5 Skills for a Progressive Administrative Assistant

 

5 Skill Developments for Progressive Administrative Assistants

As a company with amazing administrative staff, we are always striving to learn and grow in our professional development. Come learn with us as we search for ways to grow with the industry! According to Office Dynamic International, Administrative Assistant And Executive Assistant Blog (officedynamics.com), progressive assistants are pushing the envelope within the roll of an administrative assistant. The five skills that were stated are:

1. Accountability
2. Changing your agent.
3. Creative thinking.
4. Future focus.
5. Decision making.

The skills that are listed here are interesting because they are important and beneficial in several scenarios. Levels of excitement and enjoyment could rise in the workplace once a member develops and practices creative thinking, a future focused mentality, and decision making skills.  These skills allow more freedom and exploration in your thought process throughout the work day which would most likely leak into daily living. Accountability is a skill that separates staff from those that are good and those that are great. With accountability comes trust, respect, and credibility. It could be argued that accountability is one of the more important skills when in any field supporting another person, especially because others are counting on you to do your job so they can do theirs. 

Each of these skills go above and beyond the descriptive roll of an administrative assistant leading to the potential to increase in excitement and passion for this line of work. Ultimately, we strive to be a progressive and supportive company that believes in the ongoing skill development of our staff and business. What are your thoughts on these skills towards developing a progressive office, leave a comment on how you feel about this article!