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Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development is Important but Few Plan to Invest in Them

Office Dynamics

Survey: Few CFOs Plan to Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development for Their Teams. June 19, 2013 / PRNewswire / -- Executives say it takes strong soft skills to move up the corporate ladder, but few firms provide training in this area, a new Accountemps survey finds. Not developing new skills. MENLO PARK, Calif., Management.

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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

Success

They came to the United States with skill sets and a belief they could prosper from it. There’s “fake it till you make it,” and there’s making the most of your skills no matter what. By any definition he’d reached undeniable success in music by 2008, and he seemed to have a reasonable blueprint to sustain it.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Fortunately, they were able to waive it and we only lost our $500 deposit. It is always worth asking.

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New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

The Small Business Blog

You use your language and local knowledge skills and open up a new market for this small business. Virtual Import Assistant: You could source – using your language and local knowledge skills – products in other countries for retailers in your country of residence. This is a great idea and I’ll certainly suggest it.

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

Impostor Syndrome reflects a belief that you are inadequate and, or incompetent despite evidence that you are skilled and successful. A 2014 study on Impostor Syndrome shows that those people with it tend to undervalue their skills or fail to recognize how other opportunities might place more substantial importance on their abilities.

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I'm back!!

Laughing all the Way to Work

In 2008 I took a job as an Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary to a non-profit corporation. The CEO I was working for at the time was very busy and my meeting scheduling skills were put to the test. I'm sure some of you are wondering why I didn't work with my past employer to try to negotiate a better working condition.

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. When you leave your job, other companies will only consider you for jobs of equal or higher pay and skills. It’s important to keep in mind your industry or field’s “history,” and future trends for job prospects too. You can always save or make more money.