Success

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

A dynamic personality, she served as his mentor and personal-improvement coach. She knew the importance of confidence , good speaking skills and education, and encouraged Carnegie to give speeches in church. And along with this growth came a new breed of businessman: the middle manager who needed what Carnegie taught.

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Success

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Peter Principle’ Your hypothetical colleague Diane was recently promoted to account director and doesn’t understand how to do a foundational element of her new role: managing account executives. However, managing people is a new responsibility for her. It’s typically found along three fault lines.

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On The Job

JANUARY 3, 2013

Here's a story I did for Gannett/USA Today on what to do if you're interested in moving into the management ranks. Managers often are portrayed as incompetent nincompoops or royal jerks who should be locked in their cars and never allowed to interact with human beings again. People often forget that managers have managers," he says.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Nicki talks about managing a team of assistants, creating a career development plan, cultivating a team culture, and finding happiness in your role. She mentors, trains, and coaches EA/AAs across the region. While supporting J., And I think it surprised my family when I walked out.

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Success

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.”. If your résumé needs work or your interview skills are rusty, hire a professional to work with you—don’t practice on prospective employers.”

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All Things Admin

MARCH 20, 2024

Now, we wonder how we ever managed to get anything done with it. When you do achieve operational gains, be sure to document and share those with your manager. The Importance of Continuous Procedures Improvement In the early 90s, dial-up internet was cutting edge. And make sure it’s noted in your annual performance review.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 11, 2023

They suggest that while many of these stressors are outside of an employer’s control, leaders and people managers can make meaningful impact within the employee experience and life-work journey by: Providing basic employee needs such as a liveable wage, affordable healthcare, and retirement and pensions support. culture fits”—i.e.,

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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. Process management. Project management.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

How better to share the conference experience than a conversation with the creator herself – The professional, personable, and mentor to many, Joan Burge! A: Believe it or not, most of my mentoring came from executives; not peers. I do remember one time when an executive assistant mentored me. Initiative is very important.

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All Things Admin

APRIL 25, 2022

I chose to become an executive assistant because I thought my skill set would be a great fit for the position. business manager. “I’ve From there, I developed skills necessary to be hired as a student intern for a non-profit tech organization as their office assistant. It has worked out well.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2017

Take a class at a local university. No one has your unique set of skills, gifts and ideas. Mentor someone in the company. This is what permanent beta is all about. It is about making a lifelong commitment to continual personal development. How do you do this? A few ideas: Attend industry conferences. What sets you apart?

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

It’s not so much about receiving a ‘certification’ as it is about what will be covered in a class or online course. There are some certification programs out there that, unfortunately, don’t teach you how to build partnership with your executive or how to manage your executive’s day; but our programs do. (JB).

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 9, 2015

As a PA you know you have the organisational skills to rule the world and actually know your company well enough do half the jobs in the place if push came to shove. If you can find a mentor or someone in your chosen profession to have a coffee with and get some invaluable advice, it really helps with your motivation.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

See what your manager is working on and ask that they delegate a piece of that project to you. Your manager may have to teach you that piece of the project but that is how you will expand. One is that you grow as an individual; two is you help others grow; and third, management views you as a go getter! Join Toastmasters.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 11, 2015

And webinar attendees were very excited until I announced the price which actually was an amazing value for everything I will be giving to the group—through my 42 years of experience, being a mentor and coach, plus materials for the program and 90-minute live sessions for 12 months. Or, “My employer will never pay for that.”

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On The Job

JANUARY 19, 2012

One of the more frustrating messages in this poor economy has been employers' contention that they have job openings but the skilled labor needed to fill them isn't available. Now, instead of complaining, more companies are beginning to train employees for the skills they need. These days, it's all about service," Blumenthal says.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 10, 2010

See what your manager is working on and ask that they delegate a piece of that project to you. Your manager may have to teach you that piece of the project but that is how you will expand. One is that you grow as an individual; two is you help others grow; and third, management views you as a go getter! Have a terrific week.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 10, 2010

See what your manager is working on and ask that they delegate a piece of that project to you. Your manager may have to teach you that piece of the project but that is how you will expand. One is that you grow as an individual; two is you help others grow; and third, management views you as a go getter!

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 29, 2009

These responsibilities require an individual who is proficient in computer software programs, communication skills, negotiation, time management, and organizational skills- to name a few. It is essential to continue to hone in those skills that will make you the indispensable assistant. computer software).

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2015

Sharing expertise, mentoring and offering to cover for your colleague during their vacation or for a medical emergency, are all great contributors to peer synergy. This does not look good in the eyes of management and diminishes the profession. An Administrative Team enjoying a formal event together. Celebrate your peers’ success.

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On The Job

MARCH 19, 2009

Do you need anger management classes, or perhaps more training in an area that makes you defensive because you lack the necessary skills? This is a good opportunity to find a mentor who is willing to give you honest feedback and help steer you back on course. What other steps should someone take after a verbal reprimand?

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored! I am thankful for the new skills I have received and the old skills I have improved. Not only are you improving your skills and adding to your resume, you are making yourself more indispensable and an asset to your company or the next one.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

However, even after taking many classes on the various programs I still haven’t gotten any new tasks. It’s such a shame that there aren’t more managers who are good mentors that help each individual grow and learn more in their roles. We discussed it at length and I “have” my boss’ support. I hope I can be of some help to you.

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Success

JANUARY 22, 2023

But he made diversity in the workplace a strategic initiative , laid down goals and linked those goals to manager pay. Reach out to groups that cater to Black engineers, LGBTQ professionals, Hispanic programmers—whatever skill set you might need. And you insist that your managers do their homework before they make a hiring decision. “If

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Success

MARCH 14, 2023

Committing to an hour-long daily gym routine or workout class can be overwhelming. Activities available on the app include improving gratitude, overcoming harmful thinking patterns and learning to manage stress. Expanding our vocabulary skills is a task we left in our third-grade classroom. Get moving. Take a guilt-free nap.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills. But do they (GenY) have less of an attitude?

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We used to have every twice a year, once a year, whatever, HR would email all the leadership teams so all the managers from all the different departments and stuff, and say okay, it’s review time and everybody gets an email of the most up–to–date review form and all that stuff. So they have manageable team sizes. We used to do that.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

More importantly, once you figure that out, it can help you MANAGE your feelings and perspective during the day whenever you get frustrated or every hour if needed. I mentored other younger assistants. Outside of work, I started to take classes at night (and even on the weekends). On Monday nights I went to hula class.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Impostor Syndrome reflects a belief that you are inadequate and, or incompetent despite evidence that you are skilled and successful. Because people who have the impostor syndrome feel that they’ve somehow managed to slip through the system undetected, in their mind it’s just a matter of time before they’re found out. ”.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. Don't be an assistant to a Director or Manager if at all possible. At times, it's not that I felt overqualified, but assistant/admin work to a degree is the same skill set utilized repeatedly without creativity injected.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

Be willing to do anything and learn a lot of different skill sets and software programs so you are indispensable. Or there is combination of having the EA, a personal assistant, a nanny, and a whole crew of people at their service from an estate manager, accountant to lawyer that you the EA will have to interface with.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

I’ve attended numerous seminars in leadership, time management, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, meeting planning, event planning, and disaster recovery planning (Joan Eisendot and her website are fantastic resources) as well as is Tyler Davidson at Meetings Focus magazine/website, and freely shared the knowledge with my peers and anyone who asked.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 5, 2011

Venture Connect is very high class networking event in which investors are meeting potential entrepreneurs. At the first one, in Brasov, I was mentor for the teams involved in a local seed funding contest, and at the second one, in Sibiu, I was talking about how you can use technology to accelerate your business. Got your interest?

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Page Personnel

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

You can reach out to thought leaders or potential mentors through LinkedIn. Hone your skills It’s as simple as it sounds. Pick one skill to sharpen and make it your sword. Next steps: Identify your top three skills and pick one that you want to develop in the next month. But be realistic.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Ask your boss for opportunities to train in other departments, or to attend seminars or classes at a local university. Your resume should always be able to reflect that you’ve kept up on the latest training and skills. Attend an event or sign up for an online class that really challenges you. Find a mentor. I love #10.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 20, 2016

In fact, this boss was just barely at management level or had only been in the role a couple of years. They probably came from a blue collar or middle class family. This manager provided excellent training and mentorship. The sheer hours of mentoring I received from this person was unmatched. They were personable.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2010

Stay Consistent In A Skill/Activity Of Yours This one is a continually impressive item. If you have a skill, and stay consistent in using it, this will grow more and more. Have A Great Trait/Skill And Be Modest About It This one is sure to impress, as people who have certain skills are often too glad to point them out repeatedly.

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