Allwork

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The expansion of the coworking sector here appears to be on a parallel course with growth in the start-up sector. Its youthfulness could be its greatest asset — if young Africans are provided with the education, skills and training required to ensure future economic growth. . Exciting times are ahead for coworking in Africa.

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 6, 2019

Over the course of the last two posts, I’ve been talking about three new terms I’ve begun using here on my website and the Tips from T.Marie blog. You know by process of elimination that this post is going to focus on business creatives. The Fabulous Freelancer Freelancers offer their creative skills for money.

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Success

MAY 30, 2022

Skilled needleworkers mix decorative stitches, thread types and even beads to create intricate handheld works of art. Hobbies and doing something that you genuinely enjoy is a huge part of our physical and mental restoration process.”. It’s a sophisticated paint-by-numbers of sorts. It’s breathing. Plus I learn and grow from them.”.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

A guest blog post by Kemetia Foley, CPS/CAP. Kemetia operates the blog superppn.blogspot.com. Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. Of course, this is in the Washington DC Metro area. I would recommend considering taking a course in Chinese or Arabic as an alternative.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

A guest blog post by Kemetia Foley, CPS/CAP. Kemetia operates the blog superppn.blogspot.com. Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. Of course, this is in the Washington DC Metro area. I would recommend considering taking a course in Chinese or Arabic as an alternative.

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The Marq

OCTOBER 10, 2019

I was speaking with a buddy about the Persistence blog post I've been working on. I told him about online resources, including the HubSpot Blog Topic Generator , as well as my own approach. Of course not. I'm a late adopter of this idea, but I've come to realize that writing blogs is not a fire-and-forget activity.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 3, 2017

The rooms were in constant demand and of course, everyone’s meeting was THE most important meeting going on that day. When I took over the managing of the meeting rooms the booking process was a joke. The diary would go missing, people were writing over other meetings, and of course the whole process was just generally ignored.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The friends her mom spoke of were part of a community the Schultes had built over the course of nearly two decades of traveling. In the Schultes’ case, Patrick’s trading skills proved essential to their long-term travels. Back in 2003, there weren’t all the sailing blogs and YouTube channels showing what we were in for.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The friends her mom spoke of were part of a community the Schultes had built over the course of nearly two decades of traveling. In the Schultes’ case, Patrick’s trading skills proved essential to their long-term travels. Back in 2003, there weren’t all the sailing blogs and YouTube channels showing what we were in for.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

We have so many ways to learn from Joan; webinars, books, blog posts, etc., Q: As a business owner and busy executive what top skills can an assistant bring that support you the most? A: You are going to be very surprised by my answers because they are not going to be the typical administrative skills most people would mention.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 11, 2013

For several years now, the Damn Fine Words writing course has changed how businesspeople write the content that helps them market, sell and succeed. The course works. The Damn Fine Words writing course opens to new students this September 2. It''ll change your business – maybe even your life. Better Writing'

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Worxbee

JANUARY 10, 2022

Read newspapers, magazines, journals, and blogs that pertain to your work or the wider industry that your company operates in. Enroll in courses or continuing education If there’s one thing that always remains true, it’s that things change! Read, watch, and listen There’s always something new to learn or developments in your industry.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Over the past ten years, Robyn has led in excess of 500 plus minute taking courses for over 1,000 participants. She runs the popular The Art of Minute Taking course at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, where it was the top Professional and Executive Development course for 2015 and 2016. Twitter: @minutesmad1.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Reality: It can mean moving sideways to a position that’s closer to your own interest and skills. Reality: Career planning is a lifelong process, especially now when the typical person can expect to labor in three to five different fields over the length of his or her career. Comment on the blog below.

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 23, 2010

Finally, this new business owner may choose to participate in local community-based and/or hobby-related causes to showcase relevant knowledge, skills and abilities and become a key stakeholder associated with the organization/cause. Relative to time, the majority of online courses are available for download and replay.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

She’s passionate about enabling teams of creatives, technology leaders and innovators with the skills, mindset and network to tackle the complex and evolving challenges of tomorrow. She’s best known for her award-winning blog, which has inspired millions of moms in more than 160 countries. She is also a Ph.D.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 10, 2017

The diary claims a lot of time – scheduling and rescheduling meetings – and I also have a shared inbox with the other assistants so we can cover each other and make sure everything’s getting done that needs to be; that can be processing overtime payments for technical staff, arranging catering for supplier meetings, international travel, expenses….

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Every session is designed to enhance your unique tool kit of skills. There are also lots of opportunities over the course of the conference to meet and network with every other assistant in the room. If you would like to attend but are not sure if you will get approval from your Executive hopefully this blog will help.

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Karen Vivarelli

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

That way, you’re organised and have your own processes and systems set up. Check out my VA Course here to help you get started. In this course, I am your biz bestie, showing you the ropes and sharing the lessons I learned when I first started as a VA. Each VA has their own process for onboarding and communicating with clients.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2015

Of course this profession is near and dear to my heart since I worked in the administrative profession for 20 years and Office Dynamics has been dedicated to administrative training and development for 25 years. One thing I wanted to talk about today is the many skills you develop when you work in the administrative profession.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 9, 2018

Of course, we had plenty to talk about and one tip an attendee mentioned was, “setting healthy boundaries.” I was at the Las Vegas airport in the security line and was in line to pass my carry on through the screening process. Of course, she looked at me in shock and made a few comments. (I

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Bonnie Low-Krayman

MARCH 21, 2024

In that time, I had a front row seat to her process of how she would decide to act in a film – or not. When you’re a star, your skills and talents will always be welcomed elsewhere. Take a summer course, travel to a new place, do an online class to open your mind to new ideas. Thanks, Olympia. Pour that energy into you.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 3, 2017

When it comes to career success, failure should be seen as an inevitable and valuable part of the process. If you want to truly grow and advance and achieve the greatness you desire—whatever that looks like for you—facing fear of failure, and indeed failing, is simply par for the course. How will our delicate egos survive?

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 13, 2017

If you read the past two blogs, you will know that I have been talking about office dragons. It is your thought process and attitude that controls your internal dragon. Of course star performers want to make sure everyone is happy. I have already written about managers as perceived dragons and co-workers. What is yours?

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 30, 2017

There are so many facets of the executive and assistant partnership that I’d like to spread my tips and advice over 2 or 3 blogs. Today, let’s focus on my magic formula: People + Processes = Success! Of course, there are many facets that fall under communications but here is one of the most important secrets I will share with you.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 14, 2015

There are also lots of opportunities over the course of the conference to meet and network with every other assistant in the room. We will hear how they got involved in the project, what the work did for their career, what they learnt during the process and their take home tips.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 25, 2016

It is a process that is totally within your control. You may be aging every year chronologically, but you don’t ever have to grow up in terms of feeling that you can’t change your mind or your course in life. You can pick up your marbles and go home or work around the roadblock. Comfort Zones: Get out of your comfort zone!

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 20, 2017

The conference will look at how the industry is changing, how the role is evolving and what skills are required to keep up with these new demands. Over the course of the year I thought I would write a few blog posts that break this challenge down. Firstly, how can you be more accountable at work? This is a big question!

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 21, 2017

Today I am very, very excited to be writing this blog post. That is a full day’s worth of career development, key skills training, online networking and industry updates for £50… Yup! It is a very simple process, you can go onto our crowdfund page. Today I am launching the Practically Perfect PA Virtual Summit.

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 29, 2015

For example, people may contact a virtual assistant without knowing just what a virtual assistant can do or how they would put those skills to use to grow their business. It’s the reason I now have an intake process that includes worksheets for determining needs.

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Productivity Bits

DECEMBER 10, 2013

It makes the writing process slow and arduous when you create so much angst around just starting. Try to imitate a text book from the last century and you’ll slow down your mental process and lose your audience. She blogs about marketing, online reputation management and small business issues. Don’t do that.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 24, 2015

The other option is to develop the skills of the assistant involved in overseeing or running the event. Bringing in an expensive agency is normally a missed opportunity to develop the skill of the in-house assistant. But that isn’t the only way to limit these risks. – create memorable sessions and a truly memorable meeting.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 14, 2013

  Well, not literally, of course.    Each role requires different levels of energy, skill and time.   When you go through the decision making process, make sure you remember all of your roles. Share your comments in the comment section of this blog posting (at the bottom where it says comment.)

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The difficulty is that a lot of organisations don’t understand this need and do not offer assistants the opportunity to attend training courses or take time out of their day to build their business acumen. Ask that you attend training courses on the areas that you could improve, for example business finance or process management.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Ronald Reagan CONNECT WITH NICKI Nicki on LinkedIn Article Nicki contributed to on BCG’s blog – The Heart of CEO Effectiveness ABOUT NICKI Nicki Cave is currently the Administrative Services Director for the Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Dallas EA/AA team. You know, what’s, what’s the process for that?

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

I want to encourage you to stay with the process. I have actually heard executives say they miss these daily huddles with their administrative partner once they engage in the process and miss a day or few days. Discuss this process and its benefits with your executive. They realize these communication opportunities are critical.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

You applied for the role and after an interviewing process were offered the coveted position. A lot of Job Specs tend to focus on a standard set of skills rather than the actual responsibilities. I grew up in a different age where working hard and being humble were power for the course for the PA.

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