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The Art of Persuasion: 4 Tips to Master Influence

Success

Think of the last time you were in a food court mall, and a restaurant employee handed you a sample of food tacked to a toothpick. Harris learned this lesson after building his first company by himself. Skill-hunters want to learn as much as they can, whether that’s marketing, negotiating or foreign languages.

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Ep 226: Jen Johnsen – Executive Assistant at The Children’s Theatre Company

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Her two favorites were as Production Manager for Sample Night Live! ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team. and as a Fortune Teller for A Touch of Magic.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

And the pool of millennial small-business owners is growing—just last year, they made up only 7% of the survey sample. According to Guidant, the highest number of women-owned small businesses were in retail (18%), followed by “food and restaurant” at 12% and “health, beauty and fitness services” at 10%.

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A third of workers think their jobs are at risk from automation

Workplace Insight

Survey respondents were asked to rate the likelihood that their own occupation could become automated in the future, due to advances in smart technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and robotics.

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A day in the life: Claudia Ferreres, PA to Albert Adrià

Practically Perfect PA

As the Personal Assistant to a quite renowned chef, my tasks might vary from the ones of a regular PA, like calendar and email management, to most specific tasks such as taking care of the journalists that come visit the restaurants and to interview Albert. I literally live 2 minutes away from the restaurants, so I just walk there.

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How to Showcase Work Samples in Your Professional Portfolio: Procedures Writing Sample

All Things Admin

However, one of the most crucial parts of your portfolio is your work sample section. This example will show you how to use procedures writing samples in your professional portfolio. Here is a sample procedure using a template I developed to keep my procedures manual consistent.

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Getting Into the Executive Suite

Office Dynamics

For example, if your manager wants to host a dinner at a nearby restaurant but the restaurant is not open for dinner … suggest another restaurant or move ahead choose another restaurant and make reservations. Criticism can be on-target and when it is; take what you learn and use it. A replica?