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The Art of Persuasion: 4 Tips to Master Influence

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Ignore those safe, well-traveled paths that people love to suggest but aren’t quite you. Harris learned this lesson after building his first company by himself. The first is skill-hunting, a term Harris uses to represent curious people. Skill-hunters explore whatever nourishes their soul. Have a generous spirit.

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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

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You’re in a meeting—perhaps learning about a new company initiative or listening to a boss who wasn’t happy with your team’s performance—and you have something to say, but then you just… don’t. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

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I know many seasoned executive assistants who think they do not need to focus on or pay attention to their basic skills, what is also known as the fundamentals. Every career has certain core fundamental skills. I never take for granted the basic ‘platform’ skills I learned in the early days as a speaker. Do you know what?

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Conference for Administrative Assistants – How to Get Your Executive’s Approval

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That in itself is a learning experience. You need to continually learn and grow. In today’s competitive marketplace and at the pace this profession is changing, if you do not continually enhance your skills, build new ones, and have a strategy for your career, you will get left in the dust. Learn what motivates your executive.

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NOT, “Just An Admin!”

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It took time, effort, mistakes and a lot of painful focus to learn and ultimately, I was successful. He asked me to find a location, negotiate a lease, remodel the space if needed and take care of all interior decorating and procurement. Negotiators. Expert Travel Agents. The project was successfully accomplished.

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Ready or Not: My Experience Launching a Side Hustle in 121 Days

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Maybe you can learn from my journey. I talk to friends in the travel industry. I lack the necessary detail-oriented skills to turn it into a reality. I’ve learned over the years that if I wait until everything is perfect to try something new, I’ll never do it. Here’s how it went. They encourage me, too. I apply that now.

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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

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BUT, I learned and I learned quickly by making some mistakes early on. What I also learned was that I liked what I was doing and that I was good at it – or had the potential to be. I believe meeting planners and administrative professionals possess similar skills/traits that enable them to be good at what they do.

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