Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

We have to be experts at IT, we have to have great people skills and we have to be assertive and confident to be able to handle all of the daily tasks asked of us! Another factor is that they simply don’t have the budget for it, especially if they have staff that need expensive professional qualifications and CPD programmes.

Training 100

Training Assertiveness Skills Confidence 100

Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

This will mean managing budgets, assisting with internal communications, organising global events and loads more! Don’t be afraid to be assertive! For the past year and a half, I have worked as the EA to the Head of Dropbox Europe and the Global Head of Customer Experience, but my role has recently changed.

Dropbox 100

Dropbox International Collaborate Assertiveness 100

Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. Ask for an annual training budget and make your case for why a particular training program is useful for your role. Celebrate the achievements of your peers publicly and privately.

2021 52

2021 Salary 2020 Training 52

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Maybe you need to balance your budget once a week and would like to have dinner with friends at least twice a month. It took me weeks to find a healthy harmony in my schedule, months to protect it consistently, and years to assert my right to dictate what my life looks and feels like. Shoot for progress – not perfection.

Customer Service 69

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 69

Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Discuss the importance of a calendar time block for your manager to focus on emails, presentations, budget, etc. Create email templates for responses to most frequently asked questions to save time. without interruption then create the blocks by a certain deadline.

Goals 202

Goals Stress Filing Email 202

Office Dynamics

JUNE 12, 2018

Several years ago, I found myself in a position at a company that was facing budget cuts. Without my ‘overqualified’ opportunities, throughout my career, I would not be career happy today! My hours were reduced and benefits lost. I started my search for a new position and one of my own main requirements was benefits.

Interviewing 178

Interviewing Retirement Health Skills 178

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Maybe you need to balance your budget once a week and would like to have dinner with friends at least twice a month. It took me weeks to find a healthy harmony in my schedule, months to protect it consistently, and years to assert my right to dictate what my life looks and feels like. Shoot for progress – not perfection.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 40

Productivityist

OCTOBER 15, 2013

This calls for a level of assertiveness that some may find challenging but having a productivity system can help. In the same way as budgeting doesn’t give you more money but does let you know exactly where you are financially, an effective productivity system lets you know better where your lines in the sand are.

Assertiveness 40

Assertiveness Social Media Agencies Environment 40

Productivityist

OCTOBER 15, 2013

This calls for a level of assertiveness that some may find challenging but having a productivity system can help. In the same way as budgeting doesn’t give you more money but does let you know exactly where you are financially, an effective productivity system lets you know better where your lines in the sand are.

Assertiveness 40

Assertiveness Social Media Agencies Environment 40

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Assess the barriers: are they your employer’s (limited jobs or budget) or your own (lack of credentials or experience)? You’re frustrated by limited opportunities in your workplace but decided that, for personal or financial reasons, you need to stay put. Think about part time studies to add to your qualifications.

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Administrative Professionals Negotiating Budget 100

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Brian and his team figured this one out because they operate in the industry where this shocking assertion is perhaps the most true… but don’t let that stop you reading. And it’s because they know the humbling – perhaps even embarrassing – truth. . No one cares about what you’re selling.

Assertiveness 40

Assertiveness Budget Confidence Stress 40