Personal Development
Issue: January / February 2015

Neuroscience – Maximizing the Power of Your Brain for Excellence – Part II – Sleep and Memory

By - January 25, 2015

Sue France discusses how our sleep can affect our memory in part 2 of her articles on neuroscience
Personal Development
Issue: January / February 2015

The Case for Coaching… Your Questions Answered

By - January 25, 2015

Lindsay Taylor explains some common misconceptions about coaching What is Coaching? Coaching is a term used for a Programme of one-to-one sessions that enable you to gain greater awareness and an understanding of how to accelerate and achieve your full potential. According to the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development), Coaching is a “skilled... Read more »
Productivity
Issue: January / February 2015

Time Management or Behaviour Management – Part 3

By - January 25, 2015

We have been exploring our behaviours in relationship to how we manage our time. The question that we still need to explore further is “What other skills could I use that would help me manage the behaviours I have when dealing with time?   Meetings and time   What is the real value of a... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: January / February 2015

Are You a Great Leader?

By - January 25, 2015

Some leaders are born great but many of us need to have experienced great business leadership to become one.   Historically, leaders were associated with men who were tall, strong, well-educated and power oriented. Derived from the 19th century, the “Great Man” Theory was a term that was given to describe the men and heroes of... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: January / February 2015

PROFILE – Else-Britt Lundgren

By - January 25, 2015

Else-Britt is the Chairman of EUMA, Europe
Personal Development
Issue: January / February 2015

Resistance Is Futile

By - January 25, 2015

We’ve all heard the adage about accepting things we cannot change and changing things we can change. Yet few realise the extent to which we resist what we cannot change. I’m using the word “resist” to mean “having negative thoughts about…”   If we’re regretting something, we’re resisting the past. If we’re dissatisfied about something,... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: January / February 2015

PROFILE – PA of the Year Tribe 2014: The Amazing Journey We Walked Together

By - January 25, 2015

The International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant 2014, initiated by South Africa’s Professional Association for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (PAFSA), was launched to commemorate and mark the 30th anniversary since the first year of the secretary which was celebrated in 1984 in the United States. The year 2014 also marked the 9th year... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: January / February 2015

The Evolving Role of the Administrative Professional

By - January 25, 2015

Time stands still for no one, including administrative professionals says Robert Hosking
Leadership
Issue: January / February 2015

Think Like a Leader and Become Your Own Boss

By - January 25, 2015

2015 is here, and now is the perfect time to reflect on how the last 12 months have been for us, and how we can prepare ourselves for the year ahead. 2014 was undoubtedly a great year for the profession; not only as it was the International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant (IYOTSA),... Read more »
Editor's Letters
Issue: November / December 2014

Excellence and the Assistant – doing ordinary things extraordinarily well

By - November 25, 2014

Striving for excellence is an important part of professionalism in any job explains Lucy Brazier
Cover Story
Issue: November / December 2014

Grow Your Career – Expand Your Responsibilities

By - November 25, 2014

Going through the motions? Cathy Harris has a cure… Taking stock of your profession at a point where you feel routine has taken over, when you feel like a robot that gets switched on at 8am and off at 5pm, and when your profession has now become a sense of duty rather than a passion,... Read more »
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: November / December 2014

The #1 Workplace Problem That No One Talks About…

By - November 25, 2014

Bonnie Low-Kramen shines a spotlight on workplace bullying Complicit silence is destroying companies, gulping profits and here’s the clincher: CEOs either have no idea or are looking the other way. Workplace bullying is a global epidemic that chases good people away – a lot of them. Really, you might ask? A global epidemic? How is... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: November / December 2014

An Admin’s Guide to Creating a Strategic Career Plan

By - November 25, 2014

Creating your strategic career plan should be an empowering and rewarding experience, explains Julie Perrine
Career Development
Issue: November / December 2014

Moving to the Next Level as an Assistant

By - November 25, 2014

Have you been considering how you can extend your current role with new challenges? asks Kathleen Drum
Personal Development
Issue: November / December 2014

A Limiting Human Trait and How to Reverse it

By - November 25, 2014

One of our most limiting human traits is practiced by most of us for much of our lives. Most never learn how limiting it is. In the absence of that awareness, it nearly always seems like the right and sensible thing to do. And so we continue to practice it, missing the opportunity to become... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: November / December 2014

The Five Big Mistakes Workers Make When They Take Vacation

By - November 25, 2014

Vacation days are a vital part of workplace sanity; use your vacation time wisely says Robert Hosking