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
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Minute Taking 101: Tracking Attendance
By Rhonda Scharf - September 25, 2021
Rhonda Scharf shares her top tips for tracking attendance when taking minutes
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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
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Successful Remote Onboarding
By Diana Brandl - March 23, 2021
Diana Brandl shares best practices for creating a successful remote onboarding experience
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Project Management Fundamentals
By Rhonda Scharf - March 25, 2020
As an Administrative Assistant, you are already a project management expert explains Rhonda Scharf Regardless of your title, if you are an administrative professional you are likely also a project manager. As admins, we take care of deadlines, deliverables, people, reports. Those skills happen to be some of the fundamental elements of project management. So,... Read more »
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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 Organization is the cornerstone of an administrative assistant’s role. But when it comes to travel planning, things kick into a higher gear. Travel needs are often complex and arranging a trip can be especially tricky when you’re handling the details for someone... Read more »
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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 What if I told you that 58 other people are NOT looking at the same hotel online as you are? Or that there is more than one seat on a flight left at that price? The pop-up counters you see on travel booking sites are... Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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How to Transform Economy Class into Your Own Bedroom
By Katy Donaldson - September 26, 2016
Katy Donaldson explains her sleep system for making the most of economy class Imagine relaxing with your Kindle under a blanket and then gently nodding off to sleep. Except you’re not at home in your bed. You’re on an airplane. In economy class. Impossible, you say? Not so! I am not a nice person if... Read more »
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Business Travel and Crisis Management
By John Morgan - September 26, 2016
Whether you are travelling yourself, or organising business travel for others, who has your back in the event of a crisis? asks John Morgan The world is changing, so it is important that adequate consideration is given to risk management when planning for business travel abroad. If you are responsible for organising corporate travel, or... Read more »
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Cross Borders Traveling: An American in Paris and Atlanta and all parts in between and beyond
By Bonnie Low-Kramen - May 25, 2016
Bonnie Low Kramen shares her top travel tips and favorite hotel amenities I travel. A lot. Well, not as much as Lucy Brazier or Vickie Evans, but a lot. In fact, I started writing this essay in the car to CDG, Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris and now I am completing it on my... Read more »
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The Project Mindset
By Kathleen Drum - September 25, 2015
Big projects require big thinking; make sure you employ a project mindset says Kathleen Drum In my career I have been fortunate enough to work on three major projects: the London 2012 Olympic Games electrical infrastructure, the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony and Crossrail, a new railway for London. I’ve come to realise that although... Read more »
Cover Story Processes & Procedures
Creating an Assistant Network Within Your Organisation
By Cathy Harris - January 25, 2015
Cathy Harris leads the way with her comprehensive guide to creating an Assistant Network within your organisation
