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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). I know many seasoned executive assistants who think they do not need to focus on or pay attention to their basic skills, what is also known as the fundamentals. Every career has certain core fundamental skills. This is not smart.

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How to Connect With Different Personality Types

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Enter a conversation with skill and a plan: Tell them big-picture stories without getting into the “why” or “why not” qualifiers. Lastly, the high “D” will want to tone down his or her assertiveness and be more cognizant of practicing active listening. This article was published in June 2018 and has been updated.

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

Watch Joan present the top 12 during her Facebook Friday video, 12/7/2018). Takes networking skills very seriously, encouraging teamwork and collaboration throughout our organization. Appropriately assertive. Ask yourself the following questions then compare it to the bulleted list below: Do I do this for my executive?