Editor's Letters
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
The Value of Consistent Progress
By Kathleen Drum - July 25, 2024
Aim to embed one new piece of learning into your workflow each week. But you don’t need to learn everything all at once; slow and steady wins the race explains Kathleen Drum
Cover Story Technology
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Prompt Engineering: The Art of Crafting Great Questions
By Fiona Young - July 25, 2024
To get real value from AI chatbots, you must master the art of crafting great questions, explains Fiona Young
Career Development
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
5 Administrative Professional Skills That Add Value to Your Career
By Robert Hosking - July 25, 2024
Robert Hosking discusses 5 skills shared by the best administrative professionals in 2024
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Productivity Hacks to Amplify Personal Wellbeing
By Dr Heather Denniston - July 25, 2024
Productivity is a wellness strategy; choose the right tool to buy back space to invest in yourself, explains Heather Denniston
Career Development
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
I Don’t Want to Be the Only One Anymore
By Julia Schmidt - July 25, 2024
Julia Schmidt calls on all of us, in our professional associations and communities, to embrace a diversity code of respect
Profiles
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
PROFILE – Margot Roache-Green
By Lucy Brazier OBE - July 25, 2024
Margot Roache-Green is the 2023 San Francisco Admin Awards’ recipient of the Jeannette Castellano Lifetime Achievement Award, with an extraordinary career spanning 63 years… and counting!
Events Excellence Technology
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Making the Most of Event Technology
By Reto Leder and Roni Huber - July 25, 2024
Using audio and visual technology wisely can enrich your guests’ experience without becoming overpowering, explain Reto Leder and Roni Huber
Leadership
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Elevate Your Career with Leadership and Social Influence Skills
By Lily Shippen - July 25, 2024
The skills required to excel as an Assistant are changing, explains Lily Shippen
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Working Through Grief
By Carole Spiers - July 25, 2024
Carole Spiers provides suggestions for managing your return to work after a loss
Leadership
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Inspire Inclusion as Leaders
By Simone White - July 25, 2024
We need to advocate for the change and sometimes we may even need to provide the solution, explains Simone White
Personal Development
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Stepping into the Spotlight: How to Transform Your Administrative Career Using Personal Branding and Networking
By Jodie Mears - July 25, 2024
Jodie Mears shares her journey from stagnation to success, highlighting the importance of personal branding and strategic networking in transforming your administrative career
Career Development
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Is Fear Pervading Your Organisation?
By Thom Dennis - July 25, 2024
Thom Dennis explains how to mitigate the effect of fear at work
Technology
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Excel Spreadsheets: Tips for Maintaining Data Accuracy and Integrity in Excel
By Traci Williams - July 25, 2024
Traci Williams introduces techniques to give you confidence that your data integrity is of a very high standard
Career Development Leadership
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
So, You Want to be a Peer Coach?
By Helen Monument - July 25, 2024
Your discretion, reliability, and understanding make you an ideal candidate for peer coaching says Helen Monument
Communication
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
Internal Communication Powers Performance
By Nicole Bearne - July 25, 2024
Nicole Bearne shares the lessons she learned in effective internal communication from her career in Formula One
Personal Development
Issue: August / September 2024
Issue: August / September 2024
How to De-escalate Conflict in the Moment
By Jane Gunn - July 25, 2024
Jane Gunn shares 10 rules for de-escalating conflict in the workplace