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People become dysfunctional in the face of restrictive management controls

Workplace Insight

Employees who perceive management controls to be restrictive and punitive will develop dysfunctional and negative responses to the organisation where they work, according to a new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA).

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

“How do you invest in your administrative staff?” However, overwhelmingly, companies still under support their administrative teams with professional development opportunities. It’s time that changes and you’re in control. ASAP Administrative Professionals Conference. You have the money.

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To fight burnout, companies are trying to give employees more time back

Work Life

” Not every organization is invested in supporting workers’ need to disconnect from work and have greater control over their own time, but those that do typically have fewer challenges related to burnout, retention, and disengagement, she says.

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To fight burnout, companies are trying to give employees more time back

Work Life

That includes everything from the reduction of administrative staff to an aging population that is creating more caregiving responsibilities for working adults to a high job vacancy rate that is putting more pressure on individual contributors.

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On Psychotherapeutic Literacy

Mad in America

If that diagnosis was accurate, it meant I’d lose control over my own narrative. A nurse and a male administrative staff member, who actually functioned as a temporary nurse, hurriedly greeted us. Reading this decades later while in the midst of penning my memoir, the revelation struck terror into my heart.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They oversee many aspects of daily operations, including hiring new staff and ensuring all necessary duties are completed on time and within the office budget. They plan, coordinate, and control the smooth running of a wide range of office activities. They may also be required to offer secretarial support to senior stakeholders.

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taking time off to let a new tattoo heal, boss insults at us the Christmas party, and more

Ask a Manager

To make matters worse, my mother takes a hybrid micromanaging/hands-off approach to the administrative staff. I feel like I have lost control over my personal space and also my enjoyment of what was previously a good working relationship. Do other members of the management team agree with you? I don’t think that you can.