An intensive professional development training course on
Achieving
Administrative Excellence
Managing the Office of the Future
Why Choose this Training Course?
Administrative professionals are highly esteemed for their ability to manage diverse responsibilities, adapt quickly, and maintain accuracy and efficiency. Coordinating every aspect of your professional life—such as organizing workspaces, scheduling meetings, planning travel, and keeping executives on track—requires a broad set of skills and attributes. The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced additional unique challenges that impact almost all aspects of an administrative role.
The Achieving Administrative Excellence training course addresses both the practical skills needed to excel in a dynamic, multi-faceted role and the mindset, confidence, and composure required to effectively manage yourself, your tasks, and your professional relationships, regardless of the challenges you face.
This AZTech training course will feature:
- Managing your time more effectively for increased productivity
- Understanding the secrets and pitfalls of effective communication
- Learning how to work in a virtual, post-covid work environment.
- Managing your emotions, stress and motivation levels
- Essential skills for organizing any project, meeting or event
What are the Goals?
By the end of this AZTech training course participants will be able to:
- Work smarter and leverage their time to get things done quicker
- Set and achieve short and long term goals
- Communicate confidently and clearly at all levels
- Present themselves professionally in online and real life meetings and presentations
- Organise themselves, their office and their executives more effectively
Who is this Training Course for?
This AZTech training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Office Managers or Coordinators
- Executive Secretaries
- Administrative Assistants
- Administrative Managers
- Executive Assistants
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes, group and individual exercises, case studies, role-plays, videos, and discussions - along with formal inputs.
The Course Content
Day One: Mastering your Workload
- What is your personal and work vision?
- The secrets to working smarter rather than harder
- Achieving long and short term goals through proper scheduling and prioritizing
- Setting up administrative systems and procedures that work
- Time Management secrets to adopt and time wasters to avoid
- The latest technology to help you achieve administrative excellence
Day Two: Essential Communication Skills
- Common communication styles
- How to be an assertive communicator
- How to set boundaries without saying "no"
- Understanding different personality types
- Dealing with difficult personalities and situations
- Emotional intelligence at work
- Avoiding ego games and unnecessary conflicts
Day Three: Working with your Boss and your Team
- Managing administrative responsibilities in the virtual work place
- Developing a strategic partnership with your boss
- Keeping on top of calendars, appointments and schedules
- Making travel and accommodation arrangements
- Preparing the office and tasks for your absence – holiday or lockdown
- Organising, attending and minuting meetings – online and in person
Day Four: Professionalism in the Workplace
- Handling the Phone Professionally – avoiding common mistakes we all make
- Writing friendly and professional emails
- Social media and technology savviness
- Mind Mapping for organising and planning
- Event planning – Small and medium sized project planning basics
- Making confident, clear presentations – on line or in person
- Maintaining your professional image – even whilst working at home
Day Five: Self and Stress Management
- Managing your responsibilities, roles, resources and relationships from the inside-out
- The power of the sub-consciousness
- How to remain motivated and passionate about work in times of uncertainty
- Handling stress and pressure and anger at work
- Work life balance – how to achieve it
- Taking care of yourself and others without burn out
- Where to go from here – continuing professional development
The Certificate
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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