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10 Secrets to Successful Professionals Achieving Work/Life Balance

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. 9 – Negotiate Flexibility. That negotiation might include adding more staff to the team to help with a project, or negotiating a shared work situation where we work fewer days each week, and sharing the position with someone else who wants to work part time too. Guest Post. 100% No Spam.

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

Productivityist

To receive a free copy of the Career Advancement Toolkit, join the Project Management Hacks email newsletter. Back in 2011, I took the time to learn new techniques in Microsoft Excel through a course. This skill has expedited the growth of my audience from under a hundred to over two thousand email subscribers in eight months.

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Answering Reader Mail: Seek Greener Pastures or Stay Put?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Since my last email to you, I have found an executive assistant position. While I do feel like I may not have enough experience for this particular role I am interviewing for, they are seeking specific skills that I do possess. I can only go off of what you state in your email. Translation: Soft skills trump hard skills any day.

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77 Things I Did In 2010

Brilliantly Better

Which will continue in 2011 as well. I thought I lost the skills to hire people, but apparently I didn’t. I thought I lost the skills to hire people, but apparently I didn’t. From the selection phase, going through the interview and negotiation phases, all seemed incredibly familiar.

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How to Wrestle Deadlines and Win (Even When You Think You Can’t)

Men With Pens

Writers aren’t known for their planning and scheduling skills, after all – but nail deadlines, and you’ve turned yourself away from flaky and straight onto fantastically competent. Your email inbox won’t implode, don’t worry. When negotiating deadlines: Allow more time than you think you’ll need.

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How to Hustle Your Way To Freelance Success

Men With Pens

Plus, complaining about pay in a situation where you typically negotiate your own pay is a bit tacky. Send them an email, sing laurels about their work and suggest ways to make their content more effective. Instead, become the person they think of first when they want to hire someone with your specific skill set.