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Setting Boundaries At Work: Empowering Your Professional Journey

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Learning to set boundaries at work protects our autonomy over our physical, mental, and emotional health. Setting boundaries also communicates your values and non-negotiables to those you work with. To start prioritizing your boundaries, identify your core responsibilities, assess your current workload and define non-negotiables.

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Finding a Voice in the Future of Work

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Beats were assigned based on skill set—something typically determined by a reporter’s existing portfolio. It’s picking up the phone and calling my new boss to tell her that she’s underutilizing me—something that put my name on her radar for the position I now hold. It’s location independence. Hint: it goes way beyond salary and PTO.

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How to Cope With the Signs That a Person Doesn’t Like You

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Can you negotiate that with yourself?’” Learn how to handle rejection Not being liked or not fitting in with a group can sting and feel like rejection. You interact with that person who’s difficult, [then] go have a phone call with a friend or go to [a trusted colleague] and get a little pump-up talk. And is it OK?

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Emerging Technologies for Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

Gone are the days when filing, phone skills, and semi-legible shorthand were key requirements for an admin job. Today’s job descriptions are more likely to include analytical reasoning, critical thinking, complex problem-solving skills, and UX design. What skills should you focus on honing and which should be left behind?

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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

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Was it actually a phone notification plugged into a loudspeaker? Khaled was about 16 and DJing a party in Orlando, Florida where he spent his formative years, when his phone rang. It was from the phone line inside his little makeshift studio in his parents’ house. It takes musical skill and a degree of technical precision.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. Executive assistants are running meetings, making hiring decisions, giving presentations, negotiating contracts, managing budgets and are considered co-leaders.

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NOT, “Just An Admin!”

Office Dynamics

It took time, effort, mistakes and a lot of painful focus to learn and ultimately, I was successful. He asked me to find a location, negotiate a lease, remodel the space if needed and take care of all interior decorating and procurement. Negotiators. If you’d like to learn more about our Blog-A-Thon you can do so here.