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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. Best practices for standing up for yourself.

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Reviewing Your Administrative Career

Office Dynamics

Having one binder or online file of past performance evaluations, thank you notes and emails from coworkers, clients, etc., When I returned home from the conference, I polished up my portfolio and will continue to add to it. You were hired for a reason…remind them (and yourself) why with a career portfolio and by reviewing your career.

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Pre-boarding Can Set Up New Hires For Lasting Success

Allwork

What happens between that first impression up to the employee’s first day is also paramount and has lasting implications, but it’s typically ignored. . Nearly 33% of new hires look for a new job within their first six months on the job, according to the Harvard Business Review. This time period includes the pre-boarding stage. .

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On Performance Reviews, Mindfulness and Redefining What It Means to ‘Make It’

Success

The first sunrise of a three-day weekend cheers up a company man like few others. My company’s human resources team says they’ve studied the optimal time to send performance reviews. I picked him up and made a goofy laugh in his face, which caused him to laugh in my face. I un-velcroed my son’s baby sandals. In the past year.

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Ep 247: Email Management for Executive Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

In this chapter, I cover tactics for managing your own email inbox, as well as your executive’s. Of course, I’d love to hear your email tips and tricks as I’m always down to get more efficient and productive, so please reach out! LEADERSHIP QUOTE Email is the gateway drug of work; Slack is the crack.

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Calm App Review: Is It Worth the Subscription Fee?

Success

It only takes about a minute to set up, and you will immediately see personalized meditation sessions to get you started. Mood check-ins, daily email prompts and a brand new navigation system all assist in keeping you—and Calm’s library of resources—organized and ready at any time of the day or night. Where the Calm app could improve.

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Elevating Your Role As An Executive Assistant

ProAssisting Blog

That said, use your emotional intelligence to understand when and how to bring up such ideas and concerns. If you find the right timing, can discern your principal’s openness at that time, AND come armed with a solution or highlight an issue they hadn’t considered, they will sit up and take notice.

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