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By Lucy Brazier OBE - March 27, 2011
Spring always seems like a good time for some fresh thinking and I donât know about you but the temptation to clear away the cobwebs is irresistible. It seems fitting, therefore, that after six months of research and discussion, we are relaunching Executive Secretary to you this March with a brand-new look for the modern... Read more »By Jemima van Zyl - March 26, 2011
Jemima van Zyl explores the pros and cons of online learningBy Sue France - March 25, 2011
Sue France details some of the tools that she has learnt about in her journey to become an NLP practitionerBy Jim McCormick - March 25, 2011
Are risks threats or opportunities? There is a simple but profound question I would like you to ask yourself: do you see risks as threats to be minimised or openings to be explored? Minimise or explore? How you answer this question is vital to your entire approach to your career and your life. We... Read more »By Brenda Bernstein - March 25, 2011
Quotation marks are a beloved form of punctuation in the English language, used to indicate a verbatim report on what someone said, and used in a great deal of business writing. They are often misused. This article will explain some punctuation rules and clear up some misconceptions held by many about proper usage of quotation... Read more »By Graham W Price - March 25, 2011
Your boss is hassling you. You have a presentation to give and no time to prepare. Your partner is threatening to leave because you spend too much time at work. In case these pressures arenât enough, the one person you depend on for support at work has just gone off sick. If this was your... Read more »By Lucy Brazier OBE - March 25, 2011
Executive Secretary asked two experts on the region to give their personal guides to doing business in the Middle East. The Consultantâs View… The founder of Kwintessential, Neil Payne is currently the Managing Director of the company, overseeing global operations. He is also responsible for the management of cultural awareness training in Europe. The Middle... Read more »By Lucy Brazier OBE - March 25, 2011
We caught up with Claire Lister, Pitman Training, to get the lowdown on her career and what she thinks the future for executive secretaries holds.By Hilary Jeanes - March 25, 2011
I am constantly surprised when people I talk to do not appear to know what Human Resources (HR) is there for. OK, I am biased. Having been in HR all my working life, I think itâs obvious, but many people, it seems, do not! A colleague recently mentioned that he had been talking to his... Read more »By Anthony Coyle Dowling - March 25, 2011
Anthony Coyle-Dowling explains how to get the best out of negotiating for meetings or hotel spaceBy Heather Baker - March 25, 2011
Heather Baker lists the top skills you need to employ when taking minutesBy Lucy Brazier OBE - March 25, 2011
Lucy Brazier asked: What advice would you pass on to the next generation of working women? Here are a selection of the responses:By Anja Schuetz - March 25, 2011
Welcoming your new employees on their first day is all about recognizing how they might feel, explains Anja SchuetzBy Helen Achilleos - March 25, 2011
Have you ever been accused of being a âgatekeeperâ? asks Helen Achilleos.By Sharon Eden - March 25, 2011
‘There I am, giving out leaflets on London Bridge and Liverpool Street stations for an evening event I’m running. I’m here for several morning and evening rush hours slap bang in the middle of London’s commercial and organisational mayhem. And… I’m gobsmacked! It’s like a DVD of George Orwell’s “1984” is playing out before my... Read more »By Joe Evans - March 25, 2011
‘What Holds Companies Back From Developing Great Strategies? Recession-weary executives have a new challenge to face. Times have changed and businesses must re-evaluate their pre-recession strategies. The elephant in the room is in full view, but organisational leaders do not like to talk about it or even think about it. Yes, the elephant in the... Read more »