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What Are 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence & How Do They Shape Your Future?

Success

Mastering the components of emotional intelligence makes relationship-building easier, both personally and professionally, and is critical to developing effective leadership skills. Emotional intelligence is a skill. As such, it can be learned over time to unleash the power of your own personal development.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

You uncover outsourcing talent the same way you find employees: by networking in person or online, asking for recommendations and interviewing carefully. When you start talking to a potential outsourcing hire, make sure the person understands your business, your needs and possesses the necessary skills. Who you gonna call?

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

Over the years, I’d developed contacts, partners and skills, and I had the industry reputation necessary to put together a contract this big. I was caught in the middle of a scandal, between one supplier and thousands of people I made promises to. It wasn’t just my money, either. I hope you don’t have to start over like me.

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The benefits of working abroad for Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

When I decided to move to Barcelona and start working for a small and young events company I thought the new stuff I would learn and the experiences I would have would look great on my CV. I also thought, this experience would help if I wanted to get a different job outside of the PA industry because I had lots of new skills.

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Feeling like a fraud at work

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve thrown myself into a few situations where I have felt totally out of my depth, questioned my entire career and skill set and basically wanted to crawl back into bed and hide. You are here because you aced an interview, that your Executive and your Organisation saw something in that makes you awesome. Why are you here?

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News from Assist 2016

Practically Perfect PA

Join Jonathan Bradshaw as he explores his company’s rich archive of behavioural research and uncovers insights, as well as practical tips, tools and techniques, on how to improve your performance as an Assistant by communicating more effectively with suppliers, customers, colleagues and most importantly your Executive.

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Day in the life: Torsten Maerz, PA at Deutsche Bank

Practically Perfect PA

Since my boss travels a lot, I take care of his travel expenses and supplier invoices. I then had to find suitable alternatives to get him there on time, all while speaking with the event manager to see how to amend the schedule, and at the same time dealing with another colleague to change a planned media interview.