cash and generates measurable environmental benefits. Here are several paper-saving strategies that will make you look like the office hero.

Say that within a three-page document, the first and third pages are vertical, and the middle page is horizontal. How do you arrange them for stapling? Do you turn the middle sheet to the left so the staple is in the upper right-hand corner of the middle sheet, or to the right so the staple is in the lower left-hand corner?

Save time by storing “canned responses” on Gmail for commonly asked questions ... Halt interruptions by giving your physical space a makeover ...  Turn voice-mail messages from your mobile, home or work phone into e-mail messages ... Earn the mantle of “too valuable to lose”...

Make sure that whenever you train new hires, your words stick like glue. Use these tips offered by professional trainer Bob Pike.

Headed to a conference soon? Plan a better business trip for you or the boss with these five tips.

Bouncing your great idea off a co-worker before presenting it to the boss or in a meeting can help you tweak the idea to perfection. But by doing so, you run the risk of someone else “borrowing” your idea and passing it off as his or her own.

The great military genius of antiquity, Hannibal, relied on strategy over strength because that’s what he had. An army brat from the thriving North African kingdom of Carthage, Hannibal lived from 247 to 183 B.C., becoming a general at age 26. He spent 16 years fighting and winning against the mighty Roman legions. Here’s how.

After 10 years as an admin, Jennifer Bennett felt she’d hit a plateau. That’s when she launched her own blog.

On an average day, you probably network with internal and external clients, as well as multiple levels of managers. That makes you a “superconnector.”

Solidify your reputation for being dependable by practicing this for one week: Be honest when you make promises.

Ask yourself some of the same questions you’d ask a candidate who applied for an important position in your organization.

It's not just you; we’ve all been getting more spam lately.

With the holiday season comes an uptick in mail and catalog clutter. Here’s an admin’s suggestion for keeping your office clear of paper clutter ...

You may know the pride and thrill of playing with OPM—other people’s money. In 2008, Freddie Mac and its former CEO, Richard Syron, gave an example in how not to play the game--and a lesson in leadership...

One admin directed this question to peers on our online forum, hoping to find top-notch suggestions to fit a tight budget (www.businessmanagementdaily.com/APF). Here are a few creative responses.

According to PC World magazine, thrifty web sites are getting more attention (and site traffic) than ever before. Click on any of the sites listed here for good advice on saving money and guarding your finances.

Show others that you attach a high value to your time, and they won’t squander it. That’s the advice of productivity coach Laura Stack, author of Find More Time, who recommends using availability management.