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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

Extension classes abound at colleges and universities. He notes that “learning agility”—the deftness at gaining and using knowledge—is the “biggest predictor of long-term leadership success,” according to research by the Korn Ferry Institute. Slews of podcasts and tutorials (some free, some not) go online every day. A push for parity.

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How to Stay Your Professional Best During Summer

Office Dynamics

Is your company cost conscious therefore keeping the temp in the office higher than you would like it? World Class Assistant Certificate Program: World Class Assistant Parts 1 & 2 September 13 – 16. Learn more at www.officedynamicsconference.com #adminconf. Think about your office. Drink water!

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How Assistants Manage Their Workload (and all the extras, like training!)

Office Dynamics

We’ve witnessed firsthand hundreds, maybe thousands of assistants who take the time to get away for an hour, a day and sometimes a whole week to keep learning and growing their professional skillset. This week I am presenting the World Class Assistant Certificate Program (Parts 1 and 2) at Nationwide Insurance. Get a buddy.

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

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. The classes are held in Las Vegas.

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Resenting Your Boss & How to Overcome It

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

For me, and this may or may not be the case with you, I learned I was bored, unhappy, stretched too thin, and I was neglecting myself. How did I learn this? However, after I’m in a role for 2-3 years I’ve learned the ins and outs of my new boss, role, job, dept, and company. On Monday nights I went to hula class.

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How to Navigate Work/Life Balance & Your Quarterlife Crisis

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I spent the next four months resting, soul-searching, temping here and there and took a 2 week vacation. Maybe you want to take art classes, date, make new friends, or take more weekend trips. Learn to purse your personal goals as well as your professional ones. So I quit my job.

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 1 of 4

Service Untitled

After interviewing Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and seeing the company’s HQ outside of Las Vegas , I knew I wanted to learn more about the nuts and bolts and day-to-day operations of Zappos. And I started in the company as a temp worker in 2004. And this class is mixed. That would be a large class but just as an example.