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Getting People to Notice You: Cultivating High Self-Esteem Webinar Replay

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Earn positive attention in the workplace and address the most common obstacle standing in the way for most assistants—lack of self-esteem. You can view the replay of our webinar, Getting People to Notice You: Cultivating High Self-Esteem. Why self-promotion is essential for your career—and yet so hard to do.

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7 Tips for Executive Assistants Who Want To Be More Assertive

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Do you want to be more assertive? Learning how to tactfully voice your opinions and assert your needs as an executive assistant is important. Many assistants have crossed the line from assertive to aggressive. So what is the difference between assertive and aggressive? Benefits of Being Assertive. Reduces anxiety.

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Choosing When to Assert Yourself

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Being assertive involves some risk because you aren’t guaranteed of the outcome. However, you will have a better chance of having your needs met with assertive action than by being passive or aggressive. List the pros – what are the good outcomes if you assert yourself or your needs? Increased self-esteem.

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Choosing When to Assert Yourself

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Being assertive involves some risk because you aren’t guaranteed of the outcome. However, you will have a better chance of having your needs met with assertive action than by being passive or aggressive. List the pros – what are the good outcomes if you assert yourself or your needs? Increased self-esteem.

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How to Build Consensus in Place of Conflict

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6 Maintain Each Other’s Self-Esteem. 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. . #5 Acknowledge the Other Person’s Strengths. 10 Take Charge.

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How to Respond to Workplace Conflict

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This is an important skill to develop for any individual who has to work with others. Here are 14 strategies taken from my flagship administrative training program, The Star Achievement Series®. Maintain Each Other’s Self-Esteem. Use assertive communication techniques. Often, they are just being themselves.

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Tactfully Voicing Your Opinion In The Workplace

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It is both important to express our views and maintain another person’s self-esteem. I encourage you to work on this vital business skill. (You can still voice your opinion but very carefully.) Do they work within your organization or outside your organization? Have an awesome week! Joan Burge.