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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

Success

Maintain your confidence and don’t go fishing for compliments “We can find humor in our pain points and struggles. If I’m not confident enough in the thing I’m making fun of and I’m still really self-conscious about it, my self-deprecating humor might come across as if I’m searching for compliments,” Osincup warns.

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NOT, “Just An Admin!”

Office Dynamics

Three months later I selected the location, negotiated the lease, remodeled the space and purchased new furniture, office equipment, and supplies. Mr. W’s confidence in me propelled my performance to a new level. Years later, I was working for Mr. K, by this time I had much more experience and was confident in my capabilities.

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Picking up skills along the EA career path

Practically Perfect PA

Learning how to use and fix a variety of office equipment. Speaking with confidence on the phone and forwarding calls. Getting to grips with calendar and email management. Gaining confidence when addressing board level Directors. Understanding basic office procedures. Building a reputation as a hard worker.

Skills 100
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Ep 247: Email Management for Executive Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

This episode features an excerpt from my audiobook, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant. Share your calendar with coworkers so they can see your “checking email” time blocks. You’re more equipped to be a confident, game- changing Leader Assistant when you live inside your executive’s inbox.

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These are the Productivity Tools I Love

Productivityist

BusyCal (M, I, $): I’ve used many different calendar apps, but this one was the one that stuck with me. The tags allow me to colour code anything on my calendar according to the theme it falls under (Coaching, Deep Work, etc.). This calendar is pricier than many out there, but when I love an app, then price is less of a factor).

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106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World

Stephanie LH Calahan

Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in. In the calendar. Schedule those activities on your calendar. Don't fill your calendar to the max.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

This is something you really need to experiment with and you will gain more confidence to order less and know there will be enough food. There were charges for audio visual equipment that we never ordered. He suggested four so I went with three for everyone and for some appetizers only two and it was more than enough.