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Tips to Be Present at a Networking Event

Jen Lawrence

One big challenge with going to networking events is staying present and engaged. With the outside world constantly threatening to pull our attention and energy away, it’s important to create boundaries that keep you focused on the task at hand – learning and networking. Learn how to create your networking event goals here.

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Find More Success at Networking Events by Setting Goals

Jen Lawrence

Are you stuck in an unfruitful networking cycle? Attend a networking event. Sign up for another networking event… and the cycle starts over. To make the most of networking events and the relationships you form, set goals for your time there. Armed with your list of goals, it’s time to network better.

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Choosing the Best Administrative Assistant or Executive Assistant Conference

Office Dynamics

To network and meet new people Learn best practices from administrative peers Learn best practices from subject matter experts Do your research. The flow of the agenda – is there time for networking? Inquire about the quality of the workshop materials? To be ahead of the curve. Speakers – are they polished professionals?

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Make Educated Decisions When Choosing an Administrative Conference (Part 1 of 6)

Office Dynamics

To network and meet new people? Inquire about the quality of the workshop materials? The flow of the agenda – is there time for networking? The problem with this is sometimes we don’t know what we need to develop. It’s called our blind spot. Learn best practices from peers? What is the value of the program?

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Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - How to Use Both For Optimal.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Anchoring the system in the tickler file: You will find your "Next action" sheets, your project sheets, agendas, documents you need to work with, etc. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

The agendas are filled back-to-back learning sessions, overflowing with material designed to help admins think outside the box, be exposed to new techniques and philosophies, and drive innovation within their roles and their companies. Be the Ultimate Assistant 2-Day Workshop. BEL (Behind Every Leader). The Empowered Assistant.

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The Stakeholder Collaboration Game

BioTeams

One of the challenges for teams is that the achievement of some of their goals are not fully under their own control - they need to be achieved in partnership with, or even in spite of, external parties (stakeholders) who are working to their own agendas and priorities. Image Source: en.battlestarwiki.org.