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Elevating Your Role As An Executive Assistant

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Initiate discussions about upcoming projects or potential challenges, providing solutions or suggestions before they become pressing issues. That said, use your emotional intelligence to understand when and how to bring up such ideas and concerns. Building Trust and Reliability Reliability forms the bedrock of a successful partnership.

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How to Assert Your Power in Difficult Situations

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In your first three months, you discover countless ways to improve the business : better project management tools, ways to streamline everyone’s workflow and straightforward meeting agendas. Even when their ideas are good, they run into roadblocks in the form of other people—managers, executives and other leaders.

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If You Do Any Project Management, You Need to Know This

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Great project managers often are described as good communicators, able to delegate tasks and be cool under pressure. But as competition heats up in various industries and the marketplace becomes more globally connected, such qualities won’t be enough to ensure a successful project management career. But in five years?

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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Going along to get along sounds like a restful approach to your interactions, but in reality, learning how to stand up for yourself—to ask for what you want, say no when necessary and insist on due respect—is much more effective for facing the world with confidence. Be careful about how you stand up for yourself.

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How to Hold a Successful Project Debrief

Jen Lawrence

Depending on the team dynamic, this may look like a survey form, contributing to a shared document, or simply sending an email to a point of contact. A project management tool like ClickUp can help keep all the feedback and notes in one place. Then consolidate all feedback to be reviewed during the session.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

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That’s why I put together this guide breaking down what procrastination is, why it happens, its causes, and how to break the habit ultimately. Read on to learn more about the causes of procrastination and how you can stop it in its tracks. Another form of procrastination at work is presenteeism, which often gets misunderstood.

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How to Write an Effective Email Subject Line

Jen Lawrence

Over my 15+ years as an administrative professional and project manager, I found one tool to be indispensable for getting the answers I need and crossing things off my list. With proper form, you can set clear expectations about the content of your email and the action needed from the recipient, cutting down on delays and confusion.

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