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Administrative Professionals’ Day highlights the important role of our administrative support personnel, the ones who keep organizations running efficiently.
It’s a powerful opportunity to express genuine gratitude for the often-unseen work that makes everyone else successful.
Administrative Professional’s Week, an annual observance held during the last full week of April, extends the time to recognize and appreciate the work of administrative professionals across the organization.
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Restaurant & Dining eGift: A meal out or delivery night in. A simple way to say “take a break, you’ve earned it.”
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Administrative Professionals’ Day is one opportunity to acknowledge administrative work. Base the message on observed contributions, use the person’s preferred name and role language, and avoid stereotypes about gender, personality, availability, or “doing everything.”
Do not announce a person, photo, message, gift, or award publicly without their consent. A private note should remain available for anyone who does not want public recognition.
Administrative work can appear under many titles and may be performed by full-time, part-time, hourly, salaried, temporary, contract, remote, hybrid, or on-site workers. Define eligibility with consistent, job-relevant criteria and include people doing comparable work where appropriate.
Have HR and legal reviewers assess worker classification, co-employment, collective-bargaining, equal-employment, and local-law considerations. Apply the same approval process and value ranges to similarly situated recipients.
Administrative workers have always been indispensable, but in the post-pandemic workplace, responsibilities have shifted, making them more essential than ever.
Technology — Administrative staff tends to be the initial users of new technologies with the added role of trainers for coworkers.
Human resources — HR has become a more strategic function in most organizations. The increasing burdens of open enrollment, payroll, and remote employee management demands more from HR professionals adding new HR-related responsibilities to administrative roles.
Internal customer service — Just as customer expectations are rising externally, organizations are looking for administrative professionals to follow suit for the people and teams they work with internally.
Project management — Today’s administrative worker’s new environment requires leadership as problem-solvers with the initiative to find new or better ways to operate across many departments in cross-team collaboration, including with senior executives and project leaders.
Administrative Professionals’ Day highlights the people who keep organizations running efficiently. It is an opportunity to express genuine gratitude for work that is often essential but not highly visible.
Administrative Professionals’ Week, held during the last full week of April, extends the time to recognize administrative professionals across the organization.
National Secretaries Association (NSA) was formed, and the first chapter was founded in Topeka, Kansas
First National Secretaries Week, now known as Administrative Professionals’ Week
Convention delegates vote to open membership to men; the first man joins six weeks later
NSA changes its name to Professional Secretaries International (PSI)
PSI becomes the International Association of Administrative Professionals Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
Professional Secretaries Week and Day become Administrative Professionals’ Week and Day.
Reinforce your message with a small token of appreciation.
Appreciation messages are the most impactful element of any recognition.
Reinforcing your message with a symbol of appreciation makes the gesture far more memorable.
Offering a choice of gift options creates participation for a more memorable experience and prevents gift blowback.
Mix merchandise, gift cards, local gift cards, and virtual and payment options.
When administrative professionals receive extra time off they are able to recharge and rejuvenate, which can help them return to work feeling refreshed and more productive.
Time off shows that employers appreciate their employees’ hard work.
By offering extra paid time off, managers can show their support for their employees and their commitment to their wellbeing.
Team building activities help employees to feel more connected to their coworkers and the company, improving employee morale and job satisfaction. They provide a fun and relaxed environment for employees to get to know each other outside of work tasks and can lead to better teamwork and collaboration.
On Administrative Professionals’ Day, it can be especially meaningful to show appreciation by organizing a team-building activity that highlights the important role that administrative professionals play in the organization. This could include a team happy hour, lunch, or a fun activity, such as a cooking class, a game night, or a virtual trivia competition. The key is to create a fun and inclusive atmosphere where everyone can relax, have a good time and feel appreciated.
Have an employee recognition event in your department – virtually or in person. It can be any sort of formal or informal gathering organized to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and contributions of administrative professionals.
Include presentations and awards to highlight specific folks in the department to show appreciation for their hard work and dedication and to help foster a positive work environment.
These can be done virtually by sending out gift cards for food delivery — plan prizes for those who are recognized. Let them choose from merchandise, gift cards, and payments. Don’t forget local gift card options.
Training, learning, and development opportunities provide administrative professionals with career growth opportunities and increases their value to the company.
Offering training and development opportunities, such as workshops, conferences, and online courses, can also show employees that their employer is invested in their success and well-being and helps keep employees engaged and motivated, which can lead to higher job satisfaction and better job performance.
Providing employees with opportunities to learn and develop new skills can also help to prepare them for new challenges and responsibilities within the organization. Greater job satisfaction, improved morale, and a more positive work environment are the result.
One of the best ways to make your administrative rockstars feel like their job is crucial is to invest in ways that make work more efficient, and easier. Your admins will be more energized, have more time for other tasks, and feel recognized.
If you’re managing a department, ask your team to help identify potential areas for investment.
Is it training or software that would help?
Explore tools and training for SaaS and programs that facilitate common tasks and allow for growth in careers.
Start with a specific message, then offer an optional gesture that fits the recipient and the organization’s policy.
Describe work you observed, explain why you appreciate it, and avoid claims the recipient or manager cannot support.
A gift or experience can accompany the message when it fits the recipient’s preferences, program criteria, and organizational rules.
Let recipients choose privately among options of comparable value, including a non-food, non-alcohol, non-wellness, remote, or non-digital alternative when needed.
Record the budget, eligibility criteria, approvers, privacy fields, delivery responsibilities, support contact, and exception process before sending.
Use the organization’s voice while keeping the note specific to the recipient and free from confidential employment, health, or personal information.
State the action, deadline, terms, and support contact clearly. Limit reminders, honor channel preferences, and provide an accessible way to request help.
Restrict reports to authorized viewers and the fields needed for administration. Do not treat claim status as evidence of appreciation or workforce outcomes.
Test eligibility, approvals, messages, options, accessibility, delivery, support, and exception handling for the planned recipient count and locations.
We couldn’t do what we do without you. Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment.
You are an integral part of our team, and we are truly grateful for the care and effort you bring every day.
Your contributions play a vital role in our success, and we sincerely appreciate all that you do.
Thank you for your professionalism, reliability, and willingness to go above and beyond.
Your positive attitude and enthusiasm make our workplace a better place for everyone.
We are fortunate to have you on our team. Your dedication and support make a real difference.
Your commitment to excellence and readiness to take on new challenges do not go unnoticed.
You help keep everything running smoothly, and we deeply value the impact of your work.
Thank you for the expertise, initiative, and consistency you bring to the team.
You help make this a great place to work, and we are sincerely thankful for your continued contributions.
Use the campaign builder to explore a recognition workflow. Before launch, review current capabilities and terms, define eligibility and value criteria, obtain recognition and communication consent, minimize personal data, and confirm accessible and comparable alternatives.
Have qualified advisers review the recognition and any rewards as applicable. Related reading: employee-gift planning and Employee Appreciation Day.
Employment, payroll, tax, gifting, accessibility, privacy, and security requirements depend on the workforce, jurisdiction, policy, contracts, and configuration.
