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Professional vs Personal Development: What’s the Difference?

Success

To navigate these dynamic landscapes with confidence, one must recognize the need for ongoing skill enhancement and adaptability. Robbins references Warren Buffett, who has given the following advice: “‘The most important investment you can make is in yourself’… because when you add your skills and your abilities, you become more valuable….

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

Success

Unlearning Silence by Elaine Lin Hering It’s a concept Harvard Law School lecturer Elaine Lin Hering , an expert in negotiation, influence and conflict management skills, explores in her upcoming book, Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully.

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How to Respond to Workplace Conflict

Office Dynamics

I’m not referring to full-blown, yelling at each other. This is an important skill to develop for any individual who has to work with others. Use assertive communication techniques. Having an “attitude of taking charge” is not necessarily the same as the “skill of taking charge.” Be Open and Honest, Don’t Hint.

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Getting Tangled Up Managing Unrealistic Expectations

My EA Career

Managing expectations takes skill and practise. But acquiring this insight takes another of my favourite Power Skills: effective communication. This is what indispensable assistants excel at and it takes assertiveness and resilience. Ours had a diameter a meagre 4cm or 1.5 Thank me later! It’s about asking the right questions.

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Getting Tangled Up Managing Unrealistic Expectations

My EA Career

Managing expectations takes skill and practise Reflecting on this failed trick did give me an insight into how Executive Assistants share something else with the Slinky. But acquiring this insight takes another of my favourite Power Skills: effective communication. Ours had a diameter a meagre 4cm or 1.5 Thank me later!

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100 words that will making minute taking a breeze

Practically Perfect PA

Sometimes 50 words are not enough so I’ve listed 100 words that will make minute taking a breeze! Here they are… Acknowledged. As a result… Asked for. Brought up. Communicated. Complained. Considered. Course of action… Decided. Maintained. Not in favour… Observed. Questioned. Recommended. Reiterated. Scrutinised.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators

Practically Perfect PA

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.