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Workplace Roles: Knowing When to Manage vs. When to Lead

Success

More concretely, the managing role involves directing and controlling groups of people to reach clear, specific goals. In comparison to leadership, management involves accomplishing the broad goals set by leaders. Leadership means inspiring people to do their best and accomplish goals that seem out of reach.

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Building a Professional Development Plan

Melissa Peoples

Through this process, I am continually re-assessing my goals, career objectives and prioritizing my professional growth and aspirations. Check out my most recent collaboration with the American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP) and check out my video and then download the template below to get started on developing your own PDP.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

If you need a marketer ASAP, you can sort by project or title on freelance marketplaces. How to interview freelance marketers It’s impossible to achieve goals you never set — so define and communicate your objective and scope of work in the first interview. What does a win look like?

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

As the assistant wanting to get approval, you would fill in the Goal/Learning Objectives column and then present that to your executive and show the benefits of each. It goes back to what I said about your career goals and aspirations. Is that in line with your goals and the other things I discussed you consider in the webinar.

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Coping With Conflicting Priorities

Office Dynamics

Ask for specific deadlines – not simply “ASAP.”. Run each new item through your goals grid. Does it take you toward or away from your goals? Your goal is to work on the “A” priorities before going to “B” or “C” priorities. (These are the ones that would have a major negative impact if you did not get them done.).

ASAP 100
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How Do I Cope With Conflicting Priorities?

Office Dynamics

Ask for specific deadlines – not simply “ASAP.”. Run each new item through your goals grid. Does it take you toward or away from your goals? Your goal is to work on the “A” priorities before going to “B” or “C” priorities. (These are the ones that would have a major negative impact if you did not get them done.).

ASAP 100
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Coping With Conflicting Priorities

Office Dynamics

Ask for specific deadlines – not simply “ASAP.”. Run each new item through your goals grid. Does it take you toward or away from your goals? Your goal is to work on the “A” priorities before going to “B” or “C” priorities. (These are the ones that would have a major negative impact if you did not get them done.).

ASAP 100