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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. The stress-reducing power of assertiveness. I apologized.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Managing Up

Eat Your Career

Odd as it sounds, organizational leaders need their staff to help manage them. While you’re not technically their “manager,” you certainly have influence. Though the term “managing up” is often thrown around in the workplace, few people really know what it means or how to do it effectively. SIGN UP HERE.

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

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But some workplace experts are speaking up and encouraging employees to do just the same in 2024; perhaps the only “resolution” you will need this year is some real talk. What assumptions do we hold about where and when we’re allowed to speak up? What have we experienced as the costs of speaking up in the past?

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11 Strategies for Managing Stress

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The root of stress management is realizing stress is information that we can examine and use, and the first step in understanding that data is becoming mindful of our stress and its impact upon us, says Kathleen Hall, founder of The Stress Institute in Atlanta. Express your feelings instead of bottling them up. Reframe problems.

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Getting Tangled Up Managing Unrealistic Expectations

My EA Career

We gave up after a number of failed attempts to get Slinky to ‘walk’ down the steps. Managing expectations takes skill and practise. Executive Assistants that I coach, train and mentor consistently struggle to manage unrealistic expectations and helping them navigate this is something I focus on. . A takeaway for managers.

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Getting Tangled Up Managing Unrealistic Expectations

My EA Career

We gave up after a number of failed attempts to get Slinky to ‘walk’ down the steps. Managing expectations takes skill and practise Reflecting on this failed trick did give me an insight into how Executive Assistants share something else with the Slinky. I just wish more managers paid attention to it. Thank me later!

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Want to Excel at Job Interviews? “Interviewology” Author Anna Papalia Says It Starts With Learning Your Interview Style

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Her research found an equal distribution of the four interview styles among both job seekers and hiring managers. Challengers are heard when they bring a bold, assertive approach to the interview. They really have to open up more in interviews.” Challengers Challengers, on the other hand, seek respect and appreciation.