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…
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…
READER TIPS
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…
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…
YOUR CAREER
To-Dos: Your July office checklist
June 21, 2019 by
According to best-selling author Regina Brett, “Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and…
WORKING WITH LAWYERS
9 ways to stay neutral (and sane) when reporting to multiple lawyers
June 21, 2019 by
The job of managing a law office can be unpredictable, because you often don’t have the luxury of answering to just one boss. Instead, there are as many bosses as there are…
