Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 19, 2013

And we are even more available if we have laptops and business phones. I personally don’t mind working long hours if I need too and I don’t mind getting phone calls in my free time if that call is an urgent one but I do also have boundaries when it comes to my work / life balance because well I do have a life outside of work!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 30, 2008

As a secretary I typed letters, answered the phone and did the filing. The up and coming assistant will need to be knowledgeable and skilled in what they do and assertive in doing it. An assistant would often be the professional gatekeeper as to who gets in to see the boss and how quickly they get to speak to them on the phone.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 30, 2014

You need to work on your communications skills and being more assertive to gain attention. Think about your goal in communicating and pick up the phone or walk over and talk to the person when appropriate. How can you put the power of a winning attitude to work? Maybe you have to present your information in a different way or format.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Cut the length of phone calls by 40%. Equally important is the ability to communicate your needs assertively. There is a fine line between being assertive and being perceived as aggressive. Communicate their needs assertively. Gain awareness of the potential risks of being assertive. Write effective e-mails.

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Assertiveness Skills Networking Goals 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Can they get the information themselves or is that you struggle to be assertive with lazy colleagues – can you say ‘no’ more often? Implement an Executive Voicemail system. Try and be proactive to stop the same interruptions occurring. If colleagues are asking you the same questions all the time, why is this?

Assertiveness 100

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 22, 2016

For example, there was that time I absolutely nailed a first interview and later that day I got the phone call to say the Exec didn’t need to interview anyone else and if I wanted it the job was mine. Looking back on my career as an Assistant I can pinpoint a few occasions where I definitely made a great first impression.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

To complete a training course on assertiveness so that I can learn to push back on administrative work from my departmental colleagues and focus on project work for the department Director coming up in Q3. To be completed by Q3. To be completed by Q2. Maintaining the database and adding new clients throughout.

2014 100

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

To complete a training course on assertiveness so that I can learn to push back on administrative work from my departmental colleagues and focus on project work for the department Director coming up in Q3. To be completed by Q3. To be completed by Q2. Maintaining the database and adding new clients throughout.

2014 100

2014 Assertiveness Travel Suppliers 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

To complete a training course on assertiveness so that I can learn to push back on administrative work from my departmental colleagues and focus on project work for the department Director coming up in Q3. To be completed by Q3. To be completed by Q2. Maintaining the database and adding new clients throughout.

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2014 Assertiveness Travel Suppliers 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

Don’t answer the phone or e-mail. That will give you the confidence to manage your work assertively. When it isn’t, explain the impact changing your schedule carries for other assignments. That explanation encourages better planning the next time. Set aside time for yourself Set the first two hours of your day for yourself.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Can they get the information themselves or is that you struggle to be assertive with lazy colleagues – can you say ‘no’ more often? Try and be proactive to stop the same interruptions occurring. If colleagues are asking you the same questions all the time, why is this?

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Equipment Holidays Filing 100

Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

We don’t believe we can assert our boundaries, especially the ones that mean the most to us, due to higher authorities in our life or perceived expectations that have been taught to us. Hello, Conflict, my old friend… So let’s try factoring in boundaries to your initial game plan and asserting them from the beginning.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Update phone extension list to ensure callers are directed to the appropriate person. Learning is always a win-win for an employee & manager and progress is easily tracked. This may require you to do some research and meet with other departments.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

Call the front desk from your hotel room phone and state your issue. Be assertive in a professional fashion. While it is upsetting when these things happen, and you may have been traveling all day only to arrive late, your room is too cold or too hot, you have not eaten all day, and your luggage did not arrive. Remain calm.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Travel Training Restaurants 100

Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

Call the front desk from your hotel room phone and state your issue. Be assertive in a professional fashion. While it is upsetting when these things happen, and you may have been traveling all day only to arrive late, your room is too cold or too hot, you have not eaten all day, and your luggage did not arrive. Remain calm.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Travel Training Restaurants 100

The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk But can you trust these often self-inflated assertions of knowledge and wisdom, by these so called experts? OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

  Begin to assert control over your mind by learning to consistently follow five steps - 1)    Acknowledge the fear.  Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   Determine whether the fear is real or imagined. 

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2016

Is there a phone call she can make for me? But when Jasmine changed her question to “What can I do to get this started?” I changed my thinking. I switched to thinking, “Ok, what can Jasmine do to get this started? What can I delegate to her? Or is there research she can do? What would be my next step and can Jasmine do that?”

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Administrative Training Training Phones 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. One young boss told me that he was self-sufficient and didnt need assistance, but what I saw was someone doing more than they needed to. I of course ignored him and went about providing the best service I could.

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 Meeting Minutes 100

The Small Business Blog

APRIL 16, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Trivially, his assertion that educating women is a waste, is completely nonsensical, but the final result to the economy seems to suggest his analysis could be right. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

2008 100

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 14, 2016

I have personally spent some time on the phone with Daren talking through his ideas and can’t wait to hear him share what it takes to think like an owner. Your views and opinions are taken more seriously. Daren Martin PhD is going to be my guest at our March 16 webinar , which is just 2 days away!

Gifts 100

Gifts Goals Phones Management 100

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Throw in collaboration and communication tools like Slack, workflow managers, chat, text, *gasp* the phone… and the idea of unplugging becomes downright laughable. It took me weeks to find a healthy harmony in my schedule, months to protect it consistently, and years to assert my right to dictate what my life looks and feels like.

Customer Service 69

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 69

Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

email, instant chat, phone, text messaging, etc.). The primary manager may be traveling and/or unavailable to answer your questions. Tasks can literally fly across your desk via technologies all day long (i.e. Quickly ask for details, capture the task in writing or save it electronically, and ask for the deadline.

Management 100

Management Administrative Professionals Mentoring International 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

If the partners meet in the morning (whether in person or by phone) they are able to ensure they’re working in tandem, confirming the day’s top priorities are agreed upon, and can be proactive on any new issues that might have arisen.”. Additionally, many of these leaders start their workday very early, long before arriving at the office.

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Worxbee

APRIL 12, 2021

This includes your preferred modes of communication — do you like to get on the phone or prefer to use Slack or a similar chat app? You need a good match for your personality as well – for example, if you tend to be blunt or assertive, you need someone who is not bothered by that, rather than someone who will take offense.

Skills 52

Skills Assertiveness Environment Learning 52

Jen Lawrence

MARCH 25, 2019

Throw in collaboration and communication tools like Slack, workflow managers, chat, text, *gasp* the phone… and the idea of unplugging becomes downright laughable. It took me weeks to find a healthy harmony in my schedule, months to protect it consistently, and years to assert my right to dictate what my life looks and feels like.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service AT&T Assertiveness Social Media 40

Success

JANUARY 4, 2023

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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Bonnie Low-Kramen

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Side note: We did all that without a computer or a cell phone. Women can be assertive, and they are accused of being aggressive. That unforgettable year was 1988, the same year that Olympia helped her cousin Michael Dukakis run for President of the United States and the year I gave birth to my son Adam. A wild time indeed.

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Success

MARCH 30, 2022

But then we receive a complicated email from a co-worker, a consuming phone call from a friend, or otherwise get sidetracked until our well-laid plans go up in flames. Assertiveness. Creating a good schedule is a very rational thing, but sticking to that schedule is decidedly emotional.

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Recruit CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Starting from the pre-internet and pre-job boards era, in his interviews, he keeps on asserting recruiters from all over the world that all you need to ask potential candidates is, “what will you do in order to fill this position?” What he looks forward to is not what skills a candidate has, rather than what job he needs to do.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 24, 2021

Starting from the pre-internet and pre-job boards era, in his interviews, he keeps on asserting recruiters from all over the world that all you need to ask potential candidates is, “what will you do in order to fill this position?” What he looks forward to is not what skills a candidate has, rather than what job he needs to do.

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Agencies 2020 Assertiveness Skills 52

Success

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Use Video Recording Chen also asserts that “the golden nuggets you find when recording yourself are invaluable.” Chen advises putting your phone down: “Eliminating distractions will help you focus on the person speaking and signal to them that they have your full attention.” Assertiveness takes practice.

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Skills Assertiveness Mentoring International 245

Allwork

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Background noise from phone calls, meetings, or even typing can disrupt focus and productivity. ” Assertive communication: Express your concerns calmly and directly. These are some of the most common issues that can lead to member complaints: Noise Disturbances: This is a perennial issue, especially in open-plan spaces.

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Customer Service Assertiveness Environment Training 264

Success

OCTOBER 22, 2024

If you’re an SC [a combination of both “S” and “C” traits] and you’re being told to start making phone calls or you had to work the customer service desk at baggage claim, you would not be able to handle that because you would be so personally destroyed by the potential conflict.”

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Assertiveness Customer Service Learning International 242

Success

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In-Person Versus Email Negotiation Depending on the hiring process, you might discuss compensation during a meeting—in-person, remote or over the phone—or via email. Bottom Line The key to successful salary negotiation is to be prepared and communicate clearly and assertively with the new employer.

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Success

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This method involves turning down requests respectfully and professionally while asserting one’s commitment to more consequential priorities. Deep Work : Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World By Cal Newport If you constantly get distracted by your phone while trying to get work done, this book is for you.

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