SnackNation

DECEMBER 7, 2018

For example, some Administrative Assistants may find they have a love for budgeting and branch off the administrative path to pursue finance. If you want to leverage your administrative experience to build a career in event planning for example, then you would take that broad goal and make it SMART. M easurable. A ttainable.

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SnackNation

MARCH 20, 2018

(Many of these office bulletin board ideas came straight from our Facebook group of office managers. Office Bulletin Board Idea #1: The Buzz Board. Photo courtesy of Joanne via the State of the Office Manager facebook group. Office Bulletin Board Idea #5: The About Us Board.

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SnackNation

OCTOBER 12, 2018

These field-tested tips will help you get—and keep—your office filing system in precise working order. Many of these tips came straight from our Facebook group of Office Managers! People have been color coding since office paperwork—and the office filing systems to organize it—became a fact of life decades ago.

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Chart Logic

JULY 18, 2022

Create a sustainable business plan An essential element to starting a medical practice can sound frightening for many first-time medical practice owners, but the key to a successful one mostly lies with the plan. Part of that plan is knowing the upfront costs, location of your practice, and your expected patients and their needs.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 16, 2015

I always knew a office manager role would come up that I was keen on, but she previously had done the job on a secondment while the office manager was on maternity leave, so I always said she should go for it. Say something like this: “Jane encouraged me to apply for the office manager position too.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

If not, then your office needs a policy that food for meetings is off-limits to non-attendees until the food is relocated to the kitchen afterwards, and you or whoever has the standing to do this needs to enforce it. She *loves* to talk about her wedding plans and asks me about mine constantly. While I’m here, I’m wedding-talk-free!

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 26, 2016

I work for a very small consulting firm that mostly does strategic planning for the public sector. It’s extremely icky, and it also violates campaign finance law. I’ve been doing both jobs for that long now, with no end in sight, since the second person they offered the office manager position to has turned it down.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

My office wants to make me use a nickname. I just received this communication on messenger from my office manager: Quick question: do you have a fav nickname you like to go by? I believe this is part of an overall strategy to improve office culture. My name is, let’s say, Jane Smith. in Oatmeal expected May 2019.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 26, 2018

Our office manager (and my direct boss) Arya has decided to do something nice for Sansa. In other words, rearrange Arya’s plan so that it’s actually affordable for you and others. Plus, this may end up affecting you if it affects the organization’s finances over time.). Can I take back an introduction?

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The Office Management Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Office managers are one of the most over-looked and underdeveloped professions; why is this and what can you do if you are in such a role or looking to progress into one, to ensure your development is a priority? Fast forward over 6 years from that survey, and not too much in this landscape has changed.

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SnackNation

APRIL 17, 2017

11 Effective Time Management Tips for Busy Office Managers. You get in the office early with every intention of crushing the day, and maybe getting out on time for once. Time is in particularly short supply for office managers, a group who is increasingly asked to do more with less.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 27, 2025

A chief financial officer manages finances, analyzes financial reports, and reports on the organizations operational and financial performance to management, investors, and other stakeholders. They engage in strategic planning and drive profitable growth to meet the CEOs expectations.

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