Handling conflicting priorities

  • June 01, 2007

Do you have several equally important things to do, all at once, probably all right this minute? Of course you do. Here are some task-juggling tips.

Dealing with a bully

  • May 25, 2007

Question: I report directly to the director and I also supervise the receptionist/secretary in our agency. The problem is dealing with the assistant director (AD), who...

How to handle a nosy and loud office mate

  • April 20, 2007

Question: I have an office mate who is very nosy. We have different positions. I have a lot of traffic flow with vendors and other employees who ask me for help or...

How to handle the office ‘drama queen’

  • April 02, 2007

Question: Last spring, the company hired an AA. She conducts her personal business loudly so it echoes down the hall, slams doors and comes to my desk in the front...

Employee Theft

  • March 06, 2007

HR Law 101: Employee theft costs U.S. businesses $40 billion every year, according to estimates by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. And internal theft contributes to the...

Ask the right questions…

  • March 05, 2007

Question: I will be working with a new director soon. When I meet with the new director, I would like to ask the right questions in order to get to know his work...

Dealing with divas

  • February 16, 2007

Question: Has anyone in a Sr. Admin. Asst. role had to deal with a “Diva”? I am a Sr. Admin. Asst. and I work with an Admin. Asst. who feels that she...

Electronic Sabotage In The Workplace

  • January 23, 2007

"Logic bombs" and sabotage aren't the makings of a James Bond film. They're problems any employer can face in this electronic age. Sometimes, employee malice is to...

Do we just live with nepotism?

  • November 22, 2006

Question: Nepotism: A big word that finally came to me under much distress. I'm a fairly new administrative assistant, although I think the position could easily be...

Distracting co-worker

  • February 03, 2006

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...

Gum popping!

  • January 13, 2006

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...

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