Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

Often referred to as a dying breed, let me explain. Executives want strategic business partners, which by the way, was acknowledged 20 years ago and now is being referred to more than ever. Regarding the assistants referred to in the article who are 50 and older having difficulties finding jobs. She is living it up.

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Success

AUGUST 10, 2022

People who see the glass as half-full are certainly happier than the pessimists of the world, and learning to think positively is worthwhile. Although the potential power of his idea clearly energized James (he often referred to it as “bottled lightning”), it was years ahead of its time and received scant attention from his fellow academics.

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Success

AUGUST 3, 2021

That’s why many business leaders are turning to the Enneagram, a personality tool with ancient roots, to learn more about their employees and how to best equip them for success. Twos are sometimes referred to as the office “mom” or “dad” because of their warm dispositions and tendency to know what’s going on in everyone’s personal lives.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 5, 2017

No, I’m not referring to the holiday season. I know how busy the end of the year gets and these activities are non-negotiables for me. As a result, I’ve learned how to avoid them and how to create goals that really work. I’d like to invite you to learn more about my goal setting process in this month’s free webinar.

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

I’m hoping by sharing my list, folks reading it will have another reference. Last Updated: 2020.11.05 There are far too many books out there than any of us have time to read and fully digest. Add to that podcasts and blogs, and you know you’ll have to be picky! I aim to update this list annually.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 6, 2017

If you missed them, take a peek here: 3 Reasons to Never Skip Salary Negotiation When Accepting a New Job. Did you know that you have the most leverage for negotiation before you get hired? News & World Repot and Ivy Exec’s Executive Perspective’s over the past week. To overcome that, consider these strategies.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

You believe you should be able to learn something on the first try. You shutter when someone refers to you as an expert or wants to put you in the spotlight. She has spoken candidly about her challenges with imposter syndrome and how she negotiated the feelings of fraud. Then, as you learn things, you can make modifications.

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Success

MAY 20, 2022

Make it explicit that you want to learn everything you can about them in short order,” Gage says. When a client comes to me and asks for a service outside my area of focus, I refer them to one of my partners, with whom I have a pre-negotiated referral fee. Then call up past business partners, employers and employees.”

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Learn more about it and access links to other articles in the series here. Negotiation. Etiquette can influence your ability to negotiate effectively. Conversely, demonstrating proper etiquette in the negotiation process provides unspoken—even subconscious—leverage. This article is part of a series.

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The Persistent Assistant

JANUARY 6, 2020

Simply put, the Fourth Industrial Revolution refers to how technologies like artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and the internet of things are merging with humans’ physical lives. Negotiation. Think of voice-activated assistants, facial ID recognition or digital health-care sensors. Complex Problem Solving. Critical Thinking.

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Page Personnel

MAY 26, 2021

As long as contractors take the essential step and learn how to build out a pipeline of freelance jobs and opportunities, working in this way provides a lot of flexibility that can’t be found with permanent jobs. Virtually any contracting professional who has the right experience for a company can negotiate a favourable rate.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

For some employees, the ability to act with integrity and demonstrate ethical behavior is strong and feels very natural; others need some practice sharpening their ethical radar and learn ‘how to think first about how to react’ to achieve the best outcome. Give me an hour.”. Can I get back to you?

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 14, 2020

If you are trying to squeeze in time to peruse resumes here and there, or call references between meetings, the hiring process can stretch out for weeks or even months longer than it needs to. Contact us today to learn more and find the right assistant for you. And in the meantime, you’re trying to work without an assistant.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2016

I’m not referring to full-blown, yelling at each other. As more companies embrace collaboration, you must learn to work with other people and truly become a team player to get the work done and help your organization be more competitive. There are times when you should not negotiate but instead, you must walk away.

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 9, 2011

Wikipedia defines procrastination this way: “Procrastination refers to the act of replacing high-priority actions with tasks of low-priority, and thus putting off important tasks to a later time.&#. When nagging deadlines confront you head on, learn to negotiate. Want an alternative to the GTD Method of David Allen?

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Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

As enlightened as I think I am on issues around discrimination, I learned a great deal from speaking with Spencer, Aaisha, Melba, and several other Black colleagues who preferred to remain anonymous. After negotiations with one organization, I ended up agreeing to the initial salary offered (knowing the position called for considerably more).

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The Marq

OCTOBER 10, 2019

You need to have a regular schedule that's non-negotiable and dedicated to this activity. To warm up, I re-read and edit a blog post I’m working on, if there is one, or read my Idea Box and refer to the list of blog topics there. What am I learning that’s worth recommending and why? Just kidding! Below are the details.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Cherie DeChenne from Pacific Northwest National Lab in Richmond WA said regarding this conference, “ You won’t be distracted, yet really be involved in learning here. Frederique Perol from SAP France Holding, found this conference by searching for administrative reference books online at Amazon. It’s very engaging, energetic and fun.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Cherie DeChenne from Pacific Northwest National Lab in Richmond WA said regarding this conference, “ You won’t be distracted, yet really be involved in learning here. Frederique Perol from SAP France Holding, found this conference by searching for administrative reference books online at Amazon. It’s very engaging, energetic and fun.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

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.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 15, 2013

If your boss has the time, energy, and is okay with you moving on to another job, department, or leaving them and are happy to refer you and help you in every way they can, you have a a great personal rapport with your boss. It also gives them a chance to write you a reference letter, prep your department, etc.

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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.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

When I refer to “talking too much”, the usual suspect is, of course, the blog. That was the biggest lesson I learned by taming the 10th monkey. Since the lesson is learned, I think it’s safe to make a short recap of what I actually did during October. And, most important, learn to laugh at it, instead of controlling the outcome.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

As you become more established and learn to network well and brand yourself through social media, you'll find that headhunters and recruiters will call you in hopes of poaching you. If you say you're willing to negotiate for the right role, at least talks can continue. It comes down to an issue of timing and a numbers game.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

Be willing to do anything and learn a lot of different skill sets and software programs so you are indispensable. If you don't know, try everything and learn what you DON'T like so you can make better decisions. If you are their #1 candidate, you have some power by how much they court you or negotiate with you.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 13, 2010

In all emails with other assistants we started referring to our bosses by initials only. Aside from that, I use it for many reasons, but largely, I want to have my resume online so I can connect with people and have them learn about me should they so desire. Is he there?”) Utilize LinkedIn, especially for the same reason as above.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 22, 2011

  Learn how to recognize your signs of stress and put actions into place to eliminate it. Schedule some uninterrupted, non negotiable down time for yourself. Example: Try making a list of all the four-letter words (more than 120 of them) that refer to the human body. Thanks to Maria Marsala of Elevating Your Business.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The term ‘business overhead’ refers to the general cost of running a business; this can include carrying an inventory, supplies, staff and premises. In this economy, every price is negotiable. The money that leaves a small business is often taken up with overheads that are necessary for the day to day running of the business.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

I can refer you to Joe Whoever. You see, this isn’t a negotiation. You see, this isn’t a negotiation. Although I learned long ago NOT to drop everything and do it. But something I learned long ago too was to charge for those rush jobs. He might be able to help you out with this. THAT’S AWESOME.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

So, I learned the rules , implemented them and become successful. That we “learned&# something. Assess – Decide – Do In A Nutshell Assessment is the state in which you analyze, compare, learn and store your experiences. Never really knew why this would happen, actually, it was just a thing I knew. Absolutely.

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BioTeams

JULY 31, 2005

Team Ground Rules capture succinctly the non-negotiable membership behaviour rules for being a ‘good standing member’ of the team. As well as addressing the problems of staleness this is also crucial in terms of organisational learning. References. The second barrier to pests and parasites is team ground rules.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Plus, complaining about pay in a situation where you typically negotiate your own pay is a bit tacky. Be the person they can turn to for solutions to their problems, even if you have to refer them to someone else. Unless you’re a pro at cold-calling, you’re going to want to learn how to network the right way. Help them instead.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

How else will they ever learn that boring can lose them the people they work with? Sometimes I think people are afraid to be loose even in a business phone conversation because we’ve been taught to “negotiate,&# "keep up your guard,&# don’t show your hand.&# I would say that is being a teacher. Just be you.

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