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The 2007 Advanced Administrative Management Certification Week The 2007 Government Administrative Management Certification Week The 2007 Corporate Administrative Management Certification Week The 2007 Advanced Government Administrative Management Certification Week The 2007 Government Administrative Management Certification Week The Institute Online The Institute offers a variety of online trainings and webinars to address the latest admin challenges. These sessions are designed for you to enhance your understanding of emerging issues and best practices. These webinars are designed to provide you with the thought leadership and most up-to-date and successful strategies to achieve results in your organization or agency. The online learning programs are available in a number of training areas, including: Focusing on Individual Strengths for Better Team Performance New training topics are added quarterly, and we invite you to suggest topics of interest in your department! For more training topics or to register for one of the briefings, visit us online at www.PerformanceWeb.org Discount Pass Info: As a subscriber to The Monthly Perk, you are eligible to receive $100 off* the tuition of any administrative management training or conference hosted by The Performance Institute or The American Strategic Management Institute. Use the code KA-Newsletter when registering to receive the Newsletter Discount. *This discount may not be used in addition to any other discounts offered by The Performance Institute.
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Administrative Professionals Week This year, Administrative Professionals Week is taking place from April 22-28, 2007, with Administrative Professional Day taking place in the middle of the week on April 25th and is sponsored by the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). Administrative Professionals Week originally began in 1952 and is now celebrated worldwide. For more information on the event and activities surrounding it, please click on the link below: http://www.iaap-hq.org Leadership in any organization, if present at all, occurs at all levels.
- Bill Purdin Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace Negativity in your workplace can affect your performance, motivation, and personal life. From our partner, DeskDemon, learn 5 techniques to overcome negativity in the workplace. Click on the link below to read the entire article: http://us.deskdemon.com. US Policies on Maternity Leave ‘Among the Worst’ A study from McGill University’s Institute for Health and Social Policy finds that the United States is behind most high, middle and low-income countries in family workplace policies. The U.S. is one of five countries out of 173 that does not provide or require companies to provide paid maternity leave. The other countries include: Lesotho, Liberia, Swaziland and Papua New Guinea. “Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, U.S. workers are allowed to take up to 12 weeks leave to tend to family or medical needs, but their absence is unpaid.” Click on the link below to read the entire article: http://www.foxnews.com. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
- Unknown Author: Work Quotes
Q: I am starting a new job and the attire is “business casual.” Could you please more specifically define what that means? I’m confused as to the details and don’t want to accidentally wear something inappropriate. Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
- David McCullough: Inspirational and Motivational Joy Quotes City of the Month: Washington, DC In each of the coming additions of Monthly Perk, we will explore a city and give suggestions on different activities, sites, and restaurants. This month’s city is our nation’s capital: Washington, D.C.
Want to suggest a city and attractions for next month? Please e-mail suggestions to Heather Fallon at fallon@performancweb,org. Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
- Sir James Barrie: Job Motivation Quotes Naming Contest…Prizes Included! Welcome to the first edition of our administrative newsletter. We hope you find this resource both informative and enjoyable. As you can see, the newsletter is currently called, “The Monthly Perk,” but we need your input! Over the next month, we will be taking suggestions from you, our readers, for names for this monthly publication. Please submit your suggestions to Heather Fallon, Director, Center for Administrative Management at [email protected]. The winner will receive a guest pass for free admission to any of our upcoming training weeks, a value of $1995, and will be featured in next month’s newsletter! We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest to the work.
- Jack Welch: Quotes for Motivation in The Work Place
Trainer’s Corner – Assertiveness:
Check her web site at www.colleenclarke.com to receive free weekly articles. Once again the workplace is putting extraneous demands on the few employees it has, many of whom are working at two or two and a half jobs. To keep your job, your self-respect, your sanity and some kind of work/life balance, try these nine ways of saying “NO” without saying no.
Assertiveness. Have you ever heard anyone use that word in a disparaging remark? “I didn’t like the way she handled that. She was too assertive.” Fun Fact:
The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime. Your office desk contains over 400 times more germs than a toilet – and you thought that clutter of paper was a problemGram’s Homemade Meatballs 1 lb. ground beef Directions: Combine beef, pork, veal and breadcrumbs in a bowl. Knead ingredients until well mixed. Then add cheese, milk, eggs and seasonings and mix. Form into balls, sized until your preference. Drop into sauce and simmer until meatballs are cooked through. For best taste, cook up to 2 hours. |
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Heather L. Fallon serves as the Director for the Center for Administrative Management at the Performance Institute. Have a question for next month? Please e-mail Heather at: 
Washington, D.C. always has something going on for its tourists and locals alike. Spring is a great time in the city, as the weather is warm, but not humid like the summer and the different yearly festivals begin. Due to federal funding, almost all sites, including the cherry blossoms, WWII Memorial and National Zoo are free to the public.
Asserting Yourself With No