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The Enneagram Gift Guide: Personalized Christmas Gifts for Every Enneagram Type

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As holiday shopping picks up, one way to make the gift selection process more meaningful is by considering the recipient’s Enneagram type and what they want and need. Gifts for Enneagram 1: The Perfectionist Also called “The Perfectionist,” a Type One has a core desire to be good, right and morally upstanding.

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Don’t Be a Dragon to Yourself (Part 3 of 3)

Office Dynamics

Lack assertiveness. The problem with not being assertive is we let people walk over us. If you don’t feel you are assertive, take some classes. Assertive is about getting your needs met while being considerate of others. Assertive is about getting your needs met while being considerate of others.

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Let the Teacher Teach

Office Dynamics

One of the newer executive assistants showed up late for the class. Do you non-assertively offer advice to others? I knew four of the eight assistants as they had been in my workshops in the past and I coached one of them one-on-one. The other four were fairly new to the company -- somewhere between two weeks to five months.

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Let the Teacher Teach

Office Dynamics

One of the newer executive assistants showed up late for the class. Do you non-assertively offer advice to others? I knew four of the eight assistants as they had been in my workshops in the past and I coached one of them one-on-one. The other four were fairly new to the company -- somewhere between two weeks to five months.

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If You Want Something Done, Thank Others for What They Do

The Office Professionals Place

If it is a situation that requires urgent attention, be assertive and ask for help and apologize for any inconvenience. One thing I have found that goes a long way are personal handwritten thank you notes and Starbucks gift cards. I sent her a personal note and a gift card to say thank you. She totally saved my skin.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: 6 Questions to Increase your.

On The Job

My sister was telling me this weekend that her favorite (and best) class in law school was ethics. Maybe we should start requiring ethics classes as early as elementary school? It leaves me yearning for a societal answer to increase ethics awareness. February 1, 2010 5:19 PM Anita said.

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