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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

Never have more people believed—with more reason—that success hinges on reading, workshopping, boot-camping, seminar-ing, and otherwise launching yourself into new realms of skill or knowledge. Some managers worry about investing in developing people who can then easily take those skills to a competitor,” says David G.

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How Assistants Manage Their Workload (and all the extras, like training!)

Office Dynamics

When I’m presenting onsite workshops and seminars for assistants, I am usually escorted by an executive assistant who assists me through security, shows me around the facility and takes me to the training room. If you don’t have that luxury consider proposing an office temp to cover for a day or two while you’re away.

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Business Insider Feature Story on Former Celebrity Assistant Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

In January 1986, Bonnie Low-Kramen, who was 27 at the time and temping in Broadway box offices as she tried to carve out a career as an actor, was tipped off to a gig as the public-relations director for the Whole Theatre, a small theater in northern New Jersey. Quickly, Low-Kramen realized that prioritizing was a vital movie-set skill.

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Executives and Managers Embrace Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

I am being called on to conduct my exclusive leader/executive/manager workshop called Maximizing Your Assistant's Time and Talents to Impact the Bottom Line™. I have to be honest in that I have heard some unhappy stories from APs this year who have lost their jobs or are being replaced by temps on a regular basis!

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Executives and Managers Embrace Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

I am being called on to conduct my exclusive leader/executive/manager workshop called Maximizing Your Assistant's Time and Talents to Impact the Bottom Line™. I have to be honest in that I have heard some unhappy stories from APs this year who have lost their jobs or are being replaced by temps on a regular basis!

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

You might also look for courses that will develop some new administrative and entrepreneurial skills that will expand your contributions to your company and can possibly save them from having to hire another employee to do that work. Skillsoft has been around for years and they have a plethora of courses and workshops.

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