My EA Career

JUNE 13, 2019

The interesting thing is that this socialisation also means we can struggle with asserting ourselves. Instead of being assertive and politely asking mystery male to make a decision and get out of the way, I said nothing. She expressed how she had contained herself and I remarked on how unlike me it was to not speak up.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

Do you want to be more assertive? Learning how to tactfully voice your opinions and assert your needs as an executive assistant is important. Many assistants have crossed the line from assertive to aggressive. So what is the difference between assertive and aggressive? Benefits of Being Assertive.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 22, 2019

Be assertive. Many executives have never been trained on how to properly leverage the talents of their support staff. They need clear, confident instructions. When you identify a specific task you can or should take over for your executive, speak up assertively. Wherever you can, assume. responsibility for admin duties.

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Eat Your Career

MAY 5, 2019

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “How to Find Your Voice at Work.”. While writing my new book (The Invisibility Cure: How to Stand Out, Get Noticed and Get What You Want at Work), I experienced quite a few personal revelations. But I wasn’t always so skillful in this area myself. That’s just my nature.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 21, 2017

It will boost your confidence and your professional presence. A savvy communicator knows how to get noticed and get their point across. Defining your distinct professional trademark—and learning how to leverage that in the workplace—will help you shape how others see you. As you can see, these skills go beyond the basics.

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Ideas.Ted

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. Many trainings and articles about microaggressions focus on how you can intervene in the moment, which is a crucial part of allyship.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2014

Here are some of Hemsley Fraser’s top success skills tips! It is important to learn how to identify and deal with the causes of difficult behaviour so you can adopt the most effective approach for the situation. Tip 2: Personal Effectiveness and Assertiveness. So what can you do to ensure you have success in your career?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 15, 2009

Being assertive involves some risk because you aren’t guaranteed of the outcome. However, you will have a better chance of having your needs met with assertive action than by being passive or aggressive. How to you choose? List the pros – what are the good outcomes if you assert yourself or your needs? Confidence.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 18, 2009

Can lack of assertiveness be interpreted as weakness? I’m going to share with you points that have been discussed on this topic when I’m teaching administrative assistants and support staff personnel how to be assertive. I’m uncertain as to how to communicate my needs and expectations. • It is an aura of confidence.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 6, 2019

It teaches them how to work with you in a way that stimulates win-win situations. You are confident, peaceful, in control (not walked over), respected, like a peer or business partner and viewed as a leader. Why assertiveness in the workplace matters, especially for assistants, how it benefits you and what it really means.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 9, 2016

You don’t feel confident or happy when you are in conflict with co-workers or even a customer. Use assertive communication techniques. Having an “attitude of taking charge” is not necessarily the same as the “skill of taking charge.” It starts with having the attitude, then developing certain skills. 10 Take Charge.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 15, 2009

Being assertive involves some risk because you aren’t guaranteed of the outcome. However, you will have a better chance of having your needs met with assertive action than by being passive or aggressive. How to you choose? List the pros – what are the good outcomes if you assert yourself or your needs? Confidence.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2016

This is an important skill to develop for any individual who has to work with others. You don’t feel confident or happy when you are in conflict with co-workers or even a customer. Use assertive communication techniques. Having an “attitude of taking charge” is not necessarily the same as the “skill of taking charge.”

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 18, 2009

Can lack of assertiveness be interpreted as weakness? I’m going to share with you points that have been discussed on this topic when I’m teaching administrative assistants and support staff personnel how to be assertive. I’m uncertain as to how to communicate my needs and expectations. • It is an aura of confidence.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. These kinds of leadership skills are only gained through practice and yet, they’re essential for advancement. There’s no substitution for mastery. Proficiency isn’t enough.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Norma Carr-Ruffino has had some good material on behaviors such as: assertive, passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive. Develop being assertive. It is more difficult for an aggressive or passive-aggressive to intimidate an assertive person. Again, there are hundreds of resources on how to be assertive.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. We have a shed load of skills that have to be kept up to date so that we can do our job effectively. IT training.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 4, 2014

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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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 26, 2009

She was wondering how to deal with a manager who seemed to be intimidated by her knowledge and go-getter attitude. This is about asserting one's needs in a positive, professional and firm manner. This starts with confidence in knowing your rights. I recently had a great conversation with a 25-year experienced admin. Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Norma Carr-Ruffino has had some good material on behaviors such as: assertive, passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive. Develop being assertive. It is more difficult for an aggressive or passive-aggressive to intimidate an assertive person. Again, there are hundreds of resources on how to be assertive.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 26, 2009

She was wondering how to deal with a manager who seemed to be intimidated by her knowledge and go-getter attitude. This is about asserting one's needs in a positive, professional and firm manner. I know how I expect to be treated by others. * This starts with confidence in knowing your rights. Her name is Paula.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

How to identify the subconscious beliefs that may be holding you back (and what to do about them). How to build, deepen, and strengthen alliances within your network. How to comfortably and confidently showcase your value. From what I understand, no one else had anything like the portfolio to showcase their skills.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Skills related objectives. To complete a training course on assertiveness so that I can learn to push back on administrative work from my departmental colleagues and focus on project work for the department Director coming up in Q3. Create a methodology so that other’s understand how to use the database.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Skills related objectives. To complete a training course on assertiveness so that I can learn to push back on administrative work from my departmental colleagues and focus on project work for the department Director coming up in Q3. Create a methodology so that other’s understand how to use the database.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Skills related objectives. To complete a training course on assertiveness so that I can learn to push back on administrative work from my departmental colleagues and focus on project work for the department Director coming up in Q3. Create a methodology so that other’s understand how to use the database.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 9, 2018

Under that umbrella, we addressed topics such as self-management vs. stress management, learning specific difficult people types and how to handle each of them, the benefits of conflict and much more. It teaches them how to work with you in a way that stimulates win-win situations.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 16, 2009

I interviewed John Baldoni recently, and he provide a road map of how to get your career un-stuck. But how would you feel about managing your boss? They know how to lead their own people, so they also can lead those above them.” How to Survive Working for a Jerk Subscribe via RSS © Anita Bruzzese

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 1, 2016

I was purposely brought in to help these assistants manage change, build strategic partnerships with their managers, learn how to be more proactive, and build peer synergy. Recently, I was conducting a full-day workshop for administrative professionals at a large organization. can help influence change simply by making them aware.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

Beyond this rather light introduction there’s a far more serious theme for this article, and, at least for me, a far more important challenge: how to avoid playing roles in our lives? So, how to live a life without playing those roles? How to avoid being caught in the trap of automatic thinking and reacting? A robotish approach.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 14, 2015

Third, I’ve been asked for advice a lot - from a family member about negotiating a salary and an employment contract, a friend on how to interview and prepare for a job, a loved one on how to make the better decision, and with 2 friends who are budding entrepreneurs, and a couple of others. Now, onto the reason for this post.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Most assistants know better organization would benefit them, but many struggle to actually get started or worse yet – how to maintain it. That ability to produce it quickly instills confidence in your skills and abilities. Even finding an extra five minutes a day to work on your organization skills will add up over time.

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