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3 Simple Steps to Improving Communication Skills

Office Dynamics

You cannot afford to take the critical skill of communication for granted! Three things to consider to improving communication skills in the workplace: What is my goal or motive for communicating with this person now? Remember your goal/motive and your relationship, too! maximizing your productivity. Joan Burge.

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Your Etiquette Practice Could be Killing Your Productivity

Stephanie LH Calahan

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Last month I presented and emceed at a College of Business event on business etiquette.    Last month I presented and emceed at a College of Business event on business etiquette.  So What Does This Have to do with Productivity?

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A Telephone Etiquette Test

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap A Telephone Etiquette Test Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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10 Ways to Make Remote Hiring a Cake Walk!

Recruit CRM

If you're hiring for a remote position, certain personality traits and skills are more critical now than ever. Read more: A Recruiter's Etiquette Guide to Remote Hiring. Be sure to mention your expectations, including the required skills and traits. Be specific but concise.

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Keeping Virtual Teams Focused In The Pandemic Era

BioTeams

Economies have tumbled, organisations that relied on open office spaces and hot desking as modes of productivity have switched entirely to distributed and virtual working from home. Nevertheless, keeping some kind of overall purpose context and goal of meeting written down is prudent.

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Why Being An Executive Assistant Is A Rewarding Career

Office Dynamics

I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. Also, be sure to set goals for where you want to be in 3 years and 5 years. 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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I wish I had known sooner

Practically Perfect PA

It seemed that being the ‘go to’ person meant I should be up to speed on company policies and procedures, office etiquette and in-house systems as soon as I started. So much of what we do is automatic, like riding a bike, so using my PA skill set really helped me in those initial months. I was not alone! Don’t doubt your knowledge!