Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, I want to share my thoughts on why I believe being an executive assistant is a rewarding career. When people tell me, “Anyone can do that job,” it bothers me. It tells me that person doesn’t really know what it takes to be a great assistant. I hear it from both sides of the desk. I hear assistants talk about their job or the profession as if it is no big deal.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 26, 2016

Next up in our series of blog posts on core soft skills I am going to look at diplomacy and tact for assistants. Assistants have to possess a number of soft or interpersonal skills. Some are essential, some are nice-to-haves and others can be handy but not always necessary. Diplomacy (or at the very least tact) is an absolute must have. . In my mind diplomacy is ‘the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and tactful way.’ It is the ability to communicate with people using an appr

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Author: Shelagh Donnelly. Have you paused lately to assess where your career is going? Are you making progress, or have you plateaued? Think about it. Plateaus are generally flat expanses of terrain, and you’ve made either a descent or a climb to reach one. There’s little variation in the landscape unless you want to go downhill or make the effort to move upward.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 26, 2016

The Daily Yonder's (tagline: Keep it Rural) ‘GIG ECONOMY’: WHILE U.S. GAINS, RURAL SHOWS NET LOSS  covers an interesting study that shows rural areas of the country are seeing declines in gig economy employment. The is based on an examination of  non-employer data by U.S. county.  Non-employer is what the U.S. census calls solo businesses that don't employ traditional full or part-time (W2) employees.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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Small Business CEO

APRIL 26, 2016

There are so many advantages to using serviced offices that it’s no wonder their popularity has increased so much in recent years, especially in the UK. With there being so many prestigious London locations now available to rent as serviced office spaces , smaller business can instantly raise their profile by renting out an office space in an upmarket trendy location, but that’s not the only advantage.

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