Productivityist
DECEMBER 30, 2022
In terms of how I’m structuring this annual review, I decided that I’ll highlight 6 things from each season: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. I’ll be looking back through my journal entries to make sense of this review as well. And through him I learned that the secret o’ life is enjoying the passage of time.
Success
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
He notes that “learning agility”—the deftness at gaining and using knowledge—is the “biggest predictor of long-term leadership success,” according to research by the Korn Ferry Institute. Workers who take charge of their careers by learning and growing will be far more successful than those who are overwhelmed by change.
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Page Personnel
MAY 26, 2021
They can also run up to a full year or more for project rollouts, or if a company is reviewing staffing needs or hiring budget for permanent positions. Professionals are finding that even if there aren’t many permanent jobs available in their field, there are opportunities for temp, contract work, or for project-based roles.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
When you interview for new jobs, do your yearly job performance reviews, network, or whenever appropriate, make it clear you have bigger goals. State you’d love to be an EA and learn so much you can be promoted to coordinator, director, manager. State in 5 or 10 years you’d like to be VP of a division.
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. As you are job hunting, think hard about if you want to temp, freelance, do contract work, temp-to-hire, or direct hire roles only and under which circumstance.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
JUNE 6, 2013
I can only say I am pretty certain how talented and qualified you are since I don’t know your previous experience, how long you’ve been in this role, and how your performance reviews are. However, to even be considered for such a major undertaking speak volumes. So I think you are on a good path.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
MARCH 22, 2013
And it’s better to make all your mistakes now when you are young so you have time to learn and not repeat the same mistakes when you are at a more critical juncture in your career. Your aim is a neutral, non dramatic, unemotional short explanation followed by what you learned and how things will be different.
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