On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 28, 2009 10 gifts to give your career As the gift-giving season draws to a close, it’s time to remember that you still have one more gift left to bestow: The gift of a better career.

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Success

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

He’s grateful for those opportunities, as well as the people who encouraged him to dream big and pursue his goals. There’s this magnificent world out there, and as much of it is yours as you’re willing to take,” says Probst, who tried to convey that message to disadvantaged young people through his work with The Serpentine Project.

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Success

MAY 16, 2022

If the goal is to sell the business at a profit , for example, you cannot afford to be mired in anger with your co-founder. The goal is to let go and move on as fast as possible,” Emerson says. He is 25 years older, and he was my mentor early in my career. Instead, be clear about your objective during the process. David MacVean.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But a Strategic Partner is someone who creates the boxes and the projects that need to be tackled. As a Strategic Partner, it’s vital to understand your Executive’s goals and ask yourself what you can do to help them achieve those goals, says Jackie Ludwig, a career Executive Assistant who is now CEO of LUMINI Network.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

The chance to direct a team and co-ordinate projects can be very challenging, yet rewarding. As well, it’s always a good idea to budget more time and resources to a project than you think is necessary to lessen the stress of unexpected setbacks. A good people leader is always willing to mentor and assist their team members.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 22, 2012

The biggest challenge I faced was with my prior business in the wholesale gift industry.   When you are working projects, how do you and your team stay on track?   Do have any future projects you’d like to tell us about? Delighted to work with Stephanie Calahan on any project for which I can be an effective partner!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

This is a powerful gift and must be used wisely. Do you have a large list of abandoned projects all sitting at various levels of incompletion? Do you have a list of projects that do not reflect your best work? What you can do is spend more energy focusing on how your attention is used during those 24 hours. PAY ATTENTION!

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

‘I have this big project, he’s not letting me on his calendar, how can I remedy that?’ FIND A MENTOR. Seek out mentors and experts, whether they be managers, people in your HR office, employees in your Learning and Development office, or other Admins. ” — Cynthia Young.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Choose a simple, no frills style that is easy to handle.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. That one unassuming, non-meaty, first temp gig got me my first CEO EA job and eventually my promotion to project manager down the road.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

The point of the above exercise is to figure out if the solution is something that can be fixed with a little action/daily maintenance (go on vacation, take better care of yourself, respectively) or will take long term planning and goals/strategy (move closer to family or save enough money to travel for a year).

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2010

Give A Person A Gift That Is Specific To Them During times like birthdays and holidays, there is the act of gift-giving that can be in place. When you are getting someone a gift, it makes a real impression for them when it is specific for them. Which is your goal? What should I do with the trust I receive from the people?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

Our parents, our mentors, our employers talked with us. I think there are tons of monetization models (and one of my projects is figuring out the essential monetization patterns for info products.) I feel the gift of speech need to be leveraged. Is the goal training? Talk helps create solutions. Move people.

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