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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused. What will we do instead? Will THAT be safe?! Are these objective facts or subjective feelings ?

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

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Yet, the people who are doing this find themselves burned out , and worse, not producing meaningful work, Newport asserts in his book. Being busy has very little to do with producing good results. In many cases, speeding up your tempo of work makes you worse at your job,” Newport says.

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These Are the 45 Most Important Minutes of Your Day

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Show me where I could have been more assertive today. Once completed, transfer the action items into your calendar or planner. Put them onto your calendar or to-do list. Can you see how much forward momentum this exercise would create in your life? Show me where I could have been more loving today. All rights reserved.

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How to succeed as an assistant

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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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How to Not Take It Personally… Or Do

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For example, Forbes contributor Frances Bridges offers a few options for how to not take things personally , including “let things go” and “fill your calendar.” (To In his book, he asserts that “all the rules and values of our family and society are imposed on us through a system of punishment and reward.”

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Day in the life: Donna Lindsay

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Donna recently spoke at the Assist Conference and had loads of advice for the audience on how to deal with confidential matters and remain discrete. The minute I arrive at work I have a quick look at my calendar, then make up my to do list. Today’s Day in the life is with Donna Lindsay, who is a PA with the Scottish Government.

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How to Master The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers

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There are days when I have 15 calendars open on my computer in an effort to schedule meetings with elected officials, developers, executive team members, staff, and members of the general public. The post How to Master The Art of Supporting Multiple Managers appeared first on Office Dynamics.