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4 Important Truths of Lasting Professional Relationships

Success

The encounter could be packed with information, but if the speaker talks in a monotone, fails to make eye contact or hides behind a podium, you’re not likely to feel much inspiration. Am I moving comfortably and confidently through the space? It means delaying your own agenda in order to understand and respond to the needs of others.

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Revolutionary Ways Assistants Can Get Information from Their Managers

Office Dynamics

When I was an assistant 40 years ago we complained about not getting time with our executives; we complained about not getting enough information from our managers; we complained about not getting support for training. Let’s take the first topic/issue regarding managers and executives not providing enough information to their assistants.

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Minute takers must have the confidence to be able to speak up in a meeting (where appropriate) and clarify points. This information can come from the meeting background papers, talking to people, Googling and keeping up-to-date by reading articles from within your organisation. Assertiveness. Organisation. Always take an extra pen.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

Onboarding Agenda: A Blueprint for Success Having a well-planned and structured approach to onboarding new team members helps you ensure the important details are being covered, the right people are involved, and the new hire has a more organized and supportive start in their new role.

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Human resources professionals should focus on boardroom partnerships

Workplace Insight

Technical skills provide HR leaders with the necessary information and much-needed confidence to challenge what is possible and what should be acted upon in the HR systems domain. Joining forces. HR leaders can benefit greatly and evolve their roles by helping to break down silos and working closely with other Board members.

Finance 97
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Breaking down Minutes: The Art of Minute Taking

Who's the Real Boss?

When you sit in a meeting for hours on end, ears pricked up, needing to listen and capture every word, the last thing you want to be doing is jumping around the page, creating headings and subheadings against the agenda items on the fly, or jumping from one agenda item to the next.

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Climb the career tree, all the way to the top!

Practically Perfect PA

The aim is to inspire those around you and breed a calm confidence. If you’re arranging a meeting for your Boss, pay attention to the agenda. Absorb the information on your company’s website and try and learn new skills where possible such as reading balance sheets. And people confide in PAs, don’t they??