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Podcast 109: Delegating

Clutter Coach

Delegating is a critical skill to master if you want to get ahead in your career. It means clearly and concisely handing off jobs to employees and mentoring them to work independently and not micromanage them. Delegation is often mentioned as not only one of the most important skills to learn, but one of the most difficult.

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What Are You Thankful For?

The Office Professionals Place

The holidays are quickly approaching and this is the time of year when we reflect on our successes and goals and also begin thinking about what we can do to reach the next level the following year. Some have lost jobs, didn’t get promotions or pay raises, or lost funding due to employer budget cuts. Tap into each others brains.

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

When he feared he was going to lose his job a couple of years ago, he launched a blog to showcase his communication skills and industry knowledge. For all the reasons sited in the article; the lack of visibility and being physically present will likely keep you off the short list for promotion. October 16, 2009 12:06 PM Anita said.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you can prove yourself as a good worker you can go up through the ranks and because they already know how you work, they are more apt to promote you. Although I was fearful to make the move and doubted my abilities, the transition has been relatively easy to make and more suited to what I am skilled to do. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 4 of 4

Service Untitled

They know how they’re doing with their service level goals, their attendance, what other types of skill set goals they have. But in terms of pursuing skill sets, some employees don’t want to pursue skill sets after a while. They’re still mentors. So they have manageable team sizes. They know their employees well.

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Resenting Your Boss & How to Overcome It

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It says a lot when your boss wants to grow you within the company and promote you. It may take some time to gain self awareness, self reflection, and self management skills, but over the years I’ve come to know a few things about myself that most likely will not waiver. I mentored other younger assistants. How did I learn this?

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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

Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. Successful executives are rarely lazy and slow if they earned their title from being promoted through hard work and not nepotism, etc. Can you work on weekends and/or holidays? This is a bad idea! You wrote: This is a bad idea!

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