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AUGUST 29, 2023

Thankfully, the best personal development books provide the tools and strategies—the instruction manuals—needed to perform at our best levels. As with learning any new skill, personal growth takes skill and effort. But with so many book options available, it’s easier than ever to read more.

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These 10 books for working moms provide encouragement, advice and brutal honesty for the women trying to extract the core pleasures of this dual role without the unattainable ideals. These books are also for the working moms who just want to maintain their sanity. Books with advice for working moms 1. How Are You, Really?

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

You need problem-solving skills to succeed in work and in life. We recommend each of these books to hone your problem-solving skills and level up in business and life. Solving the People Problem: Essential Skills You Need to Lead and Succeed in Today’s Workplace. Cracked it!: By Brett M. Cooper and Evan Kerrigan.

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The central concept of the book is what the author calls the "career mashup"   This is a career where workers merge their skills, interests, passions, and experiences in a way that fits a person's whole self. Align their interests, strengths, and skills to get them where they want to be.

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AUGUST 14, 2021

With that in mind, here are 6 useful, practical books to help you learn resilience as a process. Rather, the book guides you step by step from seeming failure toward real success. Although this list aims to offer useful books for a range of tastes, Go for No! It means accepting your scars and gaining success from them.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

That is why we have assembled a list of 5 excellent books to guide you in becoming more confident and decisive. Published in June 2021, Fear Less is a followup to Grange’s 2020 book, Fear Less: How to Win at Life Without Losing Yourself. Koscinski breaks down complex topics into easily understood components with pedagogical skill.

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JUNE 6, 2019

You have the fundamentals down pat and even demonstrate advanced skill sets. What might be missing from your bag of skills? The post 5 Must-Have Skills for Progressive Assistants From Joan’s book, Who Took My Pen… Again? You are a top-performing, high-achieving administrative assistant who has accomplished much.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 28, 2023

If you’re looking to hire a new EA or EA/PA, it’s critical to assess the balance needed between “hard” technical skills and “soft” skills, before you start the process. Often, soft executive assistant skills are the difference between an average EA and the perfect EA.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But taking advantage of opportunities like this requires care, skill and planning. We’ve compiled seven of the best career-seeker’s books to land your dream job in 2021. Revised for the ever-changing market, this best-selling career book covers your job search end to end. Most books on this list offer guidance in using LinkedIn.

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MARCH 5, 2020

Gig Mindset is a different kind of book on the gig economy.    Almost all gig economy books focus on how to become a freelancer or some form of independent worker. But Gig Mindset is about how companies and workers can use freelancers and other gig workers to save time, access needed skills and increase productivity. 

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

The skills for growing a successful online business go far beyond creating a great e-commerce website. Here, we’ve compiled the 10 best e-commerce books for the entrepreneur to get you headed toward success in your e-commerce enterprise. No matter what other books you choose to read from this list, be sure to include Launch.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Office Dynamics has put together a list of books for administrative assistants and executive assistants that will help you with your professional development and personal life. This is Joan’s newest book for administrative assistants and is great for all levels. Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed by Joan Burge.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 5, 2017

The book provides a wealth of excellent "how to" advice on succeeding at independent work. Mulcahy packages up the information from her MBA course in this book, and at only $16 ($11 if you buy the Kindle version), it's a a whole lot cheaper than taking her class at Babson.  See the book for details. 

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AUGUST 10, 2017

"How to capitalize and compete in the new world of work" is the tagline for the book Thriving in the Gig Economy.   The book starts with an excellent overview of the gig economy. After the overview, the book turns to the nuts and bolts of becoming and building an independent worker business. and how they differ.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 26, 2018

If you look at any job application for an Assistant role, you will find something about communication skills. It is a must-have in our profession. Well, we have to communicate efficiently with our Executives, we have to interact with loads of different people from all walks of life and different levels within the business. […].

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APRIL 9, 2024

After many years of success—and yes, failure—Robbins today sits atop a phenomenal multibillion-dollar brand that includes live and virtual training programs and seminars, seven internationally bestselling books, more than 25 million social media followers and a successful podcast that reaches millions more.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

It’s not very often that Office Dynamics can celebrate another book release by Joan but when we do, the amount of support shown is truly amazing. Joan’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed , is set to be released in Septemeber, 2018. To invest in you means to believe in you.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Personal development refers to the lifelong process of increasing self-awareness, acquiring new skills and actively pursuing continual improvement. Exercising our minds through reading, learning new skills and embracing challenges is essential to personal development. How can I improve my personal development skills?

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Your boss comes to you and tells you that you need to book the travel for 100 people for a Winter getaway, and it needs to be done by next week… eek! Book it yourself. Where do you even start? Well, there are two options: 1. You could always waste several hours searching multiple websites […].

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Before getting there, let’s unpack the essentials of what skill training really is. It refers to proactive measures you take to acquire new skills, knowledge and competency while increasing your value as an employee or entrepreneur. Learning new skills is paramount to success. What is professional development?

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APRIL 4, 2024

Not only do personal and professional development opportunities provide key benefits to employees—like learning new skills, boosting confidence and credibility, developing leadership skills and increasing earning potential—but employers greatly benefit too. Why are human skills important?

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JULY 3, 2018

  The book profiles a mix of gig workers, including an Uber driver, a computer programmer, someone working via Mechanical Turk and a few others. It's written by journalist Sarah Kessler, who's been covering the gig economy since 2011.  The theme that unites them is they all get work via an online marketplace or platform.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Children can learn persistence, patience and steady growth through physical interactions and activities, while also learning skills. For example, use a star system on a bulletin board to track the books your children have read. The ‘power of yet’ lives in kids’ books. Many books for kids embrace this growth mindset.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coworking spaces aid in the creation of new career opportunities, equip people with skills, knowledge, and education, and support work-related tasks. It aids the creation of new career opportunities, equips people with skills, knowledge, and education, and supports work-related tasks. The Alpha accelerator program facilitated by U.K.

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APRIL 16, 2024

According to Paul Osincup , corporate trainer, humor strategist and author of the forthcoming book, The Humor Habit , we are all suffering from a condition he refers to as “chronic seriousness.” Start by collecting and consuming funny books, podcasts, movies, YouTube videos, etc.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

There are so many hotel websites available for Assistants to use when booking business travel for their Executive. Here are ten websites to help book great hotels. If you don’t work with a travel management company, where do you even start? This list covers everything you need to search and compare prices.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 14, 2016

What are the eight must-have skills for executive and administrative assistants for today? As you enter into 2017, be sure you are equipped with this top-notch skill set. Joan also talks about one bonus skill, tune in to see what it is. We invite you to watch the webinar replay: Must-Have Skills for 2017. Bonus Resources.

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feeling underpaid and undervalued, says Low-Kramen, a workplace expert and author of the book “ Staff Matters: People-Focused Solutions for the Ultimate New Workplace, ” published in February. The issue extends from mass layoffs by email and strict return-to-office policies to workers across the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

You’ll need to learn lots of different skills, and it will be a long haul. Now, I work hard to pass on my skills and knowledge by mentoring other people.” One trait shared by the 1,000 or more senior leaders Bryant interviewed throughout his career is good communication skills. It can take decades to reach a leadership position.”

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APRIL 4, 2023

Here’s one of the books he recommended: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Who wouldn’t need that book?” A good book to start building your library with is How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren. History books are a must when building your library We’ve all got to have a sense of history.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Being a woman in the industry just gives me a very different outlook, and the skills that I’m able to provide are very different as well.” Lean into your super skills In adulthood, women are told to “ trust their gut ,” but the reality is that many girls are raised to be compliant, compromising and pleasant.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

MIT Computer Scientist Cal Newport’s book “Deep Work” describes shallow work as monotonous work tasks that are simple and don’t add new value to a job. . Newport believes that the emphasis on shallow work is prevalent in highly skilled professions and not just lower-paying, less-skilled jobs. .

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MARCH 25, 2024

From workshops to conferences , skill-enhancing opportunities help employees rise in the workplace, stoking a culture of growth linked to higher retention rates. It’s logical to raise the topic of ongoing education in development conversations, whether it’s part of a performance review or a meeting on the books to discuss your career path.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

Online career courses and books provide tools and knowledge, but not necessarily the direction you need. Build communication skills Communication skills include listening and observing. Explore books or programs that help you master the art of communication. Embrace opportunities to develop your presentation skills.

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JUNE 7, 2016

We follow Sundararajan's work closely and consider him one the top experts in this field, so were excited to get a copy of his new book. High-impact capital : The sharing economy opens new opportunities for everything, from assets and skills to time and money, to be used at levels closer to their full capacity.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Kids develop planning skills. As such, this mindset builds resilience and soft skills essential to leadership. Kids will develop hard skills. This may include growth in knowledge-based skills such as mathematics, reading comprehension, sports, music and more. Just remember that goal setting is itself a skill to learn.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

The trait that I admire most in exceptional leaders (think Oprah Winfrey and Brene Brown) is the time they dedicate to learning new things. I love that they read, take on new ideas and concepts and never stop growing. This is something that I always try to find time for, and I think it is […].

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