Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the quest for sustainable urban development, the global community is making significant inroads through international collaborations and agreements. Incredibly this is first time such an agreement has been reached in 28 years of international climate negotiations, surely a cause for celebration.

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Environment Collaborate Finance Agenda 52

Workplace Insight

JUNE 19, 2023

There will be differences, ranging from the internal platforms they prefer to appropriate office etiquette. Customise To shift understanding to action, internal communicators need to create space for region or country-led culture development. Of course, there are non-negotiables of culture that also require nuanced understanding.

Time Zones 52

Time Zones Etiquette Negotiating International 52

All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Cloud – As businesses make the switch to cloud computing, collaboration between internal team members and external clients alike occurs daily. It doesn’t have the ability to negotiate a contract or the creativity that’s needed to think outside the box. A computer can’t persuade someone to buy a product or service.

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Administrative Professionals Social Media 2025 Mentoring 98

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

Time out of the office can improve creative thinking and problem solving, it also provides an opportunity to meet new people that can help with resources and connections. External networking will broaden the playing fields. Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. Internal & External Training. Magazine Subscriptions.

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Business Cards International Training Networking 100

Office Dynamics

JUNE 20, 2013

CFOs also were asked, " Which of the following types of skills training are you likely to invest in for your internal accounting and finance staff in the next two years? Providing employees with the tools to become better communicators, consensus builders and negotiators should be a priority for any organization.". None of these.

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Skills Finance 2013 2008 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Ask questions to assess degrees of urgency, and practice negotiating timelines or redirecting requests. Shelagh Donnelly is the founder and publisher of Exceptional EA ( [link] ), an online resource for administrative professionals that’s read in more than 130 countries. Assistants spend much of their time taking care of others’ needs.

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Mentoring Administrative Professionals Negotiating Budget 100

Admin Awards

APRIL 24, 2020

Small and midsize companies, in particular, sometimes need help managing a Facebook page or Twitter feed and may not have the resources to hire a social media specialist for the office. You may also be the go-to person internally. For more information, including career resources and industry research, visit roberthalf.com.

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Skills Administrative Professionals Social Media Microsoft Word 40

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2013

Events can be expensive especially if they are for team building or internal training. What resources do we have / what can be utilised? Do you need additional resources such as a venue finding agency to help? How to negotiate when planning an event. Why are you holding an event? Instead of another form of communication.

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Agenda Staples Budget Negotiating 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others. Human Resources. Jennifer Corcoran is an Office Manager with 20 years’ admin/PA experience working with Senior Executives at international level. Interpret administrative and operating policies and procedures. Business Continuity Planning Co-ordinator. Risk Management.

Social Media 100

Social Media Fax Skills Suppliers 100

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 5, 2010

Perhaps after some smart negotiating you can have it worked into the budget for future years. This is a great way to expand your admin network and just because they aren’t local doesn’t mean they won’t be there when you need to call upon some help from your peers.

Networking 100

Networking AEAP IAAP Negotiating 100

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 5, 2010

Perhaps after some smart negotiating you can have it worked into the budget for future years. This is a great way to expand your admin network and just because they aren’t local doesn’t mean they won’t be there when you need to call upon some help from your peers.

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Networking AEAP IAAP Training 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Fortunately, they were able to waive it and we only lost our $500 deposit. It is always worth asking.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Get on a bus and negotiate your arrival later. know everything we need to know about point B, but we’re unable to foster the necessary resources to get there. Yet, we almost never get on a bus, ready to negotiate our arrival later on. And then went on with our lives. Get on that train and figure it out while you’re on it.

Expenses 40

Expenses Negotiating 2011 Twitter 40

Small Business Labs

MAY 6, 2010

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses?   We're - well let's just say we're not that. 

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2010 Retirement 2020 2005 100

Small Business CEO

JULY 6, 2011

One company outsourced its IT, negotiating excellent rates. If a project does not support your business strategy, why are you spending money and resources on it? Is the outsourcer the best resource for the project? Did you sign up for outsourcing figuring you could forget about IT? Ignore the management of IT at your own risk.

Purchasing 40

Purchasing PDF Negotiating Equipment 40

Small Business CEO

MAY 5, 2010

Supplement with consultants for functions that don’t need a full time resource, or where flexibility or skill level is key. Design an internal web page that displays your key business performance indicators. Identify contracts and negotiate rates before they automatically renew.

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Fax Payroll PDF Negotiating 40

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

Being a personal or executive assistant is a career in itself, with the right drive and ambition you can carve out a highly rewarding working life as an invaluable support resource. My first true events project was for an internal communications conference and summer party for 200 people. But what if you don’t find it enough for you?

Project Management 195

Project Management Mentoring Negotiating Skills 195

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

Being a personal or executive assistant is a career in itself, with the right drive and ambition you can carve out a highly rewarding working life as an invaluable support resource. My first true events project was for an internal communications conference and summer party for 200 people. But what if you don’t find it enough for you?

Project Management 195

Project Management Mentoring Negotiating Skills 195

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

This week’s question also comes from an international/non USA reader! It also costs a lot to hire someone else because finding the time to find the right person and training them is expensive in energy, manpower, resources, and money. They write. “Hi Hi there, I just stumbled upon your blog today and am glad that I've done so!

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Agencies Temping Skills Management 40

Brilliantly Better

JANUARY 11, 2012

I browse through my internal database again, only to get the same result: I definitely don’t know this guy. Sometimes, we just need a balanced interaction between our goals and our resources. It’s way better to negotiate your goals every once in a while. The toile door was open, so he must’ve already been there, I think.

Goals 40

Goals Negotiating International UPS 40

Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Whether you have an internal share folder or use Google Drive, declare a location to track all information and save important files. Don’t be afraid to negotiate. The biggest negotiation mistake in event planning is focusing solely on price. 2) Send out meeting materials (pdf of presentation, list of resources, etc.)

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Agenda Negotiating Holidays PDF 66

BioTeams

JULY 31, 2005

The more sophisticated the nervous system is the more external triggers it can respond to, the more internal states it can sustain and the wider its vocabulary of communications with its external environment. This network includes all the teams members and partners, internal and external, individuals and organisations.

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Ergonomics Networking Environment AT&T 52

Ideas.Ted

OCTOBER 28, 2021

For two weeks this November, world leaders and national negotiators will meet in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss what to do about climate change. It’s a complex process that can be hard to make sense of from the outside, but it’s how international law and institutions help solve problems that no single country can fix on its own.

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Negotiating 2021 2015 2025 102

Success

MARCH 4, 2024

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In By Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton Everyone needs to have negotiation skills. Most people think of negotiation as an “us-versus-them” situation. Dignan presents his ideas in an accessible manner with worksheets, checklists and questionnaires to help.

UPS 290

UPS Social Media Etiquette Health 290

Success

AUGUST 3, 2021

These benefits make it tempting to want to “type” your co-worker, but Enneagram teacher and coach Casey McCollum , who helps executives and leaders of organizations improve their team dynamics through the Enneagram, emphasizes that observed behavior and internal motivations are not the same.

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Environment Gossip Negotiating Salary 306

Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

I would like to say that it was a sudden enlightenment, an internal breakthrough which led me to an epiphany, but it wasn’t. Facts Analysis When you analyze facts, you leave away the internal “fog”. Maybe you think you’re a brilliant negotiator, but that may be just an inconsistent cloud in your ego. I know that first hand.

2010 40

2010 Health AT&T Skills 40

Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

“If there is truly no internal way to influence change from the EA seat, leaving can be a very powerful way to preserve oneself.” In brief, each employee was assigned a day to serve as Chief Morale Officer and help boost the morale of coworkers — from the CEO to interns.

Administrative Professionals 40

Administrative Professionals AT&T Retirement Environment 40

Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

Day 17 – Cleaning Up And Getting Fancy Spent the day mostly cleaning up the code, ditching some old trials (used a TableHeaderView separated nib at some point and that cluttered a little bit both the code and the resources – nib files – in the Interface Builder). No more arguing or negotiating, I just started to code it.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Learning Promotion 40