2016 Confidence Forms Skills 
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 10, 2017
It was a very handy skill to have! … They would’ve thought that this would be a must have skill to be able to take minutes. Typing the minutes onto the laptop saves an incredible amount of time – if you’re writing your minutes in any form you’re double handling the information! But now a dying art. I would disagree.
Success
JULY 30, 2021
These and other words describe leaders who are skilled in emotional intelligence. Unlike innate, fixed characteristics, such as your intelligence (IQ), EQ is a flexible skill that you can improve with effort. They form personal connections. In other words, they have high social awareness—a critical EQ skill.
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Success
JANUARY 4, 2023
Going along to get along sounds like a restful approach to your interactions, but in reality, learning how to stand up for yourself—to ask for what you want, say no when necessary and insist on due respect—is much more effective for facing the world with confidence. Assertion is a skill that can be learned like any other.
Success
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
She’s passionate about enabling teams of creatives, technology leaders and innovators with the skills, mindset and network to tackle the complex and evolving challenges of tomorrow. She has mentored and coached senior leaders on changing culture and developing confidence, boldness and executive presence. With the U.S.
Success
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
They look for change that is lurking just around the corner, and they form a plan of action should these changes occur. Over time, this skill makes you an exceptional judge of character. Emotionally intelligent people are self-confident and open-minded, which creates a pretty thick skin. You know your strengths and weaknesses.
Office Dynamics
JANUARY 27, 2017
My willingness to try new things helped grow my confidence, introduce me to new skills (and people), and ultimately expanded my role from Chief Executive Assistant to Vice President here at Office Dynamics. Resilience really is a skill set. There is a reason we had a conference about resilience in 2016.
Success
JULY 30, 2021
In her book, The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success , Megan McArdle explains that we gain skills by practicing things because we’re strengthening the connection between the action and the reward. This article originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and was published in July 2016.
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