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Finding a Voice in the Future of Work

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To dig up stories, you relied on a few things: Walking six blocks to check the daily police blotter, talking up strangers to learn about safety issues on campus, or researching national stories and analyzing how they might impact the local community. Then again when I landed a gig with this very magazine in 2015 as an assistant editor.

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These Are Nicole Lapin’s 6 Money Tips for Living Your Richest Life

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Negotiate your bills and purchases, and find extra money by making your social network work for you. Lapin likes to negotiate and once bought a floor-model couch for about 70 percent off. Lapin makes it a habit to negotiate with cable and phone companies. Lapin makes it a habit to negotiate with cable and phone companies.

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Free Webinar Teaches You How to Develop Your Persuasion Skills

Office Dynamics

As we celebrate 25 years in business we’re offering a free webinar each month for administrative professionals to continue their skill development and learn more about who we are and what we offer the administrative profession. How to negotiate. • We have about 5 spaces left for our fall 2015 class.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

Will you share your learning with other Assistants thus increasing the ROI? Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. Like everything in business, it’s about negotiation for both funds and time. Support for External PA Awards: At the start of 2015 I set myself the personal challenge of entering several PA of the Year Awards.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

The modern PA must embrace the culture of 2015 in order to remain connected, current and relevant. CPD – Active learning in relation to both hard and soft skills. Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others. Multiple Hats i.e. Fire Marshall / First Aider / Learning Champion. Risk Management. Human Resources.

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Top Communication Tips for Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

Use these strategies to improve relationships, get work done, persuade others, negotiate, create win-win situations, and be seen as a world-class administrative professional. Sign up today and you’ll receive: Admission to the live event with Joan on 3/10/2015 (10 a.m. Hidden anger or resentment will create barriers. Best of luck!

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10 Clever Tricks to Trigger Positive Emotions

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People who see the glass as half-full are certainly happier than the pessimists of the world, and learning to think positively is worthwhile. How to negotiate. At the same time, they were paired with strangers to role-play the negotiation of selling a new car. This article was published in April 2015 and has been updated.