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Your Remote Executive Assistant Can Be Your Best Virtual Project Manager

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From organizing your calendar to managing intricate project details, they're the Swiss Army knives of the virtual world. They've honed their skills in managing tasks, coordinating teams, and ensuring project deadlines are met. It's a combination of skills and qualities. Highlight critical milestones to keep the project on track.

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No-vember Challenge: Redefine Holiday Gatherings With These 5 Alcohol-Free Event Ideas

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Not only can you think about hosting wellness and creative-related events, but workshops for professional skills and development, and cultural events, too. With the coworking industry largely promoting a welcoming community, it’s time to stop hosting alcohol-related events and start planning inclusive events for everyone.

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

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Some of the benefits of humor in the workplace include: Increased productivity Better social connection Enhanced team performance and cohesion Decreased burnout More job satisfaction and less complaining Employees taking fewer sick days Humor can even boost chances of getting hired and promoted.

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6 Ways To Prove That Your Company Isn’t Flex-Washing

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and how remote workers are evaluated and promoted. Pathways to promotions for remote workers. The worst scenario for a worker who wants true flexibility: landing at a company that evaluates people based on visibility, with proximity bias leading to promotions only for those who choose to regularly work from the office.

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Is the Market for Virtual Assistants Really Saturated? Debunking the Myth

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In 2023, several areas are particularly hot in this field: Executive Assistant Services: Handling email, scheduling, calendar management, organizing meetings, travel planning, data entry, and other back-office tasks will always be in high demand. Video Editing/Transcription: Video content reigns supreme right now.

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Picking up skills along the EA career path

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I worked hard at that job and was rewarded with a promotion to Account Manager in 2006, yay! The Account Manager role was a little side step along my career path but required the same skills I would need in my next role as a PA and Administrative Manager. Getting to grips with calendar and email management.

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A Manager’s Guide to Dismantling a Fear-Based Company Culture from the Inside Out

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You’ve seen colleagues risk their promotions or even jobs by expressing dissent, and it’s made you wary of sharing your voice. Perhaps you can join their leadership team meeting as a guest presenter, add time to the calendar of an empathetic vice president, or check in with HR to see what they recommend.

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