Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Just over 42 percent of employers (HR Director) are planning to make redundancies in a year that has already seen a string of high-profile companies announce job cuts. This shift means companies must be much more mindful of the employee experience in all areas of their businesses.

Agencies 59

Agencies Agenda 2024 2008 59

All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Procedures are more than just documents; they are a roadmap for new hires, guiding them through the complexities of their new role and the company culture without constant supervision. Even if you’ve performed similar roles before, your first days and weeks at a new company were probably a bit daunting.

Training 52

Training Policies Mentoring Agenda 52

Melissa Peoples

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Start using these tips, and you will be your company's Meeting Management Guru in no time! Find out who does meetings really well in your company and then ask them to share best practices with you. This is a great topic, but we have a few more items on our agenda that are critical. It is a skill that is developed and practiced.

Management 52

Management Agenda Meeting Minutes Collaborate 52

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2013

We are asked to arrange all sorts of events including anything from a team training day through to the company Christmas party and other large scale conferences, exhibitions and dinners. In a lot of cases you are the company’s event organiser specifically because the company does not have an events department. The agenda.

Agenda 100

Agenda Staples Budget Negotiating 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2012

I find if you have these twos things, along with the necessary skills of an admin, you will be much more confident to take on this role. I also include handouts after the webinar with minute and agenda templates and a cheat sheet with some handy phrases to use when taking minutes.

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2012 Agenda Confidence Goals 100

Page Personnel

JULY 27, 2022

simonewu@micha… 05/04/2024 Marketing executives work with many different departments of a company, including advertising, public relations and product development, to create a marketing strategy that maximises profits. Marketing jobs are available in just about every sector of business. Ready for your next career step?

Agencies 52

Agencies Social Media Skills Agenda 52

Page Personnel

JULY 27, 2022

simonewu 24/01/2023 Marketing executives work with many different departments of a company, including advertising, public relations and product development, to create a marketing strategy that maximises profits. Marketing jobs are available in just about every sector of business. Ready for your next career step?

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Agencies Social Media Skills Agenda 52

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 20, 2015

The aim is to inspire those around you and breed a calm confidence. If you’re arranging a meeting for your Boss, pay attention to the agenda. You spend so much time in each other’s company. And people confide in PAs, don’t they?? For ideas, look to Karren Brady or Susanna Reid. Luisa Zissman is not your idol.

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Confidence Gossip Agenda 2015 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2015

We are after all brand ambassadors for our bosses, our company, ourselves and ultimately our profession. Create a Team Charter and come up with rules of engagement and expectations including how long the future meetings will be, when they will take place, how often and how we will organise the agenda etc.

International 100

International Networking Temping Agenda 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2015

Coming together is better than fighting for your own agenda. When administrative professionals work together, there is less duplication, resulting in savings to the company and increased profitability. When you are strong and confident within yourself, you should easily rejoice in the success of a peer. Gain a new perspective.

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Administrative Professionals Agenda Medical Mentoring 100

On The Job

JANUARY 18, 2013

I knew these people had their own agenda, and I should have been more aware. But self-confidence "can inoculate you against the bad influence of anxiety." But if you've been knocked around a bit, losing a job or a promotion, your confidence may start to ebb and anxiety begins to take over. "We

Agenda 100

Agenda Confidence Retirement Promotion 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Many companies sent groups, and some sent just one. To experience the flow of a great tandem in process takes know-how, confidence, high level skills and on-going finessing. I heard about job changes, company mergers and splits, urgent work emergencies, family illness and empty nesting. We become READY.

Agenda 100

Agenda Training AT&T Budget 100

On The Job

JULY 5, 2013

I remember well what it feels like to work for an employes that wants you to do things the company way, and would prefer you not think too much, thank you very much. There is no agenda. Sometimes that idea doesn''t always work out, but I think the excitement that comes from being creative and exploring new options can''t be beat.

Monster 100

Monster Agenda AT&T Mentoring 100

Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 9, 2013

You have to find a way to really help them first, before thinking about your own agenda. We’re pretty confident that when you start to do this, most people will be looking for way to network with you instead of the other way around! The best thing to achieve a likeable status is to genuine develop a love for helping people.

Networking 40

Networking Agenda Confidence Skills 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

List Tasks (example) a- Plan Agenda b- Billy Bob’s Review c- Draft budget report d- Clean out my inbox 2. Compare tasks and put a check mark next to the higher Priority task: a to b then, a to c and then, a to d b to c then, b to d c to d Using the example above: Which is more important: “a-Plan Agenda” or “b-Billy Bob’s Review”?   

Management 100

Management Agenda Calendars Twitter 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

I feel confident as I check off each item that things will be done on time. To prepare a minute template simply use your agenda and put it in minute format. Under each agenda heading you can then record the appropriate information when you are in the meeting. I use the meeting agenda as an index with each item as a tab number.

Agenda 100

Agenda Time Zones IAAP Calendars 100

Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

There are plenty of Board minutes online for publicly listed companies and the like, that show you how to formally capture comments in a ‘he said / she said’ way. This really is the only way you’ll learn. And, if you want to learn the art of Board minutes (which every EA should), get googling!

Agenda 98

Agenda AT&T Budget Google 98

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

AUGUST 12, 2014

Otherwise confident entrepreneurs start second guessing themselves. What is it about them, either as an individual or as a company that lights you up. The key to all of this, of course, is to only be pitching people (or companies) where you have a clear compelling desire to win the business for reasons beyond the cold hard cash.

AT&T 40

AT&T Agenda Confidence UPS 40

Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But no matter what, you have to be there for your Executive and the company. “A Strategic Partner is someone who knows what needs to be done, where your Executive’s mind is at, and what pieces of the company are moving together,” she says. >> CONFIDENCE AND HUMILITY. “Is it for the annual bonus? .”

Administrative Professionals 52

Administrative Professionals Confidence Retirement Mentoring 52

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

It also eases your bosss mind when they see you write it down, it gives them confidence it will be taken care of. This also works with your Calendar, which comes in handy if you want to either insert the agenda or another document from Word, or if you need to insert an e-mail. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Time Zones IAAP International 2009 100

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Will information necessary for the project be coming from others inside or outside the company? 2 Idea: Develop confidence to not accept “one word” answers. Identify high priority issues and bring them to attention and insert agenda into calendar. Ask if there are any portions of the project you can work on. If so, how many?

Management 100

Management 2016 Calendars Administrative Professionals 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Thanks to Margaret Lukens of New Leaf + Company LLC 61. LONG TERM SOLUTION: learn strategies for increasing your time management skills, physical endurance and self-confidence. You will be asking others to move out of the way as you roll forward with increased skills and confidence! Thanks to Zele Avradopoulos of ZOrganize 83.

AT&T 100

AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100

Brilliantly Better

MAY 27, 2010

I lost the thrill of not knowing what homework did I have to do, the excitement of doing it under pressure, the satisfaction of doing a great job and the incredible feeling of self-confidence I used to have every day before going to bed. I have appointments in my agenda and tasks to be done. Somehow, I started to play it safe.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Learning Travel 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 15, 2012

My question is regarding social etiquette: I recently started working in a very small company that is very successful; I attribute this to the fact that we hire only the best (we have people from Google, Facebook, Yahoo, etc.). While the comments she made had some validity, I feel that I should go by each company's specific culture.

Etiquette 40

Etiquette Agenda Promotion Yahoo 40