The Effective Admin

Karen Porter, The Administrative Professional Job Performance and Career Success Coach

and Founder and President

of The Effective Admin

"With almost 24 years experience interacting with the 'real' workplace and working administrative professionals -- including holding former admin pro level positions (and higher levels) myself at multiple different employers, -- I am well aware of the substantial job you and your administrative professional colleagues perform daily.

STAY IN TOUCH to learn about both current and new training, professional development, and educational products and services for administrative professionals:  Click here to add yourself to the mailing list.

 

**The Effective Admin is a leading authority specializing in training, professional development, and educational resources for administrative assistants, executive assistants, secretaries, and all other administrative professionals of any job title.**

Go to The Effective Admin home page

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS

The Effective Admin Store ] Administrative | Executive  Assistant Newsletter ] Virtual Association for Administrative Professionals ] Administrative Assistant Goals ] Meeting Minutes ] Tips for Managers/Executives of Admins ]

JOB SEARCH CENTER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS

Admin Jobs ] Admin Job Descriptions ] Administrative Professional Job Titles ] Administrative Assistant Resume and Cover Letter ] Job Search and Interview Advice Articles ]

READING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS

Articles for Administrative | Executive Assistants ] Advice for Admins by OfficeTeam ] Books for Administrative Assistants | Executive Assistants ] Admin Pro Coach Q&A ] Guest Expert Q&A Articles for Admins ]

 


 

Read articles about time management in the workplace.

 

Articles About TIME MANAGEMENT:

 


Be More Productive at Work: Avoid These Eight Traps - Sure you spend hours answering e-mails and shuffling paper off your desk, but are you productive? Or are you spending too much time on things that do need to be done but aren't important in meeting ultimate company goals? Learn the truth about productivity traps in this articles and get solutions to increase your productivity. Then you'll regain power over your productivity and be in charge of your day.

Take Back Your Time - Time management is not about a calendar or owning a planner. It's not about things that manage time for you (though you certainly can use these things in your time management strategy). Time management is a learned skill. Learn to take back your time with these seven expert time management techniques.

Need more time management tips just for administrative professionals? Read How to Handle Unrealistic Deadlines, Fit it All in, & Find Hidden Hours--Really! available from The Effective Admin Store.

Overcome Procrastination - Discover ways to get more done in less time - Inner drive and urgency beats procrastination. You want to manage procrastination to be successful in life. Feel free to procrastinate on doing things in life that are neither import nor urgent in regard to your life values and goals. It's in regard to the other items in your "life plan" that you need to defeat procrastination. Here's how to overcome procrastination. Do it now!

Time Wasted Is Opportunity Missed - These survey statistics say you spend over two hours daily at work doing things not related to your work (and that doesn't mean eating your lunch during lunch period). See where it's going and if this describes you. Then make your boss happy and take back your productivity hours at work to produce work-related results.

Your Personal Policies and Procedures -  Who's really managing your time? If you want to manage your time both at work and at home, you must assertively set boundaries or rules regarding your time. Otherwise, people in your personal and professional life will keep asking you to do everything for them on your time and you'll keep doing it.

Being Busy Does Not Equal Being Productive - You can be busy at work but not be productive at work. Did you ever realize that. If you're always busy, you probably never stopped to think about this "philosophy". Learn why being busy isn't always productive. Plus learn simple tips and methods in this article about how to increase your productivity at work.

 


Go To:

Home

Career Advice Articles:

Advancing Your Career

Career Advice-General

Communication

Conflict

Goals

Job Loss & Career Change

Leading

Networking

New Employee on the Job

Performance Appraisals

Salary

Working Better With Bosses

On The Job Skills/Tips/Advice:

E-Mail Management

Filing

Meeting/Event Planning & Scheduling

Office Organization

Supervision Tips

Technology

Time Management

Travel

Writing

Personal Health, Safety & Well-Being:

Managing Your Money/Personal Finance

Stress Relief/Stress Management

Ergonomics

Fun Stuff

 



(c) 2004-2009 Albee Publishing Company - All Rights Reserved