April is here, and that means we’re celebrating Admin Appreciation Month at All Things Admin! Many of our training colleagues and partners have some excellent training opportunities, resource give-a-ways, and more this month. To help you keep track of everything that...
April is here, and that means we’re celebrating Admin Appreciation Month at All Things Admin! Many of our training colleagues and partners have some excellent training opportunities, resource give-a-ways, and more this month. To help you keep track of everything that...
I have to admit – I used to think some of the travelers I supported were a little over the top in their travel planning requests. What type of aircraft is it? Does that terminal have a club lounge? Please make sure they have this type of soda and this newspaper in my...
As an administrative professional, it’s your responsibility to make your executive’s professional life easier. This probably isn’t an issue when your executive is sitting nearby by at their desk, but it gets a little more complicated when he or she has to travel....
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Daylight Saving Time started this weekend for most of the U.S. and Canada. Several other countries will also switch before the end of March. Use this infographic to brush up on your time zone knowledge and ensure your meeting times are communicated correctly with the...
Daylight Saving Time begins in the U.S. this weekend. That means for the next eight months, our time zone abbreviations also need to change if we want our meeting invites to be accurate. What am I talking about? Let me explain. We are currently operating in Standard...
You never forget that awful feeling in the pit of your stomach when something goes wrong with a big event you’re planning. It was the Sunday morning keynote of a two-day association conference with people attending from two states. I was on the planning committee for...
Love it or hate it, event planning is a task nearly every admin will have to tackle at some point in their career. It may be something simple, like putting together a luncheon for a retiring colleague, or something larger, such as organizing a multi-day conference....
Planning events – from conferences to board meetings – is a big part of an admin’s job. Yet even the most experienced admins can struggle with coordinating all the moving parts of an event. One important aspect that can easily get overlooked is working successfully...
I’ve planned a lot of events throughout my career. And now I speak at a lot of them, too – both in person and virtually. I’ve realized one thing that can make you stand out when it comes to event planning is working effectively with guest speakers. Guest speakers may...
Event planning has always been one of my favorite parts of being an administrative professional. There is so much opportunity for creativity, planning, and organizing. There are some types of meetings and events, such as board or staff meetings, that are very similar...
Whether you’re planning big conventions, small conferences, or other meetings and events for your company, event planning is an enormous responsibility. Once you get into a groove with event planning, it becomes easier. However, the trends and best practices of event...