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How to Assert Your Power in Difficult Situations

Success

In your first three months, you discover countless ways to improve the business : better project management tools, ways to streamline everyone’s workflow and straightforward meeting agendas. Knowingly or unknowingly, you’re asserting your power through the act of helping others. But your suggestions are swept under the rug.

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Assertiveness. Ensure you turn up to the meeting having read the agenda, any background papers, the minutes of the previous meeting and with all the tools you need to take the minutes whether that be pen, highlighter, paper, recording device, laptop or iPad. Check out my post here for tips on how to listen for the message.

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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

Each of the agenda items underlined and listed with details on what was decided, what was accomplished and the action points to take forward (with the initials of the person responsible for the action). Unless it is relevant to the key agenda points leave this dialogue out of the minutes. The date, time and location of the meeting.

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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

Each of the agenda items underlined and listed with details on what was decided, what was accomplished and the action points to take forward (with the initials of the person responsible for the action). Unless it is relevant to the key agenda points leave this dialogue out of the minutes. The date, time and location of the meeting.

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NEWS RELEASE: Star Achievement Series Has Gone Public

Office Dynamics

Course Agenda. Equally important is the ability to communicate your needs assertively. There is a fine line between being assertive and being perceived as aggressive. Communicate their needs assertively. Gain awareness of the potential risks of being assertive. Hear What Clients Say & Read More Benefits.

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Bonnie’s Workplace 2021 Wish List

Bonnie Low Kramen

In fact, the most effective assertiveness happens calmly, factually, and directly. Find the people who have no other agenda besides your success. This includes workplace bullying and discrimination and career progression, to name just three. Speaking up does not have to be loud or nasty or aggressive. I wish that you find a mentor.

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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

The Office Professionals Place

Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting. Seek answers.