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What You Can Learn About Making Decisions From a Baseball Umpire

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The importance of quick decision making for baseball umpires Almost every tactic deployed and decision made by the umpires is based on training, decades spent honing the smallest details in an effort to get decisions right as often as humanly possible. We’re developing and having learning experiences just like the players are.”

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6 Ways To Feast On Learning

Office Dynamics

I decided to pull out this Monday Motivator from 2013 because it is a favorite of mine, still holds true and in fact, I believe it to be truer than ever before. Since I wrote this in 2013, I have expanded my mind to the worlds of: Focus instead of multitasking. I have always been hungry to learn. Being revolutionary. Joan Burge.

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What can assistants expect in 2013

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Well 2012 is over and done with and we are now already two days into 2013. In honour of it now being 2013 I´ve got 13 things I think we can expect to see in the year ahead. With the assistant role now encompassing so many varied tasks we should expect to see a rise in training for assistants in 2013. Role diversification.

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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

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Renée Marino looked onto the crowd during a 2013 Broadway performance of Jersey Boys and found herself staring at legendary filmmaker Clint Eastwood, who had shown up to scout actors for a film adaptation of the musical. Speaking of mealtime: Marino trains her own team on communication best practices at monthly lunch-and-learns.

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Administrative Professionals Day Gift List for 2013

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If you want to go bigger, consider a conference or high-level training experience. View life as a continuous learning experience.” If you decide to offer them the luxury of a day away you must, and I repeat MUST, also plan for back-up (someone well-trained to provide back-up) for the day they choose to be out.

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Ep 226: Jen Johnsen – Executive Assistant at The Children’s Theatre Company

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Jen Johnsen has been part of Children’s Theatre Company as Executive Assistant since 2013, managing the Artistic and Managing Directors. Jean-Luc Picard CONNECT WITH JEN Jen on LinkedIn ABOUT JEN Jen Johnsen has been part of Children’s Theatre Company as Executive Assistant since 2013, managing the Artistic and Managing Directors.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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29 Communications in 2013, “sustainability” and “impact” were far from the buzzwords they are today. Students can take the course as an elective, class or online enrichment program; optional teacher training is also available. Most Innovative Marketing/PR Company 7. 29 Photo by ©Tory Williams/Courtesy of No.

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