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Why Networking Is Not Overrated

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I would love to live in that world, where talent, ingenuity and skill guarantee success. According to a 2021 study by Women in the Workplace , about 86 women to every 100 men are promoted to the managerial level, and as such, fewer women are able to make it onto the leadership track. But I don’t. And neither do you.

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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 ask for a raise or promotion. • How to be persuasive at work. • How to sell your ideas. •

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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My boss’s nonexistent interpersonal communication skills and mastery of passive aggression made her ill-suited for a job in, well, communications. I loved going to work until I was promoted into a management position, which didn’t come naturally to me and I felt unsuccessful for the first time in my life. Hiding From Responsibility.

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Getting People to Notice You: Cultivating High Self-Esteem Webinar Replay

Office Dynamics

Why self-promotion is essential for your career—and yet so hard to do. From what I understand, no one else had anything like the portfolio to showcase their skills. ODI Scholarship Packet 2016. Do you struggle with getting people to notice you? As an attendee, you will learn…. It helped me get the job! What are your favorites?

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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

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And while this can make checking items off a to-do list trying, Zabelina’s work shows that it also promotes creativity. Creative achievement requires executive function skills —the opposite of leaky attention, one of the many contradictions that makes creativity so messy, Kaufman says. You, too, contain multitudes.

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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. I didn’t wait on a promoter to hire me,” he says. “We It takes musical skill and a degree of technical precision. They put him on display.

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Inside the Peterborough PA Network

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Launched by Bethany Fovargue in 2013 this network has gone from strength to strength and Bethany is now asked to speak and promote the role of assistants all over the world. . How did you promote the network? Securing the regional launch of EPAA in March 2016 – we can’t wait to support this national initiative! Network details….