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What Is Professional Development? We Unpack the Essentials

Success

Then, we’ll look at the benefits along with examples of how to achieve your biggest goals. Networking Has your company ever invited you to attend an industry conference hosted by one of many globally recognized speakers ? They retire or move to a new company. And how do I pursue embracing the best opportunities out there?

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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

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Most companies hire people with the skills required for identified goals and fire them as needs fade or change, Fay says. “I It’s part of my job,” she says—a part she spends about 100 hours and $3,000 to $5,000 on each year as she takes seminars and travels to conferences. Translation is a very cutthroat market.

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A sneaky peek at the Future Assistant programme

Practically Perfect PA

When I started looking at the programme I thought to myself, I really want to put a conference together that truly inspires and empowers assistants. This is a big dream, but I hope the programme reflects my objectives for the conference. The conference is taking place at the very cool Proud Camden on the 8th and 9th February 2018.

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Future-Proof Your Career

Office Dynamics

We will be recuperating from our big conference! We are one week out from our 22 nd Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence, which sold out in May! I think to myself, “How are you so sure everything is going to stay the same until you retire three or four years from now?” Dear Monday Motivators, Happy Monday! Joan Burge.

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Avoid Burnout by Creating Your Own Utopia

Office Dynamics

Other days are spent marking off tasks from a long to-do list and developing more efficient ways to accomplish goals and meet deadlines. There are numerous free webinars, courses and a variety of professional conferences and seminars. So how do we ensure we take care of ourselves, keep our daily tasks fulfilling and avoid burnout?

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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

Truth be told, I had no intention when I first returned to the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom of working for the rest of my life or until heaven forbid, retirement. Did I know the difference between a board room or conference room set and a classroom set? But as it turns out, that’s exactly what I did. .

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Sophia Bush and Nia Batts are Used to Being Underestimated

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It was during a social impact conference that Batts noticed Bush because she kept raising her hand whenever she had a point to make. Mueller, board director, president and CEO at the Executives’ Club of Chicago; and Angela Miller-May chief investment officer of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.

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