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Why Certification and a Designation are Important for Executive and Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

Besides the actual skills and competencies you learn through a certification program, it also demonstrates to those around you that you can set goals and achieve objectives – you can be trusted to go the distance. You gain new skills and competencies. One of the strongest ways to send that message is when you choose to certify.

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4 Things You Must Know Before a Job Search

On The Job

Those mistakes, of course, could cost you a new job. Interpersonal skills. Do you have personal accountability, such as always telling the truth and avoiding gossip? Tech skills. How have you improved your technical skills? Or was it three?) First, take a deep breath. Photo: atlascorrectionboise

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A staff away day that worked

Practically Perfect PA

Often no one actually thinks what the value is of running the meeting and you can’t count hangovers and gossip generated from the evenings drinks! And that is an extra cost on top of the £50,000! They also suggested the organisation cost the savings. Gallus Events did a few things. They: Had no session longer than 30mins.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Examples include: Gossiping with co-workers. In the CareerBuilder poll, 37% of respondents reported frequent gossip, while 27% admitted to making the rounds to chat with fellow employees about topics unrelated to work. Their major fear is making a significant error that either ruins the project or costs them their job.

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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

Success

This leads to gossip and politics, often just below the surface of what looks like a happy and positive culture. Not to mention the very real cost of all that extra task-switching that’s already out of control in the modern office. There’s also a counterintuitive issue that happens often in Friend-led cultures. The Fighter’s challenge.

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EMEA East – Personal Branding Q&A

Practically Perfect PA

I had a few jobs where I would write content for marketing material and I think doing this meant I could use some of my creative skills at work. But I do wonder how many of us actually take the time to develop our skills because we don’t think we are worth the cost to the employer. That inspires me to write this free blog!

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EMEA East – Personal Branding Q&A

Practically Perfect PA

I had a few jobs where I would write content for marketing material and I think doing this meant I could use some of my creative skills at work. But I do wonder how many of us actually take the time to develop our skills because we don’t think we are worth the cost to the employer. That inspires me to write this free blog!