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What Are Soft Skills? 12 Examples to Benefit You Personally & Professionally

Success

These skills are often learned in college, trade schools or job training. For instance, a salesperson’s ability to communicate persuasively can lead to more successful client negotiations. Once the domain of international sales and trade, this skill is now essential within any team or organization.

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

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You’re in a meeting—perhaps learning about a new company initiative or listening to a boss who wasn’t happy with your team’s performance—and you have something to say, but then you just… don’t. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

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A Manual for Dealing with Rejection

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These instances are often painful, but many moments of rejection are opportunities for learning, notes Susan Heathfield, an organizational development consultant since 1987. You can only accomplish these two tasks: learning and responding to the intended message. In 1976, he founded Tom Hopkins International Inc.,

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3 important transferable skills for your career

Page Personnel

Related: How to negotiate salary: 8 tips you need to know Transferable skills are innate abilities you’ve acquired in work environments and non-work situations such as volunteering, additional study, and education, groups, and clubs such as sports. Doing so will put you in a much stronger position for the future jobs you’ll be applying for.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Will you share your learning with other Assistants thus increasing the ROI? Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. Internal & External Training. Support for an Internal PA Network.

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How Freelancing Can Help Start Your Business

Productivity Bits

Negotiating. Freelancers, however, must negotiate price, deadlines, and other details of their jobs all the time. As a result, freelancers are masters of professional development–eager to learn and willing to abandon outdated ways. Subsequently, freelancers become skilled at self-promotion. Versatility.

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Have You Reached A Career Plateau? How to Regain Control

Office Dynamics

We may feel under-appreciated, wish our job was more challenging, or have lost out on a promotion. Offer to help coordinate a “lunch and learn” session, or an after-hours network of your peers. Ask questions to assess degrees of urgency, and practice negotiating timelines or redirecting requests. Feeling underutilized?

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