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

Success

“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.

UPS 229
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Getting Tangled Up Managing Unrealistic Expectations

My EA Career

Executive Assistants that I coach, train and mentor consistently struggle to manage unrealistic expectations and helping them navigate this is something I focus on. This is what indispensable assistants excel at and it takes assertiveness and resilience. Sadly I see many examples where this doesn’t happen.

UPS 52
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Getting Tangled Up Managing Unrealistic Expectations

My EA Career

Executive Assistants that I coach, train and mentor consistently struggle to manage unrealistic expectations and helping them navigate this is something I focus on. . This is what indispensable assistants excel at and it takes assertiveness and resilience. Sadly I see many examples where this doesn’t happen. Using the 3Ps.

UPS 52
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Maximising your productivity and dealing with interruptions

Practically Perfect PA

At the start of each day print off a copy of your Director’s diaries so that when someone asks where they are or what they have on today you can refer to the piece of paper rather than stopping what you are doing on the computer and accessing their diaries via outlook. Try and be proactive to stop the same interruptions occurring.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators

Practically Perfect PA

Over the next two blogs I will look at some of the common questions interviewers ask and the answers I would give if I had an interview, the examples are personal to me but hopefully will help you think about how you structure your answers. You should refer back to your core PA/ EA skills for this one. Tell me about yourself?

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Minimising Interruptions

Practically Perfect PA

At the start of each day print off a copy of your Director’s diaries so that when someone asks where they are or what they have on today you can refer to the piece of paper rather than stopping what you are doing on the computer and accessing their diaries via outlook. Try and be proactive to stop the same interruptions occurring.

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Handling Ethical Issues in the Workplace

Office Dynamics

There are several factors that determine how we react to ethical situations including our background, personality, level of training, and most importantly our value system. Here’s an example of putting the tool into practice. You might think the conformist could be counted on to always do the right thing. Give me an hour.”.