Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

In fact, a clever business person can use their freelancing experience as a way to hone their skills, strut their stuff, and gain valuable contacts. Honing your skills As a freelancer, you will need to develop some important skills in order to survive. Negotiating. Here are just a few. Versatility.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Apparently, being loyal to one company doesn’t necessarily pay off (both in terms of salary and promotion) and moving from one role to another in pretty quick succession is becoming less frowned upon. It can be a lot easier to find a new role and negotiate an increased salary during the recruitment process.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 13, 2016

Launched by Bethany Fovargue in 2013 this network has gone from strength to strength and Bethany is now asked to speak and promote the role of assistants all over the world. . How did you promote the network? Next up in our series of blog posts about regional PA networks, we have the Peterborough PA network.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

A lot of Job Specs tend to focus on a standard set of skills rather than the actual responsibilities. It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. CPD – Active learning in relation to both hard and soft skills. Risk Management.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

A job seeker would be looking for jobs that match their qualifications and skills. We are a firm believer in distinguishing between good-to-have skills and must-have skills. The person will be in charge of overseeing the promotion of our company's brands. Strong and effective project management skills.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

We may feel under-appreciated, wish our job was more challenging, or have lost out on a promotion. Other times, we’re simply drained after being tapped for a major undertaking or high stress project. Ask questions to assess degrees of urgency, and practice negotiating timelines or redirecting requests. What to do?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

And it’s sweet because now I get to discuss my ultimate, favorite topic: T, for Time-based, which has a great deal to do with project management. And project management is what I do best. So, let’s start with what a project is. In other words, a project is fully time-based. They aren’t projects.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

To receive a free copy of the Career Advancement Toolkit, join the Project Management Hacks email newsletter. This skill has expedited the growth of my audience from under a hundred to over two thousand email subscribers in eight months. Books remain one of the best ways to learn a skill. The value of learning is very clear.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

Or they will say they want people to be in the training program or how previous assistants have gotten promoted after a couple of years if they were the right fit. If you are an outstanding worker they will come to you with bigger projects, a better title, and discussions about your future. This is how you'll know.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

I'm really interested in progressing and developing my skills but feel that managing the office is hindering my ability to focus on the core of being an EA. I've heard of EAs who are promoted to Operations or Facilities roles later on in their careers but at this point, I am playing both roles. So I think you are on a good path.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 21, 2024

Taking an active part in coordinating CyberCrimeCon (annual global cybersecurity conference) to streamline processes around international guests’ travel, negotiate with the hotels and sponsors to get discounts, and save additional costs by involving volunteers.

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BMT Office Administration

MAY 9, 2024

There were also lots of scam promotions promising companies ridiculous credits and returns. Opportunity for profit or loss depending on managerial skill. If the worker has the power to negotiate their pay and hire other workers, they’re an independent contractor. Use of skill and initiative. Nature and degree of control.

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 24, 2010

It’s a collaborative project started by my friend Jonathan Wells. I was able to reinsert myself into the local business circle and start working on new projects. Had to mentor projects and give advice to the attendees, evaluate the pitches and pick a winner. Started A 6 Months Consulting Project.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

In the last two months I started a consulting project (quite a big one, it will end in March next year) where I have to spend a few hours every day in an office, evaluating progress of a team, provisioning, negotiating deals, creating and implementing strategies and so on. Being aware of your own reactions is a great point.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 29, 2010

I was able to finally freeze my long time postponed company products roadmap for the next 9 months, including some old, dusted projects, and to bring to alpha version a few new apps. Do some flexibility games before a negotiation, it will make easier for you to see the opportunities in the discussion. Being busy, so to speak.

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BioTeams

JULY 31, 2005

I also proposed that this new understanding could be further promoted and made useful to a greater number of people by working around the establishment of a new discipline centred on the study of Bioteams. Helping them acquire new practices and skills for working together. They interact with them either directly (e.g.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

I was putting to work some skills, but without putting my soul, my self or my life into it. Many religions are promoting this. Decision is the state in which you project your next reality. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. Looking back in time, the enjoyable moments were very few. A robotish approach.

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Success

MARCH 4, 2024

In The Alter Ego Effect , author Todd Herman suggests that we add another element: creating an alter ego to boost our confidence and skills. This includes ways to develop important social skills, whether you use them online or in person. Others feel the need to start on projects immediately.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 24, 2010

GTD one-liners: re-negotiate your commitments constantly Life Device Drivers: What Are They and When You Need To Upgrade Still think productivity means getting things done? My non-compete agreement after the sale of my company ended at the end of august and starting October I got involved in a new project (as a consultant, this time).

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

When I started to work for this project (and yes, it was just a pet project in the beginning), all I did was to log daily my progress. Learned how to create a project and what the folder structure means. Did a few tests with some sample projects to see how the building process works. Can be tricky at times. Got some rest.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. Do NOT go to your boss and say, “I’d love more work and projects.” I can only assume you get one, and there is a section about goals, improvements, things you want to learn/change, or some sort of feedback about maybe even getting promoted out.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

Maybe you think you’re a brilliant negotiator, but that may be just an inconsistent cloud in your ego. Stage Two: Growing Skills and Sensors After the assessment, you start to actually invest. You’re going to do this in two ways: you’re either growing and enhancing skills, either build new “reality sensors”. Of course I do.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

I know whenever I’m looking to hire somebody for contract work or to share in projects I’m taking on I always check their website to learn more about them. In the days of brick and mortar a nice building projected the I’m here to stay message. Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) April 12, 2010 at 1:34 am Spot on.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

‘I have this big project, he’s not letting me on his calendar, how can I remedy that?’ Then, keep personal feelings out of hard conversations by negotiating from the point of the data. “It’s not just the soft skills that are important,” Hufnagel says.

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