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Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills: What’s the Difference and Which Do I Need to Build?

Success

Job-seekers acquire these through education, training and experience. You can even quantify these job-specific competencies by means of test scores, certifications and project outcomes. But to advance over time and lead the IT department, you will want to develop the soft skills required for project management and team leadership.

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Ep 187: Jamie Vanek on Restoring Respectability to the Assistant Role

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Jamie Vanek made the unexpected career leap from teaching to construction in 2007 and discovered a passion for project management and team leadership. Jamie Vanek made the unexpected career leap from teaching to construction in 2007 and discovered a passion for project management and team leadership. LEADERSHIP QUOTE.

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Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them

Practically Perfect PA

Recently, the OpenMeet team had the pleasure of participating in the annual Practically Perfect PA Assist Conference 2017 , where we ran a few workshops on career development for assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them. The PA learning curve can be very steep, and the role can be demanding. Participate in forums and events.

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Ep 193: Emily Morgan and Eileen Coombes from Delegate Solutions

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With over 15 years of experience in training and development, project management, and organizational and strategic vision, Eileen Coombes is passionate about helping others make the most of their time and energy. Including our all-day, online leadership workshop at leaderassistantlive.com/workshop. ABOUT EILEEN.

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Ep 195: Dawnee Frey – Senior Executive Assistant at Blink Health

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Dawnee is a certified Scrum Master and Product owner who enjoys using Agile project management methodologies in her daily work. To learn more about how you can join growth-minded Leader Assistants, check out our Leader Assistant Premium Membership for ongoing training, coaching, and community. THE LEADER ASSISTANT BOOK.

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Ep 178: Lynn Walder on Detaching Your Worth from Your Work

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Lynn Walder utilizes her 20+ years of executive administration experience across 10 different industries to support the organizational, psychosocial & leadership learning aspects of Founder CEOs (and their Executive Leadership Teams) with their business-building journeys. Go here to start gifting today ! THE LEADER ASSISTANT BOOK.

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Ep 164: Kathleen Gauden – Owner of The Virtual Assistant and Company

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She took her Corporate EA skills and created a business managing very large estates (25,000 sq. She supports clients virtually as a Virtual Executive Assistant, Project Manager, Chief of Staff, Marketing Assistant, and Event Coordinator. Including our all-day, online leadership workshop at leaderassistantlive.com/workshop.

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