Processes & Procedures
Spotting the Signs of Dishonesty on a CV
By Anna Bithrey - January 25, 2023
Anna Bithrey suggests practical ways that employers can screen applicants and mitigate the risks to business
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Meetings Bogged Down with Routine Items? Consider a “Consent Agenda”
By Rhonda Scharf - September 25, 2022
If your Board wants to save time and streamline its meetings, consider using a “consent agenda,” explains Rhonda Scharf
Processes & Procedures
The Benefits of Task Centralization
By Shayanne Wright - July 25, 2022
Shayanne Wright explains how capturing your tasks in one place allows you to prioritize and work more efficiently
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Chair Excellent Meetings
By Heather Baker - May 25, 2022
Learn how to become an accomplished meeting choreographer with Heather Baker’s top tips
Processes & Procedures
Taking Minutes in Virtual and Hybrid Meetings
By Rhonda Scharf - May 25, 2022
Use Rhonda Scharf’s guidelines to help you take accurate minutes in virtual and hybrid meetings
Health & Wellbeing Processes & Procedures
How to Write a Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy
By Amy McKeown - November 25, 2021
Most wellbeing strategies are collections of well-intentioned activities cobbled together to get good PR or tick a box, explains Amy McKeown
Career Development Processes & Procedures
Why SMART Goals Need to Be SMARTER
By Lindsay Taylor - November 25, 2021
In today’s demanding and fast-paced business environment, how smart is SMART? asks Lindsay Taylor
Processes & Procedures
Minute Taking 101: Tracking Attendance
By Rhonda Scharf - September 25, 2021
Rhonda Scharf shares her top tips for tracking attendance when taking minutes
Processes & Procedures
Creating Meeting Breaks in Outlook
By Gyöngyvér Borgula - May 25, 2021
Gyöngyvér Borgula explains how to create automatic breaks between meetings with a simple Outlook calendar setting
Processes & Procedures
Successful Remote Onboarding
By Diana Brandl - March 23, 2021
Diana Brandl shares best practices for creating a successful remote onboarding experience
Processes & Procedures
Project Management Fundamentals
By Rhonda Scharf - March 25, 2020
As an administrative assistant, you are already a project management expert explains Rhonda Scharf
Processes & Procedures
The Assistant’s 8-Step Guide to Effective Travel Planning
By Stephanie Naznitsky - September 25, 2019
Planning travel for someone else can be a complicated task explains Stephanie Naznitsky
Processes & Procedures
Don’t Let These Common Travel Myths Fool You
By Eric Hrubant - March 25, 2019
Become a well-informed traveler and travel planner says Eric Hrubant
Processes & Procedures
Staying in Touch on the Road
By Tae Lee - May 25, 2018
Create clear communication protocols and strategies to make sure that the trip goes as smoothly as possible explains Tae Lee Experienced administrative professionals and executive assistants are all too familiar with the stress associated with having your executive on the road. They could be thousands of miles away, in a completely different time zone, and... Read more »
Processes & Procedures
Conquering Travel Planning, One Step at a Time
By Tae Lee - July 27, 2017
Planning travel and creating itineraries needn’t be daunting if you follow these simple steps says Tae Lee Planning travel and creating itineraries are daunting tasks that can feel like trying to climb Mount Everest: exhausting, stressful, filled with obstacles, and millions of steps before you can finally conquer your trip. And to make matters even... Read more »
Processes & Procedures
Uncovering the truth of business travel for women
By Rheanna-Marie Hall - November 25, 2016
“Female-friendly” is not about being treated differently; it is about being treated appropriately says Rheanna-Marie Hall. The best available hotels, the price comparison sites to juggle, and the airport transfer times to fit to a tight schedule; just some of the things to think about when booking that next business trip. But what about the... Read more »
