Career Development

Here’s a situation we can all recall: You have to give a presentation, and it’s time to start creating the slide deck. You begin by opening PowerPoint, making a title slide, putting some bullet points on the intro slide, and inserting a cute picture — and then you hit a wall. You give yourself kudos […]

The truth is: You are already doing design tasks. Your process inherently uses design whether or not it’s on your resume. Choosing a layout? That’s user interface (UI) design. Timing newsletters? That’s user experience (UX) design. Aligning color palettes to branding? That’s graphic design. Weaving design considerations into admin decisions has likely become automatic in […]

At some point in your admin journey, you will be involved in or lead a project. These two skill sets are in high demand, and the combination of the two creates a powerful and productive duo! But you don’t need to wait for that big project to focus on project management. Every admin can begin […]