Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

While you're negotiating the per-person fee, consider the average salary of the office employees. If the band doesn't show up, the party will be boring. You don't want 10 more people to show up than you had prepared for, only to have guests without food. If the food is bad, everyone will complain. Always overestimate.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

You’re about to put on headphones when a stranger strikes up a conversation. Yes, this means passing up exciting opportunities, but when you chase two rabbits you lose both. Then delivering blog posts via an email list will be a better marketing strategy than creating video. You can’t spend life curled up in a ball.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 20, 2018

Freeing up time. For example, using dedicated lead management software might give you more time to negotiate with suppliers, or focus on landing a lucrative contract or sale. Essentially, the money spent on lead management software in turn frees up time that can lead to greater overall cashflow in a business.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 21, 2017

It is unlikely that I would be able to support everyone at once in my team, but it is also important that I am clear about how to negotiate that same support and manage our mutual expectations realistically and honestly. i find it means they tend to give me more advanced notice on some of the things they have coming up and need from me!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible.

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Bonnie Low-Krayman

JANUARY 4, 2024

Like the young man or woman who cheerfully gives up their subway seat for a pregnant woman or someone who needs help. Clean up after yourself. Pick up litter. We all know email is a cold medium which is why it needs warming up. Gandhi was right – “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Call it out.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. « Top 5 Serious Start-Up Mistakes Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? You want a little more. Do you think.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 23, 2015

She worked with me for a while, and by the time my first speaking engagement came up, I was prepared. Now don’t get me wrong, I was still nervous, and I messed up a few times, but you know what? conjures up a different kind of fear for some. Start a blog on your website, and post a simple paragraph or two once a week.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Negotiation. Etiquette can influence your ability to negotiate effectively. Conversely, demonstrating proper etiquette in the negotiation process provides unspoken—even subconscious—leverage. Members have the option to sign up and receive blog posts directly in their email inbox as soon as they are published.

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Bonnie Low-Krayman

DECEMBER 22, 2023

No-Fly Zones are the non-negotiable time constraints that employees now have as part of their lives – deal-breakers of a sort. One company is mandating staff coming into the office 11 days out of every month and it is up to the team to decide what that looks like. People have their No-Fly Zones. How did this happen?

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 18, 2016

After speaking at the Assist Conference Heather Dallas from Dallas Development has written a great follow up blog on her popular Project Management for Assistants session… Taking on a project is a great way of raising your visibility and getting you the recognition you deserve. Keep up to date. Firstly the QTC Triangle.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

She worked with me for a while, and by the time my first speaking engagement came up, I was prepared. Now don’t get me wrong, I was still nervous, and I messed up a few times, but you know what? conjures up a different kind of fear for some. Start a blog on your website, and post a simple paragraph or two once a week.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

AUGUST 11, 2021

Speak up and say the hard thing. Olympia knew that the price she paid for delegating to me and anyone else, is that she gives up control and needs to expect occasional mistakes. Stand up for what and who you believe in. Because she grew up facing discrimination as a Greek American, she fought inequity every chance she got.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

A professional venue finder can be a real godsend when you’re up against high corporate expectations. The best venue finders are experienced negotiators able to secure rates that are lower than if you booked direct. This blog post is sponsored by Function Fixers. What’s the process of using a venue finding service?

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 13, 2016

Next up in our series of blog posts about regional PA networks, we have the Peterborough PA network. Coming runner up for the Hays/Executive PA Magazine awards for Newcomer of the Year 2012 started my journey into becoming a career PA. What made you decide to set up the network? What is your career background?

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Office Nomads, a coworking facility in Seattle, discusses the same topic in their blog post Negotiating Your Coworking Membership With Your Boss.  A major benefit of telecommuting from home, backed up by numerous examples, is increased productivity. So let's see here.  

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

She worked with me for a while, and by the time my first speaking engagement came up, I was prepared. Now don’t get me wrong, I was still nervous, and I messed up a few times, but you know what? conjures up a different kind of fear for some. Start a blog on your website, and post a simple paragraph or two once a week.

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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. Given the choice between blogging for the big dogs and blogging for the little dogs, the benefits of going for the higher-ranking option are obvious. It‘s a no-brainer.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Then comes the perks of loyalty; there is a greater resale value down the road, and stronger negotiating powers with the manufacturer. Does lifetime warranties add up to consumer negligence or can it be the most positive part of customer service?

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This isn’t a topic I would generally blog about as I do prefer to write about happier more upbeat things but I have been made redundant in the past and do know it is a horrible and unsettling time in anyone’s life. I was quite shocked when I was told I was being made redundant, I was only 24 and was not very good at standing up for myself.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

I grew up in a different age where working hard and being humble were par for the course for the PA. Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. Like everything in business, it’s about negotiation for both funds and time. Generation Y makes about 50% of the current workforce. Millennials belong to a Show and Tell Culture.

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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. Mike offers up book reviews here at Productivityist , and he writes about other things he''s learned at People Smarter Than Me. Grant also writes about how givers negotiate better than takers.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Let’s face it most of us don’t sign up to this assistant malarkey because of the short hours. When the boss calls we simply have to be there to pick up the phone. This is a phrase that always comes up when you talk about work life balance. This makes it difficult to have any kind of work life balance.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. What a perfect time to drive home behaviors that are not acceptable or non negotiable. Our role-playing then continues with more difficult tasks. Meet the needs and calm the angry customer. Focus and build skills that can handle the issues.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 26, 2013

Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing a series of blogs on events, well more specifically how assistants can organise and run great events within the context of their role. I wanted to give you a quick round up of the issues discussed and some additional tips that I think you will find useful when running your events.

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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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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Your colleague or boss calls or comes up to you exactly 2 minutes later and asks if youve read it. Negotiating Time If the person persists on bothering you, one thing that you can always negotiate is time. You think to yourself, "What?!? Is this person crazy?!?" Has this ever happened to you?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

If you’ve hiked to a plateau, you know it can be a great place to rest and soak up the surrounding scenery. Ask questions to assess degrees of urgency, and practice negotiating timelines or redirecting requests. Clients and colleagues pick up on negativity before you even realize you’re emanating it. What to do?

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 9, 2011

Working on extended hours might just be OK once in a while but doing that over and over up to a point that it becomes a habit can only mean two things: You’re either workaholic or mismanaging your work. This seems to contradict what I stand for in this blog; but wait, let me explain myself here. Use Technology To Automate.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 14, 2011

Sometimes, we have such a laser focus on what we want, that we are thrown by the inevitable issues that come up with clients, finances, technology, or our own occasional missteps. Surprises always come up. You may have come up with a package that you believe will change the world! Things won’t always go your way.

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Job Advice Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

On March 21, 2010, In Interview Skills by Alex Freund , By Alex Freund 0 I know that the title I selected for this blog represents a near impossibility. Technology in the past decade has been developing at a furious pace, and from what I read it is expected to speed up even more. Read my blog. Connect with me on LinkedIn.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

We are the ultimate super-jugglers who have the ability to throw a to-do list up in the air and catch it in a different order depending on the situation at hand. However – if we are not willing to speak up and actively list our duties how can we expect colleagues and managers to be aware of this change in office dynamics?

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 12, 2013

But this is one concept that’s so important, it deserves a blog post of its very own. The more you can create measurable, positive, powerful outcomes through your actions, the more people will sit up and take notice. Aggressively negotiating with existing vendors for better pricing. I say…RISK IT. Give it try.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 17, 2009 On my blog I often talk about not spending money, bootstrapping and cash-flow planning.

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Job Advice Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Payment is made up front and varies, but it’s in the range of 5 percent of a candidate’s annual salary. The coach assists with resume writing, provides marketing material, gives unbiased opinions and advice regarding next steps and how to accomplish them, and assists in teaching the skills for negotiation of a better compensation package.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 24, 2007

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates. Do you think. My personal favourite is #4.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 24, 2007

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates. Do you think. My personal favourite is #4.

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