Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Good management can steer, train, motivate and guide any team towards success. In this regard, having adequate control is vital, especially in office management. Proper office management helps one achieve better efficiency and effectiveness. First, let's start by defining office management.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

What does it take to be a successful office manager? simonewu 24/01/2023 Office managers are responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly in the office. Office managers are responsible for keeping businesses running smoothly.

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SnackNation

OCTOBER 12, 2018

20+ Essential Office Manager Training Courses for Every OM. There’s always something new to learn, and luckily, you don’t have to be enrolled in a degree-track program to take stimulating Office Manager training courses. Many of the suggestions came straight from our Facebook group of Office Managers!

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The Receptionist

MARCH 6, 2023

Visitor safety has always been a concern for office managers, but it has become an even more important issue now that incidents of workplace violence are increasing. That’s not reassuring news when you run a chiropractic office. Looking for a visitor management system? Maintain regular software updates and patches.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Let’s take a look at three key technology systems that, when working in unison, can help you go from feeling like an office manager to finally feeling like the HR director. Payroll software. Performance management software. Time and attendance software. W-4 changes, pay raises, etc.)

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The Receptionist

MAY 16, 2022

Whether you open your doors to consultants or clients or other types of visitors, you need a way to manage your visitors. By implementing office hoteling, you can ensure that your visitors are able to handle their business while working in your office. We’ve already covered six hot desking apps to try in your office here.

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The Receptionist

JANUARY 23, 2023

When you work as an office manager, it’s up to you to do everything you can to secure your workplace. Few managers think beyond the basics which may include restricting file access and locking doors to sensitive areas. However, office security is far more encompassing than simply locking doors.

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Insperity

JULY 8, 2014

Consider vacation time: If your office manager, Bob, hasn’t taken a vacation in three years, you need to insist that he goes. Control the environment. Let’s say your office manager, Bob, is the one who is able to make adjustments or credits to invoices. Where else might you find irregularities?

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Insperity

APRIL 28, 2014

An office scenario. Keeping track of everyone’s hours is a time-consuming chore for her office manager, Brian. Time and attendance software lets everyone see what days are available for vacation and whether they have accrued the paid time off. Staffing, productivity and compliance all become clear. But can she take one?

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SnackNation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

But it turns out, there is something that checks all those boxes, and happens to be entirely within your control. For starters, office organization has been shown to reduce stress. Organizing your workspace reduces the frequency of that stress response, and gives you a feeling of control. A valid question. Hear me out.

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Chart Logic

JUNE 14, 2018

SECURITY UPDATES Automatically update all computers so that the latest patches are regularly applied to the systems, since many for operating systems and software are security related. Consider installing IT security software to manage your security updates and monitor for breaches. Find him on LinkedIn.

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SnackNation

JUNE 1, 2018

Many of these pointers came straight from our Facebook groups for Office Managers and Executive Assistants! State of the Office Manager > State of the Executive Assistant > Get colorful. Use BambooHR software. Use Robin conference room scheduling software. How to try it: Create a new workplace.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 4, 2019

A reader writes: I’ve worked at a medium sized tech company as a software engineer for the past two years now. I’m not the only person who is bothered by this, and several other coworkers and I have voiced our concerns to our office manager about it. You’re making in the bottom 1% for your field.

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SnackNation

JUNE 19, 2017

Like Office Managers , Admins are one of the few people in a company (other than perhaps the CEO or senior HR staff) that deal with employees at every level. Quality control when it comes to details is a big asset for any Admin. Proper Etiquette. Admins interface with people every single day. All sorts of people.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 4, 2018

I mean, you can talk to someone about the need to take routine instruction less personally, but someone who’s crying as easily as your coworker is probably has something going on that isn’t going to be fixed by a couple of routine conversations about it — and may need some serious outside intervention to get it under control.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The organization is overwhelmingly male due to the nature of the work (software developers), and I’ll be only the fifth or sixth woman to join the team. I keep it pretty well controlled with medication but it means there are times where I’m not sure if I can trust my own perception of things.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 31, 2021

I’ve been working in my field ever since progressing from bookkeeping at a small manufacturing company to my current job as an assistant controller for a small tech start-up developing what could be a really huge platform. I went to school later in life and graduated in 2014 as an accountant at the age of 32.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 5, 2015

My office is currently in the process of hiring a new office manager. My associate dean subscribes to the idea that everyone in the office should be involved in the interviews and then provide written feedback. Our manager has made it very clear that anyone is replaceable. And this is where I have a problem.

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