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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

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Unlearning Silence by Elaine Lin Hering It’s a concept Harvard Law School lecturer Elaine Lin Hering , an expert in negotiation, influence and conflict management skills, explores in her upcoming book, Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully.

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Ep 268: Liliya Susong on Bridging Culture Gaps

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Taking an active part in coordinating CyberCrimeCon (annual global cybersecurity conference) to streamline processes around international guests’ travel, negotiate with the hotels and sponsors to get discounts, and save additional costs by involving volunteers.

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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

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In The Alter Ego Effect , author Todd Herman suggests that we add another element: creating an alter ego to boost our confidence and skills. This includes ways to develop important social skills, whether you use them online or in person. Most people think of negotiation as an “us-versus-them” situation.

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Practical Project Management

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Ask your client or stakeholder, the person who asked you to take on the project, what are the primary parameters for the project, what are the secondary and what is most negotiable. Is it quality, time or cost? If you are introducing a training course for colleagues on a shoestring budget, then cost will be the driver.

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A venue finding agency is an assistant’s best friend!

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It can be pretty soul destroying contacting loads of hotels and venues only to find out on the site visit that they don’t have availability for the day you need, that don’t have the space or they cost over your budget. Not a confident negotiator? A venue finding agency will cost you nothing! Probably not.

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25 Self-Help Books You (Probably) Haven’t Read

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This means that to be an effective leader of ourselves and others we must jettison negativity and judgment and instead choose words that create confidence, love and inspiration. The universe offers an infinite number of opportunities, but also opportunity costs. has incredible power to create the reality around you. Enthusiasm.

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Inside the Peterborough PA Network

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The confidence I gained from the recognition has led me to set up my own network, the Peterborough PA Network, from which I have had some amazing opportunities, the most recent of which is becoming a Non-Executive Director at EPAA, the Executive and Personal Assistant’s Association, which launched in January 2016.