Success

JUNE 2, 2023

For example, in the early 2010s, one Ottawa-based employee tried to push back against a concerning payroll system, but was told she “wasn’t being a team player.” Similarly, notifying your boss in advance of your planned topic via an email or a conversation can help prepare them.”

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Their introverted personalities are geared toward communicating via email or texts and they don’t stress about presentations in front of big groups because they simply think they will never be in that position. How introverts can gain the confidence they need to lead their teams effectively and benefit any organization.

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On The Job

JUNE 6, 2016

We're going to check email (even though we posted an "on vacation" auto response) and we're likely to keep up with happenings in the office. Instead of the short-range thinking about work, such as email or texting a co-worker, I want you to think of your career in the long-term. For example, maybe you hate deadlines.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 19, 2016

I think that too many people send an email to a colleague about 10 feet away, or even on another floor, when they could simply walk over to the person and have a conversation. In-person interactions are very important for your career, as they help you become more adept at reading body language, forging alliances and negotiating.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. What does it take to be a successful office manager?

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 29, 2014

Laptops do not synchronise properly, emails disappear, photocopiers jam and chew up your important documents etc. Does anyone know how to fix a simple problem for example a jam in the photocopier? For example, is your browser up to date and do you have the latest updates? Negotiate and buy yourself some time!

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

To receive a free copy of the Career Advancement Toolkit, join the Project Management Hacks email newsletter. This skill has expedited the growth of my audience from under a hundred to over two thousand email subscribers in eight months. Example : I am currently working to launch my first online course. But where can you start?

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Take for example an administrative professional whose role it is to purchase office supplies. Aggressively negotiating with existing vendors for better pricing. Email this to a friend? While your job description may appear to be a list of tasks, those tasks are designed to achieve specific, valuable outcomes for the company.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2013

Time to dig out an example of something that you have done that makes you look amazing! Use specific examples of how you have juggled both work loads and that you are happy to continue this. I am easy going and generally quite cheerful so I also think that approach to my work helps with the team dynamic.”

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Success

APRIL 25, 2024

Why bother when we have email, social media, text and so forth? Your email inbox will thank you. Kate Winick, former editor and former senior director of social media at Peloton, shares more examples of how to try it on LinkedIn. Here are some simple hacks for self-improvement that you can easily incorporate into your life.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 6, 2013

For example, you may need staff that speaks a certain language or possesses certain skill sets. I personally advise extending this type of professional relationship beyond the telephone and email inbox to include face-to-face meetings whenever possible. Find a workforce that’s right for you.

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Productivityist

JUNE 23, 2016

Minutia will undoubtedly begin to surface: last-minute meetings, email clutter, water cooler conversations and cubicle invasions. If your boss doesn’t get it and objects, consider this the start of your negotiation. Lead By Example. Don’t make excuses—own it. This is your opportunity to show how your actions have created value.

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Productivityist

JULY 6, 2020

To use my earlier example of the artist, this may mean attending the talks of an artist you appreciate, visiting their installations, or even emailing them with questions should you find that appropriate. Soon, efforts such as going for a morning run to lose weight become non-negotiable. Seeking out a mentor can be a great idea.

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Productivityist

JULY 6, 2020

To use my earlier example of the artist, this may mean attending the talks of an artist you appreciate, visiting their installations, or even emailing them with questions should you find that appropriate. Soon, efforts such as going for a morning run to lose weight become non-negotiable. Seeking out a mentor can be a great idea.

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Productivityist

JULY 6, 2020

To use my earlier example of the artist, this may mean attending the talks of an artist you appreciate, visiting their installations, or even emailing them with questions should you find that appropriate. Soon, efforts such as going for a morning run to lose weight become non-negotiable. Seeking out a mentor can be a great idea.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 6, 2011

For example, my first mentorship relationship was rather informal. My mentor and I would meet via phone about once a month (usually for an hour) and in between these conversations, we would communicate via email. This doesn’t have to be stressful like a contract negotiation. Email this to a friend? What’s In It For Them?

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Giving clear instructions, but also examples of expected results. Visualizing these results using screenshots, highlights and possibly an example link. Save Gmail attachments to Dropbox: Every time a VA forwarded an email labeled “QUOTES” with a file attached, IFTTT automatically saved the file in a designated Dropbox folder.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

For instance, consider the following example: We are looking for a Content Guru who will help us out of the content disaster we are currently in– craft well-researched, keyword-optimised articles, maintain our official blogs and work extensively with our SEO Wizard. Short and jargon-free job descriptions are what sells the most.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 24, 2007

Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. EX: 1% 45 days Net 60 1.5%

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 24, 2007

Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. EX: 1% 45 days Net 60 1.5%

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Small Business CEO

MAY 5, 2010

Inefficient process examples: Your employees record their time on paper or in Excel. New requests get faxed then emailed to customer service which then inputs the information into the appropriate system, whether that be policy changes into policy administration, benefits questions into follow up logs or new claims into the claims system.

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Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

However, like any of these online platforms, there are always sly ways to render yourself a multitude of good reviews, with the most popular way to be to negotiate 5 star reviews with the Poster in exchange for a low cost task. For example, do they have a website? I think I know what your response would be.

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The Marq

OCTOBER 10, 2019

You need to have a regular schedule that's non-negotiable and dedicated to this activity. During this time, I know I'm not doing anything else: no emails, texts, browsing (unless I'm researching), or phone calls. Just kidding! Below are the details. I suggest setting this at your optimal time of day. Of course not.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 13, 2010

As soon as you get an email or piece of paper, deal with it. If I flag it for later I at least say I got their email. For example, you start speaking in short hand to other assistants and it doesn’t come across as rude because it’s meant to be efficient and not waste time with small talk. This is part 3.

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Energage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In April 2017, American Airlines announced it was proactively increasing the pay for pilots and flight attendants, two years ahead of contract negotiations. While metrics are important, remember people resonate more with stories and examples than dry numbers alone. The reaction from Wall Street was brutal.

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Success

JULY 26, 2022

and start cranking on those emails before any of your co-workers and competitors? While the exercise piece is a pretty specific and, in Sharma’s terms, “non-negotiable,” piece of the 5 a.m. No checking emails, tweets, Instagram or text messages. Exercise, reflect, grow. Do you just get up at 5 a.m. Not exactly.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 15, 2013

The other option is to go interview and tell the new company during your negotiation, you want to to give more than the standard 2 week notice. This is an extreme example though. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. You can just write “Thx!”

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 22, 2011

Schedule some uninterrupted, non negotiable down time for yourself. Turn off the computer, don't check email or voicemail. Example: Try making a list of all the four-letter words (more than 120 of them) that refer to the human body. Thanks to Maria Marsala of Elevating Your Business. Best De-stress. Take The Day Off!

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 10, 2011

For example, we don’t need to be stressed that the breakfast dishes are in the sink when we leave for work and if we don’t get around to the vacuuming that week our family will understand, or they’ll help out. 9 – Negotiate Flexibility. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits. 100% No Spam.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 29, 2010

It also monitors your energy levels sending stimuli of hunger (that would be the equivalent of re-fueling the planes), it does long-term planning (equivalent of upgrading the equipments and planes) or makes estimations (learning by example, for instance, after a plane collision). Let’s start talking about the how.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

In the last two months I started a consulting project (quite a big one, it will end in March next year) where I have to spend a few hours every day in an office, evaluating progress of a team, provisioning, negotiating deals, creating and implementing strategies and so on. For example, I’ve dabbled in poetry before.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 24, 2010

GTD one-liners: re-negotiate your commitments constantly Life Device Drivers: What Are They and When You Need To Upgrade Still think productivity means getting things done? like your example, when dealing with homeless people. After the book talks about black swans – what they are, gives examples, etc. Well, I dont.

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Success

MARCH 4, 2024

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. Most people think of negotiation as an “us-versus-them” situation.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2011

Your email inbox won’t implode, don’t worry. Don’t leave it until the day of the deadline and then email to say you need more time. For example, say you can have 15,000 words of the ebook completed by Friday. When negotiating deadlines: Allow more time than you think you’ll need.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

At this point of our example, the “engagement” point, something interesting happens. Increase Your Negotiation Skills- Is Win-Win The Best Tactic Reply 34 dragos June 28, 2010 at 9:48 am Thanks for the comment Karen, and yes, the more aware we are, the easier to change our current scripts. And that’s a good news.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

For any new readers, I will answer your entire email line by line and explain general information which may or may not apply to you, and give you some things to ponder. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. For example, I ABSOLUTELY love learning, helping people, and relaxing.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

Rather than feel uncomfortable, as in your example, in responding “(uh, well, oh.) Mom, Dad, Stop Fighting Reply Business Logos April 13, 2010 at 9:12 pm This is the key to negotiation, you need to walk the walk. That’s *their* sign of success. Valerie Alexander´s last blog. Business Logos´s last blog.

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