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The Balanced Teammate: Leading & Following with Grace

Eat Your Career

In our modern work environment, the dynamics of teamwork have evolved, demanding more from each individual. Both scenarios result in decreased productivity and diminished morale and can ultimately create a toxic work environment. Doing so provides opportunities for others to grow their skills and confidence.

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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

Success

You’re in a meeting—perhaps learning about a new company initiative or listening to a boss who wasn’t happy with your team’s performance—and you have something to say, but then you just… don’t. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

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Set Healthy Boundaries at Work

Office Dynamics

You enjoy your work environment and are more enjoyable to work with. You are confident, peaceful, in control (not walked over), respected, like a peer or business partner and viewed as a leader. Learning Highlights You will learn: . 7 essential action steps for becoming a more assertive assistant. Purchase Here.

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

I love reading these letters as 1) I see the training we provided truly worked, but more importantly, 2) I learn what executives appreciate—what executives look for in an assistant—and what executives value and observe. More confidence when addressing conflict in a way that leverages relationships. Appropriately assertive.

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How to be an ally in the workplace: 13 ways to do it

Ideas.Ted

In contrast to microaggressions, microaffirmations are little ways that you can affirm someone’s identity; recognize and validate their experience and expertise; build confidence; develop trust; foster belonging; and support someone in their career. Microaffirmation #2: Mirror the language that someone uses to describe their own identity.

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NEWS RELEASE: Star Achievement Series Has Gone Public

Office Dynamics

Taught by Joan Burge , creator and master trainer of the Star Achievement Series® with more than 39 years of administrative expertise and learning and development. Pre-course work will be assigned to prepare the student thus engaging them in the learning process before they arrive. Benefits of attending this course.

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How to Find Your Voice at Work

Eat Your Career

You’ll learn more. Be aware of what’s going on around you and be receptive to the environment. You always want to find the best environment in which to be heard. Be sensitive to the feelings of others and use all of your senses to gauge the environment. Learn how to speak concisely. You’ll earn more respect.