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4 Challenges in Navigating Remote Work Layoffs

Allwork

The four key challenges of remote work layoffs are impersonal emails, legal requirements, returning equipment, and difficulties assessing performance. Managers need to be trained to overcome the proximity bias, and the consequent confirmation bias and empathy gap that undermine effective remote work layoffs.

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Training On-line

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. I use a place based in Toronto, Canada called Last Minute Training. Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!"

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5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

Training — Employers prefer administrative professionals who are not only tech-savvy but also well-versed in the company’s most-used tools. They look for individuals who proactively update their administrative assistant skills through training. Expertise in software and social media.

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Inside the Guernsey PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

During my time there I took the first PA qualification in Guernsey, my HR qualification and also qualified as a Legal PA. I would also learn earlier on how to train yourself to switch off. We also have Facebook and Twitter. When the company later closed its Guernsey office, I decided not to move to Southampton with them.

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Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You

Stephanie LH Calahan

afreshspace   @ StephCalahan I just use a legal pad for daily to-do's but keep bigger or future projects in my outlook task list declutterlady   @ StephCalahan Hey, Stephanie, it's iPEP for me; 1 workspace/project w/ability to keep all in 1 place! Break down into bite size pieces, and put the pieces on the calendar.

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Don’t hold back AT&T customer service agent

Service Untitled

Rachael Parcht, customer service representative for AT&T may have just been having an incredibly bad day, but that hardly can be viewed as an excuse for her terrible conduct on Twitter. Parcht’s Twitter account has since been suspended, and allegedly AT&T is investigating the situation.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Many times the administrative assistant position is a good way into an organization and what a great training ground to know an organizations inner workings than in this profession. I think many university students are seeing the value in having this kind of training. So much is expected of executives these days. 411 Look Up 411.ca