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Dear Debbie: How Do I Tell if I’m Improving Myself at Work or Diluting My Best Qualities?

Success

To me, growth means continuously improving yourself—including your soft skills. For example, tailoring, say, your cellphone etiquette in an executive meeting perhaps isn’t a case of censoring your true self; instead, it’s an example of reading the room and adapting to the situation. Photo courtesy of Debbie Biery.

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Communication Skills That Have Impact…Choose The Right Medium

Office Dynamics

How are your communication skills? In his article for CIO.com, Chuck Martin quoted a manager who described face-to-face communication this way: “We need to take vacations from our BlackBerries, computers and voice-mail and get out and talk to everyone in the organization. Could I come across as being prejudiced or biased? Goal/Motive.

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A Telephone Etiquette Test

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap A Telephone Etiquette Test Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Blog-a-Thon Bonus Announcement

Office Dynamics

Example of a Tweet or Facebook Post: This article changed my life [add your favorite article link] #adminblogathon. Be sure to share the blog-a-thon articles each day with your administrative peers and earn those extra entries. You MUST hashtag your past #adminblogathon in order to be entered for the bonus entries.

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Think Like a Child: What We Lose with Age (and How to Get It Back)

Success

Over time, failures dash our self-confidence , etiquette dictates our behavior, and it becomes more difficult for adults to be completely open and honest about what they think. It allows people to practice skills they might need later down the line. But play goes beyond such life skills. “This is a real strength.”

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10 Must Follow Admin Resources On Twitter

Office Dynamics

Follow for relevant profession-related articles and resources. I love this resource for keeping my skills updated and continued learning. PatriciaRossi Etiquette Expert, Author EVERYDAY ETIQUETTE, Professional Speaker,NBC Daytime’s National Manners Correspondent,Kindness not Formality,Relationships not Rules.

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5 Hiring Tips in a Virtual World

Worxbee

That means honing those remote recruitment skills will be extra-important. There have been multiple studies regarding biases in recruitment software, with some highlighted in this CIO article. Does it involve developing new skills? Recruiting remotely has exploded in growth recently. Opportunities for advancement?