Editor's Letters
Issue: August / September 2025

Leadership is a Journey, not a Destination

By - July 25, 2025

Leadership is about the influence you have, the initiative you take, and the impact you create every day, says Kathleen Drum
Cover Story Leadership
Issue: August / September 2025

Yes! You Are a Leader: The Assistant’s Role in Modern Leadership

By - July 25, 2025

Julia Schmidt, author of The Executive Support Guide to Building a Successful Career Strategy, explains the critical role of Assistants in modern leadership
Technology
Issue: August / September 2025

Five Things I Want You to Know About Copilot

By - July 25, 2025

Fiona Walsh, a certified Microsoft Master Instructor, shares her top five things to know about Copilot
Opinion
Issue: August / September 2025

The Untapped Strengths of Administrative Professionals

By - July 25, 2025

Hiyam Abuguilah, author of Be an Exceptional Administrative Assistant, explains how organisations lose momentum when they fail to realise their employees’ potential
Productivity
Issue: August / September 2025

The New ROI: Return on Initiative

By - July 25, 2025

Jodie Mears, career Assistant to C-Suite executives, explains how productivity is about showing the impact of what you already do best
Events Excellence
Issue: August / September 2025

Creating a Lasting Legacy: Rethinking How Administrative Professionals Approach Events

By - July 25, 2025

Lucy Brazier and Reto Leder, CEO Trafo Baden, discuss how great events can leave a lasting impact on teams
Communication
Issue: August / September 2025

The Organised Networker

By - July 25, 2025

Manage your networks with these tips from Chi Chi Okezie, business networking, diversity, and inclusion specialist
Career Development
Issue: August / September 2025

The Most Important Question You Should be Asking at Work: Why?

By - July 25, 2025

Rhonda Scharf, Certified Speaking Professional, trainer, and author, explains why we need to keep asking “why?”
Technology
Issue: August / September 2025

Back to Basics

By - July 25, 2025

Nicholas Rossman, Programme Director at the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), explains what’s behind the growing movement to sidestep smartphones
Career Development
Issue: August / September 2025

Why Technological Literacy Needs Emotional Intelligence to Matter

By - July 25, 2025

Ebony Belhumeur, Founder and CEO of DappleAI, explains why hard and soft skill fluency is essential in the age of AI
Career Development
Issue: August / September 2025

The STRATEGIC Assistant: What Recruiters Are REALLY Looking For

By - July 25, 2025

Sarah Howson and Marianne Whitlock, founders of Strategice PA Recruitment, introduce their STRATEGIC profile model to help you stand out to recruiters
Technology
Issue: August / September 2025

Excel Spreadsheets: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Excel

By - July 25, 2025

Traci Williams, a Microsoft Excel Most Valuable Professional, gives us the rundown on which AI tools work best with Excel
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: August / September 2025

The Emotional Labour of Executive Support

By - July 25, 2025

David Morel, Founder and CEO of Tiger Recruitment, shares tools to help manage the everyday burden of emotional labour
Communication
Issue: August / September 2025

How Top Mediators Work in a Divided World

By - July 25, 2025

Jane Gunn, internationally renowned mediator and conflict specialist, explains how we can all act as mediators and make a difference by modelling healthy behaviours
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: August / September 2025

The Five Pillars that Support Administrative Excellence

By - July 25, 2025

Joan Burge, pioneer of the administrative training industry, shares the five vital foundations that uphold her life
Career Development
Issue: August / September 2025

Strong, Calm, Unshaken: How to Stop Taking Things Personally

By - July 25, 2025

Marsha Egan, workplace productivity and business coach, reminds us that choosing not to take things personally is an act of strength, not weakness