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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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You won’t be surprised to learn that this particular love boat was rebooked for 2021. Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused.

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

I love reading these letters as 1) I see the training we provided truly worked, but more importantly, 2) I learn what executives appreciate—what executives look for in an assistant—and what executives value and observe. More confidence when addressing conflict in a way that leverages relationships. Appropriately assertive.

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How to succeed as an assistant

Practically Perfect PA

You can then use your initiative to appreciate what your manager’s typical week involves to enable you to deal with emails and phone calls and plan engagements into their calendar, without having to always consult your boss. Tip 2: Personal Effectiveness and Assertiveness. One top tip is to not be afraid to say “no”.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Develop the 2014 content marketing strategy in line with business activities and the 2014 events calendar. 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.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Develop the 2014 content marketing strategy in line with business activities and the 2014 events calendar. 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.

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SMART objectives for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Develop the 2014 content marketing strategy in line with business activities and the 2014 events calendar. 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.

2014 100
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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Communicate with your manager to ensure you both understand the expectations of your position and confidently discuss the future vision for you and your position. 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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