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Particularly in the workplace, where outbursts, arguments or even vulnerability can not only undermine an individual’s credibility, but also serve as grist for today’s gossip mill and live on in company lore for years. Doing so will create a better path for yourself, and a better work environment for you and your co-workers.
Find a mentor. Create an environment fostering your success. Also, consider your environment—is your home or office dreary or energizing? Overall, whether it’s gossip from co-workers, violence in the media, pessimism in your own thoughts or other influences, make conscious efforts to reduce your exposure to the negative.
You have to find your inner power to influence and change the things or environment around you. Look around at who else you could help, who else could you mentor and how else could you contribute more? They’re reading celebrity gossip magazines. If you can’t do that, then you can’t grow. You can’t invest. You can’t build.
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Sorry to say it but if you want to transform from PA to Leader, gossip is a big no. This means taking note of your environment at all times but you can do it as you are smart. Penny Davenport is a successful Career mentor and Business coach. Zip your lip. Be discrete and respect confidentiality at all times.
Some have even gone above and beyond to personally mentor her throughout her time as an Executive Assistant – and now, Executive Business Partner! And I’ve had amazing mentors along the way. So there’s a lot of, you know, office gossip and stuff like that. So here I am. Jeremy Burrows 4:25 Love it.
A: I've been extremely lucky and have NOT worked for anyone difficult or nightmarish - high standards and extremely fast-paced or high-pressure environments, yes. Compared to, say, a more corporate environment where an executive assistant's career ceiling is really only that of a more senior executive assistant?
There are only so many personality types or people that will thrive in this sort of environment. Be the bigger person and don't gossip! But the most successful studio executives went to great schools, had brilliant mentors, and amazing internships. Why leave that as the lasting impression?
Ideal work environment: Rewards and consequences are doled out fairly Productivity-boosting tip: Be OK with good enough Productivity-busting habit to watch out for: Procrastination until perfection. Twos love open office settings and group work, but they’ll work much faster without the distraction of a budding office friendship.
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