10 Gift Ideas for Administrative Professionals – Revised 2012
Revised April 2012.
Administrative Professionals Day is Wednesday, April 25. Actually – you can celebrate longer than a day since the entire week of April 23 is Administrative Professionals Week.
The International Association of Administrative Professionals is encouraging people to widen the scope of celebration to include ALL office professionals. Here is a note from their site:
For Administrative Professionals Day 2011, we’re veering away from the traditional celebration of the day which is centered on administrative professionals. The recession has hit everyone in the office. Downsizing has forced all of us to pull together and work harder, not just the administrative professionals in the workplace. IAAP recognizes the hard work and sacrifice from everyone. This year, celebrate all office professionals.
It’s YOUR office so you get to choose! Celebrate as long and as widely as you like. Here are ten ways to show your appreciation to individuals on your team.
If you want some fun ideas for celebrating with your entire team, see 9 Fun Ideas for Office Professionals Week. Read more
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10 lessons from caterpillar to butterfly
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: There is nothing in a caterpillar…
This quote has many practical and inspirational applications for leaders who are dealing with problems, mistakes, slow progress, morale, productivity, engagement – theirs or those of others.
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Quote of the Week: There is nothing in a caterpillar…
A lovely and powerful springtime quote from the Be a Better Manager section of our Quote Library.
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10 days for improved morale & productivity
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: The Way You Talk to Yourself.
If you want to boost morale and productivity…improve retention and engagement…keep this page with you for 10 days. Make a note of negative thoughts, critical thought, judgments.
Quote of the Week: The Way You Talk to Yourself
Many of us complain about the mean, insensitive things our colleagues say to us. No wonder morale and productivity are in the dumpster, right? Engagement? What a joke! On a serious note, how often do you stop and listen to yourself?
Listen to yourself this week. Keep a Wordpad or real pad list of the mean,critical, judgmental things you say to yourself. You may be shocked at how hard you are on you.
What to do if you have a really long list? Read more
Passwords driving you crazy?
Too many passwords. Not enough memory. Enough to drive anyone crazy.
The other day, Bill Bunch and I were comparing notes about how our password vaults had changed our lives. May sound dramatic – but we were both serious.
I use one that’s part of an overall security package. Bill had just learned about a free* one called Read more
FREE Interactive Advertising Seminar
Tuesday, April 12 - Free Interactive Advertising Seminar for local businesses in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Pittsboro.
Don’t miss this 1-hour interactive advertising seminar from Borrell Associates.
We (Business Class) believe it will help you make your goals by boosting revenue, morale and productivity.
Borrell Associates is a leading interactive advertising and research firm that consults with companies such as Google and Yahoo. Borrell has been commissioned by 1360 WCHL to be in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, April 12.
From this educational interactive advertising seminar you will: Read more
10 X 4 Snacks to Help Good Dogs Win
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Which dog is winning? which is based on this story:
A Native American Elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner:
“Inside of me there are two dogs.
One of the dogs is mean and evil.
The other dog is good.
The mean dog fights with the good dog all the time.”When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied,
“The one I feed the most.”
And have you noticed? That mean, evil dog can be REALLY mean. And tough. Sometimes I think I’ve starved him to death and then all of the sudden he attacks out no where. And when he wins….he devours all morale and productivity in sight.
To keep that from happening, Read more
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Quote of the Week: Which dog is winning?
It’s going to be a dogfight tonight between the Butler Bulldogs and the U Conn Huskies. Both are great teams with great coaches – both worthy of victory.
But that’s not true about all the dogs that will keep fighting long after the National Champion is crowned. And so our quote this week is a question.
Post it or the story on which it is based (below) on your computer screen (download instructions below). Also below, see tips for feeding the good dog and starving the mean dog. Read more
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April 6 is Sorry Charlie Day
Sorry Charlie Day is on April 6.
It honors those who have been rejected and lived through it. This could be a fun, morale and productivity boosting agenda item for a staff meeting. Use it as a way to open up a discussion of a sales/business rejection in a lighthearted way. Then learn from it and move forward. There’s that “move forward” theme again.
Hints:
- In advance, you might ask each participant to bring a story about a recent rejection or mistake.
- Remember the tip from Mick Mixon on handling rejection? It may come in handy during your discussion.
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