Success

MARCH 16, 2023

Particularly in the workplace, where outbursts, arguments or even vulnerability can not only undermine an individual’s credibility, but also serve as grist for today’s gossip mill and live on in company lore for years. Here are a few tips and tactical ways to address your emotions and practice better emotional intelligence at work.

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Success

AUGUST 3, 2021

Ideal work environment: Rewards and consequences are doled out fairly Productivity-boosting tip: Be OK with good enough Productivity-busting habit to watch out for: Procrastination until perfection. Type Two: The Helper. Motivated by: Being needed Fears: Rejection. Type Three: The Achiever. Type Four: The Individualist.

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Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We got wide-ranging answers, anecdotes and tips. If you don’t know how, buy a book on starting a business and read it, or check the internet for tips. Find a mentor. Create an environment fostering your success. Also, consider your environment—is your home or office dreary or energizing? Get a leg up.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Some have even gone above and beyond to personally mentor her throughout her time as an Executive Assistant – and now, Executive Business Partner! And I’ve had amazing mentors along the way. So there’s a lot of, you know, office gossip and stuff like that. So here I am. Jeremy Burrows 4:25 Love it.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 20, 2015

In honour of National Employee Motivation Day (January 21 st 2015), we thought we’d inspire all the Practically Perfect PAs out there with a few tips for climbing the career tree, all the way to the top. Sorry to say it but if you want to transform from PA to Leader, gossip is a big no. Zip your lip.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

A: I've been extremely lucky and have NOT worked for anyone difficult or nightmarish - high standards and extremely fast-paced or high-pressure environments, yes. Compared to, say, a more corporate environment where an executive assistant's career ceiling is really only that of a more senior executive assistant?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

There are only so many personality types or people that will thrive in this sort of environment. Be the bigger person and don't gossip! But the most successful studio executives went to great schools, had brilliant mentors, and amazing internships. Why leave that as the lasting impression?

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