Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

When the pressure is on to find an impressive venue to wow your clients, or source the ideal training venue for your delegates, or book the perfect executive meeting room, it’s good to know that help is at hand. The best venue finders are experienced negotiators able to secure rates that are lower than if you booked direct.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Many agents politely listen, but consider the training course just a supplement to common sense. What a perfect time to drive home behaviors that are not acceptable or non negotiable. How do we then make it more interesting and applicable?

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 29, 2010

How To Train Your Brain First of all, let me tell you that I was in search for something similar to Lumosity for a long time. It’s not the first time when Luciano, who blogs brilliantly at litemind.com , is pushing my limits. Brain Exercises Just like physical exercise, brain training must be performed in a balanced way.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Ford claims that going to a dealer for work outside of the new warranty period may initially present as being more expensive, however in the long run the dealers have better processes, training, and parts as to Ford products.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2013

We are asked to arrange all sorts of events including anything from a team training day through to the company Christmas party and other large scale conferences, exhibitions and dinners. Events can be expensive especially if they are for team building or internal training. How to negotiate when planning an event.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

AUGUST 11, 2021

Everything is negotiable. She was able to quasi-patiently tolerate the negotiating process and “let it cook.”. This article first appeared in Executive Support Magazine, a global training publication and a must-read for any administrative professional. Don’t change a word. Oh, and I’ll write the Foreword. ” Everything.

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Men With Pens

JULY 21, 2011

Don’t get me wrong; you can have a totally groovy experience at lesser-known sites and accomplish many valuable blogging goals through those avenues. It has better amenities, a reputation for excellence, and a more attentive and highly trained staff to see that you have everything your heart desires during your stay. It‘s a no-brainer.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 11, 2023

” Low-Kramen left that role in 2011 to create her own company , which specializes in training would-be celebrity personal assistants, as well as write books and give speeches on what VIP life was like IRL. “The biggest challenge when I started years ago in this role was that there was no training,” she said.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 2, 2014

As I continue my travels, I''m offering up a guest post from a regular contributor to the blog, Mike Dariano. Grant also writes about how givers negotiate better than takers. In one study of student negotiators, the group trained as givers got better deals for themselves and their opponents. Are you a giver or a taker?

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Service Untitled

APRIL 5, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The company has developed software explicitly designed that allows it to ship orders the same day until 6:00 PM and has negotiated discounted rates with the major shipping carriers.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Career Academy members are already familiar with this, as are those who have attended my live training programs. But this is one concept that’s so important, it deserves a blog post of its very own. Aggressively negotiating with existing vendors for better pricing. What are you doing to contribute to the bottom line?

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

Supervise and train other clerical staff. Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others. The original article can be found on Jennifer’s blog and you can also follow her on Twitter: @jencorcoran_pa. Gifts and Entertainment Policy. Interpret administrative and operating policies and procedures. Risk Management.

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Allwork

JANUARY 9, 2024

Traditionally, language models have been trained on vast amounts of data scraped from websites across the internet. As AI tooling and software becomes increasingly integrated into various industries, the clarity of data usage rights and intellectual property becomes more important as well.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Ask questions to assess degrees of urgency, and practice negotiating timelines or redirecting requests. Turn to peer networks, blogs and books to support your turnaround. Assistants spend much of their time taking care of others’ needs. We recognize that interruptions and competing priorities will be part of each new day. What to do?

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2013

Following on from Monday’s blog here are another five interview question and answers specifically for assistants. Remember that you can always say during the interview that you will go away and think about their offer and then negotiate over the phone or by email. How do you work within a team?

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I posted a blog about diversification with the assistant role. Last September I successfully negotiated a change in title and salary, but am still the lowest-paid manager in our company, even though I have more management experience than several other managers. Has the role really diversified?

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Some bad bosses believe that what they say goes and there is no room for negotiation. Lets grow together!

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Service Untitled

APRIL 10, 2013

Gallagher, a practicing psychotherapist and the author of many customer service books who has trained over 20,000 people on how to handle the most daunting situations with customers while improving their confidence and an organization’s customer relations. The Customer Service Survival Kit was written by Richard S.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Aside from incredible networking, most professional associations also give you access to valuable learning opportunities—whether through featured speakers at meetings, annual training conferences, or newsletters highlighting trends in your field. When I started my first blog so many years ago, I was looking for a hobby.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Get on that train and figure it out while you’re on it. Get on a bus and negotiate your arrival later. Yet, we almost never get on a bus, ready to negotiate our arrival later on. Instead of reading blogs (including this one) just go ahead and DO something with your life. And then went on with our lives.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 15, 2013

I see more and more people following my blog or Twitter each week! I have no idea what rank your boss is, but if he is pretty high up there or will take great offense you are leaving, the best thing may be to tell them you are looking and will work with them to hire and train the new person at their pace. Happy Friday, everyone!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 30, 2012

I found your blog while researching EA positions and I'm hooked! Great work on the blog, and thanks very much!” Good for you! :) I am so glad you found my blog and are hooked! One reason why hiring new college grads is beneficial is because companies can mold them and train them to their liking.

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 7, 2010

One of the things I did the other day was to train the selected entrepreneurs. What was the training about? I pitched my business in front of 7 potential investors and entered in negotiations with 2 of them. Big part of my training the other day was about keeping the entrepreneurs on the “keep it simple, smarty&# track.

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Success

AUGUST 10, 2021

The problem: Revenue was $50,000 last year, but 2021 is off to a slow start; you sold zero training packages in January and February. Paradoxically, website visits increased 38% because of massive new search engine traffic to two blog posts. You decide that: Covering your $1,800 monthly mortgage is non-negotiable; you love your home.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

Hi there, I just stumbled upon your blog today and am glad that I've done so! I plan on spending some time going through your blog but was wondering if I could get your input. Dear Anonymous, I am so happy you like my blog and wrote in a question. This week’s question also comes from an international/non USA reader!

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Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Giving my business a very different focus these last two years, I have been exploring the professional side of Resume Writing and professionalising of other people’s brands, putting my years of experience and qualifications in both writing and recruitment training, to good use. For example, do they have a website?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

Or they will say they want people to be in the training program or how previous assistants have gotten promoted after a couple of years if they were the right fit. If you are their #1 candidate, you have some power by how much they court you or negotiate with you. Tread carefully and speak humbly when you negotiate.

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On The Job

JANUARY 12, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, January 12, 2010 6 tips for handling a pregnancy and a career When I was pregnant with my first child, I was determined to be professional and discreet about the issue at work.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

In the last two months I started a consulting project (quite a big one, it will end in March next year) where I have to spend a few hours every day in an office, evaluating progress of a team, provisioning, negotiating deals, creating and implementing strategies and so on. –parker Parker Lee´s last blog.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Dragos Roua – Brilliantly Better The Personal Development Blog Home About me Top posts Archives Downloads Audio Recommended Products Contact Are You Copy Pasting Your Life? ius´s last blog. You will be like a puppet. Even if you don’t agree with what I wrote (or especially if you don’t agree). Well, I dont. Rytis Lukoševi?ius´s

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Brilliantly Better

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

As drunken as I was, while negotiating with my Albanese friend, who was even drunker than me, I realized this was a dead end. If we don’t train our abilities to blend in, to fine tune for the same vibration as our environment, we will always be considered aliens. We may lose our partners or beloved ones. Blaming never works.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

I would very much lie if I would tell you right now that you’ll find the answer to those questions by reading this blog post. If the brain was trained to give a pre-established answer, it will most likely give it, of course, but fact is there is some reaction time. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Some helpful business assets these organizations provide include mentors, templates for documents and contracts, free professional advice, and online training courses. If you need help negotiating your new salary, read this article I wrote first. Pursuing Your Dream Career. Have always wanted an MBA? Bonus Resource!

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

Maybe you think you’re a brilliant negotiator, but that may be just an inconsistent cloud in your ego. I learned tons of stuff about project management , programming, getting things done , negotiation, financial planning and a lot more. Because that’s the spot where you’re going to invest. Facts analysis involves another person.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

I'm so glad I found your blog. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. I volunteer, I read a lot, I write this blog, I sleep a lot and have a lot of fun. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. station for almost 2 years.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

And this is exactly what I’m going to do in this blog post, I will publish these daily logs (in a more or less abridged version of course) giving you a time based description of the whole process, from installing Xcode to having your app in the AppStore. No more arguing or negotiating, I just started to code it.

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Service Untitled

JULY 15, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Expressive : Spontaneous, good negotiator,and learns by doing. The book starts out like a regular retail sales training book, but highlights some great ideas. Analytical : Introverted, project driven, and makes decisions based on facts.

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