Career Management
Persuasion skills for the administrative assistant. It was Desmond Tutu who stated, “Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.” There are a lot of people in the workplace who don’t seem to operate by that wise statement. Executive assistants and administrative assistants who are savvy and mature professionals know that positive persuasion skills are not optional …
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Dear Monday Motivators, I hope you enjoyed the last weekend of August. I’m sure many of you were involved in getting kids back to school, sending young adults off to college, or maybe enlisting yourself in some courses for fall. This is the last piece I am writing under the Career Pillar and I wanted …
Happy Monday! Throughout your career, you will have to make decisions. Decisions about whether to take a promotion, move to a more interesting but lateral position, move to a new location, start a new career or take a position in a new geographic location within the same company. Key questions to ask yourself when making …
As an administrative professional, you must always communicate with internal and external stakeholders in a professional manner. Using professional email sign-offs is just one way to maintain your professionalism when using email to communicate. The right email signature gives you added credibility, but the wrong signature could make people doubt your professionalism and commitment to …
If you plan to apply for a new job in the near future, you must know how to explain your administrative experience in a way that convinces recruiters to interview you and make competitive job offers. Whether you are applying for an executive assistant position or hope to use your administrative experience to move into …
Welcome to another great Monday! Since St. Patrick’s Day is just a week away, I thought I would talk about luck vs. planning for success. I speak on this topic in my Star Achievement Series® training for executive and administrative assistants. It’s interesting to hear the different perspectives people have about luck. Some people truly …
