Career Development
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Why Being Busy Is Killing Your Career Development
By Abigail Barnes - January 20, 2026
Abigail Barnes challenges the belief that being busy leads to career success, revealing how executive support professionals can shift from constant task completion to strategic value
Productivity
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Can You Ever Really Be Ready for Monday?
By Shweta Jhajharia - January 12, 2026
Shweta Jhajharia tells us how to avoid the Sunday Scaries and start the week feeling fully in control.
Cover Story Opinion
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Change or Clarity? Elevating the Value of Administration
By Simone White - January 9, 2026
Simone White calls for a redefinition on how we understand, value and invest in administrative professionals
Communication
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Engage Every Audience: Giving Speeches in Another Language
By Teresa Palmer - January 9, 2026
Teresa Palmer of Toastmasters International gives us a wake-up call to help engage audiences when speaking in any language.
Personal Development
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
A New Year of Possibility: Setting Intentions for 2026
By Lucy Brazier OBE - January 9, 2026
In this special year-end reflection, Lucy Brazier invites you to pause, take stock, and step into 2026 with intention rather than pressure.
Profiles
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Danny McCubbin – Finding Purpose Through Food and Community
By Lucy Brazier OBE - January 8, 2026
Lucy Brazier OBE speaks to Danny McCubbin about his remarkable transition from 17 years at Jamie Oliver’s side to founding The Good Kitchen in rural Sicily
Communication
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
How Executive Assistants Can Support a Neurodivergent Leader
By Holly Mills - January 8, 2026
Holly Mills shares practical strategies Executive Assistants can use to help ADHD, autistic, dyslexic, and other neurodivergent executives perform at their best
Career Development
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
EAs as Mentors
By Shana Christensen - December 29, 2025
Mentorship doesn’t require perfection; it requires a desire to help others become successful, explains Executive Assistant Shana Christensen
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Breaking the Silence: Supporting Employees with Addictions in the Workplace
By Marcantonio Spada - December 29, 2025
Professor Marcantonio Spada, Chief Clinical Officer at Onebright, explains how EAs can dismantle the culture of silence and provide support for those with addictions
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Learning and Leading Through Grief and Loss
By Jess Goyder - December 29, 2025
Grief recovery specialist Jess Goyder examines what Assistants can teach us about grief in the workplace
Personal Development
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
The Curious Advantage: Why Lifelong Learning Is Your Secret Weapon
By Nick Elston - December 29, 2025
Nick Elston reveals why curiosity – not certainty – is the real driver of professional growth, and how asking better questions can keep you adaptable, valuable, and ahead in a rapidly changing workplace.
Technology
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
The Rise of the AI Teammate: Transforming Teams’ Collaboration
By Peter Ivanov - December 29, 2025
Peter Ivanov reveals how AI is evolving from digital helper to creative collaborator – reshaping how we connect, think, and achieve together
Leadership
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Working With Type A and B Executives
By David Morel - December 29, 2025
David Morel reveals why recognising whether a leader leans toward Type A urgency or Type B reflection is central to elevating an Assistant’s contribution from administration to true partner
Technology
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Excel Spreadsheets: Dynamic Arrays
By Traci Williams - December 29, 2025
Traci Williams explains how one formula can do the work of dozens – and make you look like an Excel ACE
Career Development
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Eight Things We Learnt at Executive Support LIVE
By Lucy Brazier OBE - December 29, 2025
The key takeaways from the incredible speakers at our London event Executive Support LIVE London delivered two days of insight, empowerment, and professional transformation for Assistants from across the globe.
Personal Development
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026
Developing Networking Skills for Introverted Executive Assistants
By Daniela Casetta - December 29, 2025
Networking isn’t one size fits all; Daniela Casetta explains how to make it work for you















