Happy Administrative Professionals Week! What have you got planned to acknowledge your hard-working support staff? If you’ve decided to do nothing this year, you may want to…
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5 ways high-performance organizations make meetings effective
September 6, 2019 by
By J. Elise Keith bio
Every organization has to figure out how to make meetings productive. It’s a complex challenge. To be effective, each meeting needs to…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
To-Dos: Your September office checklist
September 6, 2019 by
Now that the summer is over and you’re facing the final quarter, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Here are some important tasks you…
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY
How to cope with post-Labor Day stress (yes, it’s a thing) and return to the “daily grind”
September 6, 2019 by
It’s official: summer is coming to a close. Gone are the days filled with outdoor festivals, beach vacations, neighborhood pool parties, and fun-filled barbeques. It’s time to get back to…
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Why your first act as a new administrator should be to rearrange the furniture
August 30, 2019 by
One of the most difficult ways to become a manager is to be promoted from within.
For a Colorado administrator, however, moving up was…
MANAGING ATTORNEYS
Developing productive associates: Why the traditional annual review gets a FAIL!
August 30, 2019 by
If the goal is to develop the associates into productive—and profitable—attorneys, the traditional annual review is not enough…
YOUR CAREER
Is the honeymoon over at work?
August 23, 2019 by
For many professionals, that first year in a new job can be a “honeymoon period,” full of new and exciting challenges. But a recent study from…
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5 actions to take when you hear, "I don’t trust you"
August 9, 2019 by
By Audrey Epstein bio
Talking about trust is tough in business. When a colleague tells you, “I don’t trust you” your first instinct is probably to react defensively or aggressively, and rarely with…
YOUR CAREER
How to deliver a great presentation on any topic
July 26, 2019 by
To grow in the job, a manager has to communicate ideas and visions and recommendations…
YOUR CAREER
Overloaded at work? Here’s what you should do
July 26, 2019 by
You have more work than you can handle—and no matter how hard you work, you can’t seem to get ahead. In fact, it’s gotten to the point that…
