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Why I Negotiated for a 4-Day Workweek Instead of a Raise

Success

A bonus day for self-development was a gift: It would afford me time to work on passion projects, like my novel and freelance writing, and encourage me to spend more time outdoors (some weekdays—working from home—I wasn’t leaving the house at all). The post Why I Negotiated for a 4-Day Workweek Instead of a Raise appeared first on SUCCESS.

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You’re Overthinking It—These 4 Simple Self-Improvement Hacks Will Change Your Life

Success

So, when I received the gift of a planner that had big boxes for each day, I simply jotted down my total minutes spent moving or doing something active in the corresponding box on each date. I’ve learned that making things as easy as possible really matters,” she adds. At first, I started with a 5.

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How to Put Your Employees’ Well-Being First

Success

Others are negotiating a hybrid schedule with a few days in-office. Because more than anything, employees want to use their intrinsic gifts to make a difference. During those talks, learn what you can about the projects they’re working on, how they use their strengths and what’s happening in their personal lives.

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Ep 159: Nellie Jacob – Longtime Executive Assistant and Strengths Coach

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

She loved reading, collected National Geographic magazines, and absorbed information about everything at a rate that made it difficult to keep up with if you didn’t like learning. If you send business gifts to employees, clients or sales prospects, Goody is a game changer. Go here to start gifting today !

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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

And I learned. Wow, did I learn about show business, about being a working woman, about making hard choices, and about life. Neither of us dared to think our work together would last for 25 years which leads me to one of the first lessons I learned. Theatre is a collaborative art and I learned that so too, is the workplace.

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On the Selling of Souls: Where Do YOU Draw the Line?

Eat Your Career

I want to demand that who I am is non-negotiable and the world must simply adapt. And those little cracks…they are the lines we draw for ourselves, the ones we learn to never cross again. You must be ruthless in your negotiation. The question has weighed on me for days. No one can tell you where the line lives.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

CPD – Active learning in relation to both hard and soft skills. Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards – for e.g. Gifts and Entertainment Policy. Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others. Multiple Hats i.e. Fire Marshall / First Aider / Learning Champion. Risk Management.