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Don’t Be a Dragon to Yourself (Part 3 of 3)

Office Dynamics

If you read the past two blogs, you will know that I have been talking about office dragons. Lack assertiveness. The problem with not being assertive is we let people walk over us. If you don’t feel you are assertive, take some classes. Assertive is about getting your needs met while being considerate of others.

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Content Is King—Except When It Refers to Creative Works

Success

Speaking to an audience that included the future creatives of the world, Thompson asserted that the word “content” sounded merely like the stuffing of a sofa cushion, and called it “rude.” “‘Content.’ “You know, I’ve been writing to friends who are crew people, who are costume people, who are makeup people who aren’t working.

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Thank you for joining our Admin Blog-a-thon, what’s next?

Office Dynamics

Here’s a recap of just some of the amazing things that went on this year in celebration of you, Administrative Professionals: Executive Secretary Magazine sent out daily gifts from a variety of organizations specifically for administrative professionals learning benefit. Business Management Daily had a daily free download or gift.

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Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed!

Office Dynamics

One of the major ways we do that is to host our annual blog-a-thon whereby we post a blog every work day in the month of April. Aside from my blogs, we have several guest bloggers providing amazing information! Comment on the blogs and share them so you can be entered to win prizes all month long. Thirst for knowledge.

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If You Want Something Done, Thank Others for What They Do

The Office Professionals Place

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. If it is a situation that requires urgent attention, be assertive and ask for help and apologize for any inconvenience.

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How to Say 'No' at Work

Ian's Messy Desk

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. That will give you the confidence to manage your work assertively. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Say ‘No’ at Work Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 19, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

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4 Ways To Get Noticed At Work

Office Dynamics

To read the full story and other articles, you will want to visit our blog to download the full issue of the Star Quest Newsletter here. Be sure to let your talents and gifts shine. It is still applicable today, although the administrative profession has become more visible over the past 5 years. They were invisible.

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