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What Are 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence & How Do They Shape Your Future?

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Internal motivation Internal motivation (or intrinsic motivation) refers to the desire to pursue your goals for personal satisfaction rather than immediate rewards. We hired one young man part time to manage our website. After hours, he stuck around to help mentor students in robotics.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

For example: FORM – Forms LTR – Letters MEMO – Memos LBL – Labels MAP – Maps ENV – Envelopes RPT – Reports SIGN – Signs BOD – Board of Directors Keep this list of abbreviations posted where you and others who may need it can easily reference it when creating or searching for files.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

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You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. This not only aids in creating a comprehensive procedural document for future use, but also provides a reference for the new hire to revisit as needed while they’re learning the ropes. email, instant messaging, project management tools).

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An Admin’s Cheat Sheet to Business Terminology

All Things Admin

It’s often referred to as a percentage. SWOT – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats: This is a framework used to evaluate the strategic position of a company or a particular project. ToS – Terms of Service: This refers to the legal agreement between a company or website and its users.

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5 Steps to Creating Your Digital Portfolio

All Things Admin

Project Management. Make sure to add it to your email signature and reference lists, too. You can — just as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Julie Perrine, CAP-OM, is the founder and CEO of All Things Admin, providing training, mentoring and resources for administrative professionals worldwide.

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Tips on transitioning your career

Practically Perfect PA

A PA is part office manager, part senior project manager and part psychic, all skills that are extremely transferable if you decide you would like steer yourself on to another career path. Like Peggy Olsen (sorry another Mad Men reference!) You know you can do the job and you are offering this company a great employee.

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TheMarq: Employee Retention: Goals Progress

The Marq

These more granular, regularly monitored and measurable goals are what I refer to as micro-goals. Your role at this stage becomes that of the mentor who provides guidance and resources for removing any blocks and insuring the employee’s success. They’ll also need to be achievable on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis.

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