Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Last week I wrote about performance reviews and although I’m still not sure that the majority of performance reviews are all that helpful, especially for assistants. Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Skills related objectives. I do think that objective setting is really important.

2014 100

2014 Assertiveness Travel Suppliers 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Last week I wrote about performance reviews and although I’m still not sure that the majority of performance reviews are all that helpful, especially for assistants. Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Skills related objectives. I do think that objective setting is really important.

2014 100

2014 Assertiveness Travel Suppliers 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 5, 2017

More assertive? One great example is an assistant requesting a daily meeting with his or her executive to review the upcoming day’s top priorities and more. See yourself in a new light, starting today! What are your secret dreams and visions for who you want to be or where you want to be a better person at work? A better communicator?

Administrative Professionals 221

Administrative Professionals Assertiveness 2017 Customer Service 221

Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

It’s always best to review the day’s events together. Many administrators are now handling their executive’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate. At least bi-weekly, you and your executive should review the calendar for upcoming events as far as three months out. Follow-up Items.

Management 100

Management Calendars Assertiveness Administrative Professionals 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Solution: Replace with variations of the words “do” or “can” instead – and focus on what is definite: “I’ll do a preliminary outline by Tuesday for review,” or “I will complete a preliminary outline Tuesday.”. Believe” instead of “think” or “feel.”

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Confidence Skills Management 100

Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The quiet quitters do not feel empowered to assert themselves to their leaders about the root problems, so they justify their mediocre performance with thoughts such as; “ Why should I work so hard? If it is a 6 or above, I recommend seeking the support of a skilled talk therapist and maybe even medication to manage the stress.

2004 52

2004 2022 Stress Assertiveness 52

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Colette said assertiveness shows respect to you and others. Lisa reviewed the 6 Principles of Da Vinci Thinking. How can you sharpen your question asking skills so solutions will start to come to you? Situational awareness. Future focus. Strategic foresight. Intentional action. Self-evaluation.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness 2015 Collaborate Environment 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2018

I’m not sure if you know that 80% of my work is onsite training for administrative office professionals so I do a lot of traveling, in fact, 100% of my clients are out of state. Share results with your leader as they occur, and then again at performance review time. Trust me, it’ll pay off! Joan Burge. Founder and CEO.

Administrative Professionals 167

Administrative Professionals Travel Salary Promotion 167

The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

In the office, the expectation is to constantly exhibit decorum, tact, composure, and display knowledge of your skills. Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. Criticism and/or negative feedback during a performance review. 50 pts It’s that time of year again the dreaded performance review.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals IAAP 2010 Filing 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2016

When I teach this piece of the program, after I review the strategies, I present the groups with a real-work scenario and then they practice how to effectively voice their opinion. A World Class Assistant should be able to voice his or her opinion but, of course, you must do it tactfully. 7 Strategies for Voicing Your Opinion.

Self Esteem 100

Self Esteem AT&T Goals Assertiveness 100

Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

Train yourself to become better at killing tasks. If you’re a blogger, your audience is revolving around productivity or lifestyle design and you feel like reviewing the ebook, you can have a chance to get a copy of it for free, as long as you commit to review it on your blog. What you have to do is a burden.

2010 40

2010 Lifestyle AT&T Dropbox 40