Personal Development
Issue: May / June 2015

Happiness is…

By - May 25, 2015

Brenda Bernstein looks at the different ways to raise your happiness levels
Profiles
Issue: May / June 2015

PROFILE – Lizzie Mudzingwa

By - May 25, 2015

Lizzie Mudzingwa, personal assistant to the office of the chairperson of Telkom, is this year’s winner of South Africa’s Personal Assistant of the Year award
Leadership
Issue: May / June 2015

Leadership Starts Young

By - May 25, 2015

Leadership does not begin when someone is appointed a manager or team lead, explains Doug Van Dyke
Personal Development
Issue: May / June 2015

You Have Choices, Choose Wisely

By - May 25, 2015

What do you have the power to change? asks Teri Wells
Career Development
Issue: May / June 2015

Grow Who You Know: 8 Great Networking Tips for Administrative Professionals

By - May 25, 2015

When you grow your professional network, your career can grow too, says Robert Hosking
Communication
Issue: May / June 2015

Good boss or bad boss?

By - May 25, 2015

Either way, good boss or bad boss, we still have to perform our Assistant duties, explains Michele Thwaits
Communication
Issue: May / June 2015

When It’s Not Love at First Sight…

By - May 25, 2015

Lucy Brazier explains three strategies to adopt whilst you rule yourself in or out of this new relationship
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: May / June 2015

How to Win Hearts and Minds – With Measurable Return on Investment

By - May 25, 2015

Statistics make it possible to progressively track the effects of a long-term motivational strategy, says Nicky Whyman
Communication
Issue: May / June 2015

Fabulous Feedback – Creating a Culture that Creates Great Leaders

By - May 25, 2015

Jean Gamester shares her top tips for giving fabulous feedback, delivered safely, constructively and objectively
Personal Development
Issue: May / June 2015

Disappointment in the Workplace

By - May 25, 2015

Disappointment is a normal part of life and is a chance to learn and grow, explains Jemima van Zyl
Career Development
Issue: May / June 2015

Being a Good Assistant May Not Be Good Enough

By - May 25, 2015

Strategic business partner or back to the typing pool? The choice is yours says Kathleen Drum
Personal Development
Issue: May / June 2015

More on Mindset. Taking Powerful Actions

By - May 25, 2015

Start taking actions that reflect how you’d like to be, says Graham Price
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: May / June 2015

Top Tips for Controlling Anger at Work

By - May 25, 2015

Neuroscientist and cognitive psychologist Dr Lynda Shaw looks at some useful tips for controlling your anger at work
Career Development
Issue: May / June 2015

Being content with near perfection

By - May 24, 2015

If taken to extremes, perfectionism can be self-defeating, explains Carole Spiers
Editor's Letters
Issue: May / June 2015

An Open Letter to the World’s CEOs on Administrative Professionals Day

By - May 6, 2015

There is a quiet revolution going on in offices across the world and it is coming from the most unlikely of employees.
Editor's Letters
Issue: March / April 2015

One Profession, One Voice

By - March 25, 2015

Our friend Bonnie Low Kramen is fond of saying that there has never been a more exciting time to be an Assistant. She's right! There is so much change in the pipeline