This year started off with my mother learning that her breast cancer was back. Over the past six months, there have been many ups and downs as we navigated this journey with her. Last Tuesday, as my three sisters and I quickly prepared to return home for what we...
One of my favorite things about social media is that it allows you to foster important connections, even if you haven’t met that person face-to-face. This week, I’m in Orlando to speak at the inaugural Admin Pro Forum. While I’ll be meeting a lot of new people at the...
When I launched my business 11 years ago, I moved from a corporate office environment to working in my basement. While working from home and being my own boss was an exciting concept at the time, I quickly realized that there are a lot of distractions that can pop up...
Traditionally, assistants have worked primarily from a desk in their offices if they wanted to successfully support their executives. However, with more and more executives telecommuting or working remotely, being confined to working only from the office isn’t always...
As an administrative professional, you know being organized is crucial to your effectiveness. But have you ever thought about why? What is disorganization costing you? What many people don’t take into account is the adverse effect that disorganization can have not...
Organization and productivity go hand in hand. That’s why I’m such a huge fan of productivity expert, Laura Stack, and became one of her certified consultants. Over the past few months, we’ve been covering various aspects of Laura Stack’s Productivity Workflow Formula...
Admins have a wealth of skills that can help their executives work efficiently and effectively. Yet getting your executive to utilize your entire skills set can be a bit tricky, especially if he or she isn’t used to having help or an admin. So how to you train your...
Microsoft Office is a powerful suite of programs that is essential to most admins’ daily lives. But are you maximizing the benefit of the Office suite? By getting your Microsoft Office Certification, you can become a master of Office. I always encourage assistants to...
Guest Post By Donna Gilliland, award-winning technology instructor, certified technology trainer, President of MOSTraining, Inc Microsoft Office is one of the most widely used suites of productivity tools in the business world. In fact, it’s so essential that...
This month, we’ve been talking a lot about ways to be proactive about your career – from how to create a career plan to beating boredom, and career preparedness. We’re capping off the month by taking career prep to the next level and focusing on anticipating career...
Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from and what is your current role? I was born and raised in the Midwest on a farm in Iowa. I am the oldest of four girls in my family. I attended college in Texas and lived in Pasadena, California for...