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How the Holiday Season Can Help Your Career

On The Job

The holiday season is beginning to ramp up, and your thoughts may be consumed by Black Friday deals or how to make your nana's pecan pie. That's right -- it's time to give yourself the gift of new connections, better communications and making nice with teammates.

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Administrative Professionals Day is Just Around the Corner

Office Dynamics

I had an inside scoop on what was going on; met incredible people; learned new skills; was a confidante; the go-to person. This holiday was created by the president of the National Secretaries Association – Mary Barrett – in the late 1940s and early 1950s. For Executives: Give the gift that lasts. Books are another great gift.

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How to Create a Powerful, Future-Proof Culture for Remote and Decentralized Teams

Allwork

Finding the right person for the job for our team and our customers depends on their skills and performance – not on their location. . Use a cultural calendar to avoid setting meetings on holidays. Our culture is based on the philosophy that everyone can be a digital nomad. Immersive technology will only get much better.

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Living the 5 Pillars of a BIG Life

Office Dynamics

If you are not familiar with the 5 Pillars yet, these were a key element of our Be BOLD: Mastering Exceptional Leadership Skills One BOLD Step At a Time 2012 conference theme. Did you write a reasonable budget for your holiday shopping? I was also casually mentored yesterday while speaking to one of our spiritual leaders.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. That is pretty dedicated. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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A Telephone Etiquette Test

Ian's Messy Desk

Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? com) Will Someone Please Answer The Phone – 8th Digital Dealer Conference (slideshare.net) Office voice mail system proving advantageous to different offices (slideshare.net) Related Posts: Test Are you a hoser?

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. I recently sent an admin assistant friend a card to acknowledge all the hard work she does every day and included a gift of brownies. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.