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How to Start a Mentorship Program

Success

When you start talking about mentorship programs, you’ll usually get one of the following reactions: a collective groan about the additional work that such a program might entail, intimidation about where to begin or excitement from people who have experienced successful mentor relationships and the growth that comes from them.

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What 3 CEOs Learned After Spending a Day in Their Employees’ Shoes

Success

Since that experience, he’s using his new knowledge of how things really work on the literal street level to create a company-wide “transformation,” including a better tipping policy and improved communication processes. So whatever changes we had planned for the brand needed to be thoughtful and proved out. His goal? “To

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How to Share Your Procedures With Your Team

All Things Admin

If you’re ready to share your procedures with your team, here are some tips to help you get started. Make improving and updating your procedures an agenda item at every staff meeting. Handing someone a procedure for doing something is often quicker and easier than trying to find the time to teach them yourself.

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Dana’s Administrative Professional Advice – Ask an Admin

Office Dynamics

In a previous post about performance evaluations, I shared a few of my ideas for setting goals, general tips and some specific goals. There were several great tips and suggestions, I wish we had time to dive into them all, but please take a moment and re-read the post to see all of the great responses!

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Peer Synergy: 5 Powerhouse Strategies For Creating Administrative Peer Power

Office Dynamics

Coming together is better than fighting for your own agenda. Sharing expertise, mentoring and offering to cover for your colleague during their vacation or for a medical emergency, are all great contributors to peer synergy. There is strength in unity. An Administrative Team enjoying a formal event together.

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Can you improve the relationship with your boss? Part two

Practically Perfect PA

I stand by this statement so much so that I think it is worth giving a few more tips to help improve your relationship with your boss. If it helps, set an agenda for each meeting so that you both know exactly what needs to be achieved by the end of each meeting. They have to see you as an equal. Don’t wait to be told what to do.

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How to stay on top of your marketing and networking tasks

Loosely Speaking

Every month, Katie and I meet to provide tips, discuss challenges and issues, and brainstorm ways to enhance our VA businesses (all that and some other fun chit-chat, too!). That being said, our agenda calls for each attendee to provide a valuable tip. That being said, our agenda calls for each attendee to provide a valuable tip.Â