Never Alone
By Lucy Brazier
By the time I am done this year, I will have been to 21 different…
Monthly Archives: May, 2013
Getting Serious About Soft Skills
There’s nothing soft about soft skills explains Robert Hosking Finding success as an administrative professional…
Fully Utilize Your Talents – Optimization
By Joan Burge
Optimization is like administrative skills and attitudes on steroids (in a good way). Optimization means…
Gaining Support From Your Employer to Invest in Your Professional Development
By Eth Lloyd
What is the value of your professional development to your employer? asks Eth Lloyd This…
PROFILE – Karlena Rannals
By Lucy Brazier
Karlena Rannals is the President of IAAP Can we start with a little background information?…
Making the Step Up from Assistant to Business Partner
By Sue France
As a Business Partner, not only should you have all the requisite technical and IT…
It’s a Great Time to “Lean In”
There has never been a better time to be an Assistant than right now. It…
Raising your Visibility Factor with Personal Branding
Do you ever feel as though others don’t really “get” what it is you do,…
PROFILE – Carolyn Pearson
By Lucy Brazier
Carolyn Pearson is the founder of maiden-voyage.com whose aim is to make business travel safe and…
Lessons to Learn Today to Be a Better Admin Tomorrow
The days of admins taking dictations from their executives and typing on typewriters are long…
Productive, or Just Busy? It’s Time to Take Control of Your Life
By Rona Cant
Are you in control? People get up, have breakfast and race to work crushed into…
An Introduction to Six Sigma
Sharon Severn gives us her insights on the Six Sigma process Six Sigma efforts target…
Feeling Overloaded? Boundaries to the Rescue!
By Marsha Egan
Marsha Egan explains why we need to set boundaries Have you ever seen a circus…
Investing in Success
By Barney Ely
Top talent may need nurturing, but is targeting the average worker a better strategy to…
Silence and Isolation: Two Dastardly Behaviors That Hold People Back
Last weekend I attended a very pleasant dessert party that had a theme based on…
Reach Out – I’ll Be There
By Susie Kay
Some of you may recognise the title of this article as an old song by…
See Me!
Whenever you find yourself in a tricky situation, whether interrupting a meeting, telling someone you…
Interviewing Like a Pro
By Anel Martin
There is a great deal of information regarding interviews on the internet and on social…
Green Working: a Guide from Green Office Week 2013
A recent survey of 1,000 office workers, commissioned by Avery Green Office Week, revealed that…
Four Steps to Becoming the Ultimate Manager
“Be kind to people on the way up – you’ll meet them again on your…