The Way Forward
By Lucy Brazier
So that’s it! The International Year of the Secretary and Assistant is no more. After a…
Monthly Archives: January, 2015
Creating an Assistant Forum Within Your Organisation
By Cathy Harris
Cathy Harris’s comprehensive guide leads the way… As the secretarial profession moves in sync with…
Creating Powerful Partnerships
Trust is the foundation of all powerful – and successful – partnerships says Peggy Vasquez…
Three Locks That Hold You Back
Life has no limitations except the ones you make. – Les Brown The story is…
Winning Beginnings – Opening Your Speech With Impact
By Lyn Roseaman
Research has shown that the first 90 seconds of any speech have the most impact…
Choosing Your Attitude
It can be a challenging time when our world as we know it shifts beneath…
Why Your Job (Description) is Never Done!
We’ve spent 2014, the International Year of the Secretary and Admin Assistant, discussing ways you…
Mission, Vision and Strategy – and the importance for the Executive Assistant
Can an Assistant be effective if they do not understand the Mission, Vision and Strategy…
Tune In to Tone
I recently watched the sad news of another high school shooting in the US. The…
Finding the Gray Area in 2015 – Realistic Goal Setting
When I’m talking about “finding the gray area” for realistic goal setting, I’m not referring…
PROFILE – Heather Baker
By Lucy Brazier
Heather Baker is an International speaker, trainer and author, and the creator of the BakerWrite…
New Year, New Start? Not Necessarily…
By Susie Kay
This year I have made a New Year’s resolution not to make any New Year’s…
How to Make Your Own Luck!
At a dinner party the other evening, we were debating whether we were born lucky…
Resilience: A Must-Have Skill
By Joan Burge
Joan Burge looks at what it means to be a resilient Assistant Why you should…
The Art of Proofreading
Kathleen Drum shares her editing secrets As Assistants, we are often asked to proofread or…
Neuroscience – Maximizing the Power of Your Brain for Excellence – Part II – Sleep and Memory
By Sue France
The human brain is the most complex living structure in the universe, so aren’t we…
The Case for Coaching… Your Questions Answered
Lindsay Taylor explains some common misconceptions about coaching What is Coaching? Coaching is a term…
Time Management or Behaviour Management – Part 3
We have been exploring our behaviours in relationship to how we manage our time. The…
Are You a Great Leader?
Some leaders are born great but many of us need to have experienced great business…
PROFILE – Else-Britt Lundgren
By Lucy Brazier
Else-Britt is the Chairman of EUMA, Europe Can we start with a little background information?…