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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

Success

To achieve that pinnacle of mental toughness, Darcy Piceu, a licensed psychotherapist, 20-year veteran professional ultrarunner and two-time UTMB winner (3rd in 2011 and 5th in 2015), suggests breaking down your goals into manageable chunks and using simple management tools like a calendar to keep the momentum going. “I Ask for help.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: 2014 Training Dates

Office Dynamics

ANNOUNCEMENT: 2014 Training Dates. It''s time to get out your 2014 calendar and start marking your dates for training and development. We have announced our training program dates - reserve your seat now in one of our popular administrative training courses led/created by Joan Burge.

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Successful Assistants Combine Left and Right Brain Thinking

Office Dynamics

I still teach Adminology in our World Class Assistant™ certification and designation course because it never changes. Let’s take for example the task of meeting planning or calendaring for your executive. During our World Class Assistant™ course, I also talk about optimization in relation to Art + Science. Does this make sense?

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World Class Assistants Experience Real Results

Office Dynamics

While training another wonderful group of World Class Assistants last week I learned so much as I opened my ears to what these assistants were saying. Each of them had attended my World Class Assistant Part 1 program and they were now back for Part 2. World Class Assistant™ Graduates See Results at Work.

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The Assistant as a “Center of Influence”

Office Dynamics

One of our VIP trainers, Julie Reed, for our World Class Assistant™ designation and certification course adds: Do you have the right tools and are you using them effectively? email, calendar, phone lines on your desk) Develop a healthy curiosity. Set yourself apart with a World Class Assistant™ designation and certification.

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.

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Programming Strategies For A Happy Workplace

Allwork

If space and budget allow, companies can incorporate a full gym that is managed with onsite locker room, products, towel service, nutritionists, trainers, and group classes. Create office-wide buy-in by having leadership attend sessions and invite others on their teams to join them in using these spaces.

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