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10 reasons to attend Assist 2016

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Over the last few months I have been busy behind the scenes working on the programme for Assist 2016. There will be a number of specific skills based sessions for assistants, including an interactive workshop from Heather White , founder of Smarter Networking, on that all important question ‘what are you good at?’

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Ep 221: Jennifer Chamberlin on Working From Home and Seeing Yourself as More Than Just an Assistant

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Jennifer Chamberlin launched My Bilingual VA in 2016 after working as a Personal / Executive Assistant in Paris for 15 years. Through her experiences, she has developed strong administrative skills and a good knowledge of HR procedures. She is a good communicator, takes the initiative and has exceptional organization skills.

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Ep 242: Nicki Cave on Managing a Team of Assistants and Finding Happiness in Your Work

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In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Nicki talks about managing a team of assistants, creating a career development plan, cultivating a team culture, and finding happiness in your role. Let me tell you about ezCater with over 100,000 restaurants to choose from nationwide and 24/7 customer support. While supporting J.,

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Squaremeal Venues + Events Live

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For many years I have consulted the guide for restaurant and venue ideas, it has always been my first port of call when managers have asked me to book restaurants for them. A panel discussion comparing routes into the events profession, transferable skills and what you can do to fast track your career.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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Assertion is a skill that can be learned like any other. Paterson has people who take his assertiveness training make reservations at a restaurant, then call back a couple of hours later and cancel. It’s a set of skills that become better with time, but there will always be situations where it is not second nature,” Paterson says.

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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

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They came to the United States with skill sets and a belief they could prosper from it. There’s “fake it till you make it,” and there’s making the most of your skills no matter what. He recorded a verse for Khaled’s next album as well, and also became Khaled’s manager. It takes musical skill and a degree of technical precision.

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All work and some play: the rise of the ‘Bleisure’ travellers

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There’s also something particularly poignant about sitting down to a table set for one in an unfamiliar restaurant amid the sound of strange accents and clinking glasses. We haven’t calculated our travel stat for 2016 as yet, but in 2015 Steve was on the road 171 days to 44 cities in 11 countries,’ she said. ‘I

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