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Ep 185: Calendar Management for Executive Assistants

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If you look at your role through this lens, then you’ll stop viewing “calendar management” as an uninteresting part of your job. In this chapter, I cover managing your executive’s calendar before it manages you, setting up and maintaining the “ Ideal Week ” tactic, and auditing your executive’s time.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication.

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10 Ways to Finish Your Year Strong

Success

R ead: The SUCCESS Interview: Donny Deutsch on the Inherent Risks of Building a Personal Brand (and Why It’s Worth It Anyway). This week, block out time on your calendar for rest. Marketing yourself on social media can be intimidating, but personal branding isn’t valuable if nobody notices you. Grow your list. What makes you happy?

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Admins Part 6

Practically Perfect PA

In my last blog I wrote about interview questions regarding career development and a few example answers. These questions can be a little scary but I actually think they are easier to answer than standard interview questions. It is also worth remembering the interviewer will ask you about competencies that are important in this role.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. I guess he thought I needed the help. Another one I never use.

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Are You Managing Up Yet?

Executive Assistant Breakthrough

Managing up is an essential tool to have in your executive assistant toolkit. The problem is, you haven’t been trained to manage up. And, how will you manage up tastefully? I have 4 tips to share with you in the follow up to this blog. Today, let’s look at why and when to employ the technique of managing up.

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Too Busy for Relationships? 5 Ways to Make Time for Connection

Success

We’d just arrived with the moving trucks at our new home when the first neighbors showed up at the door. I interviewed 300 people to discover the quality of their relationships and here’s what they had to say. Has an overloaded calendar or demanding work life left you disconnected from the people and things that matter most to you?

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