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Trust Me on This: Building a Business Clients Love

Tips From T. Marie

As someone who has provided services remotely for going on seventeen years, I’ve learned a bit about just how important building trust is when you’re running a small home business. Why Trust Is Non-Negotiable Imagine going on a first date and your companion spends the entire time on their phone.

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Emerging Technologies for Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

Becoming comfortable with using cloud-based tools and learning how to test and integrate them into your repertoire allows you to stay better connected to the tools you need when you need them. Depending on the type of work you do, you may not need to use these SMAC skills immediately.

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Have You Reached A Career Plateau? How to Regain Control

Office Dynamics

If inexperience is holding you back, approach someone whose work you admire and ask him/her to mentor you. Offer to help coordinate a “lunch and learn” session, or an after-hours network of your peers. Mentor someone else, and you’ll find it’s also good for you. Manage interruptions and learn to say “no” where appropriate.

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How to Start a Mentorship Relationship Today

Eat Your Career

In my work as a career coach , I find there are several helpful resources that very few people take advantage of. Having a mentor can elevate your professional capabilities exponentially. And—added bonus—mentors are amazing people. What Exactly Is a Mentor? When Should I Get a Mentor? Who Should Be My Mentor?

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Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development is Important but Few Plan to Invest in Them

Office Dynamics

Providing employees with the tools to become better communicators, consensus builders and negotiators should be a priority for any organization.". Messmer added, "It''s a misperception that soft skills can''t be learned or honed. About Accountemps.

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Book Review: Give and Take

Productivityist

Mike offers up book reviews here at Productivityist , and he writes about other things he''s learned at People Smarter Than Me. If a giver needs to call in a favor then, they have a bigger balance of resources to draw from, and probably better results. Grant also writes about how givers negotiate better than takers.

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Answering Reader Mail: Confidential Job Hunts, Raises, Promotions & Better Projects

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I also haven’t been growing or learning anything new since Day 1 because my boss won’t give me projects. It’s such a shame that there aren’t more managers who are good mentors that help each individual grow and learn more in their roles. You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects.