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What can assistants expect in 2014?

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Anyway here we are in 2014 and I hope that everyone is settling back into work after the Christmas and New Year break. I think assistants will have an interesting 2014, particularly as it is the International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant with lots planned for our professional development. PA Networking.

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5 Productivity Products and Services to Boost Company Morale

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He calls the watch his ecosystem, since it connects to his phone, home, computer and more. Business owners might enjoy alerts related to order updates, assigning and accepting urgent tasks and talking on the fly without having to look for your phone, such as during hectic travel.

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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

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All the hedge fund managers in Greenwich, Connecticut, probably didn’t pay for their Ferraris by being nice to people. We were making a lot of cold calls, just pounding the phones, to try and convince people to work with us. But once they’ve added many new managers, they have to be ready to let go.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Women of color-owned firms saw a growth of 43% between 2014 and 2019, while firms owned by African American women saw both the highest growth rate (50%) and the highest number of “net new women-owned businesses” (42%). million workers and generating revenue of $1.9 of women-owned businesses.

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What can assistants expect in 2015?

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I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. The situation has improved over the last few years and we have seen record numbers attend events in 2014 but it will continue to be a struggle in 2015.

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How to Boost Online Sales

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Customers really like their questions to be answered quickly, without having to get on the phone to call the florist or open a new browser tab to send an email. Marketing Manager. This article was published in October 2014 and has been updated. Improvement really is a never-ending process. Eddie Huang. Then listen.

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SMART objectives

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If our manager’s take little time to help us set good objectives (again this is fairly common) how do they know what to judge us on? I’ve added a few dual objectives that I shared with my manager so that we both had something to work on together throughout that year…. The first large commercial event is in July 2014.

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