Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. I always say that it is extremely important for assistants to attend training courses throughout the year.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JANUARY 28, 2024

Ellen Richards brings a wealth of knowledge and skills honed over a long and successful career. Currently pivoting back to her Executive Assistant roots, Ellen brings a wealth of knowledge and skills honed over a long and successful career.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The gift ideas below should give you inspiration and are also suitable for different budgets, with many quite reasonably priced. . Some of the course subjects on offer include graphic design, web development, digital marketing, data science, life coach training, software engineering, science and tech, design and style, and business. .

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 26, 2017

A few years ago I was working as a PA within a large team of highly qualified, talented and very very confident project management consultants. I’m sure we’ve all been there, feeling like a fraud at work and having a major crisis of confidence. Why are you in this situation? You’ve got to get out of your comfort zone.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Public kudos are powerful confidence builders and encourage mentorship between colleagues. Clearly, he has skills that we have just begun to tap.” There is a training budget allotted for your role. The result of this kind of feedback builds confidence and motivates higher performance.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JULY 23, 2023

ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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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. With an estimated $108 billion annual budget across California schools, Davenport’s work as a steward for public education is significant. With the U.S.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

DECEMBER 31, 2023

ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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Workplace Insight

JUNE 26, 2023

“In response, most organisations are trying to drive manager effectiveness by investing more in development programs to increase skills proficiency,” said Swagatam Basu, senior director in the Gartner HR practice. Employees reporting to effective managers are 15.4 times more likely to be high performers and 3.2 Managers are 1.4

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

AUGUST 13, 2023

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast with Jeremy Burrows, Eryn talks about the real cost of an executive’s time, the trending transition from EA to chief of staff, and how relationship management is an under-utilized skill for executive support. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Build a life you don’t need a vacation from.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 18, 2016

You may want to volunteer to organise the office move, the Christmas party, run a training course for the other support staff or organise an event. If you are introducing a training course for colleagues on a shoestring budget, then cost will be the driver. Firstly the QTC Triangle. Secondly use the Gap Analysis model.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 12, 2018

Several years ago, I found myself in a position at a company that was facing budget cuts. Be prepared to highlight skills and experience related to the specific position’s requirements. Connecting with the job description focuses on the skills you will bring and how they uniquely relate to the position.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Onboarding: HR service providers can streamline the onboarding process including collecting and processing onboarding paperwork and coordinating employee training. HROs like Bambee and Zenefits offer budget-friendly packages with HR expert advisory services available.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Kerri and Michelle took the stage in sunglasses, saying they had wanted to change the culture of their company through administrative training! They created Novant Administrative Training Series (NATS) featuring Office Dynamics’ Star Achievement training series. They pursued confidence as fuel for the trip.

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A Great Day's Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Are you equipped with the work experience, skills, and qualities desired by the employer? When was the last time you added a new skill, key responsibility, certification, or degree to your resume? Employers are better served when employees thirst for knowledge and seek to advance their skills. The world of work is changing!

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Many were return attendees, which doesn’t surprise me at all given the quality of training and the spectacular way Joan has with putting on an event of distinction. To experience the flow of a great tandem in process takes know-how, confidence, high level skills and on-going finessing. I think Kris was right.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 8, 2014

During the course of the meeting the Board decided that everyone in the organisation must attend a full day’s training on a new legislation affecting the industry. Your manager delivers the news that he has nominated you to coordinate the training. Not a confident negotiator? Let them do it for you. Probably not.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

This episode features an excerpt from my audiobook, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

She mentors, trains, and coaches EA/AAs across the region. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team. While supporting J., So I did that.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Now is the time to thoughtfully prepare a request for financial approval of the Early Bird conference pricing before 2010 budgets expire with unspent funds. Your manager can then confidently plan her or his schedule, knowing you’ll be available the rest of the work time, supporting the work! Then there is the issue of schedules.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Now is the time to thoughtfully prepare a request for financial approval of the Early Bird conference pricing before 2010 budgets expire with unspent funds. Your manager can then confidently plan her or his schedule, knowing you’ll be available the rest of the work time, supporting the work! Then there is the issue of schedules.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 15, 2023

Today the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt presented his Spring Budget to the House of Commons. We need to equip the workforce with the new skills that the economy needs. Although the world of work has changed significantly in the last few years, the way we train our workforce hasn’t. billion every year. “It

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Eat Your Career

MAY 11, 2020

In fact, they are often administrative professionals who have little to no training. And without training, it’s only a matter of time before it overwhelms you. If you want to put yourself in the best possible position for the future, Project Management is one of the most important skills you can learn. Learn more here.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 5, 2010

Try to attend training courses that are offered for executive admin as much as you can (even if it is just one time a year and you travel to another city for it). If training/travel aren’t an option it may be a goal to strive for as a reward for a job well done. This group is great on skill building. Here are my thoughts.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2012

Leverage your administrative team's capabilities by offering a greater variety of challenging tasks that allow them to utilize and expand their unique skill set. They are able to work faster, make fewer mistakes and better utilize their skills to meet the demands of the job. E - EMPOWER.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 5, 2010

Try to attend training courses that are offered for executive admin as much as you can (even if it is just one time a year and you travel to another city for it). If training/travel aren’t an option it may be a goal to strive for as a reward for a job well done. This group is great on skill building. Here are my thoughts.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Some tips that could help include: Track all of your lifestyle expenses and analyze your spending habits, truthfully Draw up a realistic budget and identify where and how you can lower your lifestyle costs so they are at the absolute lowest during your start-up period.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Never again will I have to bear the attacks on my self confidence and self-esteem, but I will never forget how it feels. The companies that have solid plans for cross-training, back up plans, succession planning for the staff, cybersecurity, and disaster preparedness will be the ones that are future-proofed. Compensation?—?Employers

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Energage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Executive teams think twice before taking actions that might shake investor confidence. Many look to formal training, investing large budgets and hundreds of people-hours into instructor-led classes. Still, formal training is less important than gaining the commitment of managers to adopt a mind shift.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 29, 2023

. ––– THE LEADER ASSISTANT PODCAST IS PRESENTED BY EZCATER ezCater is the nation’s most trusted provider of corporate food solutions — the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget. And you only get that by giving delegation giving control and giving trust honestly.

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Success

MARCH 14, 2023

Put them on your mirror to boost your confidence on days you find yourself struggling with negative self-image. Having a budget is smart, and staying accountable is a necessary aspect of a good financial strategy. Take a break from your budget and splurge on your favorite snack or dessert. Improve yourself by indulging a little.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2012

He’s remarkably well known – and with good reason: Chris challenges conventional beliefs and helps his audience do the remarkable… on nearly zero budget. Alright, maybe the camels are an exaggeration, but clearly this devotion to writing (sometimes under incredibly tough circumstances) requires some sort of magical skill to maintain.

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Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Giving my business a very different focus these last two years, I have been exploring the professional side of Resume Writing and professionalising of other people’s brands, putting my years of experience and qualifications in both writing and recruitment training, to good use.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

––– THE LEADER ASSISTANT PODCAST IS PRESENTED BY EZCATER ezCater is the nation’s most trusted provider of corporate food solutions — the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget. Obviously, she wasn’t happy about it.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 25, 2015

We don’t carry much cost – particularly when it comes to training us up. and 51% said they didn’t feel confident asking for career development budget. Could you be a little more vocal about your development and your skill set. The very best assistants have learnt on the job and have learnt by their mistakes.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. Administrators handled many tasks, and had backups, cross training, and team-shared projects. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

Competition makes you confident. Being able to say that you’re better for whatever reason gives you confidence in your business and in your product. And it’s going to translate into a confidence that affects your sales, your demeanor, and ultimately the success of your business. Excitement instead of indifference? All is well.

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