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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

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For project management, Devesh Dwivedi of BreakingThe9to5Jail.com says “I love BaseCamp. It has every possible feature for project management, and other products from 37signals’ Suite [web-based apps for collaboration, sharing information and making decisions]. It has made us [nearly] 100% virtual.

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What makes a great administrative assistant?

Page Personnel

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and any other tools that might be used in the organisation (such as project management tools) is a must. Honesty and discretion – administrative professionals are often privy to confidential communications, strategy meetings, business performance figures and other classified information.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity. Keeping track all year will help you easily prepare a list of projects you are most proud of completing and/or assisted with.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I was interviewed earlier this month and so I pasted it below. When people would ask me in interviews, my first answer was, “No nepotism here!” I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. Just being in their presence means being informally mentored by osmosis.

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8 Soft Skills That Make for a Great Assistant

Audacious Admin

While experience in similar positions may get you the interview, your ability to showcase these soft skills should get you the job. It takes a very specific set of skills to assist an executive or manager. The perfect candidate is someone who reads a lot, gathers information and builds bridges between ideas.

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How to Become a Certified Coach

Success

Coaches will use tools like visualization, assessments, stories, breathing and mindfulness exercises, project management software and paper-based exercises, emotional releasers, mantras, and on and on. Too much information can cause paralysis, so the best way to get moving is to tackle the smallest possible piece of the larger project.

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

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