Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Here are 5 ways to score brownie points with your boss and get that promotion or raise (or both) a little faster: The one thing that I’ve learned over the course of my career is to try getting to know your boss. This doesn’t mean that you have to go out for beers or go to a movie. Don’t break your promises.

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On The Job

JULY 22, 2010

Cavalli points out that social media interaction isn’t always about discussing a new movie or dishing the latest gossip. Cavalli says that employees should be coached on how to play an active role in promoting their employer brand online, and informed of the no-no’s: Sharing confidential information or being negative, for example.

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On The Job

JULY 13, 2009

If I were a boss, I’d take into account that I may not see the day-to-day impact someone has on other people, and I would check that out” before promoting someone, says Rosen, a website manager for a nonprofit in New York City. Adding insult to injury, Rosen says these “overly aggressive” workers “seem to be moving up.” “If

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Most importantly, closed was the flavor of the day, and open news wasn’t even a possibility. Some criticisms just are not worth responding to, most notably ’snark’-style blog comments and angry gossip articles. Then the entire online world changed, and news became rapidly more open. Thanks for the info.

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On The Job

MAY 26, 2010

When she was at the University of Florida, Methot studied colleague relationships and found those who worked with people considered “friends” engaged in “more whining and gossiping and complaining,” she says. How important is it that you work with people you like? Does it matter if you hang out with them outside of work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2008

Are you trying to get that raise or promotion that you so well deserve? Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! One of my readers asked me this: I am an Executive Assistant to the CEO/President. She is the largest share holder of the company, obviously. She can be very trying at times, just a very difficult person.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 4, 2010

We can all spread gas on other people cars, so to speak, and the worst thing is we don’t even realize how toxic we are. Doesn’t matter if this emotional pollution comes, most of the time, from people who don’t even realize they’re toxic, like the driver of that truck. Just say what you want.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 7, 2010

You can’t mix apples and oranges as much as you can’t mix work and leisure. If you apply the 80/20 rule to your life, be sure to first make clear what are you giving up, and don’t mix leisure with work, or even different projects at work. But you don’t need to go that far. Change your mind frames.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 8, 2010

You can’t mix apples and oranges as much as you can’t mix work and leisure. If you apply the 80/20 rule to your life, be sure to first make clear what are you giving up, and don’t mix leisure with work, or even different projects at work. But you don’t need to go that far. Change your mind frames.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 6, 2010

But after working a few years in the traditional media world – which, by the way, is not a very friendly place to be, always challenged, filled with gossip and back talking – I felt the need for a change. They didn’t need a programmer approach on those app, but a customer one. Didn’t know how you look!”

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 22, 2010

The Attitude: The tango community can be quite the political, social, and gossip mega circle. A student of blogging school for life. The ultimate example of living the experience for the sake of this fabulous journey, not the end result. The profession of blogging has grown tremendously in recent years. Just like blogging. You be the judge!

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 29, 2013

We do have to remain silent even if we know intimate details about our boss that might be brilliant gossip. We have an abundance of career opportunities so we don’t have to be personal assistants we choose to be personal assistants! We still need to maintain confidentiality. The 1980′s… 9 to 5.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 29, 2013

We do have to remain silent even if we know intimate details about our boss that might be brilliant gossip. We have an abundance of career opportunities so we don’t have to be personal assistants we choose to be personal assistants! We still need to maintain confidentiality. The 1980′s… 9 to 5.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Those who help the company become more innovative or strategic will make themselves key players – and those are the people a company is more likely to retain and promote. Don’t gossip at work. Frode H, As someone who has been in the information biz for a long time, I couldn't agree more. Get more training. Be consistent.

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