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The Leadership Gene

Success

I killed time by buying coffee and a magazine, and I went in to see the receptionist. I was so confident I was simply going to enjoy the magazine and my coffee in the waiting area. I returned to my coffee and magazine in the waiting area until the receptionist ushered me into the vice president’s office for my big interview.

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A Deep Dive Into the Positive and Negative Impacts of Gossip

Success

Is 2023 the year you’ve vowed to elevate your workplace etiquette? A recent TIME magazine article even declared 2022 to be “the year of gossip.” While it is mainly talk about someone who isn’t present, it doesn’t always have to carry a negative connotation.

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Dear Debbie: How Do I Tell if I’m Improving Myself at Work or Diluting My Best Qualities?

Success

For example, tailoring, say, your cellphone etiquette in an executive meeting perhaps isn’t a case of censoring your true self; instead, it’s an example of reading the room and adapting to the situation. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine. These are things all leaders must do.

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E-mail Etiquette

Laughing all the Way to Work

With the increasing use of email as the first choice for business correspondence it opens a whole new world of dos and don'ts for the assistant.Here are Some Good-Sense Email Etiquette Tips: Email Salutations: Although email is less formal than writing a letter it is still polite to open with a greeting.

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10 Must Follow Admin Resources On Twitter

Office Dynamics

In fact, there is an event called #AdminChat that’s just for assistants – a free event that happens with a select resource, weekly, hosted by Executive Secretary Magazine (another phenomenal administrative resource). Julie will be speaking more on this subject at the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence.

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5 Blogging Misconceptions

Laughing all the Way to Work

Blogging has opened the door to having some articles published in professional magazines. Tags: blogging misconceptions professional assistant blogging etiquette Administrative Assistant. I talk some more and they walk away.I blog to avoid boring my friends. I can’t get published, therefore I blog. Not for me anyway.

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E-mail Blunders Cost Approx. $450,000 a Year

Office Dynamics

I certainly was when I read my Training magazine September issue. I have included several of these in my workshops for admins on e-mail etiquette and protocol. Are you in shock? Maybe you want to get a copy.). I’m sure you can relate to many of the ones they sited. Inaccurate or vague subject line. • No specific action step.

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