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5 Reasons Why You Need Emotional Intelligence

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And to quote Liam Neeson in the movie “Taken,” regularly interacting with a wide range of personalities inside and outside the company requires “a very particular set of skills.” Let’s face it, people who have strong interpersonal skills, maintain a friendly tone and show a genuine interest in their coworkers are just more likable.

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Choosing the Best Administrative Assistant or Executive Assistant Conference

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Education wise: What skills do you need to grow? What new skills do you need to learn/develop? To understand this further, Google Johari Window. What is your goal or goals for going to an administrative conference? The problem with this is sometimes we don’t know what we need to develop. It’s called our blind spot.

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Not Sure If It’s One Word or Two? Check This List

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Barbara McNichol works with business professionals to provide expert editing of nonfiction books and help them improve their writing skills. You can reach Barbara at 520-615-7910 or editor@barbaramcnichol.com and connect on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Ask Barbara your questions using the comments below.

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Being an Administrative Assistant for Two Different Types of Managers – Ask an Admin

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He does not use Google Calendar but has an iPhone. . I set reminders on my cell and Google Calendar. I am not in the office daily from 8-5, so I feel it is hard for me to know what his schedule is on a daily basis. The other Chief, older, but very organized and uses online calendars and his phone as well.

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Whack Extraneous Phrases from Your Writing

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Barbara McNichol works with business professionals to provide expert editing of nonfiction books and help them improve their writing skills. You can reach Barbara at 520-615-7910 or editor@barbaramcnichol.com and connect on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Ask Barbara your questions using the comments below.

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7 Tips for Administrative and Executive Assistants

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Rely on major companies such as Twitter , Facebook , and Google. For other tips and tricks read, 9 Ways to Improve Your Organization Skills. Use Password Managers such as 1Password or LastPass. This will help manage all your passwords and keep them in a safe digital location. (My My highest recommendation). Write them down.

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Today’s Admin Needs to Become a Mobile Office Pro

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Google Drive. A free Google app which includes a suite of productivity tools similar to Microsoft Office. Create Docs (word processing), Sheets (spreadsheets) and Slides (presentations) from within your Google Drive account. Download each app from the Apple App Store for iOS devices and from Google Play for Android devices.

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