Success

MAY 22, 2024

Stand up for yourself more Assertiveness was never my strong suit, especially when I was younger. I’ve discovered that assertiveness—without compromising kindness, respect or professionalism—is empowering. Live and learn, right? I’m 60 and still learning new things decades into my career. Eschew higher education?

Assertiveness 290

Assertiveness Interviewing Skills Learning 290

Success

JANUARY 30, 2024

You’re in a meeting—perhaps learning about a new company initiative or listening to a boss who wasn’t happy with your team’s performance—and you have something to say, but then you just… don’t. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

UPS 264

UPS Assertiveness Environment AT&T 264

Success

DECEMBER 6, 2022

It can also come at the expense of family time. Read on to learn how you can set New Year’s resolutions that stick by matching your unique Enneagram personality to goals that will keep you motivated. This is more about their self-confidence and indifference toward criticism than an actual domineering attitude.

Goals 299

Goals Assertiveness Stress 2021 299

My EA Career

APRIL 4, 2023

It’s something I describe as my Effectiveness Framework® that enables assistants to overcome the confidence blockages that often get in the way of them putting into words the contribution they make. In contrast, subservience involves sacrificing your autonomy and values to please others, often at the expense of your own well-being.

Administrative Professionals 52

Administrative Professionals Confidence Skills Expenses 52

Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

As an attendee, you will learn…. How to comfortably and confidently showcase your value. The scholarship award does NOT include travel expenses. Honorees are responsible for their own travel, hotel and incidental expenses; this scholarship applies to tuition only. Do you struggle with getting people to notice you?

Self Esteem 100

Self Esteem 2016 Administrative Professionals Expenses 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

We have to be experts at IT, we have to have great people skills and we have to be assertive and confident to be able to handle all of the daily tasks asked of us! Another factor is that they simply don’t have the budget for it, especially if they have staff that need expensive professional qualifications and CPD programmes.

Training 100

Training Assertiveness Skills Confidence 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 14, 2015

I’ve written before on learning how to say no. And in consulting with some of the people above, I also realized a part of it was tied to self esteem/confidence, knowing what they wanted, or establishing priorities. Do your best, be patient with yourself and others, and know life will forever be a learning curve. It’s theirs.

Self Esteem 40

Self Esteem Negotiating Assertiveness Confidence 40