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When Was the Last Time You Invested in Your Career?

On The Job

Just because you can't travel or meet with a lot of people right now does not mean it's OK to stop investing in your career. In fact, it's more important than ever that you be proactive in making sure that you're growing your network, keeping your skills up-to-date and understand the trends in your industry and how they will affect you.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

Success

I was traveling on business and planning to open a new franchise in the area, I said. As a Black professional, he had been through his own set of uncomfortable interactions traveling on business and was all too familiar with the array of characters you meet and the variety of tactics used to wiggle out of uncomfortable environments.

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The Ultimate Executive Assistant Toolbox

Worxbee

A Wide Network We’re leading with this because so much of what top executive assistants accomplish often comes down to their connections. Every executive assistant should work on building a vast network of contacts and keeping that network “warm.” Your network can be anyone.

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The BossBabe Community of More Than 4 Million Is Strengthened by the Bond Its Founders Share

Success

When the conference ended, Canty returned to the United Kingdom and Ellis traveled back up the coast to her home in Los Angeles. One day, Ellis called Canty with a proposal. “At The distance was vast and there was an eight-hour time difference between them, but this didn’t stop the women from keeping in touch.

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How to Work from Home as an Administrative Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

They make telephone calls, type and review documents, conduct research, update blogs and social media, make travel arrangements for managers, prepare presentations and assemble reports. Explain how what you’re doing or what you propose will help the company to achieve its goals. Know your facts and numbers to back up your proposals.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

No matter how heavy your workload is… Everyone can and should be a Networker.” Illustrate the benefits of networking with peers and the exchange of best practice. Membership to Networking Clubs & Associations. Support for an Internal PA Network. “Succeeding in business is all about making connections.

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Be An Unforgettable Speaker – Organization Techniques That Make You Easy to Work With

Stephanie LH Calahan

As a speaker you have a number of things to juggle -- proposals, marketing collateral, networking conversations, presentation material, contracts, travel, etc.    Unless you have business processes in place, you may find your business growing "out of control."

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