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Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 13, 2022
My father cautioned me not to … Soft Skills For Assistants Become Power Skills? I love magic. I remember sitting through my first magic show as a child. Being in awe of the glittering costumes, the lights, and the music – the theatrical presentation.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 10, 2022
Soft skills are now being referred to as power skills. In recent articles and blogs from reputable sources in the training and the administrative industries, soft skills are being touted as power skills. News Flash!
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Practically Perfect PA
JUNE 30, 2022
Top skills every Assistant needs to succeed How do you stay on top of the many and different responsibilities that an Assistant must perform, as well as the required abilities?
Office Dynamics
JANUARY 10, 2022
You have the fundamentals down pat and even demonstrate advanced skill sets. What might be missing from your bag of skills? You are a top-performing, high-achieving assistant who has accomplished much. So where do you go from here?
Office Dynamics
APRIL 15, 2021
Your ability to thrive and navigate through the uncertainties thrown your way will require a particular skill set – timeless skills. In 2020, assistants faced an array of challenges in the workplace. This year has already shown to be just as challenging.
Office Dynamics
AUGUST 13, 2020
While staying abreast of the latest tools of the profession is important, it takes a particular skill-set to navigate through the uncertainties thrown our way – timeless skills. When I started… Communication Skills Conflict Resolution Interpersonal Skills Self Development
Success
MAY 17, 2022
Whether you manage employees, coordinate a team of volunteers, serve on a board or are in charge of juggling your family’s schedule every day, your leadership skills hinge on your ability to communicate effectively with others. Each of these communication skills represents an ongoing practice.
Allwork
MAY 31, 2022
Refreshing job descriptions and applying “affirmative” logic to the hiring workflow can help companies attract hidden skilled workers. 44% of middle-skill hidden workers reported that finding work was just as hard pre-Covid-19 as it was during the research’s 2020 survey period.
Practically Perfect PA
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
‘Must have good interpersonal skills’ is a phrase that you will often see on job descriptions for Assistants, but what does that mean? What are interpersonal skills and why are they so crucial for Assistants? Interpersonal skills, or soft skills or people skills are the same thing. They are the skills you need to interact […].
Eat Your Career
JULY 20, 2021
Recently, I wanted to assess my own skills in this area, so I did a personal inventory. I thought I’d recreate that for you as a self-assessment tool, so you can take stock of your skills in this area as well. But time management is a skill that requires practice and patience.
Office Dynamics
JANUARY 22, 2021
Ways to Improve Your Organizational Skills as an Administrative Assistant It is incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to thrive in chaos. It feels disorganized, unscheduled, and without direction.
Allwork
MAY 23, 2022
A new report from Boston Consulting Group, Emsi Burning Glass, and The Burning Glass Institute shows that desired job skills have greatly evolved since 2016. . Among these positions, around 80% of the top 20 skills were either new or had experienced a priority shift.? .
Allwork
JUNE 10, 2022
More and more organizations are implementing or planning to implement a VR training program for soft skills. . According to Patrick Manglano of Roundtable Learning, there are five top 5 benefits that VR brings to soft skill learning. .
Practically Perfect PA
JUNE 16, 2020
Working alongside every successful Executive is an incredibly smart, switched-on and highly skilled Executive Assistant. There are many advanced skills that Assistants, who work in the C-suite, need to be successful in the role. We cover a lot of those skills on this website.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 9, 2015
Today I am going to start a new one – Core Skills. I’m not just going to write about which skills we need I am also going to look at how these skills are linked to the role specifically. I was used to answering the standard interview questions about soft skills but I hadn’t really delved very deeply into the practical aspects of that skill and how it made me stand out as a better candidate and Executive Assistant.
Practically Perfect PA
DECEMBER 18, 2018
I hope you enjoy our key skills roundup for 2018. We focussed really heavily this year on increasing our content around the key skills Assistants need to develop in their role this year. We covered a lot of skills including minute taking, event management, organising business travel, project management and everything in between! Core Skills Featured admin administrators assistants EA Executive Assistant Key Skills Office manager PA Personal Assistant Tasks Virtual Assistant
Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 8, 2019
Core Skills Featured admin administrators assistants Career EA EA Skills Executive Assistant Leadership Office manager PA PA Skills Personal Assistant Virtual AssistantThere are now quite a few of us in the Assistant world running around shouting that you, lovely Assistant, are a leader within your organisation! You may not manage a team, but you do work in a management role.
Practically Perfect PA
DECEMBER 17, 2019
I hope you enjoy our key skills round-up 2019. We focused really heavily this year on increasing our content around the key skills Assistants need to develop in their role this year.
Allwork
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
While these tools have the power to streamline tasks and follow strict schedules, there is one thing that they can’t replicate: soft skills. . Because of this, soft skills have become more important to the workplace than ever before.
Small Business CEO
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
They possess a vast array of skills. Check out this list of seven notable accounting skills. … The post 7 Notable Accounting Skills appeared first on SMALL BUSINESS CEO. Finance accounting accounting skillsAccountants are highly trained workers.
Eat Your Career
JULY 11, 2022
Learning how to develop healthy professional detachment is an essential skill for long-term career fulfillment. Professional Detachment is a Necessary Skill. Learning how to detach from work is a fundamental skill you must learn—or eventually, you will pay the consequences.
Eat Your Career
JULY 11, 2022
Learning how to develop healthy professional detachment is an essential skill for long-term career fulfillment. Professional Detachment is a Necessary Skill. Learning how to detach from work is a fundamental skill you must learn—or eventually, you will pay the consequences. .
Eat Your Career
MAY 11, 2020
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. You’ll have the skills you need to tackle even the largest, most complex projects. Interested in Upgrading Your Project Management Skills?
Practically Perfect PA
JULY 2, 2019
The roles are similar, and there are a lot of overlapping skills. Core Skills Featured admin administrators assistants EA Executive Assistant office management Office manager PA Personal Assistant Virtual AssistantThere are so many Assistants who are also working as an Office Manager and a lot of Office Managers who are also Assistants! However, Office Managers do have to take on some tasks that are high-level and move the business forward. Many Office […].
Practically Perfect PA
APRIL 26, 2016
Next up in our series of blog posts on core soft skills I am going to look at diplomacy and tact for assistants. Assistants have to possess a number of soft or interpersonal skills. It is a skill that allows assistants to find common ground with every person at every level of business. But, let’s face it, diplomacy and tact are not easy skills to master – the world would be a much better place if everyone was diplomatic!
Success
OCTOBER 7, 2021
For many leaders, this means working more on their soft skills to ensure that employees are engaged, motivated and inspired—whether they’re working in the office, at home or from a third space. 3 Soft Skills Every Manager Needs to Succeed in the Future of Work.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 18, 2019
Organization skills for administrative assistants are one of the most valuable skills to have as an administrative assistant. Fortunately, there are at least 9 ways to improve your organization skills as an administrative assistant without too much effort on your part. Organizational skills for administrative assistants are crucial to the success of any business. These 9 ways can help you improve your organization skills in practical and workable ways.
Eat Your Career
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The post Mastering the Skill of Composure: How to Stay Poised Under Pressure appeared first on Eat Your Career. It’s no secret that the workplace is stressful. But, as a professional, you can’t let it get to you.
Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Top-notch telephone screening and etiquette skills are paramount regardless of industry, company size, or geographic location. Necessary telephone skills for assistants include how to answer the phone, take accurate messages, carefully screen calls, protect corporate and personal information, seamlessly transfer callers, use a polite and proper tone of voice, and know-how to tactfully handle difficult callers. Communication Skills Etiquette Telephone
Office Dynamics
MAY 14, 2014
The must-have skill for executive and administrative assistants at all levels going into this conceptual age? For decades, big organizations that have benefited from analytical and functional left-brain aptitudes are now finding themselves in need of softer, right-brain skills. Actually, I have been teaching administrative and executive assistants the skill of exercising their creativity for two decades. The shift into a new age.
Eat Your Career
APRIL 29, 2019
It’s meant to show a prospective employer that you have all the skills required to do the job for which you are applying, and that you’ve used those skills before in a professional capacity. But what if you’re applying for a position that requires skills you didn’t gain through your past professional experience, but rather, skills you gained outside of work? Can you include those skills on a resume, and if so, how? Job Search job search resume skills
Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Like PWC's Talent Exchange and Deloitte's Open Talent Community , the goal of GigNow is to help EY find and engage skilled independent workers - both for EY's internal use and for use on client projects. They recently released a short video (below) that we think nicely captures 3 key things highly skilled independent workers are looking for in terms of assignments. The opportunity the learn and build skills.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 13, 2017
Now I am going to surprise you by telling you one of the most awesome administrative skills you can work on is being brilliant at the basics. Basics include: travel planning, appointment coordination, meeting preparation, all facets of communication, organizational skills, and time and project management. As your days are getting busier and you are taking on more projects and assignments, you need these skills more than ever. Designed by Freepik.
Office Dynamics
AUGUST 10, 2016
Organization skills is the one thing most successful business owners have in common. Fortunately, there are at least 9 ways to improve your organization skills without too much effort on your part. Organization skills are crucial for the success of any business. These 9 ways can help you improve your organization skills in practical and workable ways. Share some of your organization skills, tips and tricks in the comments below.
On The Job
MARCH 30, 2020
In the coming weeks and months you're going to hear a lot about "transferable skills." Transferable skills are those abilities that you can use in a variety of jobs: communication, organization and teamwork.
Practically Perfect PA
AUGUST 24, 2017
Not everyone can be a good minute taker – it’s a definite skill and quite often an art, hence the name of my course, The Art of Minute Taking. There are definite skills required to be a good minute taker and I’ve listed some of them below: Listening. Without a doubt not only is it a skill to take minutes at the meeting, but the real work comes in being able to wordsmith a draft set of notes into an exceptionally good piece of writing.
Small Business CEO
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
If you’ve been dreaming of owning your own business, bringing an idea to market, or launching a whole new industry—5 specific skills will help you achieve your goals. They have inspiring goals that keep them up at night, ready for the opportunity, and constantly building their skills.
Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 28, 2013
Here’s a simple drill to test your listening skills. Back to Basics: Seven Types of Listeners and Tips for Better Listening Skills. You just finished reading Test your listening skills ! Recommended: Evernote Essentials The post Test your listening skills appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Close your eyes. Count slowly to 50. Don’t let another thought enter your mind.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 12, 2018
It also focuses on what they refer to as "highly skilled freelancers" These are the self-employed working in managerial, professional and technical occupations. Much of the recent growth has been driven by the expansion of the highly skilled freelance sector. independent workers providing services to businesses, which is a similar group to IPSE's skilled freelancers, have also been growing rapidly.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 19, 2019
As the study chart below shows, the top three professions for these skilled independent workers are consulting, coaching, and research (17 percent), creative services (17 percent), and information technology (12 percent). Since this data is based on a survey of independent workers who provide services to businesses, the list is dominated by highly skilled knowledge work categories.
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