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Career Success A to Z: C is for Confidence

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Ultimately, I settled on confidence because it’s the one quality that can make all of these things easier. With confidence, you’ll be a better communicator and more effective collaborator. Confidence will help you meet fear with courage. After all, you can’t effectively self-promote with a healthy dose of confidence.

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7 Tips for Executive Assistants Who Want To Be More Assertive

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Do you want to be more assertive? Learning how to tactfully voice your opinions and assert your needs as an executive assistant is important. Many assistants have crossed the line from assertive to aggressive. So what is the difference between assertive and aggressive? 97% of administrative professionals are female.

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How to Get Others to Value Your Work

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This question hits particularly close to home for administrative professionals. In my experience, when people fully understand their own value, they exude a much higher level of confidence in all that they do, and others naturally respond to this. They look down on me (and my role). How do I get others to value my work more?”.

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7 Must-Do Actions to be Successful in Your Career as an Administrative Assistant

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Do you wish you were more confident? More assertive? Administrative Professionals Week and April is the perfect time to think about your career as an administrative assistant, executive assistant, and secretary. A better communicator? Better managing conflict? The mind is attracted to what you put in front of you.

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

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Assertiveness. Minute takers must have the confidence to be able to speak up in a meeting (where appropriate) and clarify points. Robyn runs the popular The Art of Minute Taking course at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, where it was the top Professional and Executive Development course for 2015 and 2016.

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

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These executive letters are one of the requirements for a Star Achievement Series® participant to receive their CEAP (Certified Executive Administrative Professional) designation. More confidence when addressing conflict in a way that leverages relationships. Cultivates professional networks that help us accomplish our goals.

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Admin Tip: How to Get Your Boss to Give You More Control

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Be assertive. They need clear, confident instructions. When you identify a specific task you can or should take over for your executive, speak up assertively. When you identify a specific task you can or should take over for your executive, speak up assertively. Wherever you can, assume. responsibility for admin duties.