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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

After all, no one knows better about how to move forward with confidence, strength, grace, and self-respect. Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. of the total population.

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A PA’s guide to confidentiality

Practically Perfect PA

This guide offers insider knowledge that will help you to handle all things confidential with confidence. In many cases, you’ll know about promotions, salary changes, redundancies, acquisitions and mergers before anyone else. You’ll also hear all manner of gossip directed right across the business.

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

So there’s a lot of, you know, office gossip and stuff like that. So you really have to have a really strong head on your shoulders and just understand that you’re there to do a job and you know, don’t fall into the gossip or the watercooler talk or anything like that. You’re You’re there to do a job.

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When "What Do You Do?" Makes You Want to Punch Something

On The Job

Be honest, be positive and be confident. Give a brief rundown of your top skills, some "highlights" they can use to promote you to others. Instead of visiting gossip sites and playing games online all day, figure out what skills you'd like to improve. But you don't have to be snarky, or pitiful or embarrassed.

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Dispelling the Personal Assistant myth

Practically Perfect PA

We do have to remain silent even if we know intimate details about our boss that might be brilliant gossip. We can be promote, we can move out of the role into other parts of the business and we can do more than the role requires. We still need to maintain confidentiality. The 1980′s… 9 to 5.

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Dispelling the Personal Assistant myth

Practically Perfect PA

We do have to remain silent even if we know intimate details about our boss that might be brilliant gossip. We can be promote, we can move out of the role into other parts of the business and we can do more than the role requires. We still need to maintain confidentiality. The 1980′s… 9 to 5.

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10 gifts to give your career

On The Job

Those who help the company become more innovative or strategic will make themselves key players – and those are the people a company is more likely to retain and promote. Don’t gossip at work. 2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt Subscribe via RSS © Anita Bruzzese

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