Personal Development
Issue: January / February 2012

Network your Brand!

By - January 25, 2012

Some practical advice on how to take your personal brand to the world. Have you ever thought about how visible you are and how often people talk about you or remark about you to others? Do colleagues and friends have to describe you in a lot of detail for others to know who you are... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: January / February 2012

How to be Cool in a Crisis

By - January 25, 2012

Celebrity PA Bonnie Low Kramen explains how to plan for and deal with a crisis CRISIS – A condition of instability or danger. Dramatic upheaval, the point at which something must change. As administrative professionals, we know that there are degrees of crisis. There is your life and death crisis (such as the events of... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: November / December 2011

Stepping up … and giving others a helping hand

By - November 25, 2011

Claire Lister, Managing Director of Pitman Training, talks about taking charge of your own career development and training as well as that of others.   In previous articles, I’ve talked about how the role of top level secretaries and PAs has expanded to include many other elements such as finance, marketing and human resources. If... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: November / December 2011

Practical Parenting

By - November 25, 2011

Reviewing your family work/life balance This morning, when dropping my 4-year old off for his pre-school session, we saw one of his friends in floods of tears, trying to drag his mum back towards her car. His mum was clearly upset by this, saying that her son goes there 4 and a half days a... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: November / December 2011

How to deal with an unpleasant boss

By - November 25, 2011

Your boss is criticising some work you’ve done when you know the problem lies with his/her instructions. You try to explain but he cuts you off. He provides no support or encouragement to his staff, employing criticism instead. He gets little support in return and responds by being harsh and dominating. He gets angry a... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: November / December 2011

Born this way

By - November 25, 2011

Personal Development Lessons from Lady Gaga Lady Gaga is a music and business phenomenon. Simply fabulous electro pop and dance music. Strategy, marketing, finance, HR, operations, social media and so on, all rolled into one. Setting aside all the controversy over her music & fashion, what might we learn from Lady Gaga about personal development?... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: September / October 2011

You Are What You Eat

By - September 25, 2011

How to boost your performance by eating healthily   Most PAs have busy lives, and busy lives mean that eating food that is good for you – as well as tasting nice – is not always a priority. A quick sandwich and a packet of crisps may well become the norm, while eating with one... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: September / October 2011

Would You Follow You?

By - September 25, 2011

Top 10 Ways to Be a LEADER   Spurred in part by an exercise I did at an ActionCOACH business planning workday, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be a leader. My commitment is to be a great one, and I’m getting clear that in order to be successful, there... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: September / October 2011

Minimising Separation Anxiety

By - September 25, 2011

How To Cope With Leaving Your Baby Or Toddler In Childcare For The First Time.   As was preparing to return to work after my maternity leave, I read a great American book called The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville. I always remember the quote “Good childcare is the secret sauce of contented working parenthood”.... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: September / October 2011

Coaching For Success

By - September 25, 2011

Enhancing your skills – and those of your mentees – using the GROW model   The use of coaching in the workplace has expanded significantly over the past ten to 15 years. Many managers and staff will have learned some of the basics of coaching on management development courses, even if they haven’t been formally... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: September / October 2011

Can You Just?

By - September 25, 2011

How to use your skills and experience to make a positive and lasting impression in your new role.   Whether you’ve landed your dream job or are climbing further up the ladder towards your ultimate goal, your experience and skills really get put to the test. So, how do you make sure your colleagues and... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: September / October 2011

Bouncing Back

By - September 25, 2011

How to deal with setbacks in your career   You’ve just missed out on a promotion. You’ve been made redundant. You’ve failed an exam essential to the qualification you need. How do you deal with such set-backs? Are you immobilised by regret, disappointment, stress or worry? Or are you the resilient type who can quickly... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: September / October 2011

Anger Management

By - September 25, 2011

Does the following seem familiar?   ‘Here I am again. I’ve been in this situation hundreds of times before with my boss. Why am I so bothered and hot under the collar? Just when I thought I had the best job in the world, my boss seems to throw a spanner in the works.’ ‘Generally... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: July / August 2011

It’s Time for Your Purpose, Passion and Power at work

By - July 26, 2011

Sharon Eden examines people oriented business Am I crazy? Purpose, passion and power as an Executive PA at work? What on earth is the world coming to? I’ll tell you. The world is beginning to become a different place within organisations. A place which is more people orientated and focused on the wellbeing of employees... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: July / August 2011

Transferring The Sporting Champion Mindset

By - July 25, 2011

Jeremy Lazarus explains how to transfer the sporting champion mindset into the workplace Within the business world, there is much demand for talks and seminars given by elite athletes, probably because there are many similarities between the two disciplines. Perhaps this demand has been increased due to the Olympics fast approaching and the increasing media... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: July / August 2011

How To Boost Your Career Willpower

By - July 25, 2011

Graham W Price details the tools you need to change focus You know what you need to do to take your career forward but despite your best intentions you’re just not doing it. We make excuses, such as lack of time or other things getting in the way, but really it’s about us lacking the... Read more »