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Management Skills for Administrative Professionals

The role of an administrative professional is changing fast. You need new skills to manage time, priorities, projects, conflicts & colleagues.

The Key Issues

The business world is changing fast and there are many projects to manage. In your role as an executive assistant, you also need to deal with conflicts, get results and manage your time and priorities on a daily basis.

Time
management

Conflict management

Critical
thinking

Key Competences​

Emotional intelligence

Communication skills

Assertiveness
skills

The Right Programme for You

You are an experienced administrative professional. You need to expand your management skills as your role is changing. You are expected to plan, be assertive and get things done in today’s business world.

Highlights

Learn, Practice and Use

Programme Details

Management Skills for Administrative Professionals is a 3 day or 4 live online sessions hands-on training programme, highly interactive with exercises and role plays. The programme focuses on the key skills you need in your role including communication, teamwork, managing change, negotiation skills and dealing with conflict.

Six Programme Modules

  • Use personal change management to work more effectively with and through others
  • Bring about change even when faced with resistance
  • Apply a systematic approach to plan and engage others in the change process
  • Manage roles, responsibilities, and authority to meet goals
  • Identify and support differing work style preferences using new skills and best practices
  • Recognize and proactively use critical thinking to support achievement of team-based goals
  • Establish a systematic and efficient approach to work using prioritization and time management strategies
  • Identify strategic uses of technology to manage information and better utilize time
  • Evaluate current roles and responsibilities to identify activities that can be delegated
  • Use emotional intelligence and effective listening practices to prepare to be an effective colleague, partner and leader
  • Apply assertive communication using verbal and nonverbal behaviours
  • Exhibit confidence and influence using teste presentation models
  • Define the sources of conflict in the workplace
  • Employ strategic diplomacy to handle office politics, difficult people and demanding situations
  • Negotiate to empower self and others to achieve goals
  • Review a comprehensive list of new management skills and strategies learned and practiced throughout the program
  • Reflect on best practices that will be applied in the near or long term

Faculty

Bettina
Hausmann

Bettina
Hausmann

Bettina
Hausmann

Bettina
Hausmann

Bettina
Hausmann

Upcoming Programmes

Choose your preferred learning solution

Face-to-Face
3 days
€2,295

Date
City
Location
Stage
19 May – 21 May 2025
Vienna
To be confirmed
Scheduled
03 Nov – 05 Nov 2025
Milan
To be confirmed
Scheduled

Live Online
4 sessions
€1,950

Date
Sessions
Stage
07 Apr – 08 Apr 2025
4 Sessions
07 Apr, 09:00 – 12:00CET
07 Apr, 14:00 – 17:00CET
08 Apr, 09:00 – 12:00CET
08 Apr, 14:00 – 17:00CET
Scheduled
06 Oct – 07 Oct 2025
4 Sessions
06 Oct, 09:00 – 12:00CET
06 Oct, 14:00 – 17:00CET
07 Oct, 09:00 – 12:00CET
07 Oct, 14:00 – 17:00CET
Scheduled

In-Company
This programme is available as an In-Company solution for you teams.

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Date
City
Location
Stage
19 May – 21 May 2025
Vienna
To be confirmed
Scheduled
03 Nov – 05 Nov 2025
Milan
To be confirmed
Scheduled

Date
Sessions
Stage
07 Apr – 08 Apr 2025
4 Sessions
07 Apr, 09:00 – 12:00CET
07 Apr, 14:00 – 17:00CET
08 Apr, 09:00 – 12:00CET
08 Apr, 14:00 – 17:00CET
Scheduled
06 Oct – 07 Oct 2025
4 Sessions
06 Oct, 09:00 – 12:00CET
06 Oct, 14:00 – 17:00CET
07 Oct, 09:00 – 12:00CET
07 Oct, 14:00 – 17:00CET
Scheduled

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