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Gossip Girl!

Practically Perfect PA

Secondly, how do we have effective working relationships with our team when they know that we are privy to information that may concern them and lastly how do we maintain this trust when other members of staff are spreading office gossip? Office Gossip. How do I do this?

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How the Pandemic Can Help Your Grow in Your Career

On The Job

Before the pandemic hit, and there was great competition for workers, companies were looking for those who didn't just have the right hard skills, but also the skills that ensured they could get along with others, could communicate effectively and could collaborate. You can send a compliment via text or Slack or Google Hangouts.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

Success

My boss’s nonexistent interpersonal communication skills and mastery of passive aggression made her ill-suited for a job in, well, communications. We would go to long lunches, she wouldn’t question if I left early, and would share office-gossip that I knew was unprofessional. Hiding From Responsibility. Shifting the Blame.

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Has digital transformation led to an upsurge in workplace disinformation?

Workplace Insight

Combating misinformation at work First things first, empowering your team with critical thinking skills is an essential step and comes from good leadership. Additionally, in line with this psychological phenomenon, workplaces can witness ‘grapevine communication,’ the discourse of “he/she said X” getting filtered through the team.

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A PA’s guide to confidentiality

Practically Perfect PA

As a PA or EA, your ability to handle confidential subjects, issues, emails and documents is essential. Confidential emails and digital files. The issue of confidentiality is especially pertinent when it comes to handling emails and electronic documents. When a confidential email arrives, avoid opening it in a full-screen view.

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Staying in the loop

Practically Perfect PA

A skill that is super important for assistants to master. How do you work out what is important information and what is really just office gossip? This is an obvious but under used skill. Read all of the newsletters, bulletins and company emails that pass by your desk. Ask lots of questions.

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PA Confidential

Practically Perfect PA

As assistants we are trusted with confidential information on a regular basis, we see our boss’ emails, we open their post and we often hear private details about other members of staff. The following steps should make this clear: a) Mark the email as ‘confidential’, you can do this in the email options tab.

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