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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

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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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Scheduling a performance evaluation meeting and setting measurable goals can be stressful or even seem unproductive to some. The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity.

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5 Reasons Why Office Admins are the New Power Job

Office Dynamics

Working as an admin professional often means working closely with leadership positions and essentially acting as project manager for the C-suite. Even if the difference was leaving to go to their child’s soccer game and be guilt free. ” – Melissa S. In Good Company.

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The Death Of The Deadline As We Know It

Brilliantly Better

The ultimate project management victory: I crossed off my own death today. Of course, deadlines are always looming and the very thought of the word conjures up stress and chaos. You just somehow achieve what needs to be done with less stress. You’ll rush towards the biggest deadlines of all: your own death.

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12 Days of Christmas Webinar: The Organized Admin with Julie Perrine

Office Dynamics

There are 5 core systems I encourage assistants to look at first: Time and Task Management. Project Management. What are the most important systems an assistant should have mapped out to move from chaos to control? Filing – paper and digital. Travel Planning. Event/Meeting Planning.

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