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Lack of emotional intelligence brings out the worst version of you

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iaap #increaseEI. Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict. Join me on Wednesday, January 7 at 1 p.m.

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

Being a member of IAAP is a great place! Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. She is Poet Laureate for the Town of Danville; a frequent contributor to the Northern California IAAP Chapter newsletter and a member of its Newsletter Committee.

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

Being a member of IAAP is a great place! Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. She is Poet Laureate for the Town of Danville; a frequent contributor to the Northern California IAAP Chapter newsletter and a member of its Newsletter Committee.

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What Are You Thankful For?

The Office Professionals Place

I am thankful that I have my “workplace mental health&#. ’ In order to maintain workplace mental health(yes, workplace mental health- home mental health is a totally different subject) Some ways to maintain workplace mental health are: take breaks, meditate, and get organized in order to stay productive. .’

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Hearing the Message

Office Dynamics

And I finally heard the message when Joan shared her post with us about taking time to take care of her health and well-being. Me: [Long Pause as I process what she has just said, and I have HEARD ] Oh. I miss me, too. I’m not sure where I went. The message wasn’t just about self-care. To me the message was, Pay Attention!

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Winter Blues

Laughing all the Way to Work

The other night I went to a fundraising event that IAAP [1] were participating in for our local childrens' hospital called Trees of Hope. IAAP's tree was decorated with things like CDs, pens, large paperclips. Tags: winter health cold energy. Christmas is around the corner! There was a group singing carols.

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Handling Ethical Issues in the Workplace

Office Dynamics

Lisa Olsen is passionate about the administrative career and encourages assistants to be “relationship engineers” She currently is the Executive Coordinator/Office Manager at Dignity Health and is the Co-Founder of Admin to Admin – providing resources, workshops and retreats for assistants.