Question: I'm looking for suggestions on "measurable goals" or SMART
(specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-based) goals for
administrative...
Question: I recently was put in charge of organizing an event for
the staff that would have us bring in our baby pictures and guess who is in each
picture. I would...
Question: I'm wondering if any of my fellow admins/executive assistants
know of a book on business etiquette.For example:
How to introduce someone to the...
Question: I have a co-worker who wears
trashy clothing to work almost every day. Even when she tries her
hardest to dress professionally, she still looks horrible...
Question: First of all, let me thank all of those who have given me advice in the past. My
frustrations have finally been solved. All this time, I thought no one
cared...
Question: I
have been an admin. for about 2 years -- it is my first job out of
college -- and I recently had my annual review. Everything went fine,
but one...
Question: "I need some good
employee-appreciation ideas. My company has about 500 employees who
work in different departments, and we don't even recognize...
Question: I work in an office with three other
administrative people. One of the other admins and I have a good work
ethic: We need to keep busy (and we are very...
Question: Does anyone have information on "admin pools" (when a group of
administrative assistants work together as a team and report to a
senior assistant)? If you...
Question: I work in an office where I am in the center of everything, so I can hear and
see everything that goes on. One of my co-workers pretends to work...
Question: I have been employed in good standing with a great corporation for more than eight years.
Working in the administrative field has been my specialty for...
Question: On and off, stationery items like staplers,
calculators and such disappear from our office. Writing our names on
them seemed a good idea until someone said...
Question: I work in a nice
office with a lot of nice people around. Sometimes, however, the lady
next to me in her cube will chew gum ... then, she will pop it. Not...
Question: I work in an office with 19 other people and I am in charge of turning on
the dishwasher each night before leaving. To some, this translates to
me also...
Question: I work in a small office with about 17 people. We have a kitchen in our
office with a microwave, refrigerator and toaster oven. It has come...
Question: We have an office of about 70 employees, about 55 of whom have
face-to-face contact with the public. The owner would like all patients welcomed
with...
Question: I work with a person who has recently been promoted into the management ranks.
My problem is that she over explains the simplest thing. I hate to interact...
Question: I would like some advice on how to train and make my co-worker independent. He
is a complete fresher in this line (admin) and although he has been with...