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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

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 Respond to Workplace Conflict

Office Dynamics

Every day, we can face conflicting views, opinions, approaches to a project or differences about when to host an event. This is an important skill to develop for any individual who has to work with others. Use assertive communication techniques. It starts with having the attitude, then developing certain skills.

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How to Build Consensus in Place of Conflict

Office Dynamics

You think a project should be completed one way and your peer thinks it should be done another way. 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. Big or Small.

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Personal And Professional Development With PRINCE2 Training

Small Business CEO

PRINCE2 is a process-based methodology that offers non-proprietorial best practice guidance on project management, encompassing the management, control and organisation of a project. However, there are other skills that will also improve performance.

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Have You Reached A Career Plateau? How to Regain Control

Office Dynamics

Other times, we’re simply drained after being tapped for a major undertaking or high stress project. 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. What to do?

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How To Live A Scriptless Life

Brilliantly Better

I was putting to work some skills, but without putting my soul, my self or my life into it. Decision is the state in which you project your next reality. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. Looking back in time, the enjoyable moments were very few. And they lasted only a few days. A robotish approach.

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