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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

The woman stepped back, said, “Well, I guess now we have a director,” meaning that Fanning had finally shown she had the assertiveness necessary for the job, and walked out. She had discovered the power of asserting herself and, in doing so, freed herself from being bullied, backstabbed or stepped on. It’s not an easy rut to escape.

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How Toxic Positivity Can Hurt Your Finances

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Or perhaps you promise yourself you’ll sit down and create a budget but never find the time. For instance, if you’re trying to develop a budget, the voice in your head may say, You’ll never get it right or you’ll be stuck paying back debt forever, so why bother? Instead, consider engaging with that voice and asking it questions.

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How Two Decades of Film Remakes Have Impacted Creativity in Cinema

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As average budgets for films have exploded and Hollywood has become increasingly reliant on the international market and—especially post-pandemic—streaming subscribers, studios have attempted to lower their risks as much as possible. The list looks eerily similar to the top-budgeted films of all time.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Below are a few examples of general and job-specific goals: Set a professional development goal whether it’s attending a conference, completing an online course or program, reading a certain book or two, scheduling time each week or month for webinars, computer program training, time management courses, etc.

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Overqualified and Interviewing

Office Dynamics

Several years ago, I found myself in a position at a company that was facing budget cuts. For example, prepare a statement about why you are willing to accept a position that pays less than your past career opportunities. Without my ‘overqualified’ opportunities, throughout my career, I would not be career happy today!

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

Practically Perfect PA

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.

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Some training suggestions for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

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.

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