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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

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Unlearning Silence by Elaine Lin Hering It’s a concept Harvard Law School lecturer Elaine Lin Hering , an expert in negotiation, influence and conflict management skills, explores in her upcoming book, Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully. Workplace environment and happiness, in some cases.

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Is job hopping the only way up the career ladder for assistants?

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Apparently, being loyal to one company doesn’t necessarily pay off (both in terms of salary and promotion) and moving from one role to another in pretty quick succession is becoming less frowned upon. It can be a lot easier to find a new role and negotiate an increased salary during the recruitment process. Download the eBook.

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Answering Reader Mail: Confidential Job Hunts, Raises, Promotions & Better Projects

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I would like to get better assignments, promoted, or get a raise before a few more years go by. You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects. In this manner, when you go into job interviews you can bring all the sales presentations or documents you put together into a portfolio to showcase your work.

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12 Tips to Boost Employee Retention

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Use the interview process to determine whether or not people are a strong fit for your organization. Identify the values that are the most important to your organization and ensure they are non-negotiable hiring requirements. . Promote wellness. As one put it, “Pursue cultural DNA alignment at all costs.”

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Answering Your Questions

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

A: I've been extremely lucky and have NOT worked for anyone difficult or nightmarish - high standards and extremely fast-paced or high-pressure environments, yes. Compared to, say, a more corporate environment where an executive assistant's career ceiling is really only that of a more senior executive assistant?

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Karen Condi – Founder of Workspace Strategies | How Property Owners Can Tap into the Coworking Boom.

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Explore the importance of wellness in workspace design and learn how to create a workspace that promotes well-being and productivity. Also, a lot of corporations do want that hybrid environment because they recognize that there’s some liability to having everybody work from home or forcing them to work from home.

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Answering Reader Mail: The Other Assistant Isn't As Qualified - Should I Express My Interest?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Any time you interview where this situation occurs you are allowed to ask very politely. Successful executives are rarely lazy and slow if they earned their title from being promoted through hard work and not nepotism, etc. This person is not bringing their assistant, and I've learned they will get the assistant to her predecessor.”

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