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

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A 2020 survey found that 17.5% of employees surveyed don’t speak up at all at work when it comes to difficult topics. Speaking up can be more challenging for women due to historical gender norms that discourage assertiveness,” Bevins says. What have we experienced as the costs of speaking up in the past?

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications. They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. This is not smart.

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State of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” In a recent survey, 624 respondents presented 230 different titles! She recommended obtaining career-specific training, rather than generic, general, non-desk specific training. “We Tags: Admin Assistant Training Adminology.

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State of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

The general public boldly asserts: “ anyone can be an assistant.” In a recent survey, 624 respondents presented 230 different titles! She recommended obtaining career-specific training, rather than generic, general, non-desk specific training. “We By Nancy Fraze, Reporter in the Field.

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Assistants Speak Out: The Biggest Struggles In Partnering With Their Executive

Office Dynamics

In preparation for a webinar I held on October 8 called Managing Your Executive’s Day , we sent out a survey and received 700+ responses to the questions “What is your biggest struggle in partnering with your executive?” I am very eager and excited to share with you the top 3 struggles assistants face in partnering with their executives.

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