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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

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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7 Must-Do Actions to be Successful in Your Career as an Administrative Assistant

Office Dynamics

Do you wish you were more confident? More assertive? Whether these morning meetings take place in person or over the phone they are vital to the executives and assistants team success. See yourself in a new light, starting today! A better communicator? Better managing conflict?

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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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Always make a great first impression

Practically Perfect PA

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. During interviews I went into the room feeling confident about the role, I knew I would be good in that position and I could do the job.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

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 continue Spanish lessons throughout 2014 with the aim of being confident to take and make business calls in Spanish by Q3 2014.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

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 continue Spanish lessons throughout 2014 with the aim of being confident to take and make business calls in Spanish by Q3 2014.

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SMART objectives for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

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 continue Spanish lessons throughout 2014 with the aim of being confident to take and make business calls in Spanish by Q3 2014.

2014 100