Success

JANUARY 31, 2024

Why do companies and managers insist on making compensation dependent on someone’s self-confidence level or negotiating skills when, in most cases, neither has anything to do with their job and job performance? The situation is even more dire for women of color, who earn 42% less than men on average.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Sarah and I chat about her career journey, navigating life challenges while at work, red flags in the recruitment process, networking as an assistant, tips for updating your resume, and stepping out of your comfort zone. Sarah has a passion for building relationships and connecting assistants. LEADERSHIP QUOTE. Maya Angelou.

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Office design can cater to this generation’s various needs through adaptable spaces for meetings and training, inclusive experiential areas, and social centers for community building. Leading companies have long thought of their workplace as a consumer product, ready to be personalized and configured for each individual’s needs.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Some companies have demonstrated innovation by introducing specialized roles, such as Chief Social Connectivity Officer – CSCO or Director of Future of Work. Implement Mentoring Buddy Programs: Pair employees across generations to facilitate knowledge sharing and relationship building.

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Success

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Whether you want to learn new technical skills, are hoping to expand your role in your company or are looking to move to a new job, creating a professional development plan can help you level up. These may include learning new skills through professional development courses or outlining steps to expand your professional network.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 10, 2016

I subsequently moved to a PA role in Finance for one of the “Big 4” accountancy firms and was then approached to move to another company who would also put me through my HR qualification. When the company later closed its Guernsey office, I decided not to move to Southampton with them. Find yourself a mentor that you look up to.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JANUARY 1, 2023

Vice Presidents in the telecommunications construction industry at ADB Companies in Pacific, MO. While Shelli’s role as an EA in a rapidly growing company keeps her busy, it also offers several opportunities for her to follow her passion around helping others. Shelli currently partners with two Sr. THE LEADER ASSISTANT BOOK.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MAY 12, 2024

Becky Kaapuni has 20+ years of executive assistant experience in high-pressure and fast-paced companies, such as Salesforce, Twitter, Goldman Sachs, and BMO Capital Markets. LEADERSHIP QUOTE As we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

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Productivity Bits

MAY 29, 2010

Whatever stage you are in your career, you need a mentor. A mentor brings out the best in you. You might be the king of experts in your company but you still need a mentor. A mentor does not only bring out the best in you, he or she also does keep your ego in check so you don’t go out of bounds.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Despite this, many corporate leaders are struggling with how to lure workers back to the office by combining mandatory attendance policies with perks like snacks and company-provided lunches, citing collaboration, innovation and networking as the need for in-office days. Creating Spaces that Support Culture.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2015

People are undoubtedly the best asset of every firm and having a PA network will help confirm that PA’s are an important and integral part of the organisation. We are after all brand ambassadors for our bosses, our company, ourselves and ultimately our profession. Have a launch event to promote the PA network.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JULY 30, 2023

Nelson Mandela CONNECT WITH YOLANDA Yolanda on LinkedIn ABOUT YOLANDA Yolanda Hunte is an enthusiastic advocate for leadership and has served as a council member for the Ambitious Women Conference where she has collaborated with female colleagues in sales and marketing helping to organize, mentor and motivate other women.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 24, 2022

Kathleen Gauden is owner of The Virtual Assistant & Company and has been working from home since long before it was hip and trendy. She also mentors and teaches VAs starting out, or those wishing to take their business to the next level, via 1:1 coaching. LEADERSHIP QUOTES. Several years ago, Kathleen went 100% virtual.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2022

When Harry Hecht, an Orlando, Florida-based mentor with SCORE—originally named the Service Corps of Retired Executives—encounters business owners who are reluctant to outsource, he has them track their time. “I For example, anytime Apple changed its operating system or upgraded Siri, her company needed to adapt. “We Bring it on.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This doesn’t have to mean putting on a tie and helping corporations “find efficiencies”—it could be a simple bartending job three nights a week or a few hours driving for Uber, maybe even helping your old company by keeping some of your old duties on a contract basis. You are the company. Sure, it’ll be tough, but I’m tougher!”

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MAY 7, 2023

Prior to Cohere, Naomi was at DeepMind, the London-based artificial intelligence research company owned by Alphabet. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MARCH 3, 2024

Cara Silverman has worked at several big tech companies including MongoDB and Zocdoc, and joined Duolingo last year to lead their Executive Support organization. Over the past 15+ years, Cara has taken a lesson from every experience, finding joy and purpose in passing them to others through mentoring, management and coaching.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And for the sixth time, we have done the research to find the 25 most influential leaders in this space: the coaches, speakers, authors, mentors and thought leaders to know in 2022. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Coach, mentor, creator. But this year, there’s more. Elena Cardone.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Izzy discusses the power of networking, what it means to own your work, managing a team of executive assistants, and cultivating confidence. There, she mentors and trains over 12 executive and senior administrative assistants.

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Allwork

AUGUST 4, 2023

” in the face of the leadership at major companies like Amazon, Apple, Disney, Starbucks, and JP Morgan mandating three or more days a week of office-based work. Employees are adamant that they are doing their jobs effectively at home, and data supports the improved productivity of remote work.

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Success

MARCH 8, 2023

Betsy Dougert, vice president of external relations for SCORE , which provides free mentoring service for small business owners, wants female entrepreneurs in all fields to know that SCORE’s more than 10,000 volunteer mentors have their backs every step of the way. And some organizations are looking to help change that.

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Allwork

JULY 26, 2023

companies are adopting a permanent hybrid model , as per Zippia research. However, middle managers are bearing the brunt. This heightened stress level, primarily, comes from the task of implementing company policies on hybrid work and the return to office. Consequently, 74% of U.S.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 30, 2017

That may be good news for companies looking to diversify their employee talent but can create issues with a growing generation gap between millennials, Gen X and baby boomers. Boomers may just need some additional, recurrent technology training, while millennials are willing to work hard as long as flexible hours and remote work is involved.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 7, 2015

This may mean attending training programs to increase your skills. Very often your companies will pay for these courses if your employer sees the benefit to the company for you to have the training. It is your responsibility to source the training you need and bring it to the attention of your employer.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 1, 2023

“While we’re pleased to see slight progress in the representation of women at the C-suite and Board levels, it’s imperative that companies do more to fill the pipeline that leads to these powerful positions,” said Lindsay Kaplan, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Chief.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 19, 2017

Look out for and take advantage of networking events and skills development wherever possible. Explore whether your organisation has a mentoring programme or a buddy system of some kind, that could give you exposure to different roles while you are a PA. Solution: If there isn’t a PA network in your organisation, create one!

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All Things Admin

MAY 18, 2022

For example, “After five years with my company, I finally got the promotion I’ve been working towards. Keeping your network informed helps people track down resources, find mentors, brainstorm solutions, share best practices, and much more. Self-promotion is stating a fact. It feels rewarding to have accomplished my goal.”.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supporting purposeful work by connecting employees to the ‘why’ behind their role and providing career growth with training and enrichment programs. During the 2007-2009 recession, companies with the most inclusive cultures grew by 14.4 Recognising and celebrating employee success and empowering them with decision-making autonomy.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 28, 2017

Amanda Johnson, Virtual Assistant Coaching and Training Company. Amanda Johnson of VACT Limited, is a Virtual Assistant Coach, Trainer and Mentor offering a variety of courses and workshops, both free and paid to help both aspiring, new and experienced Virtual Assistants to launch, create and grow their own successful VA business.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 14, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Building Your Network Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. The starting point in this process is to develop a deliberate and systematic approach to networking throughout your career. Thanks for visiting!

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Office Dynamics

MAY 9, 2017

If you have a mentoring relationship, share this weekly review by email: this allows you to stay in touch and get feedback without placing a burden on your mentoring partner by requiring their attention “right now.”. For the latter, be sure to also include time to make a personal action plan based on the training.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This can also be a valuable tool to help you prepare for the annual performance review process that occurs at many companies at the turn of the year. Ask yourself these questions to help jog your memory about other achievements from the past year: • Did you attend any professional development training? (in

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All Things Admin

MAY 3, 2023

Thankfully, the company I worked for provided an employee training certification course that introduced all of the principles of insurance, and made sure we could all speak and understand the language. ToS – Terms of Service: This refers to the legal agreement between a company or website and its users. It was the word arrears.

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Worxbee

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Executive assistants play a vital role in the companies they work for and are expected to attain a high level of multifaceted skills. The company gets the benefit of their enhanced skills and the EA gets the opportunity for enrichment, which most will value highly. Building strong networks. Project management. Leadership skills.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 24, 2022

I needed to change, so I sought out books and training on email management. Many companies have inbox limitations that require judiciousness with email folder storage. Even if you can get exceptions to the storage cap, it’s more efficient to save important emails to a shared network folder with your other project files.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2019

In summary, she aligned her goals to the company’s strategy; setting goals that support and add value to the business and future thinking about how to support the growth of the company. Pauline’s goals directly support the values and goals of the company. Maggie, SK, and Jean discussed administrative support team meetings.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 14, 2021

and their companies going, despite the intense pressures of that challenging time. So instead of using work computers on internal networks to manage documents and send basic email, our devices are now full-fledged collaboration hubs, reaching out over the internet to exchange data with countless different services.

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