Practically Perfect PA
JULY 5, 2017
A really fundamental task for assistants is organising your department team meetings. If your organisation is anything like the businesses I used to work for I bet you organise A LOT of team meetings. Simple ground rules for team meetings. Here are 5 ground rules for team meetings that will really help with productivity.
On The Job
AUGUST 19, 2019
Have you ever walked up to a cash register to pay for your Yoo-Hoo and there are two clerks bad-mouthing a manager or another worker? Our team will not thrive because we're not willing to do the internal work that only we can do. Bottom line: If the team isn't successful, then the individuals on that team are going to pay the price.
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Allwork
JULY 31, 2023
In addition to lost productivity, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) suggests that employee replacement costs can be as high as 50-60%. Driving Human Connections is Good for Business On the flip side, a recent study by Enboarder found that 94% of employees are more productive when they feel connected to their colleagues.
Success
MAY 23, 2022
Communicating well builds the most important ingredient of any successful team —trust. So take the time to establish clear expectations around how your team is communicating. Great teams with excellent communication skills can break down because they miss this simple step. “What’s that supposed to mean anyway?”. Sound familiar?
Success
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
How can I be a team player? Look through the lens of how it will impact yourself, your boss and your team. Think about whether this is about you winning or about the team performing at its best. And give your manager the benefit of the doubt and enough time to adjust. “I What could I do to eventually get a promotion?
Office Dynamics
JANUARY 21, 2020
I have written 5 books for assistants, educated 300,000+ assistants, have worked with 70+ Fortune 500 companies, and coached 300+ executive/assistant teams. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away.
On The Job
DECEMBER 12, 2014
When you have a critical deadline approaching on a big project, as a manager you are hyper-focused on doing everything you can to ensure your team meets it. At least a quarter of the team doing duplicate work. Half of the team focused on long-term work that isn’t critical, putting the key project on the back burner.
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