Executive Leadership Support Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Black History Month Interview Series. Her executives range between Presidents and Sales and Marketing leaders, which has given her the opportunity to learn and know the business at different levels and perspectives. Current art projects that I am focused on are making spiritual art, dolls, and writing poems and children’s plays.

Interviewing 130

Interviewing Self Esteem Confidence Health 130

Success

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

You’ll need to learn lots of different skills, and it will be a long haul. Graham consistently observes businesspeople and other leaders she admires so she can learn from them and identify the characteristics that make them successful. Learn continuously. It can take decades to reach a leadership position.” Be observant.

UPS 317

UPS Mentoring Networking Interviewing 317

Executive Leadership Support Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Black History Month Interview Series. During the discussion, we asked Marcia to share one thing that she’s learned from Jamika over their nine-year partnership. For example, Jamika is a self-proclaimed email hoarder, and at the time of this interview, she had 25,492 emails in her inbox! Stand Up and Stand Out.

Interviewing 130

Interviewing 2018 Administrative Professionals Goals 130

Executive Leadership Support Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Earlier this year, Team ELS had an opportunity to interview Monique Helstrom, speaker, activator, and un-locker of human potential, on effective communication. Team ELS is super excited to offer its followers a chance to learn more about Monique and how she has evolved into the person she is today. I started to learn.

Interviewing 130

Interviewing AT&T Stress Skills 130

Success

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Some companies may even hire a candidate with exceptional people skills but little technical knowledge, figuring that learning technical aspects is easier than learning how to work effectively in a group. Bottom line While soft skills can be challenging to teach or master, they can be learned with time and effort.

Resume 299

Resume Skills Cover Letter Customer Service 299

Allwork

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Virtual meetings have changed how we present ourselves to work colleagues, but sometimes the image we project is far from reality. Many remote workers have learned to create a facade — concealing the real state of their home offices. It is common for people to depict their professional selves as being highly-organized and tidy.

2020 289

2020 Clothes Environment Home Office 289

Executive Leadership Support Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Black History Month Interview Series. Because there’s so much to learn about wine, I’ve continued doing self-study in my downtime. While it’s important for all Americans to learn from our (collective) painful history, Black History Month should also be a celebration of Black resilience and Black joy.

Interviewing 130

Interviewing 2020 Restaurants 2018 130

Success

AUGUST 18, 2023

Machines can’t learn In order to understand why AI can’t (or shouldn’t) replace humans, you have to understand how machine learning works. The thing is, machines don’t actually learn. Basically, the machines look at large amounts of data and learn how to make predictions based on patterns in the data. Gunkel, Ph.D.,

Policies 246

Policies Interviewing Google Training 246

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

  Today, I'll share another Product/Program Promotion: Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned.    Keep reading for my interview with Cena Block -- the Mom-Preneur Clarity. We'll be discussing what she learned as she launched her 5-week Group Coaching Program.   Any big lessons learned?

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Learning PowerPoint Promotion 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

  Today, I'll share another Product/Program Promotion: Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned.    Keep reading for my interview with Cena Block -- the Mom-Preneur Clarity. We'll be discussing what she learned as she launched her 5-week Group Coaching Program.   Any big lessons learned?

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Learning PowerPoint Promotion 100

Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion. Before you begin working with your first freelancer, it’s a good idea to have project management strategies in place to help you make the most of their expertise.

Management 299

Management 2020 Agencies Project Management 299

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

There are so many new learning opportunities and amazing speakers to look forward to! 4 Hands-On Learning Labs: Roll up your sleeves and engage yourself in 1 of 4 topics ranging from creating a career portfolio to goal setting and professional branding. Your facilitator will walk you through step-by-step as you work on your project.

Interviewing 170

Interviewing Administrative Professionals Social Media Training 170

Allwork

MAY 15, 2023

This month, the graduating class of 2023 will bid farewell to a rather extraordinary college experience — having endured an unforeseen worldwide pandemic, an unexpected switch to remote learning, skyrocketing inflation and housing costs, not to mention cascades of tech sector layoffs. It may also lead to a full-time job offer.

2023 264

2023 Job Hunting Cover Letter 2021 264

Admin Awards

JANUARY 19, 2021

I learned about Black Admin Magic, Nadine’s organization while working the Polls this year with an Executive Assistant who was a proud member of the organization, which I had never heard of before. I reached out to Nadine to learn more, and am excited to share my interview with you. Never stop learning!

Interviewing 98

Interviewing Administrative Professionals 2020 Gifts 98

Success

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Experts talk about the benefits of productive procrastination , which is a fancy way to say that when you are working on a big project, your mind needs time to wander. Projects inevitably require your best thinking quickly, whether you are building a new sales strategy, updating your website or solving a customer issue.

2019 246

2019 2017 Interviewing Stress 246

Allwork

JULY 14, 2023

Handling rejection, especially in the worksphere, is incredibly uncomfortable and difficult; it’s best to not dwell and to just move on, but to also use it as an opportunity to learn and upskill. Job seekers should be cautious about the companies they choose to work for or interview with.

Mentoring 246

Mentoring Skills Networking Interviewing 246

Allwork

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Understanding Customers (and Innovation) In a recent interview with the Danish innovation agency ReD Associates, management guru Roger Martin (one of the world’s leading voices on corporate innovation) offers an interesting entry point for this conversation. The why of human behavior is where Big Data and machine learning can come up short.

Interviewing 173

Interviewing Agencies Learning UPS 173

Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Introducing Product/Program Promotion: Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned.    I'm interviewing various industry experts and asking them about their product or program launches.  Thank you for your willingness to share some of your mistakes and lessons learned so that others could benefit!

Promotion 100

Promotion Learning Interviewing 2002 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I’ve written four blog posts on interview questions specific to PAs, EAs and Administrative Assistants and they are all extremely popular so I thought I’d add another ten questions that I have been asked at various interviews over the years and my answers. I would like to manage a team at some point and lead projects.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Job Hunting Skills AT&T 100

Success

JUNE 15, 2022

“At a time when the city was ready to burn itself to the ground, the kids stepped out and changed attitudes among themselves and their community,” Coach Herman Boone said in an interview included in the movie’s DVD. You can become more flexible in your thinking if you… Keep learning. Think beyond your role. Taking on more.

2018 317

2018 Agenda Social Media Learning 317

Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

On the day of her book launch for I Suck at Relationships So You Don’t Have To and the season seven premiere of RHONY , Frankel’s schedule started off with getting hair and makeup done for an on-camera interview, followed by a phone interview. BF: Ellen DeGeneres gave me two great pieces of advice.

2015 278

2015 Lifestyle Interviewing AT&T 278

On The Job

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

I interviewed a lot of so-called productivity gurus, but most really aren’t,” he says. In his new book chronicling his project, Bailey says he found some of the most helpful advice came from successful executives. His conclusion: Much of the productivity advice out there is bunk. “I Living in isolation for 10 days.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Email Learning UPS 100

Success

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Now, the living rooms Taing shares with his husband in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and New York City are for sitting or being interviewed for stories at 1 a.m.—since First there was a consumer-to-consumer marketplace similar to Craigslist, then an online tutoring company, then a career coaching and interview prep platform. “By Far from it.

Gifts 289

Gifts 2015 Interviewing Purchasing 289

Success

MAY 19, 2023

Or your team has worked for months on a new project. You’ve just encountered a major obstacle, and now completing the project will be a lot more expensive and take much longer than you initially planned on. According to a Harvard Business Review interview with Don Moore, Ph.D.,

UPS 279

UPS Confidence Goals 2015 279

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Introducing Product/Program Promotion: Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned.    Occasionally, I'll interview industry experts and ask them about their product or program launches.    Before I get into the interview, let me tell you a little about this amazing woman.  Now you can!

Promotion 100

Promotion Interviewing Learning Mentoring 100

Workplace Insight

APRIL 3, 2024

Algorithmic management (AM) suggests a significant shift in the way research projects are conducted and can enable projects to operate at larger scale and efficiency. This suggests that AM may enable projects to scale but also requires technical infrastructures that stand-alone projects may find difficult to develop.

Policies 59

Policies Interviewing Management Learning 59

Success

MARCH 4, 2024

Ian’s cousin, who knew Tonya from college, attempted to be a matchmaker for the pair, but he soon learned it wasn’t going to be an easy match. But she softened to the idea of connecting with him when she learned that, like her, Ian was from the Midwest (they were living in Washington, D.C., I don’t want to meet him.”

Travel 264

Travel Agencies 2005 AT&T 264

Success

APRIL 5, 2023

I was also pregnant with my fourth child, had two kids attempting the hot mess that was remote learning, a husband stealing parts of my desk for his Zoom calls and about all the chaos possible. In a recent KinderCare Learning Companies study with Harris Poll, 41% of participants said hybrid models are ideal, an increase of 5% from 2022.

Sprint 311

Sprint 2017 2022 Learning 311

Success

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As such, it can be learned over time to unleash the power of your own personal development. His positive outlook, internal motivation and camaraderie with the students proved so valuable that within three months, we adjusted our budgets to bring him on full time as a project manager. Emotional intelligence is a skill.

International 312

International Customer Service Skills Suppliers 312

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 22, 2013

Most managers will hire professional consultants for business improvement projects but will ask their assistants to make changes to the fundamental administrative structures without instruction or training. I was able to learn some of the tools they used which have been really invaluable. the project goals.

Suppliers 100

Suppliers Project Management Training Management 100

Allwork

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

AI can help companies hire the right employees, take over the interview process, and power today’s chatbots — which enable HR departments to spend less time answering basic questions. The artificial intelligence (AI) industry’s market size is projected to reach $997.77

Budget 321

Budget Customer Service Interviewing 2023 321

Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

  Braintrust focuses on high-end IT projects and works with an impressive list of large corporations.  For those who want to learn more, Harvard Business School's Future of Work project has an excellent podcast interview with the founders of Braintrust. We hope so.

2016 205

2016 2014 2015 Interviewing 205

Office Dynamics

JULY 20, 2019

I highlighted the many professional and personal development focuses that I have learned from Office Dynamics resources, conference, team, and owner – Ms. What skills do assistants need to develop to project empowerment and to feel empowered? Joan Burge. . Confident communication. Decision making. Risk-taking. Persuasion.

Administrative Professionals 209

Administrative Professionals Confidence Skills Goals 209

Success

MAY 1, 2023

Gone are the days when job applicants scrambled to update their privacy settings and delete compromising photos of party nights from their social accounts before a job interview. Most of us are used to spending hours on social media, going down a rabbit hole to learn more about a person.

Social Media 264

Social Media Resume Job Hunting Cover Letter 264

Admin Awards

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

To read this interview in Executive Support Magazine visit: [link] Sunny Nunan is the CEO and Founder of the Admin Awards in the USA, created in honor of her mother, a life-long administrative professional Can we start with a little background information? What have you learned about the administrative profession from running the awards?

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Administrative Professionals Medical 2012 52

Ian's Messy Desk

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

You’ve landed an interview. With these 4 P’s, you’ll increase your chances of a successful interview. Preparation is the first step toward a good interview. Keep those things in mind during your interview and take opportunities to demonstrate how you will meet them. Write down questions an interviewer might ask.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Confidence Skills Learning 100

Success

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In an effort to sound gracefully diplomatic during a grad school interview, I found myself referencing that particular experience in terms of “teachable moments,” a buzzy phrase I’d never used before in my life that suddenly made a lot of sense. My boss’s lackluster interest in my projects and work made me realize I needed to manage myself.

Gossip 290

Gossip 2016 Management Training 290