Professional Development and Education Center for Administrative Professionals

Join ASAP and get instant access to the education and professional development resources you need to succeed in your career. ASAP provides administrative professionals with all the educational tools necessary to grow in their careers and further their education. ASAP members receive discounts on their tuition for online courses through National University, as well as for online and classroom courses offered by the AMA. Administrative Professionals can log in for virtual computer training, and buy books online at discount for their career development. ASAP offers a constantly updated roster of webinars offered by industry experts, business leaders, career counselors, and life coaches.

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Are You Too Nice to Be Successful?

Did you know the nicest workers may actually be less likely to be promoted than their not-as-agreeable colleagues. Here are some tips to help you assertively promote yourself so you don't finish last. To read this article, click here.

Sometimes You Have to Rock the Boat

Administrative Professionals are often expected to "smooth things over" and make problems go away. Sandy Geroux writes that while we must do everything in our power to diplomatically and smoothly serve clients, we must sometimes risk "rocking the boat a bit" in order to serve them best. To read this article, click here.

Top 11 Ways to Improve Performance

Todd Durkin provides administrative professionals with a list of the Top 11 Ways to Improve Performance. To read this article, click here.

Power Tools to Use for Career Negotiation Success

Joni Daniels offers advice to administrative professionals about negotiating career success. To read this article, click here.

Whatever Happened to Spring Break?

Dina Horwedel offers advice to administrative professionals about taking their spring vacations to get recharged and rested in order to meet the challenges of their daily work. To read this article, click here.

Always Take It To The Next Level

Sandy Geroux discusses how to always take it to the next level in your job and strive to do the best in whatever you do to improve job performance and productivity. To read this article, click here.

Conferences, Webinars and Training Courses for Administrative Professionals

Educational opportunities and resources for Administrative Professionals through the Administrative Professionals Conference, on-line courses, AMA self-study and classroom training, computer training, and webinars. Find out more, click here.

Maximize Your Productivity Potential with Accelerated Learning for the Administrative Professional: A 6-part series developed especially for administrative workers By Patricia Hutchings

Patricia Hutchings provides tips for busy admins on how to avoid information overload with reading and processing techniques as part of her series on Accelerated Learning. To read this article, click here.

Best of the Best

Sandy Geroux discusses how developing best practices and habits contribute to your value in your company and advances your position; every month, she will publish new stories from readers that demonstrate the  "best of the best" practices. To read this article, click here.

Honesty Really Is the Best Policy

Admitting to a mistake can be hard. But Sandy Geroux discusses how honesty is the best policy in any position or office - by always conducting yourself with integrity and being honest in your communications, you can increase your value and develop a strong reputation. To read this article, click here.

Tips to Help You Keep Your Cool When Working for Multiple Bosses
By Marilyn Debora

How to accomplish multiple projects working for multiple bosses; Marilyn Deborah provides Admins with a plan to prioritize projects for multiple bosses. To read this article, click here.

How to Evaluate a Job Offer

How to evaluate a job offer; what are the most important things to look at when deciding whether or not to accept a new job offer. To read this article, click here.

Gatekeeping Techniques: Mastering the Keys to Business Privacy and Access, presented by Bonnie Low-Kramen, Celebrity Assistant and Author

Today, your role as gatekeeper is more important than ever with the growing risks to security and privacy in business. You are on the front lines of information triage and the more aware you can be about the potential problems, the better. This Webinar will give you the latest tips and tools to control access and information to you and your employer. The presentation will include details on how security measures from the world of entertainment applies to every office operation. To view Gatekeeping Techniques: Mastering the Keys to Business Privacy and Access, click here.

Webinar - Jump Start Your Year

Lisa Olsen presents a three part Webinar series Jump Start Your Year! Igniting Your Potential for 2008. Each Webinar will be 30 minutes. Part I- Evaluate Your Year; Part II - Building Motivation from Within; and Part III - Developing a Personal Brand of Leadership. To view the full Jump Start Your Year webinar series, click here.

The Follow-Through Factor By Gene Hayden, ACPC, Co-Founder of Target Coaching

The secret of reaching a goal is to develop the Follow-Through Factor; How to set project goals and succeed in project and time management. To read this article, click here.

Self-Sabotage: How Not to Be Your Own Worst Enemy

Don't sabotage yourself with self-sabotaging behavior and thinking. To read this article, click here.

Run Your Desk As A Business

Run your desk as if you would run a business. Sandy Geroux discusses how approaching your administrative job as a business can pay off in job development and leadership skills.To read this article, click here.