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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The woman stepped back, said, “Well, I guess now we have a director,” meaning that Fanning had finally shown she had the assertiveness necessary for the job, and walked out. She had discovered the power of asserting herself and, in doing so, freed herself from being bullied, backstabbed or stepped on. It’s not an easy rut to escape.

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6 Ways for Assistants to Gain Respect

Office Dynamics

Forbes.com define executive presence as the ability to project gravitas–confidence, poise under pressure and decisiveness. Furthermore, communication—including speaking skills, assertiveness and the ability to read an audience or situation—and appearance contribute to a person’s perceived executive presence. Using a confident tone.

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

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“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.” Women may fear being labeled as aggressive or confrontational.

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Set Healthy Boundaries at Work

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As administrative assistants and executive assistants, you can often feel like setting boundaries might get you fired or your leader will think you are not a team player. 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: .

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

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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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5 reasons every assistant should attend external training

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There have been so many times over the years that I have received an email about a fantastic training course or conference that I would love to attend. It really is unheard of in any other profession: so why don’t assistants attend training courses? I’m sure many of you have had a similar experience.

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

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Assertiveness. Minute takers must have the confidence to be able to speak up in a meeting (where appropriate) and clarify points. This guest post was written by Robyn Bennett, Director, Team Link Training Ltd, New Zealand. Check out my post here for tips on how to listen for the message.

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