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Dealing With Inflation as a Home Business, How to Weather Economic Downturns

Tips From T. Marie

Inflation is the increase in prices over time, which can lead to higher costs for just about everything, from supplies to your morning energy booster (aka coffee). Honestly at first you may not immediately recognize how these rising costs affect your bottom line. The trick is to do it in a way that maintains customer loyalty.

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Bosses Behaving Badly: How Toxic Leadership Kills Effective Talent Acquisition And Retention

Allwork

“The reasons for the persistence and spread of bad behavior are legion: a global economy, with its demands for rapid decisions and around-the-clock interactions, overburdens leaders, employees, suppliers, and customers. Bosses who bully are imposing costs on their workers and their organization as a whole that are huge — but often hidden. .

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Assistants! Get the most out of attending an event

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve said in the past training, networking and meeting suppliers should be an integral part of our career. How many other professions have such a large skill-set that needs to be kept up to date? So we need to attend events on a regular basis. So we need to attend events on a regular basis.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Research all channels to market, competitors, growth areas and social media opportunities. Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. Skills related objectives. Business related objectives.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Research all channels to market, competitors, growth areas and social media opportunities. Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. Skills related objectives. Business related objectives.

2014 100
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SMART objectives for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Research all channels to market, competitors, growth areas and social media opportunities. Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. Skills related objectives. Business related objectives.

2014 100
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Some training suggestions for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. We have a shed load of skills that have to be kept up to date so that we can do our job effectively. IT training.

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