Management Training Programs to Accelerate Professional Success Whether you are fresh off the single contributor track and into management role or simply want to learn how to become better at your job and rise through the hierarchy, there are many great opportunities to develop your management skills. A management training program can be a great…
Read moreManagement Lessons From Three Red Sox Managers
Baseball and Management Advice In the wake of the Red Sox winning the 2018 World Series championships, there is a lot to think about. In addition to wondering about the condition of the World Series trophy after an excited fan accidentally dented it with a beer bottle and wondering what the LA nightclub employees are…
Read moreWorking As A Virtual Team: How To Manage Your Remote Team From Afar
Virtual teams have many advantages because you can hire talented people from across the globe that you might not find locally. In fact, an increasing number of companies are hiring remote employees and freelancers to take on short-term and long-term positions, and a rising amount of companies are letting employees work from home additional days…
Read moreHow To Have More Effective Conference Calls
It’s 12:00 PM — lunch time, but also time for the weekly conference call. Your stomach is rumbling, but you know you will not get to lunch for an hour and a half because the business call usually goes over thirty minutes. You dial in. After the call, your head is full. You’re not sure…
Read moreHow To Make A Gantt Chart In Excel
So it’s time to for a new project. Something that involves multiple people, days of work, and lots Starbucks runs to keep you going. You might be thinking “How am I going to organize this project and show my team how much team need to allocate for specific tasks?” Well search no more for an…
Read moreIncreasing Accountability In An Architecture Firm
The key to being successful in the architecture industry is ensuring that each person in your firm is responsible for the job that they are supposed to be doing. However, this is a lot easier said than done. We have all experienced that moment where you have placed an assignment on one of your architects desks…
Read moreOur Top Features for Executive Assistants
Priority Matrix helps executive assistants manage all their responsibilities and priorities throughout that day. Here are six features that are specially helpful for this role: 1) Reminders In the same way that you are there to remind your boss about things that cannot be forgotten, it is nice for you to receive a little tap…
Read more6 Tips to Accelerate Your Executive Assistant Career Path
As an Executive Assistant you want to advance your career. Whether you are actively applying for your next role or simply thinking ahead of schedule, here are some tips that will help you determine what your next actions should be. 1. Define Skill Level Whether your official title is Executive Assistant, Admin, Personal Assistant or…
Read moreMeeting Minutes Template
Nerve Wracking Task or Productivity Resource? The minutes of the meeting, or MoM are defined as the instant written record of a session. Not only are the minutes kept for governance, but they also allow everyone at the meeting to focus on the topics at hand rather than worry about taking down notes. Depending on…
Read moreBoard Meeting Agenda and Best Practices
Critical Activity for CEO The importance of a board meeting cannot be stressed too much. In terms of cost, board meetings take up the time of some of the top resources in the company. In addition, they are opportunities for the CEO and other executives to demonstrate their abilities. Not taking advantage of this opportunity…
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