My EA Career

JULY 7, 2020

The slinky is the perfect metaphor for the way I encourage Executive Assistants that I train, coach and mentor to adapt and adjust to the impacts of Coronavirus. They need to be confident about their ability to assert and advocate for the needs of their business leader and their key stakeholders. Let me tell you why.

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Assertiveness Mentoring Skills Confidence 52

My EA Career

JULY 7, 2020

The slinky is the perfect metaphor for the way I encourage Executive Assistants that I train, coach and mentor to adapt and adjust to the impacts of Coronavirus. The Power Skills Executive Assistants Need To Demonstrate During Covid-19. I feel privileged to support them in developing the skills to do this. Let me tell you why.

Assertiveness 52

Assertiveness Mentoring Skills Confidence 52

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

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. Takes networking skills very seriously, encouraging teamwork and collaboration throughout our organization.

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Assertiveness 2018 Calendars Confidence 180

Ideas.Ted

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Many trainings and articles about microaggressions focus on how you can intervene in the moment, which is a crucial part of allyship. In the remote workplace, people may turn off their video because they aren’t engaged, don’t have a home environment they want to show on video, feel excluded, or are burned out from inequities and exclusion.

Skills 114

Skills Assertiveness Confidence 2021 114

Worxbee

APRIL 12, 2021

For example, consider what it would be like if an ambitious person were employed by a company that didn’t offer any opportunities for training or advancement, or if on the opposite end, someone who wanted to rigidly stick with the status quo was employed by a company looking for growth and ambition. The right skills.

Skills 52

Skills Assertiveness Environment Learning 52

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I decided to leave my previous employee in June 2010 but was job hunting for 6 months and when I did get the role I am in currently I had to complete a detailed application form, attend three interviews and sit two psychometric tests (for language and numerical skills). You should refer back to your core PA/ EA skills for this one.

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Interviewing 2003 Job Hunting Assertiveness 100

Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. The educators not only include trainers like me, but also the professors in business schools who are training the leaders of the future. Commit to ongoing training to keep sharpening your saw.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 24, 2016

We discussed the pros and cons of the new open collaborative office environment. Colette said assertiveness shows respect to you and others. How can you sharpen your question asking skills so solutions will start to come to you? I hosted a session with our Gold Sponsor, Steelcase Inc., Situational awareness. Future focus.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness 2015 Collaborate Environment 100

Office Dynamics

MARCH 7, 2010

You may be done with high school or college, but you have plenty of opportunities for learning through seminars, workshops, in-house training, and conferences. I have been in the training and professional speaking business for almost 20 years. I bet you have an invisible bag of top-notch skills you carry with you.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Training Administrative Professionals Mentoring 100

Office Dynamics

MARCH 7, 2010

You may be done with high school or college, but you have plenty of opportunities for learning through seminars, workshops, in-house training, and conferences. I have been in the training and professional speaking business for almost 20 years. I bet you have an invisible bag of top-notch skills you carry with you.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Administrative Professionals Training Mentoring 100

Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Within my first week I was being asked and expected to assist the team with various admin tasks using systems that I had never used or had training on. So much of what we do is automatic, like riding a bike, so using my PA skill set really helped me in those initial months. Be assertive about what you need and what you can offer.

Microsoft Outlook 100

Microsoft Outlook Assertiveness Etiquette Training 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 30, 2018

I’m not sure if you know that 80% of my work is onsite training for administrative office professionals so I do a lot of traveling, in fact, 100% of my clients are out of state. I see employees in action in their environments. From this point forward, I will be traveling extensively through September.

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Administrative Professionals Travel Salary Promotion 167

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Something to think about. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Workplace Insight

JULY 17, 2023

In business, of course, the choices we make can have a significant impact on the bottom line and, more importantly, our people, the environment and the communities we’re operating in. It is clear, however, that people must have the knowledge and skills to be able to know evidence when they see it, evaluate it and then use it in practice.

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Health Assertiveness Social Media Policies 52

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

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. Your systems will need to evolve to match the personalities and work environments you are in. What are some of the chief pain points for admins?

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Travel Filing Forms Skills 100