Laughing all the Way to Work

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Workplace Harassment and Bullying

Laughing all the Way to Work

Less obvious examples were things like belittling or intimidating behaviour, creating a hostile work enviroment, disrespectful or discourteous behaviour or overly aggressive or assertive behaviour.

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Five Psychology Tips for Office Survival

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you encounter such a person in the workplace, your best option is to be on guard for this behavior and respond with assertive communication skills. This is partially exacerbated by individuals spending a majority of their waking hours in an environment where corporate hierarchies hinder direct articulation of feelings.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession: Where do I Think We Are Headed?

Laughing all the Way to Work

The up and coming assistant will need to be knowledgeable and skilled in what they do and assertive in doing it. As they try to juggle the role of doing their job and the administrative part of the work as well, that makes for a heavy workload that could easily be handled by the administrative assistant. But how can we help?

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. One young boss told me that he was self-sufficient and didnt need assistance, but what I saw was someone doing more than they needed to. I of course ignored him and went about providing the best service I could.