Excel—Greater Than The @SUM Of Its Parts

by James Spellos, CMP, MOS As you continue to learn more about Excel, the area where quantum leaps of productivity take place is in using functions. Everyone (at least everyone reading this) is well aware of the most basic function, @SUM. At the core of what Excel does, this function allows you to perform math…

Access and Databases: What’s it all about?

by Greg Creech, MCT, CompTIA CTT+   Many Administrative Professionals enter data into Access databases, generate reports, and work with queries. My Access session at TEC 17 goes beyond inputting and editing data and running reports; we explore Access’ and other relational databases’ objects. Access and DBMS – Access is a Database Management System (DBMS)…

Leadership Purpose for Assistants

by Julia Schmidt originally published by Executive Secretary Magazine   Having a leadership purpose is like knowing that your work counts and that you matter, says Julia Schmidt. A large number of researchers have identified many leadership theories in the last 80 years to help train leaders. One of these topics is the importance of…