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The Enneagram Gift Guide: Personalized Christmas Gifts for Every Enneagram Type

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Their primary motivation centers on achieving goals, gaining recognition and avoiding failure. Threes are characterized by their ambition, goal-oriented nature and attention to their public image. This sleek accessory bolsters their commitment to achievement and staying at the forefront of their goals with both style and functionality.

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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

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Speaking up can be more challenging for women due to historical gender norms that discourage assertiveness,” Bevins says. I worked for an international company whose main headquarters was in another country. Women may fear being labeled as aggressive or confrontational.

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7 Must-Do Actions to be Successful in Your Career as an Administrative Assistant

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More assertive? However, my goal is to help them eliminate habits that aren’t serving them well and introduce new processes, procedure and protocol that will help them be more successful. How can you deliver over-the-top customer service to your internal and external customers? See yourself in a new light, starting today!

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How to Positively Slay Your Office Dragons

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lack assertiveness. It is your thought process and attitude that controls your internal dragon. Only when you decide to think and act independently will you progress toward your goal. You can be a dragon to yourself when you: don’t focus on the job. let others damage your attitude. don’t see your own potential.

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How to be an ally in the workplace: 13 ways to do it

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When women do receive formal feedback, it is often about their communication styles (for example, you’re too aggressive or not assertive enough, or your speaking style can be off-putting) rather than actionable developmental feedback about skills (for example, you could deepen your knowledge about skill X, which will help you in Y way).

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NEWS RELEASE: Star Achievement Series Has Gone Public

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Overview: Managers rely on their staff for everything from project follow-through to ensuring internal and external customers are served appropriately. It is your responsibility to set career goals, to build networks helping you achieve those goals and to reflect a professional image. Cultivate internal and external networks.

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Looking Forward With Intention [Free Webinar for Assistants]

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Here at Office Dynamics International, as we wrap up this 25th year of business, we’re feeling both grateful and overwhelmed with all we’ve experienced in 2015. Strategies for setting meaningful goals for 2016 and what you can do now to improve your chances of success. How to set career goals. • Goal setting for the new year.

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