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How to Sell Without Being a Slimy Salesperson

Success

Employees are selling their skills and knowledge to their employers. What if we think more broadly about the concept of selling and instead consider engagement , influence and even persuasiveness—a useful, and slime-free, skill? In fact, it is often this soft skill that determines our capacity to succeed.

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How to Master the Art of Delegation in 3 Steps

Success

This is where learning how to delegate effectively is useful. How to delegate successfully When you become a leader, the paradox shifts slightly. If you don’t have the budget to hire a full-time staff, consider hiring a skilled hourly assistant to delegate tasks to. This is a difficult transition for leaders.

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How to Speak Well… and Listen Better

Success

So, how are your conversation skills? Here’s how to master the art of conversation— both sides of it: When it’s your turn to talk …. To be a truly accomplished communicator, you must also know how to listen, or receive messages. This article was published in May 2015 and has been updated.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

To answer that, you need to understand how remote employees and freelancers work, and what motivated them to become freelancers in the first place. Companies who want to have successful working relationships with contractors should find out exactly what their skill sets are and then leverage those skill sets. Her secret?

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Not everyone can be a good minute taker – it’s a definite skill and quite often an art, hence the name of my course, The Art of Minute Taking. There are definite skills required to be a good minute taker and I’ve listed some of them below: Listening. Check out my post here for tips on how to listen for the message.

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Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker?

Practically Perfect PA

Those people who write the minutes probably use their own version of shorthand (tips on how to do this are covered in this post ), text language or EasyScript. Many, many years ago, without a doubt, secretaries went to secretarial school to learn how to type and take dictation. It was a very handy skill to have! …

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Free Webinar Teaches You How to Develop Your Persuasion Skills

Office Dynamics

As we celebrate 25 years in business we’re offering a free webinar each month for administrative professionals to continue their skill development and learn more about who we are and what we offer the administrative profession. How to work around barriers instead of backing down at the first sign of resistance.

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