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Education & Experience Don’t Guarantee Success—Attitude & Habits Do

Success

Your education matters—maybe not as much as you think, but a degree in your field can really jump-start your progress. Talent matters, too, but aside from skills (which develop from experience) much of your talent is an innate tendency to perform better in certain areas. This article was published in June 2015 and has been updated.

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What can assistants expect in 2015?

Practically Perfect PA

The last few years I have written a blog about what assistants can expect from the year and here you will find the tradition has continued into 2015. I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. Assistant networking and events.

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Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” | Driving Collaboration: How Coworking Spaces Foster Connections in Work Communities

Allwork

About this episode Do you desire to experience a thriving network of collaboration and connections within your community? Discover how coworking spaces can unlock opportunities for interaction and cooperation, leading to a vibrant and interconnected network that supports entrepreneurs and professionals in achieving their goals.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

Reach out to groups that cater to Black engineers, LGBTQ professionals, Hispanic programmers—whatever skill set you might need. In 2015, New York City began officially observing two Muslim holidays —the “first large metropolis in America” to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Go ahead and embrace your differences. It’s flexible.

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A review of the Assist Conference 2017

Practically Perfect PA

Back in 2015 we had just over 50 assistants attend and this year we sold out (for the second year in a row) with 125 attendees! During the sessions we looked at how we could enhance the unique skills and qualities each assistant needs to further their role and career. The theme of this year’s conference was The Assistant Toolkit.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

No matter how heavy your workload is… Everyone can and should be a Networker.” It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Illustrate the benefits of networking with peers and the exchange of best practice. Support for an Internal PA Network.

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All the free training we offer in one place!

Office Dynamics

We don’t want any of these assistants to miss out on continued education! . With the success of the free video series and the gaining popularity of social platforms and video services we branched out and began adding education videos for administrative professionals to YouTube. We have more than 100 videos available there now.

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