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Qualities Of A Great Assistant

Office Dynamics

Many times in my live workshops and seminars for executive and administrative assistants, I ask the participant to create a list of qualities, attributes, and attitudes of star-performing assistants. Good communication skills. Organization skills. Interpersonal communication skills. Excellent calendaring skills.

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Practicing Principles of Persuasion

Office Dynamics

Tomorrow we’ll be offering a free webinar focused on Getting to Yes, which has brought up a lot of thoughts around the idea of assistants needing to build the power of their persuasive skills. How will your executive benefit from you attending training or a seminar? For more, join us at tomorrow’s free event! Offer options.

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

Tell your executive about upcoming seminars and workshops you would like to attend and why. If you recently attended a seminar or training session, share the ideas you learned with your executive. Discuss your training and development requirements with your executive. Registration is open for upcoming 2015 classes.

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5 reasons every assistant should attend external training

Practically Perfect PA

You have a lot of unique skills. Assistants have a lot of unique skills that other professionals do not have. If you take hard skills for example – we have to understand how the latest office technology works, we have to organise events, take minutes, run meetings, write reports and edit documents. The list is endless.

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Let the Teacher Teach

Office Dynamics

You may be done with high school or college, but you have plenty of opportunities for learning through seminars, workshops, in-house training, and conferences. Most of my work is conducting on-site workshops and seminars for a specific organization's administrative professionals' staff. Do you non-assertively offer advice to others?

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Let the Teacher Teach

Office Dynamics

You may be done with high school or college, but you have plenty of opportunities for learning through seminars, workshops, in-house training, and conferences. Most of my work is conducting on-site workshops and seminars for a specific organization's administrative professionals' staff. Do you non-assertively offer advice to others?

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Bold Strategies to Create a Balanced and Harmonious Life – Jennifer Lier

Office Dynamics

One way to control your mind and use your leadership skills it by seeking out motivational and inspirational books, CDs and seminars. You are assertive with a loving heart. Ask empowering questions. Remember that the human mind is an amazing servant and a terrible master. Be purposeful with what you feed your mind.

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