Clutter Coach

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Anyone who works with people in situations where they feel vulnerable needs to have empathy and people skills to truly help them. If that doesn’t work, I suggest scaling back on the project. Downscaling lowers the stakes, lowers the risk, and that in turn usually lowers your stress level and resistance to doing it.

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Agenda AT&T Goals 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 11, 2016

Every day, we can face conflicting views, opinions, approaches to a project or differences about when to host an event. This is an important skill to develop for any individual who has to work with others. Having an “attitude of taking charge” is not necessarily the same as the “skill of taking charge.” Joan Burge.

Self Esteem 100

Self Esteem Assertiveness Skills Administrative Training 100

Office Dynamics

MAY 9, 2016

You think a project should be completed one way and your peer thinks it should be done another way. Having an “attitude of taking charge” is not necessarily the same as the “skill of taking charge.” It starts with having the attitude, then developing certain skills. Either party is too stressed to attempt reconciliation.

Self Esteem 100

Self Esteem Assertiveness Skills Negotiating 100

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

A low stress solution. Finding a venue can be a stressful job. The best venue finders are experienced negotiators able to secure rates that are lower than if you booked direct. Omar Afyuni, Assistant Manager Dubai, Project Management Office). . In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without a venue finder.

Budget 159

Budget Negotiating Agencies Stress 159

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Competencies – Calendaring, travel, task organization, projects. o Administrative stress levels are higher due to changing priorities and fast deadlines. o Persuasion skills. o Negotiation. o Presentation skills. These are fundamentals, foundations that are critical to be in strength. Now you build on top of that.

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Negotiating Travel Training 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2013

A lot of assistants work with just their manager so it is important to stress that you consider this to be a partnership and in effect you are working together as a team. If the new role requires you to work in a department supporting a number of people the answers should detail the excellent skills you have that will help the team succeed.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Job Hunting Salary Stress 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Impostor Syndrome reflects a belief that you are inadequate and, or incompetent despite evidence that you are skilled and successful. A 2014 study on Impostor Syndrome shows that those people with it tend to undervalue their skills or fail to recognize how other opportunities might place more substantial importance on their abilities.

Mentoring 289

Mentoring Self Esteem Facebook 2015 289

Productivity Bits

JUNE 10, 2011

However, what can be a big secret is how successful professionals manage to balance the stress and responsibility of their work life, with the inevitable stress and responsibility of their home life. This is not only a way for us to ‘stop and smell the roses’ in our lives, but also to reduce our stress levels. 6 – Say No.

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Stress Goals Phones 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

I also haven’t been growing or learning anything new since Day 1 because my boss won’t give me projects. Granted, I understand that many managers are busy and it’s faster for them to do certain projects. One of the best ways to get a raise is to try to ask for more responsibility and increase your skills and talents much like you did.

Job Hunting 40

Job Hunting Promotion PowerPoint Negotiating 40

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

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. Have a look at your time management skills, and how best to invest your efforts on a daily and weekly basis.

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Administrative Professionals Negotiating Budget 100

Job Advice Blog

MAY 15, 2010

That depends: if you have good writing skills, you can draft a résumé and then have some people whose proficiency and judgment you trust review and edit it for you until it becomes excellent. If you are not skilled with language, I suggest you seek a professional résumé writer who has performed work for others and brought them success.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Resume 2009 2010 100

Job Advice Blog

APRIL 24, 2010

To start with, record brief greetings on both your answering machine at home and your mobile phone, and project a clear, mature, businesslike, and overall positive message. So, how are you going to positively influence hiring managers, human resources folks, and recruiters?

Resume 100

Resume 2009 2010 Interviewing 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Everything flowed nicely without my having to stress out or decide what to miss. You can’t project confidence if you aren’t ,” she said, “ Dress with intent. A big plus at the Office Dynamics Annual Conference was the pacing of the events: there were abundant segments and speakers to experience but I never felt rushed or harried.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Skills Negotiating Clothes 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Everything flowed nicely without my having to stress out or decide what to miss. You can’t project confidence if you aren’t ,” she said, “ Dress with intent. A big plus at the Office Dynamics Annual Conference was the pacing of the events: there were abundant segments and speakers to experience but I never felt rushed or harried.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Skills Negotiating Clothes 100

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. You mentioned you really want to progress and develop your skills, but managing the office is hindering your ability to focus. So I think you are on a good path.

Agencies 40

Agencies Temping Skills Management 40

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.

2010 40

2010 Health AT&T Skills 40

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.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Learning Promotion 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. Reduce the stress and annoying things in your life to maximize your happiness. Do NOT go to your boss and say, “I’d love more work and projects.” You can always save or make more money. You can’t replace people as easily. 3) Have a strategy.

Job Hunting 40

Job Hunting Salary Temping Learning 40

Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

I was putting to work some skills, but without putting my soul, my self or my life into it. Decision is the state in which you project your next reality. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. Over time I have felt increasing pressure and stress. Looking back in time, the enjoyable moments were very few.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Skills Travel 40