Professional Education Conference (PEC)
Scheduled For Charleston SC, March 2-5

Leadership Skills For Admins
In A Collaborative Workplace

In today’s world of business, the administrative professional has moved from an organizer of paper, meetings, and schedules to a command center for connecting diversified work teams, completing multifaceted projects, and using specialized technological equipment and applications. Executives are asking for more from a staff that is constantly assuming broader roles and increased responsibilities.  

This 2 ½ day conference, March 2-5 in Charleston SC, is designed for upper-level admins who have risen in the ranks to positions that require them to handle people and systems in new and expanded ways or for rising stars who aspire to these levels. Presenters chosen for their unique expertise in leadership development and technological savvy will assist participants in:

• learning how to read people’s preferred work styles and adapt to them without losing one’s own personal and professional integrity

• getting results through goal clarification and up-front personal commitment rather than cajoling or threatening after the fact

• understanding why people don’t do what they’re supposed to do and how to turn them around when you lack the actual authority to remove them from the project

• taking the lead for work teams where one person’s work builds on another’s and deadlines are vital

• knowing how to deliver bad news and ultimatums that don’t sound like an “or else” statement

• bringing all the project pieces together and having the end product of a collaborative venture equal more than the sum of individual contributions

• anticipating needs and bottlenecks before they grind the work to a halt

• applying new software to the admin function to better help in facilitating people, schedules, project components, and details without expending lots of extra time and effort – now in short supply

• developing a peer network of outstanding admins for after-conference connections

• gaining the skills needed to become the indispensable administrative professional who can operate any time, anywhere, with the confidence and skills to get the job done

This program is the "MBA" for office professionals – Management By Administration – and ought to be required by every organization that wants to increase profits, expand its base of satisfied customers, and develop its employees to the max. For individuals to be successful and promotable today, they need experience with collaboration across work teams, personal accountability, focused leadership skills, and time-saving technology.

Why admins should attend:

• To get ready for the new responsibilities executives are assigning to support staff – coordinating work teams and managing projects

• To upgrade professional skills from working solo and/or with partners  to participating in and leading diverse, virtual, and multifaceted teams

• To gain an understanding of the preferred work styles of others and adapt your leadership style to get in sync with them

• To understand and use work processes that focuses on team goals and get everyone moving in tandem with a common vision

• To learn the latest software applications available for admins to take control of schedules, resources, workers, deadlines, and co-authoring

• To experience teamwork – and teamplay – in action and gain confidence in analyzing problems, weighing possible alternatives, and implementing sound solutions

• To receive valuable advice and ready-to-apply techniques that can be adapted for each person’s particular industry and work environment and taken back to the office for bringing other admins up to speed

• To meet and interact with other high-performing admins to exchange ideas and successful work models on site, as well as creating a professional network for continued communication after the conference

• To become the professional that stands out from the crowd, takes charge, and delivers results – for each and every assignment

 For complete program information and instructions on booking a hotel room, check the "Events and Conferences" section of the IAAP web site at www.iaap-hq.org

Direct link to PEC 2008 Information Page

You may register for the conference online after November 5. Promotional brochures will be sent to all members and included with the November/December issue of OfficePro magazine.