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October 2013—Volume 1, Issue 3
Are you interested in, and value yourself as an Admin? Do you take the time and make the effort to gain education that will enhance your job performance and get you promoted? You have to value yourself enough to say, “I need to make time for my growth through a scheduled event.” It does not matter if that event is an online course, a live workshop, webinar, or off-site retreat. Executives and great leaders are always investing in their education. They know it is necessary. So why should an assistant think any differently than the people they support? . . . . . . . Don’t short-change yourself. You are worth it. You need to make time for you. From: Joan Burge: [email protected] September 16, 2013 And, as the City of Roanoke Treasurer, Evelyn Powers CAP, so eloquently has stated many times, “It is because of my association and involvement with IAAP, that I have had the skills and confidence to become the Treasurer.” She always gives the credit to IAAP. Please invest in yourself with IAAP and everything that it offers you…..we have monthly education meetings, Division education opportunities three or more times a year, (PDS will be in Roanoke on Nov. 8 – 9) and an intense 5 day conference yearly on the international level. Avail yourself of every opportunity to grow; learn to speak in front of people, learn new skills, polish up on old ones, network with admins from all over the world, and bring new things back to your office. October 22 is the day when the Roanoke Chapter will celebrate our bosses and educate our employers on
how great IAAP is for us and for their companies. Invite your boss to come for lunch to celebrate Boss’ Day. They will learn all about IAAP and how important it is for you! Linda Leedy, CAP-OM President
Our Core Values Integrity: We demonstrate this cornerstone of our profession through honesty, accountability and high ethical standards. Respect: We create respect within our profession and association through listening, understanding and acknowledging member feedback. Adaptability: We ensure the success of our association by embracing positive change and by nurturing diversity, creativity and visionary thinking. Communication: We cultivate and maintain excellence by remaining approachable at all levels, communicating openly and building strong relationships. Commitment: We are steadfast in our goals to develop learning opportunities for career-minded administrative professionals and to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness.
Like to listen; do not multi-task Ignore distractions (internal and external) Summarize / outlines Tame your emotions; be logical not emotional Eliminate hasty judgments Never interrupt Inspire openness Need to listen (acknowledge customer’s need) General conclusions News from the Community Service Committee Patsy Marshall, CAP-OM
My sister, Melody Wells, and I ran an 8k race at the Neptune Festival this past Saturday at VA Beach. Neither one of us run competitively, we run for the exercise and to prove to ourselves that we can complete it. We're not fast, but we aren't lying on the couch eating potato chips either. Just goes to prove that you can do anything you set your mind to do. You CAN pass the CAPOM exams!!
[email protected]
Donna Minnix, CAP-OM [email protected]
Connie Smith
From Susan Shively, CAP-OM
[email protected]
The Community Service project for October and November will be to fill stockings for the Salvation Army. If you would like to fill stockings for needy children, contact a member of the Community Service Committee. We will make arrangements to get the stockings to you. Please plan to return the filled stocking at the November meeting. A prize will be awarded to the person who fills the most stockings. We will continue to collect pop tops at each monthly meeting until June 2014. The Ronald McDonald House Charities collects pop tabs instead of entire aluminum cans because it's more hygienic to store tabs than cans, and collection and storage is easier. The program is an easy way for people of all ages to support RMHC and know they are making a difference for families and children. If you would like a collection box for your desk, break room or
home, contact a member of this committee.
CAP AND OM Certification Fast Facts November 2, 2013 – Exam Date
May 2014 Exams Application Deadline: Feb. 15
Late Deadline: Feb. 28; with an additional $50 late fee
Exam Date: May 3 Exam Fees: CAP Exam - Member: $275 CAP Exam - Nonmember: $450 OM Specialty - Member $175 OM Specialty - Nonmember $350
www.iaap-hq.org/certification
Learn, Practice, Certify. It's just, "Good for Business" Take control of your own professional development by taking advantage of this special offer. Empower yourself with vital skills needed to be competitive in the workforce of today and become Microsoft Office Specialist certified. The Good for Business offer gives you: • • •
LEARN - E-Learning materials from Career Academy PRACTICE - Certiprep+ practice test suite from Certiport CERTIFY - Microsoft Office Specialist(MOS) exam voucher
You can also choose between two bundle offers - a Single or Triple Bundle.
This limited time promotion ends on October 31, 2013. The Single Bundle includes a 1 MOS certification exam voucher while the Triple Bundle includes 3 MOS certification exam vouchers. So if you're ambitious and want to get certified in 3 Microsoft Office applications, then select the Triple Bundle. Exams available for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook for 2007, 2010, & 2013. Exam vouchers and Certiprep+ practice test licenses expire 90 days from date of purchase. Offer available in USA or Canada only.
Certifications: IAAP Members,
need items for door prizes. Please let Susan Shively or Dee Dixon
Anniversaries for October
know as soon as possible what you can donate. It takes all of us
Doris England, CAP-OPM
PDS is fast approaching and we
working together to make our PDS successful. Contact info: SusanShively-
Lesha VanBuren, CAP Tracy Jones, CAP
[email protected] [email protected] THE 2013 VA-WV Thanks for your help and support. Dee Dixon CES Co-Chair-Door Prizes
DIVISION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR IS COMING TO ROANOKE ON NOVEMBER 8 – 9! JOIN US FOR PAJAMA JAM ON FRIDAY NIGHT! EDUCATION SEMINARS ALL DAY ON SATURDAY. CHECK OUT THE ROANOKE-IAAP WEBSITE www.iaap-roanoke.org FOR ALL YOUR REGISTRATION INFORMATION!
FRISBEES ARE FOR THROWING! When I was in high school and college, I played a lot of Frisbee. (Legally, that should be stated “I played a lot of Frisbee® Disc,” but I don’t recall anyone ever saying it that way. In fact, I’m not sure I know how to pronounce ® in a sentence.) I especially enjoyed was freestyle Frisbee, which is like stunt Frisbee. Freestyle Frisbee involves tricks like spinning the disc on your fingernail and working it under your leg or around your back, popping it up into the air with your finger or toe or elbow or forehead, fancy throws and catches, and that kind of thing. To help the Frisbee spin freely on my fingernail, I would slick up the disc with spray silicone. I also would stick fake fingernails to my index and middle fingers using super glue, which kept the disc from getting hung up on the friction-causing skin of my fingertips. The fake fingernail thing distinguished freestyle Frisbee from many other sports. Make that all other sports. It also made for some interesting conversations with my dad. Freestyle Frisbee was a great sport for summer, or any time, but as the weather would get colder, the risks would rise; specifically, the risk to the disc. Tapping the Frisbee in cooler weather could cause the disc to crack right down the middle, ruining an $8 Frisbee. Back then, $8 was a lot of money. But it was the risk you took to play the game. One of the friends I played Frisbee with didn’t like taking that risk. In fact, he would buy Frisbees, but he didn’t want to crack them, so he would leave the Frisbees in their box. He wouldn’t use them because he was afraid to lose them. That always struck me as odd, but it wasn’t until I got older that I realized why. Now I say it all the time. In fact, my kids have gotten sick of this story, because whenever they ask me whether they should do this or try that, I tell them, YES! Frisbees are for throwing! They aren’t for leaving in the box! And WE’RE not for leaving in the box. John Shedd wrote, “A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” And that’s not what we are built for! We are meant to explore, and to take risks, and to win sometimes and to lose more often. The drive to test our own limits is elemental. It is as fundamental as a salmon’s drive to swim upstream or a baby bird’s impulse to leap from the nest (or the mama bird’s impulse to push him out). We are meant to break bones, and to get stitches, and to experience set-backs and heartbreak and loss because it is only through adversity and discomfort that we grow.
So the next time you wonder whether you should try something, just remember: Frisbees are for throwing! Chuck Hansen is a motivational speaker, an awardwinning humor writer, host of a humor podcast, and author of two books. He also is a proud associate member of the IAAP-Old Dominion Chapter, has spoken as the IAAP Michigan, VA-WVA and DE-MD-DC Division annual meetings, and offers a special discount to IAAP and its members. He can be reached at [email protected] or www.chuckhansen.com.
Ways and Means Committee The Ways and Means Committee has tickets for the Belk Charity Sale. This event takes place on Saturday, November 9, 2013, from 610 a.m. Charity sale tickets are available for $5 each, and ticket holders receive $5 off their first purchase in addition to receiving an additional 20%-70% off sales merchandise. The Roanoke Chapter receives 100% of the proceeds from all tickets sold! If you would like to purchase and/or sell some of the tickets, please contact Dee Dixon at [email protected] (540) 772-0765. Tickets will be available at the October membership meeting. Also, if any Board member is available to help sell tickets at Belk prior to the event, please contact Dee. We are required to work at least a couple days prior to the event. Since our Professional Development Seminar (PDS) is November 8-9 at the Tanglewood Holiday Inn in Roanoke, you are probably asking, “Can I still shop the private sale if I am unable to attend on Saturday, November 9? Well, the answer is YES. Customers are welcome to reserve their desired merchandise for the event beginning on Sunday, November 3rd. Simply present your Charity Sale ticket to a Belk associate and ask them for details on reserving merchandise. Submitted by: Doris England, CAP-OM, Chair
Why should you support IAAP Roanoke for your Administrative Staff?
Tuesday, October 22nd at 12:00 pm Holiday Inn Tanglewood 4468 Starkey Road Roanoke, VA 24018 LUNCH and A GREAT PROGRAM *a small token of appreciation for attending will also be provided
Join us in learning all the ways you and your company can benefit from having your Administrative Staff be a part of IAAP Roanoke Please RSVP to your Administrative Staff
October 2013—Volume 1, Issue 3
Are you interested in, and value yourself as an Admin? Do you take the time and make the effort to gain education that will enhance your job performance and get you promoted? You have to value yourself enough to say, “I need to make time for my growth through a scheduled event.” It does not matter if that event is an online course, a live workshop, webinar, or off-site retreat. Executives and great leaders are always investing in their education. They know it is necessary. So why should an assistant think any differently than the people they support? . . . . . . . Don’t short-change yourself. You are worth it. You need to make time for you. From: Joan Burge: [email protected] September 16, 2013 And, as the City of Roanoke Treasurer, Evelyn Powers CAP, so eloquently has stated many times, “It is because of my association and involvement with IAAP, that I have had the skills and confidence to become the Treasurer.” She always gives the credit to IAAP. Please invest in yourself with IAAP and everything that it offers you…..we have monthly education meetings, Division education opportunities three or more times a year, (PDS will be in Roanoke on Nov. 8 – 9) and an intense 5 day conference yearly on the international level. Avail yourself of every opportunity to grow; learn to speak in front of people, learn new skills, polish up on old ones, network with admins from all over the world, and bring new things back to your office. October 22 is the day when the Roanoke Chapter will celebrate our bosses and educate our employers on
how great IAAP is for us and for their companies. Invite your boss to come for lunch to celebrate Boss’ Day. They will learn all about IAAP and how important it is for you! Linda Leedy, CAP-OM President
Our Core Values Integrity: We demonstrate this cornerstone of our profession through honesty, accountability and high ethical standards. Respect: We create respect within our profession and association through listening, understanding and acknowledging member feedback. Adaptability: We ensure the success of our association by embracing positive change and by nurturing diversity, creativity and visionary thinking. Communication: We cultivate and maintain excellence by remaining approachable at all levels, communicating openly and building strong relationships. Commitment: We are steadfast in our goals to develop learning opportunities for career-minded administrative professionals and to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness.
Like to listen; do not multi-task Ignore distractions (internal and external) Summarize / outlines Tame your emotions; be logical not emotional Eliminate hasty judgments Never interrupt Inspire openness Need to listen (acknowledge customer’s need) General conclusions News from the Community Service Committee Patsy Marshall, CAP-OM
My sister, Melody Wells, and I ran an 8k race at the Neptune Festival this past Saturday at VA Beach. Neither one of us run competitively, we run for the exercise and to prove to ourselves that we can complete it. We're not fast, but we aren't lying on the couch eating potato chips either. Just goes to prove that you can do anything you set your mind to do. You CAN pass the CAPOM exams!!
[email protected]
Donna Minnix, CAP-OM [email protected]
Connie Smith
From Susan Shively, CAP-OM
[email protected]
The Community Service project for October and November will be to fill stockings for the Salvation Army. If you would like to fill stockings for needy children, contact a member of the Community Service Committee. We will make arrangements to get the stockings to you. Please plan to return the filled stocking at the November meeting. A prize will be awarded to the person who fills the most stockings. We will continue to collect pop tops at each monthly meeting until June 2014. The Ronald McDonald House Charities collects pop tabs instead of entire aluminum cans because it's more hygienic to store tabs than cans, and collection and storage is easier. The program is an easy way for people of all ages to support RMHC and know they are making a difference for families and children. If you would like a collection box for your desk, break room or
home, contact a member of this committee.
CAP AND OM Certification Fast Facts November 2, 2013 – Exam Date
May 2014 Exams Application Deadline: Feb. 15
Late Deadline: Feb. 28; with an additional $50 late fee
Exam Date: May 3 Exam Fees: CAP Exam - Member: $275 CAP Exam - Nonmember: $450 OM Specialty - Member $175 OM Specialty - Nonmember $350
www.iaap-hq.org/certification
Learn, Practice, Certify. It's just, "Good for Business" Take control of your own professional development by taking advantage of this special offer. Empower yourself with vital skills needed to be competitive in the workforce of today and become Microsoft Office Specialist certified. The Good for Business offer gives you: • • •
LEARN - E-Learning materials from Career Academy PRACTICE - Certiprep+ practice test suite from Certiport CERTIFY - Microsoft Office Specialist(MOS) exam voucher
You can also choose between two bundle offers - a Single or Triple Bundle.
This limited time promotion ends on October 31, 2013. The Single Bundle includes a 1 MOS certification exam voucher while the Triple Bundle includes 3 MOS certification exam vouchers. So if you're ambitious and want to get certified in 3 Microsoft Office applications, then select the Triple Bundle. Exams available for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook for 2007, 2010, & 2013. Exam vouchers and Certiprep+ practice test licenses expire 90 days from date of purchase. Offer available in USA or Canada only.
Certifications: IAAP Members,
need items for door prizes. Please let Susan Shively or Dee Dixon
Anniversaries for October
know as soon as possible what you can donate. It takes all of us
Doris England, CAP-OPM
PDS is fast approaching and we
working together to make our PDS successful. Contact info: SusanShively-
Lesha VanBuren, CAP Tracy Jones, CAP
[email protected] [email protected] THE 2013 VA-WV Thanks for your help and support. Dee Dixon CES Co-Chair-Door Prizes
DIVISION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR IS COMING TO ROANOKE ON NOVEMBER 8 – 9! JOIN US FOR PAJAMA JAM ON FRIDAY NIGHT! EDUCATION SEMINARS ALL DAY ON SATURDAY. CHECK OUT THE ROANOKE-IAAP WEBSITE www.iaap-roanoke.org FOR ALL YOUR REGISTRATION INFORMATION!
FRISBEES ARE FOR THROWING! When I was in high school and college, I played a lot of Frisbee. (Legally, that should be stated “I played a lot of Frisbee® Disc,” but I don’t recall anyone ever saying it that way. In fact, I’m not sure I know how to pronounce ® in a sentence.) I especially enjoyed was freestyle Frisbee, which is like stunt Frisbee. Freestyle Frisbee involves tricks like spinning the disc on your fingernail and working it under your leg or around your back, popping it up into the air with your finger or toe or elbow or forehead, fancy throws and catches, and that kind of thing. To help the Frisbee spin freely on my fingernail, I would slick up the disc with spray silicone. I also would stick fake fingernails to my index and middle fingers using super glue, which kept the disc from getting hung up on the friction-causing skin of my fingertips. The fake fingernail thing distinguished freestyle Frisbee from many other sports. Make that all other sports. It also made for some interesting conversations with my dad. Freestyle Frisbee was a great sport for summer, or any time, but as the weather would get colder, the risks would rise; specifically, the risk to the disc. Tapping the Frisbee in cooler weather could cause the disc to crack right down the middle, ruining an $8 Frisbee. Back then, $8 was a lot of money. But it was the risk you took to play the game. One of the friends I played Frisbee with didn’t like taking that risk. In fact, he would buy Frisbees, but he didn’t want to crack them, so he would leave the Frisbees in their box. He wouldn’t use them because he was afraid to lose them. That always struck me as odd, but it wasn’t until I got older that I realized why. Now I say it all the time. In fact, my kids have gotten sick of this story, because whenever they ask me whether they should do this or try that, I tell them, YES! Frisbees are for throwing! They aren’t for leaving in the box! And WE’RE not for leaving in the box. John Shedd wrote, “A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” And that’s not what we are built for! We are meant to explore, and to take risks, and to win sometimes and to lose more often. The drive to test our own limits is elemental. It is as fundamental as a salmon’s drive to swim upstream or a baby bird’s impulse to leap from the nest (or the mama bird’s impulse to push him out). We are meant to break bones, and to get stitches, and to experience set-backs and heartbreak and loss because it is only through adversity and discomfort that we grow.
So the next time you wonder whether you should try something, just remember: Frisbees are for throwing! Chuck Hansen is a motivational speaker, an awardwinning humor writer, host of a humor podcast, and author of two books. He also is a proud associate member of the IAAP-Old Dominion Chapter, has spoken as the IAAP Michigan, VA-WVA and DE-MD-DC Division annual meetings, and offers a special discount to IAAP and its members. He can be reached at [email protected] or www.chuckhansen.com.
Ways and Means Committee The Ways and Means Committee has tickets for the Belk Charity Sale. This event takes place on Saturday, November 9, 2013, from 610 a.m. Charity sale tickets are available for $5 each, and ticket holders receive $5 off their first purchase in addition to receiving an additional 20%-70% off sales merchandise. The Roanoke Chapter receives 100% of the proceeds from all tickets sold! If you would like to purchase and/or sell some of the tickets, please contact Dee Dixon at [email protected] (540) 772-0765. Tickets will be available at the October membership meeting. Also, if any Board member is available to help sell tickets at Belk prior to the event, please contact Dee. We are required to work at least a couple days prior to the event. Since our Professional Development Seminar (PDS) is November 8-9 at the Tanglewood Holiday Inn in Roanoke, you are probably asking, “Can I still shop the private sale if I am unable to attend on Saturday, November 9? Well, the answer is YES. Customers are welcome to reserve their desired merchandise for the event beginning on Sunday, November 3rd. Simply present your Charity Sale ticket to a Belk associate and ask them for details on reserving merchandise. Submitted by: Doris England, CAP-OM, Chair
Why should you support IAAP Roanoke for your Administrative Staff?
Tuesday, October 22nd at 12:00 pm Holiday Inn Tanglewood 4468 Starkey Road Roanoke, VA 24018 LUNCH and A GREAT PROGRAM *a small token of appreciation for attending will also be provided
Join us in learning all the ways you and your company can benefit from having your Administrative Staff be a part of IAAP Roanoke Please RSVP to your Administrative Staff
