Success

JULY 12, 2023

I am dyslexic, so my mom ended up sending me to a Catholic school, so I’d have smaller class sizes. How does WPO help women in executive-level positions network with peers and mentors? CB: The biggest lesson I learned is from having a learning disability. It’s healthy to be around peers you can learn from.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 27, 2018

  Skillshare is an online education platform with over 5 million users and over 20,000 classes taught by a network of 6,000 teachers across dozens of fields.  The courses are also vocational in the sense that they teach a specific skill. That’s a gap that we can fill.”.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 7, 2019

” Something to remember is that typically if you want to dig deep into administrative training content and practice the skills you are learning, you usually get that in a training course or workshop. The smaller the class, the more attention you get from the trainer thus leading to longer-term behavior change.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

And if you’ve worked in the same position for years, you might need some brushing up on your office skills and resume building too. Grow with Google offers free online tutorials and productivity tools to bring your office software and application skills up to date. LinkedIn for Skills Learning and Networking.

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Success

MARCH 26, 2022

By working through what you like and don’t like, your daily responsibilities and what you’ve learned, you’ll better position yourself for the next step. Use the time management skills from your previous role to make sure you stay on task regarding your goals. You better network.

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Success

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Sign on to this adventure and not only will you make a positive impact , but you’ll open up your own world, gaining skills, making friends and getting to know another culture. You could gain skills. You may do something new, and transition from a novice to a pro, or learn from peers or supervisors.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Of course, the best way to start making advances towards your new career is to network with people who already have their foot in the door. While networking is often a very successful way to find a job, it can be quite stressful, especially for introverts. Here are a few great examples: Join a recreational sports team. Attend church.

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Success

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Call it maturity or experience, but we start to listen more—internally and externally—and learn to course correct to stay consistent. I expect the challenges to occur and accept them when they do as an opportunity to problem solve and ultimately learn more about myself.” Asmuth suggests leaning into your networks to ask for help. “We

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Success

AUGUST 22, 2022

Yet college—in the traditional sense of a bachelor’s degree from a four-year institution of higher learning that a student pursues full time on campus—is still imaginatively linked with the supposed American Dream and assumed to be the one and only road to success. Here’s a head-scratcher. Reinventing apprenticeships.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Engineers and scientists are often found in their labs, but this story shows they're smart enough to know the value of breaking out of their routine and networking. Some believe they're doomed to spend their lives isolated within their own departments because they can't master the networking skills necessary to advance their careers.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 14, 2019

Education wise: What skills do you need to grow? What new skills do you need to learn/develop? To network and meet new people Learn best practices from administrative peers Learn best practices from subject matter experts Do your research. The flow of the agenda – is there time for networking?

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Lucy is author of The Modern-Day Assistant: Build Your Influence and Boost Your Potential , as well as the CEO of Marcham Publishing, a global force synonymous with world-class conferences and training. In this episode, Lucy talks about her new book, the Global Skills Matrix for administrative assistants, and much more.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. I have a hunch it is going to be THE most important skill in the next twenty years, not just for administrative professionals - but all professions. Don’t want to learn Spanish? This trend is not going away. There are many more options.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2010

Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. I have a hunch it is going to be THE most important skill in the next twenty years, not just for administrative professionals - but all professions. Don’t want to learn Spanish? This trend is not going away. There are many more options.

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Worxbee

JANUARY 10, 2022

Read, watch, and listen There’s always something new to learn or developments in your industry. Podcasts or video content can also be very useful for learning new information. And besides technology, there’s always something new to develop in terms of your overall business skills.

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Eat Your Career

JULY 9, 2019

In the first part of this series, you learned that a professional development plan (or PDP) is a written document used to focus, evaluate and prioritize professional development goals and activities. In this article, you’re going to learn exactly what should be included in a PDP document and the simple 10-step process I use to write a PDP.

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Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

But one by one, every student in the class was called before him, leaving him the last one to be chosen. Howes realized he’d been leaning on football to harness the limited range of emotions he learned to express as a young man: stoicism or anger. With height and innate athletic ability on his side, Howes awaited his turn.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 28, 2019

I had an inside scoop on what was going on; met incredible people; learned new skills; was a confidante; the go-to person. You know how assistants love to share the good news with each other, network (in our chat ), and win goodies! Some other ideas are: Education: today’s assistant is hungry to learn.

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Success

MAY 13, 2022

Having those social connections helps with loneliness, but it also sharpens your memory and cognitive skills while increasing your sense of happiness and well-being,” says Dr. Adam Borland. If you are currently “married to your job,” you have undoubtedly learned a thing or two about time management.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Network for her community work with ScholarCHIPS. Framework is your map to the “bold” life.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

It’s probably nothing like the lessons you learned in your career exploration courses in college or high school, and you’ll have to turn a deaf ear to the well-meaning friends who advise a more conventional route. Instead, take time to think through your set of skills and what you enjoy doing in your free time.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Social media sites provide endless opportunities for marketing, networking and support from other professionals in your industry. Online classes and increased opportunities for networking and learning also benefit new entrepreneurs, allowing them to learn the skills necessary to start—and succeed at—small businesses with greater ease.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The challenge may come when you realize there are a plethora of training programs, conferences, webinars and other learning events for administrative assistants and executive assistants. Our conference and World Class Assistant™ our very different learning events. We limit our on-site training classes to 25.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2017

It’s hard to get stuck somewhere old when you are always learning something new. Take a class at a local university. No one has your unique set of skills, gifts and ideas. If you really want to expand your network you need a seat at the table. You will expand your network. Live in Permanent Beta.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Maybe you took a certification class and spent thousands of dollars to become a project manager. When you're devoting off hours to thinking about it, trying to hone your skills or learn new ones to enhance it, then you know you're onto something that will excite you in your career. Here are some steps to take: 1.

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Success

JANUARY 22, 2023

The idea wasn’t to simply learn how to make IBM more attractive to minority talent. Reach out to groups that cater to Black engineers, LGBTQ professionals, Hispanic programmers—whatever skill set you might need. And if you keep up your skill set, you’re always in demand.” Go after the opportunities.” It’s flexible.

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MARCH 20, 2022

The world class knows that college is just the beginning of lifelong learning. Put your money toward classes, seminars and books that will make you more successful.”. “Be If you have international clients or want to grow your business internationally, learning other languages is a wise investment of your time and money.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 11, 2023

This human energy crisis will require more than virtual happy hours and free yoga classes,” said Dr. Jarik Conrad, vice president of human insights and HCM advisory at UKG. adding diversity to your teams in the form of different personalities, backgrounds, abilities, and skills.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 5, 2018

During a class I was teaching, a high-level executive assistant that I admire said to her peers, “At our company, we insulate ourselves. We have much to learn.” How many external networks do you have? I learned a great deal from every place we lived, the people I met, and by opening my eyes. Are you insulated?

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Worxbee

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Executive assistants play a vital role in the companies they work for and are expected to attain a high level of multifaceted skills. It’s this broad range of high-level skills that makes professional development so vital for EAs. Developing leadership and communication skills. Learning new technologies.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2016

As the years passed, I raised my children as a working Mom while adding new skills, learning new technologies, etc. I experienced a few bumps in the road but felt fairly secure that I was good at what I did and had all the skills necessary to be successful. There was obviously much more to learn. …it’s my career!

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Success

AUGUST 25, 2022

I leave my bag along with my troubles at the door, bow my head, step onto the mat and the learning begins. There are lessons to be learned on the mat that no book can teach. When I leave jiu-jitsu class and reenter the “real world,” I’m quickly reminded of just how valuable this practice of connecting to myself is.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 9, 2017

Develop a new skill. What skills do you need to hone to achieve your career objectives? Take a class, read a book, or simply offer to work on a task that stretches you beyond your current abilities. Plus, you’ll stretch your skills, find new ways to communicate, and develop new relationships in the process.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 8, 2020

It’s a question that’s asked in nearly every job interview, networking event, and social setting. You’ll develop interpersonal skills like collaboration, flexibility, motivation, and patience. You’ll learn better time management and problem-solving skills. “What do you like to do in your spare time?”. Spare time?

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 13, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Can Virtual Assistants provide social networking support? Social networking became the trendiest way to stay connected in 2008. She offers training and support in many services, including social networking. I think this raises some ethical dilemmas.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. It’s not so much about receiving a ‘certification’ as it is about what will be covered in a class or online course.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 10, 2013

Second, look for ways to stay current on skills necessary to you as an administrative professional. Many software platforms offer free or low-cost classes through the internet. If you are currently employed, your employer may be willing to pay for these classes to keep your skills up-to-date.

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