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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. The stress-reducing power of assertiveness.

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Want to Excel at Job Interviews? “Interviewology” Author Anna Papalia Says It Starts With Learning Your Interview Style

Success

Challengers are heard when they bring a bold, assertive approach to the interview. They don’t engage in small talk; they are very quiet, very private. Harmonizers For harmonizers, the goal is fitting into the team collaboratively. You may emphasize your collaborative skills and highlight your adaptability.

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Rejection of flexible working request shouldn’t blind employers to their legal duties

Workplace Insight

The Respondent further said that they were concerned that her “ability to input in management strategy meetings and be involved in in-person collaboration will also be negatively impacted”. The Claimant brought a claim in the Employment Tribunal against the Respondent.

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A day in the life: Katrina Wardell, EA at Dropbox

Practically Perfect PA

I love the collaborative nature of working at Dropbox! There are so many opportunities to work with different teams and it’s rewarding to create something in collaboration with your colleagues. Don’t be afraid to be assertive! I love that there are so many opportunities to take on new tasks and develop yourself.

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Revolutionary Insights Into Self-Leadership for Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

How to approach your work, career, and LIFE with intention and a sense of mission.Simple strategies to boldly embrace your inner leader—and enhance your productivity, collaboration, and creativity at the same time! If the WebinarJam link above doesn’t work for you, please try this link directly to YouTube.

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Today’s Administrative Assistant Has Power

Office Dynamics

Several years ago at the Office Dynamics Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence , we had 249 assistants collaborate on how an assistant could add more value at work when he or she is already adding value. If you will take the extra time to dot every “I” and cross every “t”, you will be far ahead of the crowd.

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How to Protect Your Time and Energy by Creating Boundaries

Jen Lawrence

Throw in collaboration and communication tools like Slack, workflow managers, chat, text, *gasp* the phone… and the idea of unplugging becomes downright laughable. I was always on-call, responding to emails within moments of receiving them and handling tasks quickly because I didn’t want to be a bottleneck in productivity.