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Top Tech Jobs of 2024 and the Skills You Need To Land Them, According to Futurist Shivvy Jervis

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The 4 most in-demand tech jobs of 2024 and beyond Although it might feel like AI is out to replace us , Jervis asserts that it’s, in fact, the opposite. From her experience working with brands around the world, most organizations want to keep people in the equation.

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

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I know many seasoned executive assistants who think they do not need to focus on or pay attention to their basic skills, what is also known as the fundamentals. Every career has certain core fundamental skills. I never take for granted the basic ‘platform’ skills I learned in the early days as a speaker. This is not smart.

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How to Build Consensus in Place of Conflict

Office Dynamics

As more companies embrace the spirit of teamwork, you must learn to work with other people and truly become a team player to get the work done and help your organization be more competitive. 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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How to Respond to Workplace Conflict

Office Dynamics

This is an important skill to develop for any individual who has to work with others. As more companies embrace collaboration, you must learn to work with other people and truly become a team player to get the work done and help your organization be more competitive. Use assertive communication techniques. Take Charge.

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Handling Ethical Issues in the Workplace

Office Dynamics

Assistants have touch-points at many levels in the organization and we often find ourselves encountering ethical dilemmas in the office. The negotiator is someone who usually tries to make up the rules as she/he goes along. Author: Lisa Olsen. I can usually tell when I’m in the middle of one! Ethics in the workplace is a unique topic.

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Have You Reached A Career Plateau? How to Regain Control

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Ask questions to assess degrees of urgency, and practice negotiating timelines or redirecting requests. Have a look at your time management skills, and how best to invest your efforts on a daily and weekly basis. Assistants spend much of their time taking care of others’ needs. What to do? Separate ideals from necessities.

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How To Live A Scriptless Life

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I was putting to work some skills, but without putting my soul, my self or my life into it. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. Reply 23 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills June 23, 2010 at 6:00 pm Dragos my friend, the fact that you can see through your own ingrained scripts is huge in the realm of awareness.

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