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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 never take for granted the basic ‘platform’ skills I learned in the early days as a speaker. After that list, I see advanced competencies such as negotiation or persuasion skills. NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. This is not smart.

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Tori Dunlap, Founder of Her First 100K is on a Mission to Close the Gender Pay Gap

Success

I was on the receiving end of sexist, negative comments from male supervisors, and I learned that the majority of women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. In a 2018 study of financial capability, results showed that men, on average, responded to 3.3

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Shining a Light on Black Assistants: It’s Not Black & White

Bonnie Low Kramen

As enlightened as I think I am on issues around discrimination, I learned a great deal from speaking with Spencer, Aaisha, Melba, and several other Black colleagues who preferred to remain anonymous. I wrote an article in 2018 called “ Times Up for the Boss ” and I raise these ideas in our Be the Ultimate Assistant workshops.

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