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Set
your
SIGHTS HIGH
...and then higher
By Maggie Love
Pitman Training London EC2
HAVE YOU PEAKED?
 ...or
is your best achievement yet to come? Well, since you are reading
this and presumably still breathing, you are definitely not past
your sell by date. You can only go higher…and higher.
If your job title is Secretary or PA, you have already expanded the
boundaries of these roles well beyond the job descriptions. You are
probably performing more complex conjuring tricks to make things
work in the workplace.
Advances in technology and mobile communications have totally
changed expectations, work styles, communication requirements and
perceptions of deadlines and distance. The pace of work, speed of
exchange of information, time zones and globalisation, complexity
and accountability all pose strong challenges. Your role has
completely changed. So have other people’s expectations of you.
There is a greater requirement than ever before to think ahead, be
proactive and do whatever it takes to get the job done. Not only do
you need fantastic practical skills but also higher and higher
intellectual ones. Decision-making, judgment, communication, ability
to grasp new information and specialist business knowledge are all
essential.
To all intents and purposes the titles of Secretary and PA are being
dumped in the Out-tray. You are already an Executive Assistant in
all but name. Soon you will be moving to management and specialist
roles directing projects, introducing systems or office management.
Secretaries and PAs are making moves NOW into fields such as HR, IT,
Marketing, Data Management, PR, Communications, Training and Web
Design – and their own businesses.
“People who make a successful transition don’t just sit and wait for
it to happen, says Lisa Martin from Pitman Training. “ They make
their own luck. So aim high, set your goal, learn from others and
plan each career move.”
Moving up the career ladder takes hard work and dedication but it is
absorbing, stimulating and extremely rewarding. Nothing succeeds
like success.
Call us on
(
020 7256 668
Pitman Training Centres,
London City or Oxford Circus
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YOUR
PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY
TEN TOP TIPS:
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Decide on your ultimate
goal and break it into a few manageable milestones
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Set realistic timescales
for reaching each milestone
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Look for a great role
model in the organisation and observe how they behave
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Dress and behave
immediately for the next step up
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Conduct a self-review -
ask your boss, colleagues, mentors and customers for feedback on
your skills and how you behave
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Set up your own Learning
& Development programme
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Use every learning
method – books, online research, observe others, pick brains and go
on training courses
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Let your boss know what
you are aiming for and progress check with him/her regularly
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Put your learning and
new skills into practice daily
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Above all look at your
goals and milestones weekly
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