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

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But at what expense? Speaking up can be more challenging for women due to historical gender norms that discourage assertiveness,” Bevins says. It is essential to promote inclusivity, mentorship and leadership training to empower women to voice their opinions confidently.” A 2020 survey found that 17.5%

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New Year’s Resolutions by Enneagram Type: Which Number Are You?

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It can also come at the expense of family time. This is more about their self-confidence and indifference toward criticism than an actual domineering attitude. So, pairing a Nine with an assertive go-getter at home or at work will allow them to shine as a leader who hears all sides and preserves peace. Type Eight: The Boss.

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Service, Not Subservience: A Guide for Executive Assistants and Administrative Support Professionals

My EA Career

It’s something I describe as my Effectiveness Framework® that enables assistants to overcome the confidence blockages that often get in the way of them putting into words the contribution they make. In contrast, subservience involves sacrificing your autonomy and values to please others, often at the expense of your own well-being.

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5 reasons every assistant should attend external training

Practically Perfect PA

It is really important that you have the confidence to ask for funding and this isn’t going to happen if you think of yourself as ‘just the assistant’ I’ve had Executives turn my training requests down because I worked in a support function and I didn’t make the organisation any money. The list is endless.

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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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Getting People to Notice You: Cultivating High Self-Esteem Webinar Replay

Office Dynamics

How to comfortably and confidently showcase your value. The scholarship award does NOT include travel expenses. Honorees are responsible for their own travel, hotel and incidental expenses; this scholarship applies to tuition only. How to build, deepen, and strengthen alliances within your network.

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13 Tips for Establishing Healthy Boundaries at Work and in Life

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

And in consulting with some of the people above, I also realized a part of it was tied to self esteem/confidence, knowing what they wanted, or establishing priorities. With this new trend, I’m pretty confident that person who asked me to buy their lottery tickets or anyone reading my blog came from the SHARING IS CARING movement.