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Some Companies Are Asking Employees to Pay for Training to Increase Buy-in. But Does It Work?

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You make it through hurdle after hurdle, from multiple interviews to onboarding, and you are ready to start training. And then, you are asked to sign a Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs) agreement. And as sketchy as the name sounds, you do it because, well, you need a job!

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The Nathalie Virem Foundation Helps Leaders Rediscover Their Purpose

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The foundation donates scholarships to Virem’s workshops, a value of around $2,000 each, to leaders, social business owners and students. Just like I had a full ride,” Virem explains, these full-ride workshop scholarships go to conscious leaders throughout the community, “which was mostly in the area of Los Angeles.”

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What is the Difference Between an Administrative Conference and Administrative Training?

Office Dynamics

With the plethora of offerings for administrative training and development, there is also a lot of confusion. I’d like to help you understand better so you can stop asking yourself “what is the difference between an administrative conference and administrative training?” I will write about this in another blog.

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Training For Adults Can Be Fun

Office Dynamics

Something I see often in my workshops is assistants that are “afraid” to be involved in creative learning exercises and have fun in class. The post Training For Adults Can Be Fun appeared first on Office Dynamics. I loved it and it reminded that as we become adults, we forget or put aside this very important part of life.

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The Secret Formula To Determine How (And How Often) Your Employees Should Work In The Office

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Visioning workshops and ecosystem mapping can help employers figure out their approach and refine it. Spectorgroup, a global architecture, interior design, and master planning firm uses visioning workshops and ecosystem mapping to determine how — and how often — employees work in the office. How do visioning workshops work?

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Advancing Women in Tech: Executive Nancy Wang’s Forward-Thinking Nonprofit

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A University of Pennsylvania-trained engineer, Wang has had a meteoric career trajectory that has taken her to positions with the U.S. The organization, for which she now serves as board chair, has helped more than 40,000 people to date via mentoring and training materials delivered via Coursera. There was that beginning.

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Choosing Administrative Training That’s Right for You

Office Dynamics

The challenge may come when you realize there are a plethora of training programs, conferences, webinars and other learning events for administrative assistants and executive assistants. I thought I would give you a quick overview of the various training platforms for assistants and a few words of wisdom. Last several days.