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What Are 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence & How Do They Shape Your Future?

Success

We hired one young man part time to manage our website. After hours, he stuck around to help mentor students in robotics. His positive outlook, internal motivation and camaraderie with the students proved so valuable that within three months, we adjusted our budgets to bring him on full time as a project manager.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

For example: FORM – Forms LTR – Letters MEMO – Memos LBL – Labels MAP – Maps ENV – Envelopes RPT – Reports SIGN – Signs BOD – Board of Directors Keep this list of abbreviations posted where you and others who may need it can easily reference it when creating or searching for files. Some track things via Slack.

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5 Steps to Creating Your Digital Portfolio

All Things Admin

Project Management. You can also add links to projects or websites you’ve worked on if they’re appropriate to share. For instance, if you’re working on your event planning page, you might include: Checklists, templates, and forms you’ve created to make event planning easier. Work Samples or Portfolio. Certifications.

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Professional Development for Executive Assistants

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You’ll find them engaging in project management, process management, strategic research, reporting and a range of dynamic, managerial functions. In essence, EAs form a core part of leadership in their organizations and ongoing professional development helps them to excel. Project management.

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No Opportunities for Career Advancement? Do These 5 Things

All Things Admin

If you’re not happy with your options, it may be helpful to talk to a trusted advisor or mentor, or engage with a career coach to help you prepare for your next step. Talk with your manager. If you’re already meeting with your manager on a consistent basis, use the meetings as an opportunity to discuss your career path.

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Some have even gone above and beyond to personally mentor her throughout her time as an Executive Assistant – and now, Executive Business Partner! And I’ve had amazing mentors along the way. So I was very blessed in my roles that I’ve had with my C suite, that they were mentors to me. So here I am.

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Stereotypes Part 1: Age vs Experience

Who's the Real Boss?

Are you stunting an opportunity for them to develop their project management skills, because as the older assistant you couldn’t be seen to have a younger assistant deliver on something that potentially should be coming from you? Maturity comes in all forms. Maturity is often linked to age, and that’s valid.

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