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A quarter of projects don’t meet their stated goals – but that’s not because of remote working

Workplace Insight

These projects account for a quarter of all budget lost. data analysis and agile project management practices). Although a significant number of projects (26 percent) are failing to meet business goals, 16 percent delivered some value or benefit to stakeholders or the organisation.

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‘The Big Stay’ – it’s time to invest in employees, not to cut costs 

Workplace Insight

Data from the report shows 55 percent of employers are looking to maintain their current headcount, while analysis of turnover from the ONS Labour Force Survey points to lower staff attrition in 2024. Coaching, mentoring and training can be deployed to grow the next generation of leadership.

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Ep 249: Izzy Gousby on Managing a Team of Assistants and Cultivating Confidence

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Blanchard CONNECT WITH IZZY Izzy on LinkedIn ABOUT IZZY Isadora Gousby, also known as Izzy, is the manager for the Boston Executive Support Team at Analysis Group. There, she mentors and trains over 12 executive and senior administrative assistants.

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Ep 230: Yolanda Hunte on Changing How the World Sees Executive Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Nelson Mandela CONNECT WITH YOLANDA Yolanda on LinkedIn ABOUT YOLANDA Yolanda Hunte is an enthusiastic advocate for leadership and has served as a council member for the Ambitious Women Conference where she has collaborated with female colleagues in sales and marketing helping to organize, mentor and motivate other women.

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How to Build a Business Case for Training Requests

All Things Admin

Cost and benefit analysis (This course costs $X, but will ultimately save the company $Y.). If possible, tie your request to the beginning of the fiscal year or budget cycle. There may not be budget money in this quarter/year. Request description (This is what I’m asking for…). Solution description (This will help me by…).

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The 6 Stages Of A Failure

Brilliantly Better

Maybe the trip turned out to be a fiasco because the budget exploded and now you have to do the dishes in a restaurant to pay for your plane ticket home (or, most likely, you ignored some very common sense rule and it turned out that rule was for real). I am considering hiring a guru or mentor from the Mentor club.

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