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Rejection

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I wanted to dedicate a post on proper rejection etiquette when you are the one having to tell bad news to someone. You’ll find that in your career you’ll have to hire people, a vendor, or ask people to carve out time of their busy lives to create a bid, proposal, or do research for you. Warn them of the bad news.

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Minute Taking Q&A

Laughing all the Way to Work

He said/She said Etiquette As I mentioned above, minutes are not a he said/she said recording, but at times what the Chair says should be recorded. ABC Company Matter The Director of Human Resources provided a briefing note on the proposed merge with ABC Company and the implications to the current staff. Discussion ensued.

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Bioteams Part 1: The Team Leadership Zone

BioTeams

We also proposed that this new understanding could be further promoted and made useful to a greater number of people by working around the definition and establishment of a new discipline centred around the study of Bioteams. However this style of working drastically hampers the team’s speed, agility and responsiveness.

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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

Success

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less By Greg McKeown You won’t fulfill your dreams, change the world or make an impact if you’re simply reacting to everyone else’s expectations and requests through a bombardment of emails, meetings, calls and commitments. Excuse Me: The Survival Guide to Modern Business Etiquette By Rosanne J.

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