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AUGUST 2, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be an Effective Mentor Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 2, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Mentoring can be one of the most effective means of teaching: inviting someone to learn from the example of another with more experience. Thanks for visiting!

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2017

Advancing as an assistant can take many different forms. If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. These kinds of leadership skills are only gained through practice and yet, they’re essential for advancement.

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Success

APRIL 4, 2024

Not only do personal and professional development opportunities provide key benefits to employees—like learning new skills, boosting confidence and credibility, developing leadership skills and increasing earning potential—but employers greatly benefit too. Why are human skills important?

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AUGUST 20, 2024

This strategy has been effectively employed by organizations that have won the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award , significantly increasing visibility for quiet stars and educating the entire workforce on diverse forms of contribution. Related: Soft Skills Those in Leadership Roles Need to Develop to be Better Leaders 5.

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Success

JUNE 28, 2021

This neural fast lane saves the brain energy: When a habit is formed and stored in this region, the parts of the brain involved in deeper decision-making cease to participate in the activity. Get a mentor. Among the wealthy, 93 percent who had a mentor attributed their success to that person. Total the two ranked columns.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 25, 2019

Stating facts about your performance is a form of professionalism and confidence. When you recognize your abilities, experience, and skills you lead by example (even if you think that no one is watching). The key is to focus on providing an exceptional level of service rather than the feeling that no one is acknowledging your service.

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Allwork

MARCH 6, 2024

We rely on other employees’ skills and experiences for best practices, processes, and pitfalls in completing similar work. Which mentors’ skills and experiences do I need access to, to be successful? This highlights skills that are highly coveted and begins to inform when employees should gather.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It wasn’t just any form of the disease, but a rare form of blood cancer known as anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. His rigorous and dedicated practice habits were no longer just about honing a skill—they were about reclaiming a part of himself. Natalie du Toit would have been a perfect candidate for Abbott’s mentoring.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

To build professional credibility and become workplace leaders, individuals can take the following 8 steps: Develop expertise: Acquire in-depth knowledge and skills related to their field of work. Seek feedback and learn from it: Actively seek feedback from colleagues, supervisors, and mentors.

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Success

MARCH 13, 2023

A skills test. In a 2021 LinkedIn article , author Sue Ellson writes, “ the interview preparation , selection criteria answers, mini-project or portfolio requests, travel, attendance, self-reflection, rumination and chats with friends, family, mentor or coach—that could be anywhere from two hours to 20-plus hours. A new suit.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. Experienced women who guide and nurture the aspirations of the next generation play a pivotal role in ensuring a more gender-inclusive future.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

If you’re a coach, consultant or mentor to a Friend-type leader, the best way you can help is by holding them accountable for accepting the reality that it’s lonely at the top—whether that’s in the CEO seat or as a leader of a team within a larger organization. Fun is great, but it has to be a byproduct of doing great work.

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On The Job

JANUARY 10, 2008

Whatever the reason, forming a career path that makes sense for you can be a daunting task. That’s why mentors can prove to be a gift from the gods for those who need someone not only providing advice based on experience, but a supportive pat on the back when it’s needed. Then decide who would best help you meet those goals and needs.

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MARCH 20, 2022

If your résumé needs work or your interview skills are rusty, hire a professional to work with you—don’t practice on prospective employers.” We are so much more interesting when we have interests outside of work, so take an improv class, join your Y’s intramural basketball league, mentor a kid in the community, volunteer at your alma mater.”

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 28, 2024

Beth Portesi is a seasoned executive assistant and founder of Next Level VA, where Beth is passionate about mentoring EAs and VAs. Within just four years, Beth’s dedication and skill led to a 600% increase in her hourly rate, a testament to her determination.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 19, 2012

those ladies never knew I was watching and listening to them so closely; they were an invisible mentor and inspiration. Our conference attendees thought it was important to mentor in order to add value. Mentoring, in its most basic form, is one person teaching another. As a mentor. The thing is. Peer Synergy.

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Success

JANUARY 22, 2023

Among the initiatives that emerged from the exercise was a group formed to “[identify] and [support] sales and marketing strategies” that could be utilized to reach women- and minority-owned businesses. Reach out to groups that cater to Black engineers, LGBTQ professionals, Hispanic programmers—whatever skill set you might need.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

The other offers me an unsolicited assignment to write about the relationships that formed after a retired soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder sent his Purple Heart to a NASCAR driver. I call Pat, a salesman friend who has been an invaluable mentor to me. Now I see it as a skill to be mastered. I’m at $20,100.

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JULY 14, 2022

And as I was trying to form a community around the book after its release, I, I had this intention of hosting the most romantic business conference ever. And so deep connections in whatever shade of form I think are really what makes a life worth living is what makes a life beautiful. 00:01:54:08 – 00:02:15:09. Tim Leberecht.

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 10, 2011

His astute employer called him in to help the chairman work on his nerves and presentation skills. Here are a few suggestions of how you can utilise people’s skills AND/OR experiences: Experience With Children. Consider setting up a mentoring scheme and using their skills this way. Language Skills.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 21, 2013

Fine-tune both by improving your writing and verbal skills. Because admin applications usually consist of written forms such as a resume and a cover letter, it''s essential to proofread your writing for clarity, grammatical correctness, and accuracy of content.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 8, 2022

Communication Skills. Writing Skills. For instance, if you’re working on your event planning page, you might include: Checklists, templates, and forms you’ve created to make event planning easier. It’s not necessary to include everything you’ve ever done; your main goal is to showcase your skills. Contact or Contact Me.

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Virtual Moxie

AUGUST 20, 2012

One of the participants of our Virtual Mentoring Program asked, “I don’t really understand the topic of transparency as it pertains to my relationships with clients. All of us, to greater or lesser extent, were taught social and appropriateness skills as children. And perhaps different still within each relationship we form.

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On The Job

APRIL 23, 2008

There’s nothing quite as valuable to co-workers and company brass than the relationships you have formed over the years with vendors, customers, competitors, etc. Take a class or enlist the help of a younger worker in exchange for some mentoring from you in other areas. Offering contacts. Keeping the edge. del.icio.us.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

If inexperience is holding you back, approach someone whose work you admire and ask him/her to mentor you. Ask to join or form a workplace committee. Mentor someone else, and you’ll find it’s also good for you. Have a look at your time management skills, and how best to invest your efforts on a daily and weekly basis.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Believe me, it is the best form of release therapy! My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored! I am thankful for the new skills I have received and the old skills I have improved. Do you need someone to talk to during the day when you are stressed? Or do you have a question, call a member!

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Virtual Moxie

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Even with our amazing training and mentoring , something our new VAs can struggle with is how to talk with potential clients about their “VA experience” when they have very little, or none at all. Think soft skills here. Where are the skills you have from the past applicable to what you do as a VA? Write a list.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 18, 2017

Activate Creative Potential: through the power of their stories… Make Our World Better: to become heroes of their careers and mentors to others. I help administrative professionals connect through the power of their stories to become heroes of their careers and mentors to others. . Now that feels like a mission I can accomplish!

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Allwork

DECEMBER 9, 2024

From mentoring climate startups at Yale to writing for Forbes and the World Economic Forum, Neils journey illuminates the path toward a greener, more inclusive workforceand its about far more than just solar panels and electric cars. Green Skills Are Already Here Did you know you might already have green skills?

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Practicing strategic workforce management by adapting scenario planning to prepare for any situation, building a skills inventory to best leverage and empower employees, and creating employment programmes to source a wide range of talent across full-time, part-time, gig, and seasonal workers.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 10, 2024

That way, you can easily grab a form and create a procedure any time you think of a new one. You can — just as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Julie Perrine, CAP-OM, is the founder and CEO of All Things Admin, providing training, mentoring and resources for administrative professionals worldwide.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

No one is certain on how long the effect of the pandemic might last and how it will hamper the global economy but one thing is certain for sure that enterprises will experience challenges in negotiating with the existing clientele or forming a new client base. Draft a marketing structure and identify the tools and skills that you can use.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

Sharing expertise, mentoring and offering to cover for your colleague during their vacation or for a medical emergency, are all great contributors to peer synergy. Input comes in various forms … and provides a variety of information. 5 Powerhouse Strategies: Be interested in people. Help them achieve their goals. Welcome input.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Action: Find a Coach, Mentor and/or Sponsor if you don’t have them in place. To lose fear you have to decide that fear is another form of excitement not something to steer clear of. Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.’ Lose your limiting beliefs.

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My EA Career

JULY 7, 2020

The slinky is the perfect metaphor for the way I encourage Executive Assistants that I train, coach and mentor to adapt and adjust to the impacts of Coronavirus. The slinky toy, with the capacity to stretch and re-form itself was born and has gone on to sell over 300 million. Let me tell you why.

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My EA Career

JULY 7, 2020

The slinky is the perfect metaphor for the way I encourage Executive Assistants that I train, coach and mentor to adapt and adjust to the impacts of Coronavirus. The slinky toy, with the capacity to stretch and re-form itself was born and has gone on to sell over 300 million. Let me tell you why.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2015

Sharing expertise, mentoring and offering to cover for your colleague during their vacation or for a medical emergency, are all great contributors to peer synergy. Input comes in various forms … and provides a variety of information. An Administrative Team enjoying a formal event together. Help them achieve their goals. Welcome input.

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