July 7-11, 2008 | Arlington, VA

Day One

8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00
Marketing Yourself: Taking your Career to the Next Level

10:00
Positioning Yourself for Greater Management Responsibilities

11:00
Assessing Change Management and Identifying Future Opportunities

12:00
Networking Luncheon

1:00
Working out Your Myers-Briggs

2:00
Conducting a Self Assessment and Self Analysis

3:00
Devising a Professional Development Plan

4:00
Adjourn

Day Two

8:30
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Implementing Boundaries in the Workplace: When to Say Yes, When to Say No

10:00
Developing Time and Stress Management Techniques

11:00
Controlling your Day: Work Smarter, Not Harder

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Improving your Personal/Professional Life Balance

2:00
Being Assertive without Being Aggressive

3:00
Mastering Goal Setting Techniques and Reevaluation

4:00
Adjourn

Day Three

8:30
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Determining the Vital Role that Communication Plays in Today’s Office

10:00
Communicating with Diplomacy and Credibility

11:00
Utilizing Effective Communication through all Media

12:00
Networking Luncheon

1:00
Speaking to Senior Management: What you Should Know

2:00
Creating Powerful Networks for Success

3:00
Understanding the Benefi ts of Non-Verbal Communication

4:00
Adjourn

Day Four

8:30
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Leading without the Benefit of Authority

10:00
Mastering Advanced Team Building Techniques

11:00
Motivating your Offi ce to Achieve a Common Goal

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Leading through Vision: Transformational Leadership

2:00
Leading During a Time of Change

3:00
Staying Focused and Being Positive

4:00
Adjourn

Day Five

8:30
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Managing Confl ict to Advance your Career

10:00
Negotiating with Confi dence

11:00
Learning to be Proactive Instead of Reactive

12:00
Networking Luncheon

1:00
Overcoming Intimidation and Emotional Obstacles

2:00
Utilizing Constructive Problem Solving and Decision Making

3:00
Conducting a Negotiation Application Session

4:00
Adjourn

The 2008 Administrative Professionals Certification Week will be held at The Performance Institute in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse Metro stop on the Orange Line. A public parking garage is located just inside of the building.

The Performance Institute
1515 N. Courthouse Road, Sixth Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
703-894-0481
www.PerformanceWeb.org

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott at the prevailing rate of $201.00 until June 6, 2008. Please call the hotel directly for reservations and reference code Administrative Professionals Certifi cation Week. The hotel is conveniently located three blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station. Please ask the hotel about a complimentary shuttle that is also available for your convenience.

Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott
1533 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
703-528-2222
www.CourtyardArlingtonRosslyn.com

The tuition rate for attending The 2008 Administrative Professionals Certification Week is $1995. The Performance Institute offers reduced tuition to groups of three or more. For more information, please contact Matt Giese at 703-894-0481 or Giese@PerformanceWeb.org.

The Performance Institute offers reduced tuition to groups of three or more. For more information, please contact Melvin Hall at 703-894-0481 or Hall@PerformanceWeb.org.

To learn more about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities,
contact Kwami Attipoe at 703-894-0481 or Attipoe@PerformanceWeb.org.

CPE Credits

Delivery Method: Group-live
Program Level: Beginner
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
CPE Credits: 30

A $150 service fee will be charged on cancellations received less than three weeks from the date of the event. A credit memo will also be sent reflective of that amount, which can be used for a future conference. If you do not cancel your registration before the day of the event, you will be charged for the full conference amount. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The Performance Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.