Whether you’re new to being an admin or not, taking the time to set up your administrative system is crucial. When you start any position, new project, or goal, we…
What are 4 Ways to Improve Admin Efficiency?
Being “efficient” in the admin world is an almost subjective goal. Much like almost every other aspect of administrative support, being efficient can look very different from job to job….
How to Easily Track Expenses Directly in Trello? Try Expense Trackello!
Team: Solo Admin created its own Trello power-up to help you track expenses! As most of you know, I love me some Trello! For those of you who don’t know,…
How to Calmly Cope with the Damaging Effects of Administrative Burnout
And I’m back! I bet you thought I was gone forever. Nope! I had to make some hard decisions in order to make it through the past month, and I…
4 Top Performance Evaluation Tips for Admins
Last week we discussed the difficulties admins can experience during annual performance evaluations. However, I didn’t get the opportunity to discuss the specific actions you can do to put your…
How to Think about Performance Evaluations as an Administrative Support Professional
Performance evaluations used to hold much anxiety for me, and, to be honest, depending on my work situation, it still could. There is so much build up to a performance evaluation for most employees and, I would imagine, managers. Due to the nature of the administrative work, it almost seems impossible to organize your work in such concrete and quantifiable terms.
5 Tips and Tricks for Admins Who Do Beginner Graphic Design
The role of an admin can vary widely depending on many factors, including the industry, admin level, and the organization. We’ve talked about other skills that are helpful to admins…
How Can Admins Stay Motivated Throughout the Work Day?
For many admins, a good workday means a productive workday. A productive day is when we checked a lot of items off the never-ending task list. While it is satisfying…
Swimming in the Steno Pool – Ch. 1, Pt. 1
Last week, I prepared you all for our upcoming conversations to review Lynn Peril’s book Swimming in the Steno Pool. This week we’re diving in with the first chunk of…