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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

The woman stepped back, said, “Well, I guess now we have a director,” meaning that Fanning had finally shown she had the assertiveness necessary for the job, and walked out. She had discovered the power of asserting herself and, in doing so, freed herself from being bullied, backstabbed or stepped on. It’s not an easy rut to escape.

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There Still Aren’t Enough Women In Engineering. Here’s What Needs to Change

Success

Opperman started noticing a difference in how management treated male and female employees. “I She points to the 2023 Women in the Workplace report from LeanIn.org with McKinsey and Company, which asserts that, across industries, only 87 women were promoted from entry-level to a managerial position for every 100 men promoted and hired.

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Assertiveness. Robyn runs the popular The Art of Minute Taking course at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, where it was the top Professional and Executive Development course for 2015 and 2016. More than anybody else in the meeting a minute taker needs to be listening 100 percent of the time (no falling asleep here!).

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Revolutionary Insights Into Self-Leadership for Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

This is a replay of the free webinar offered June 2016 titled Revolutionary Insights Into Self-Leadership (for administrative professionals). Self-Management vs. Stress Management and Juggling Work, Home and Your Personal Life. Download – June 2016 Webinar Chat ARCHIVE. From Chaos to Control. Webinar Chat Archive.

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A day in the life: Katrina Wardell, EA at Dropbox

Practically Perfect PA

This will mean managing budgets, assisting with internal communications, organising global events and loads more! My EA function includes booking travel, heavy calendar and email management and organising the site-wide events. Don’t be afraid to be assertive! What do you have for lunch?

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Why Being An Executive Assistant Is A Rewarding Career

Office Dynamics

I hear managers or Human Resource Professionals say it doesn’t take any special skill to be an administrative assistant. A stellar Executive Assistant must think of every detail for every function such as calendar management, travel planning, meeting preparation and execution, and e-mail management. Intuitive. A mind reader.

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Looking Forward With Intention [Free Webinar for Assistants]

Office Dynamics

Joan will be sharing personal insights and helpful guidance for setting yourself up for success in 2016. Strategies for setting meaningful goals for 2016 and what you can do now to improve your chances of success. Register for a replay link at any time if you can’t join the live event. .

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