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Feedback: Take It or Leave It, but Don’t Defend Yourself Against It

Success

My manager sat down with me in a tiny conference room to review the 360-degree feedback I had received from my co-workers. No matter what role I’ve been in—direct report, manager, external consultant, mentor or mentee—I’ve found the ability to receive and act on feedback appropriately has been fundamentally important to my success.

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5 Qualities of People Who Use Time Wisely

Success

Time management is an oxymoron. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have. They pour themselves into the lives of others and watch the ripple effect of their leadership spread through those they have taught and mentored. This article was published in June 2015 and has been updated.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

When Harry Hecht, an Orlando, Florida-based mentor with SCORE—originally named the Service Corps of Retired Executives—encounters business owners who are reluctant to outsource, he has them track their time. “I She recommends using sites like Asana.com or Evernote.com for managing projects. Bring it on. Who you gonna call?

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Lots of new speakers added to the Virtual Summit

Practically Perfect PA

Robyn runs the popular The Art of Minute Taking course at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, where it was the top Professional and Executive Development course for 2015 and 2016.She Simone is the Founder and Chair of the ACE Network (Assistant Community EMEA) at BlackRock, the world’s leading Asset Management Firm.

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Working from home can present particular challenges for women

Workplace Insight

Whilst remote working has its perks, networking and engaging within the office are essential to forming close relationships with mentors, bettering learning with heads up collaboration to spark off ideas, and opens doors to new opportunities. Creating an inclusive culture. Such gender imbalances risk exacerbating the gender gap.

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A sneaky peek at the Future Assistant programme

Practically Perfect PA

The PA as information manager . In 2017 and beyond Assistants will be seen as their organisation’s information managers. The PA as time manager . Richard Newman , Director of BodyTalk – Richard spoke at our very first Assist Conference back in 2015 and he was, without doubt, an absolute hit.

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

Because people who have the impostor syndrome feel that they’ve somehow managed to slip through the system undetected, in their mind it’s just a matter of time before they’re found out. ”. Others describe you as a workaholic or micro-manager. ” — Harvard Commencement speech , 2015 . Over Performing.

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