A Great Day's Work

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The sharing economy has evolved beyond car rides and used clothing and has arrived at the office building – but what does that mean for your training sessions? In fact, both companies and employees alike can not only benefit from but genuinely enjoy offsite meetings, even when training is something they viewed previously as boring.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 23, 2018

What have I learned over four decades of being in the business world? 28 years as the visionary for the administrative training industry? This time, I wore clothing that portrayed another side of me that most of the public has not seen. But the clothes represent where I am today and being extremely comfortable in my own skin!

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

And then in my later teens, I worked at a women’s clothing store. Since 1990, I have had a wonderful career in training, writing, coaching and professional speaking. Reality: It can mean moving sideways to a position that’s closer to your own interest and skills. After I graduated high school, I went right to work in an office.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Sure, it’s fun to live in the moment, but when you realize you’re thousands of miles from home without so much as a place to stay or a change of clothes, you’ll wish you’d made a plan. Ask yourself these questions to help jog your memory about other achievements from the past year: • Did you attend any professional development training? (in

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Success

JULY 28, 2022

A 2018 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology even created a General Charisma Inventory with points that varied from leadership skills to general approachability. And it can be learned. Yes, external stuff can help, from clothes to voice to smiles and hand gestures. But it’s no good by itself.

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Success

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It’s a warm September day in New York, but he’s sitting under a mountain of ragged bits of clothing, towels and blankets. I set out to see whether I could learn to give without the promise of getting. Shawn Achor, a Harvard-trained researcher and bestselling author, calls this “ the ripple effect.” Tit for tat.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

DECEMBER 28, 2021

My work is training executive assistants all over the world and lots of them have quit their jobs. It is time for leaders to learn the real reasons that staff quits, what staff really wants, and the ways to stop, or at least slow down “The Great Resignation.” They simply have not learned how to manage them.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

MAY 9, 2012

James Chartrand, my good friend and co-conspirator, is here to tell us all about this neglected skill. And yet… There’s a crucial skill that can jolt your ambitions into powerhouse impact. You may not even be aware of it or worse, you just don’t think this skill is important. What is this crucial skill? Copywriting.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

MAY 9, 2012

James Chartrand, my good friend and co-conspirator, is here to tell us all about this neglected skill. And yet… There’s a crucial skill that can jolt your ambitions into powerhouse impact. You may not even be aware of it or worse, you just don’t think this skill is important. What is this crucial skill? Copywriting.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In the hopes of healing her own life, she sought training in coaching, nutrition, fitness and mindfulness, and her goal became to teach others how to balance a thriving career, body and mind. With his StreetLevel Leadership website and mindset training, Davis has been able to mold professionals. Tom and Lisa Bilyeu. Co-founders, hosts.

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On The Job

AUGUST 7, 2012

I cannot believe the latest column I did for Gannett/USAToday seems to be sparking an online squabble over dog training techniques. Let me make one thing clear: This column is not about dog training techniques. But Cara Hale Alter says the two-legged beasts of the world also could learn a thing or two from Millan.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 18, 2013

When I first started as an assistant I was helping with events fairly quickly and one of the first tasks I was asked to complete was writing and sending out joining instructions for in-house training courses. For example if you are doing a team building event will the attendees need a change of clothes?

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Attendees have the chance to pull out their dancing shoes and party clothes. ” which really brought down the house with their high kicks and tricks of dancing skill and artistry. It is joyous, high quality and always, always, ALWAYS a total blast to attend! I look forward to it as a very special event.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Due to an emergency for the executive speaker just a couple days before the conference, we were provided with an amazing alternative: six administrative participants shared their interviews with their executives on three important questions: What five skills are most important for an assistant to be successful?

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Karen Vivarelli

JANUARY 24, 2021

After some google searching and exploring Facebook I found a FB group for Virtual Assistants and joined to learn more information. Between the detailed course, tech trainings, personalized coaching, expert masterclasses and community of women to support each other, it is unlike any course I have taken. I love working from home!

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 2, 2013

He’s also a fan of self-experimentation (to the occasional dismay of his family and friends) and skill acquisition. If you are trying to learn a Spanish, writing down, “it would be awesome if I spent half an hour learning Spanish” makes you all the more likely to achieve it. It’d be awesome if I train twice today.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 2, 2013

He''s also a fan of self-experimentation (to the occasional dismay of his family and friends) and skill acquisition. If you are trying to learn a Spanish, writing down, “it would be awesome if I spent half an hour learning Spanish” makes you all the more likely to achieve it. It’d be awesome if I train twice today.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 11, 2011

I started my training business almost 25 years ago. One of the lessons I learned early on was that it's easy to be busy and think you are being productive. I learned my lesson really quickly. I learned that as a business owner my focus has to be on my customers and sales, not busy work and errands.

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Energage

APRIL 20, 2017

We have a Cross-Training Program and a Leadership Academy to encourage our employees to feel confident in their goals of moving into leadership roles.” Bryan said, “By empowering these employees and giving them opportunities to learn leadership skills, we’ll be better positioned in the long run to address some of those future vacancies.”.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Due to an emergency for the executive speaker just a couple days before the conference, we were provided with an amazing alternative: six administrative participants shared their interviews with their executives on three important questions: What five skills are most important for an assistant to be successful?

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 17, 2010

Ultra-competitive international search terms can attract thousands of competitors, each as skilled and ruthless as the next. Similarly, a growing number of local businesses are becoming aware of the internet’s great marketing power, learning for themselves and limiting the ability of SEOs to improve their positioning.

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

From building up a strong client base to creating opportunities for new ventures and collaborative projects, good networking skills will help you to make your business grow and thrive in this competitive commercial environment. You can still build your confidence by talking to people in everyday situations.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 8, 2009

I recall the first day of school feeling so smart in my new clothes as I proudly walked to meet my friends. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! School will be back in full swing soon. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

The funniest was the gym clothes. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New This is awesome!

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 8, 2010

For anybody trying to learn about how to acquire financial freedom there are tons of free or paid materials on the Internet. Technically, you can learn everything you want about budgeting, emergency funds and stuff like that. Using it as you use your clothes, but not being a fashion whore. Well, I dont. thanks for the answer.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Putting banners on a blog will be like putting advertising tags all over your clothes. They do it only when they want to associate their skills with those advertisers. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. Well, I dont.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 10, 2010

Anyway, fact is that once they learn I’m running a personal development blog, they somehow treat me as some sort of a guru. Learning The Lesson Which means taking some sort of real action. You learn by doing. The long answer: because this is how we learn. Learning the lesson. Which I’m so totally not.

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Virtual Moxie

AUGUST 18, 2009

I learned the biggest lesson of my life around wounds of the internal and external sort a few years ago. For weeks, I tried to find the outfit that would make me feel most like I thought they felt in their own clothes. Get training. Its where savvy, committed, smart and highly skilled meet spunky, shameless, gutsy, and brazen.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

You put hours of effort and study into learning a certain subject inside and out. You probably can’t remember when you last put the knowledge you learned in university to work in your everyday business affairs. You’ve probably forgotten half of what you learned, too. I didn’t pay attention to what I’d learned.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 10, 2010

Clean Up Your Closet Throw away clothes, things, devices, memories. Create And Keep Close A Minimum Survival Kit It’s not about clothes or food, this minimum survival kit. It’s more about a certain attitude and life skills. You do have some special skills. Sometimes the only way to learn something new is to teach others.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 27, 2010

For 6 months, I woke up at 5 AM each morning (except during the 6 nights of Romanian Revolution , when I didn’t sleep at all), I practiced fight techniques and learned tremendously. When it was cold, it was really cold, we had to sleep with clothes on and didn’t have any other way to get warm. On the contrary. Well, I dont.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Thanks to Peter Coombs of FRONTLINE Training & Consulting 8. Learn to say "no" sometimes! Saying "NO" Is An Important Time Management Technique Learn to say NO! You could try EFT or the Sedona Method, or a simple, easy to learn and use exercise called.you guessed it: Dissolving Overwhelm.

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Brilliantly Better

MAY 17, 2010

Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. Particularly helpful when I go clothes shopping ! Maintaining enthusiasm Manage Your Time As You Manage Your Money Still think productivity means getting things done? Well, I dont.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

But what I tell people are four scenes from the last six months that sum up what I’ve learned better than I can spell it out: Exhibit A: The High Style The man I was listening to spoke with a strong British accent. However, he isn’t stodgy, and his social skills are better than mine. It was awesome, but his story was even better.

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