Business Strategy & Acumen Cover Story
Issue: October / November 2023

Building Powerful Partnerships

By - September 25, 2023

In this extract from her new book, The Modern-Day Assistant: Build Your Influence and Boost Your Potential, Lucy Brazier explains the importance of building powerful partnerships
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: August / September 2023

Understanding Supply Management: The Key to Effective Procurement for Executive Assistants

By - July 25, 2023

The effectiveness of supply management plays a pivotal role in helping organizations achieve their strategic objectives, explain Richard Arnott and Pat Woods
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: June / July 2023

Understanding Sustainability Materiality

By - May 25, 2023

It is becoming increasingly important that a company reports on relevant (or ‘material’) issues, says Richard Collins
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: June / July 2023

Run It Like A Business

By - May 25, 2023

Help your organisation to achieve its strategic objectives while creating a more fulfilling and rewarding working environment, say Tricia Madden and Stevie Eason
Business Strategy & Acumen Career Development
Issue: April / May 2023

Credibility and the Role of the Virtual Assistant

By - March 25, 2023

There are things we can do to improve the perception of the VA industry, explains Gemma Walton
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: February / March 2023

Cultivating a Business to Employee (B2E) Social Responsibility Strategy

By - January 25, 2023

Retain and empower employees to do environmental and social good with a well-defined CSR strategy, explains Richard Collins
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: February / March 2023

Solicitor, Barrister or Paralegal?

By - January 25, 2023

What’s the difference and how do you choose? asks Amanda Hamilton
Business Strategy & Acumen Cover Story
Issue: October / November 2022

The Receptionist: The Changing Face of the Business

By - September 25, 2022

Has the role of the receptionist evolved in the last two years, or has our awareness changed? ask Michelle Bowditch and Marika Garton
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: October / November 2022

What Is Corporate Social Responsibility?

By - September 25, 2022

Corporate social responsibility is about discovering your sustainable and profitable potential and achieving it, explains Richard Collins
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: October / November 2022

The Important Difference Between Cancelling and Terminating a Contract

By - September 25, 2022

Navigating the exit of a contract can be challenging. Katarina Morgan explains the options available
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: August/September 2022

Decoding ESG

By - July 25, 2022

Richard Collins explores the relationship between CSR and ESG
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: August/September 2022

What is Conversational Commerce?

By - July 25, 2022

Dario Betti explains the role of conversational commerce in transforming simple sales into a complete service
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: August/September 2022

The Ever-Changing Face of Purchasing

By - July 25, 2022

From buying to purchasing to supply management, using the correct terminology elevates your skills and experience, explains Pat Woods
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: April / May 2022

The Mystery of EBIT and EBITDA

By - March 25, 2022

Do EBIT and EBITDA give a better indication of the true operational performance of the business? asks Richard Arnott
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Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: February / March 2022

Do You Speak “Finance”?

By - January 25, 2022

An Assistant who speaks the language of finance and accounting is more marketable and more mobile, says Jeff Lockhart
ESG - chart showing environmental socila and governance
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

ESG – What is it and why is it important for business?

By - November 25, 2021

Organisations need to meet the requirements of both their current and future customers and investors, explains Jeff Lockhart