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How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work – A personal interview with Bonnie Low-Kramen by Karen Mangia for Thrive Global

Bonnie Low-Kramen

TEDx speaker and bestselling author of Be the Ultimate Assistant, Bonnie Low-Kramen is committed to bridging the gaps between executives and the administrative staff in the workplace. Based on 1,000+ interviews, Bonnie’s new book about the workplace is called Staff Matters and will be published in early 2023.

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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin Blog

At the completion of the first initiative, I will present the guide to other administrative staff in my association to get them on board. A few of my direct manager’s comments on my administrative procedures binder were: ‘A very impressive piece of work!’ ‘I I do not know of any document like it in the association.

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my boss’s relative treats me like his personal assistant

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Previous adminstrative staff were even tasked with making him coffee every morning. His expectations of administrative staff seem very outdated, more like 1950 than 2021. What matters is whether the federal government categorizes your job as what’s called “exempt” or “non-exempt.”

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am I the toxic complainer, I don’t want to hire an anti-vaxxer, and more

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As a member of administrative staff, I often feel looked down on and patronized, which makes it hard for me to bond with the other team members who are “above” us. My partner also assumes I hate my job, as though it’s a matter of course. (He He is also, in my opinion, an excessive complainer!).

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Why corporate anti-racism workshops aren’t the antidote to racism

Work Life

As an environ- mental activist, I organized an anti-racism workshop for all campaign and administrative staff in my organization. Not only participants, but reactive state and federal governments have resisted anti-racism initiatives by challenging and banning education about systemic racism. There were some tears.

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manager paid bonuses from her own money, mailing list etiquette, and more

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Jackson works for a mid-sized government organization and was recently promoted to a program manager position. He will coordinate the work of several professionals, and also manage a couple of administrative staff members, Abigail and Cynthia. It’s possible that she’s not part of the problem, but it’s also possible that she is.

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