Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 20, 2015
If you’re arranging a meeting for your Boss, pay attention to the agenda. Sorry to say it but if you want to transform from PA to Leader, gossip is a big no. You spend so much time in each other’s company. LK Bennett, Zara and Jigsaw stock good options. Mind your business. Take an interest in what’s going on around you.
Who's the Real Boss?
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Driven by their own agenda, these assistants care little about their team or having a positive impact on those around them. If the b g and gossip is aimed or centred around you, it can be difficult not to retaliate or show emotion in how it affects you. Is it jealousy perhaps? Are they threatened by you?
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On The Job
MARCH 24, 2008
They have put in long hours, committed their creativity and energy to helping the company succeed and now will reap the benefits. Unfortunately, many companies throw new supervisors into the management waters without a boat or even a life preserver. Understand the company agenda. Do not make promises you can’t keep.
On The Job
JULY 22, 2010
Thats why I thought it would be interesting to look at how companies are handling the issue of employees using social media -- and how some of them are just ignoring it. Cavalli points out that social media interaction isn’t always about discussing a new movie or dishing the latest gossip. They Twitter. They comment on blogs.
Professional Assistant Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2008
In my case, I am lucky, since I only have to track calls for myself and use my daily journal or agenda (call it what you will) to make notes. You can purge the files as needed, depending on your companys situation and/or policy. Do you wish that you could be able to track calls and make sure that you have all of the details in place?
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 5, 2009
She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. I wouldnt recommend talking about a co-worker with someone at the office or it ends up being gossip and spreads a bad feeling about that person. The longer she couldnt get in touch with him, the angrier she became. When she finally did reach him she started off really nice. "Hi,
Brilliantly Better
JULY 6, 2010
But after working a few years in the traditional media world – which, by the way, is not a very friendly place to be, always challenged, filled with gossip and back talking – I felt the need for a change. In 1997 I quit my job as a radio anchor and applied for a job as a quality assurance engineer at a Franco-Romanian company.
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