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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. 40% of survey respondents prefer to have a gym in their workplace, whilst 27% would prefer a swimming pool and 25% would like to have yoga facilities.

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

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A 2017 survey found that 91% of executives believe that a sense of humor is important for career advancement, and 84% feel that people with a good sense of humor do a better job. However, when you focus on self-directed humor, don’t kill your skills, meaning don’t make jokes about specific skills that are necessary for you to do your job.”

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

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I know many seasoned executive assistants who think they do not need to focus on or pay attention to their basic skills, what is also known as the fundamentals. They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. Every career has certain core fundamental skills. This is not smart.

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The Top Skills Executives Want From Assistants Today

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Office Dynamics often surveys managers and high-level executives as to the skills, attitudes, and behaviors that are most important for an assistant to possess. Communication skills, both oral and written, are a must-have. Technological skills are a must-have to keep up with the pace and dynamics of the job. Joan Burge.

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Administrative Assistants Broaden Your Skillset

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At our recent Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence , I surveyed 350 attendees about the topics they would like me to address at future conferences or training events. Break it into two main areas: Soft skills. Hard skills (be specific). For example, what are the skills you need to be excellent at meeting planning?

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. Set up a calendar for regular check-ins and deadlines. Who hires freelancers?

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

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If the data doesn’t exist, you may need to gather it yourself either through a targeted survey or a third-party assessment—just be sure to get approval first. 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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