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Hustle Culture Is Over. Slow Productivity Is the Way to Meaningful Work

Success

Yet, the people who are doing this find themselves burned out , and worse, not producing meaningful work, Newport asserts in his book. In particular, technology (and all those notifications) paired with pseudo productivity is pushing us to a “collision course with the burnout crisis that afflicts us today,” he adds.

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

I am very fortunate in that I get to read fabulous letters from executives touting the behavior changes they see in their executive or administrative assistants after attending our Star Achievement Series® course. Appropriately assertive. Effectively manages my calendar with efficiency in mind. This course is only taught onsite.

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Day in the life: Donna Lindsay

Practically Perfect PA

The minute I arrive at work I have a quick look at my calendar, then make up my to do list. Before I leave the office, I check over my calendar for the next 10 days to ensure I am familiar with not just what is happening tomorrow, but I am also prepared and reminded of what is happening in the near future. Flexi is ideal!

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How to succeed as an assistant

Practically Perfect PA

You can then use your initiative to appreciate what your manager’s typical week involves to enable you to deal with emails and phone calls and plan engagements into their calendar, without having to always consult your boss. Tip 2: Personal Effectiveness and Assertiveness. One top tip is to not be afraid to say “no”.

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner. You may want to have weekly or monthly one-on-one time with some of the key executives you support.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Develop the 2014 content marketing strategy in line with business activities and the 2014 events calendar. Relevant: Is it a sensible objective within the current business climate? Does it fit into the overall objective of the assistant’s role? To be completed by Q3.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Develop the 2014 content marketing strategy in line with business activities and the 2014 events calendar. Relevant: Is it a sensible objective within the current business climate? Does it fit into the overall objective of the assistant’s role? To be completed by Q3.

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