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Donald Kelly—The Sales Evangelist—Is Out to Create a Community of World-Class Sellers

Success

That person is not going to pick up the phone and make that call because they’ve already defeated themselves in their belief system,” Kelly says. For example, most sellers send emails, make phone calls or write LinkedIn messages to prospective clients. “That belief leads to negative habits, and those negative habits limit us.”.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Any co-worker checking social media notifications instead of reading employee emails qualifies as online procrastination. Technology-related procrastination is relatively easy to stop by implementing a no-phone policy during the workday. How can you remedy this issue at your organization?

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Confidence is key for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Having low self-esteem or confidence issues can be a real challenge in life, particularly in the office and particularly for assistants. From my experience I had to know how to manage diaries and emails, organise travel, work with Microsoft Office and be a strong gatekeeper for my Executive.

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Problems With No-Shows, SOLVED!

Virtual Moxie

We live in a world where you can’t move an inch without bumping into someone with a mobile phone. If someone doesn’t show up as planned, exactly 11 minutes later, I email something like this: I’m sorry you weren’t able to keep our appointment Firstname, and genuinely hope you’re ok! Let me know if you’d like to reschedule.

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How to Deal with a Condescending Boss

Eat Your Career

Tone can be difficult to read over email and over the phone. Does he have a self-esteem issue that causes him to put others down so he can feel better about himself? Email this to a friend? Again, let’s give your boss the benefit of the doubt: Maybe you’re misinterpreting the tone. Call Attention to It.

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The Little Engine That Could.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I know that is easier said than done because low self esteem may be the roadblock. I found this link to the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale which has some questions we can ask ourselves to see where we are on the self esteem scale. Now that’s positive self talk. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. (for

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Not Just a Secretary

Office Dynamics

My self-esteem grew by leaps and bounds as I became more active in IAAP. Take that time to ask questions about his meetings, are there any action items you can follow up on from the meetings, are there any impending phone calls or situations you need to be aware of, can you create a template for his staff meeting agenda.

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