Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: December 2024 / January 2025
Issue: December 2024 / January 2025
An Introduction to Enhancing Your Business Acumen
By Heather Baker - November 25, 2024
If an Assistant wants to step up and make decisions on behalf of their manager, they must have an awareness of business acumen, says Heather Baker
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: October / November 2024
Issue: October / November 2024
The Critical Thinking Assistant
By Cathy Harris - September 25, 2024
Great critical thinking skills help us to solve the many problems and challenges that we face daily, explains Cathy Harris
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: April / May 2024
Issue: April / May 2024
Navigating Non-Financial Disclosure Reporting
By Richard Collins - March 25, 2024
Engaging in social impact reporting is a proactive step in readying your organisation to meet its future sustainability commitments, explains Richard Collins
Business Strategy & Acumen Cover Story
Issue: February / March 2024
Issue: February / March 2024
Adapting to Change: The Evolution from VUCA to VUCA Prime and the Executive Assistant’s Role
By Richard Arnott - January 25, 2024
Embracing VUCA Prime allows Executive Assistants to move beyond a reactive stance and turns challenges into opportunities, explains Richard Arnott
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: February / March 2024
Issue: February / March 2024
Contingency Needs to Be Part of Every Business Plan
By Jane Robson - January 25, 2024
No matter the size of the business, ensure that contingency plans fully reflect our new hybrid ways of working, explains Jane Robson
Business Strategy & Acumen Cover Story
Issue: October / November 2023
Issue: October / November 2023
Building Powerful Partnerships
By Lucy Brazier OBE - 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
Issue: August / September 2023
Understanding Supply Management: The Key to Effective Procurement for Executive Assistants
By Richard Arnott and Patrick S. Woods - 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
Issue: June / July 2023
Understanding Sustainability Materiality
By Richard Collins - 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
Issue: June / July 2023
Run It Like A Business
By Tricia Madden and Stevie Eason - 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
Issue: April / May 2023
Credibility and the Role of the Virtual Assistant
By Gemma Walton - 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
Issue: February / March 2023
Cultivating a Business to Employee (B2E) Social Responsibility Strategy
By Richard Collins - 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
Issue: February / March 2023
Solicitor, Barrister or Paralegal?
By Amanda Hamilton - January 25, 2023
What’s the difference and how do you choose? asks Amanda Hamilton
Business Strategy & Acumen Cover Story
Issue: October / November 2022
Issue: October / November 2022
The Receptionist: The Changing Face of the Business
By Michelle Bowditch and Marika Garton - 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
Issue: October / November 2022
What Is Corporate Social Responsibility?
By Richard Collins - 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
Issue: October / November 2022
The Important Difference Between Cancelling and Terminating a Contract
By Katarina Morgan - 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
Issue: August/September 2022
Decoding ESG
By Richard Collins - July 25, 2022
Richard Collins explores the relationship between CSR and ESG