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[Book Bites] Stop Micromanaging and Trust Your Team

ProAssisting Blog

Stop Micromanaging and Trust Your Team.

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What Is The Impact Of Hybrid Working On Space Optimization?

Allwork

Hybrid working has made a splash in the corporate world, transitioning to something that’s become expected by over 70% of professionals worldwide. This shift has many benefits, but it also leaves facility managers, CFOs, and business owners wondering what will happen with their office real estate. Real estate costs can be reduced by downsizing the amount of space needed and allowing for flexible desk booking policies.

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Experts Say You Probably Don’t Really Know How to Brainstorm

Success

Much has changed since New York advertising executive Alex Osborn advocated for group brainstorming in books he wrote in the 1940s and 1950s. He popularized the idea that problem-solving and innovation are enhanced by harnessing a group’s collective knowledge and building on each other’s ideas. Osborn’s four tenets : Don’t permit criticism, say all ideas that come to mind, strive for quantity and build on the ideas presented by others.

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Why You Should Embrace Applying for Administrative Jobs While Employed

Team: Solo Admin

I believe it’s important to embrace applying for administrative jobs while still employed, even if you decide not to quit your current admin job. I know it’s not normal for professionals in administrative support services to do this, though, especially if we’re happy enough. For myself and many other admins, the pull to be “loyal” and not “a flight risk” are powerful deterrents to us leaving a job.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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WeAreTheCity: Inspirational Woman: Jessica Gardiner | Founder, The Assistant Room

The Assistant Room

Our Founder Jessica Gardiner recently featured with WeAreTheCity in their Inspirational Woman campaign. Read the full article here. The post WeAreTheCity: Inspirational Woman: Jessica Gardiner | Founder, The Assistant Room first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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6 Powerful Personality Traits of Influencers

Success

An influencer is someone who leads a movement based on the passion and loyal support of their niche community. Seemingly overnight, influencers can inspire the evolution of a smaller project into a world-changing idea. Influence is not something you are merely born with—it’s a learned and acquired skill. And like most skills, one’s influence can be honed and crafted over time.

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16 Helpful & Encouraging Quotes for Home Businesses

Tips From T. Marie

Subscribers to my newsletter receive a helpful, inspirational or encouraging quote in each issue. In the newsletter , they correspond with the subject and are a nice way to not only reinforce whatever it is that I’m teaching or sharing, they also serve as pretty reminders. In today’s blog post, I’m going to share some of them with you.

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What you need to know when working with a C-Suite Executive

Practically Perfect PA

What you need to know when working with a C-Suite Executive In this article, we will cover the information you need to be aware of to be on the same page as your C-Suite Executive and work in sync together. It certainly makes it easier to form a solid strategic partnership [.].

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Using Technology For Wellness Initiatives: How SaaS Can Help

Allwork

1 in 10 employees didn’t even have the proper internet connection after one year of working from home according to Microsoft. . Navigating new methods of working means more than setting up a workspace at home. For many, it has required hours of learning new programs and other software to make their lives easier. . Casual Fridays and discounts to local gyms are both great methods of encouraging workers to nurture their physical and mental health, but it is the workplace tools themselves that ca

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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Why We Say ‘Uh’ and ‘Um’ When Speaking in Public

Success

The last time I hosted a workshop, the session was recorded so that attendees could access the material later. When I played the recording for myself, I was shocked at how many times I had uttered um. I couldn’t consciously remember using this filler word, but I knew that to become a more effective presenter , I had to eliminate it from my public speaking.

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ELSx Webinar: Empowering You

Executive Leadership Support Blog

ELSx Webinar: Empowering You. August 25, 2022 | 1pm CDT. Register Today! Join Peggy Vasquez in the latest ELSx Webinar: Empowering You. When you are empowered, everything changes for the better. During this session, Peggy will cover four ways to develop personal empowerment. And what you learn can be used in your professional and personal life. These steps will empower you to reignite your spark and begin the self-empowerment journey.

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5 Steps to Creating Your Digital Portfolio

All Things Admin

A professional portfolio is necessary for every success-minded admin, whether you’re actively looking for a new position or perfectly content in your current role. A portfolio not only shows employers who you are, it also offers proof that you can do what you say you can do. Portfolios are useful in interviews, at review time, and whenever you want to make a case for a promotion or raise.

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Breaking The Employee Burnout Cycle With Workplace Strategy

Allwork

During Mental Health Awareness month, RSP’s Kari Smith discusses how the right workplace strategy can support wellbeing at work and help people thrive. Why is this important? The American Psychological Association recently revealed that nearly 60% of employees are experiencing negative impacts of work-related stress. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, these recommendations can help organizations reclaim, rethink and improve their company culture, leading to better individual health an

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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Your Purpose Lies at the Intersection of These 3 Things

Success

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re someone who wants to do well in your work, and be paid well for it. But you also want more than that. You want to feel that it serves some purpose greater than a paycheck or a position. Albert Einstein said, “Ever more today people have the means to live but not the meaning to live for.” That’s only become truer in recent decades.

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Ep 170: Kristine Valenzuela – Chief of Staff and EA to CEO

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Kristine Valenzuela has over 20 years of experience as an executive assistant and chief of staff in several industries. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, I talk with Kristine about what makes an assistant a leader, how to identify leadership strengths, the difference between chief of staff and EA, and more. LEADERSHIP QUOTES. Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence. – Sheryl Sandberg.

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Brad Stulberg talks about The Practice of Groundedness

Productivityist

This episode has been highly anticipated. Great guest. Great book. And a great conversation. Brad Stulberg is a coach and speaker on sustainable performance and well-being. You may have read one of his many articles in The New York Times, Time Magazine , The Wall Street Journal, and many others! He has been helping people reach their full potential as an author and coach, and in this episode, we dive into one of his latest books – The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Succ

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Why You Can’t (And Shouldn’t) Escape The Metaverse

Allwork

Hardware is still a barrier to adoption for many individuals and companies. . But the metaverse is starting to break through as a key collaboration tool. . When in-person isn’t possible, the metaverse is the next best thing. . The metaverse is here, and it’s promising to impact everything from healthcare to the environment. Within the world of work, it’s seen by many as Zoom 2.0, the next iteration of remote working where you can virtually meet with your colleagues and co-workers. .

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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TikTok Is Here to Stay—Is Your Brand Ready?

Success

In December 2021, tiktok.com became the world’s most popular web domain , bumping Google—and its entire suite of services—down to the No. 2 spot. If the world’s most popular search engine was succeeded by a social media app, it may indicate a new era for the platforms that were once used solely for entertainment. TikTok has quickly evolved past the 15-second dance routines and other short-form videos that ushered it into popularity.

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Podcast Interview hosted by Andrea Joy Wenburg: How to Create the Ultimate Assistant/Executive Partnership with Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

Take a listen to this Voice of Influence Podcast hosted by Andrea Joy Wenburg. Andrea interviews workplace expert Bonnie Low-Kramen who shares why we should stop using the word “boss,” the importance of cultivating a workflow and system that is customized to the specific assistant-executive partnership, and her perspective on the real reasons people quit.

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Episode 426: Brad Stulberg talks about The Practice of Groundedness

Productivityist

This episode has been highly anticipated. Great guest. Great book. And a great conversation. Brad Stulberg is a coach and speaker on sustainable performance and well-being. You may have read one of his many articles in The New York Times, Time Magazine , The Wall Street Journal, and many others! He has been helping people reach their full potential as an author and coach, and in this episode, we dive into one of his latest books – The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Succ

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Workers Want Wage Increases Because of Inflation

Allwork

Inflation and the increased price of everyday goods and services is becoming worrying, but it is unclear how long it will last. . Last year, the average worker’s wages went u p by 4.5%. Inflation – the highest it has been for forty years – is such that prices for goods and services are 7.9% higher than last year. . No matter what employers decide, workers will suffer as long as there is inflation because wages typically do not keep up with price increases – especially for low-income workers.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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What to Do When You Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything

Success

In all of my interactions with people, I’ve never found anyone, regardless of their level of success, who doesn’t sometimes find themselves simply not wanting to do the things that they need to. It is a part of human nature for there to be times that, in spite of all that we need to do—and even desire to—we will find ourselves not wanting to do anything.

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How To Maximize Workforce Productivity With Flex Time Days & Weeks

Jennie Lyon

Cultivate Integrity Through Flex Scheduling Scheduling can be a formidable source of agency and freedom for you and your team, or it can be a constant source of dread and conflict. Mastering a schedule that works for your business and your workforce in this day and age requires you to accommodate the valid individual needs… The post How To Maximize Workforce Productivity With Flex Time Days & Weeks appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing & Virtual Assistant Services.

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Why You Should Embrace Applying for Administrative Jobs While Employed

Team: Solo Admin

I believe it’s important to embrace applying for administrative jobs while still employed, even if you decide not to quit your current admin job. I know it’s not normal for professionals in administrative support services to do this, though, especially if we’re happy enough. For myself and many other admins, the pull to be “loyal” and not “a flight risk” are powerful deterrents to us leaving a job.

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Outdated Digital Tools and Technology are a Key Factor in the Great Reshuffle

Allwork

Recent research from Adobe found that one-third of employees surveyed felt that they were held back by managers who were using outdated technology or who struggled to use modern collaboration tools. . Implementing the right tools and technology will allow companies to have successful business outcomes and retain employees in the new world of work. .

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha