Leadership
Issue: July / August 2014

Take the Lead: Do More, Be More and Achieve More!

By - July 25, 2014

Administrative professionals and executive assistants often see themselves in their support roles as being “non-leaders”. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth! You may not be the CEO or VP of the company, but you are a leader. A senior level Human Resources associate once said something profound. She said it was the administrator’s... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: July / August 2014

PROFILE – Julie Perrine

By - July 25, 2014

Julie Perrine is the Founder and CEO of All Things Admin
Communication
Issue: July / August 2014

A New Breed of Marketeers

By - July 25, 2014

Would you class yourself as a Marketeer? No? Well you should! With recent economic struggles and rapid advances in technology, roles across every sector have changed. But none so much as that of the PA. With technology ensuring that life moves faster than lightning, you may have found that you are now taking on projects... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: July / August 2014

Time to Check Your Roots

By - July 25, 2014

Mountain biking through a forest recently, my partner Vanessa and I climbed higher and higher and eventually came around a corner to face a scene of utter devastation. Hundreds of massive trees had been blown over in a storm. They were strewn everywhere. What a mess. But thousands more trees were still standing. Those lying... Read more »
Communication
Issue: July / August 2014

Out Of Office

By - July 25, 2014

Create an out-of-office auto response that represents you as the professional that you truly are, explains Rhonda Scharf
Personal Development
Issue: July / August 2014

Samoa – Starting the Countdown

By - July 25, 2014

We have been here in Samoa for almost seven months and are starting the countdown until our time is over – not as “I can’t wait” but as “Help, there is still so much to do!” The last couple of months have been quite challenging with health issues, a feeling of being away from home... Read more »
Communication
Issue: July / August 2014

3 Simple Steps to Getting the Most From a Networking Event

By - July 25, 2014

Attending a networking event can be a little scary – especially if you are going on your own. Kathlen Drum allays our fears.
Events Excellence
Issue: July / August 2014

Sourcing the Best Photographer for an Event

By - July 25, 2014

How do you find a good event photographer? asks Claire Derrick
Profiles
Issue: July / August 2014

PROFILE – Matthew Want

By - July 25, 2014

Matthew Want is EA to Lucy Brazier, Publisher of Executive Secretary Magazine
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: July / August 2014

Why Sitting All Day Could Be Killing You

By - July 25, 2014

When you read this column, you will probably be sitting in an armchair or, possibly, at your desk. In that case, you won’t be standing up and walking around, and the consequences are that you might be taking years off your life, just by sitting! There is also the possibility that you are increasing your... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: July / August 2014

Committed to Creating Balance

By - July 25, 2014

Our lives are just so busy, full of things that seem important, and we approach them as though the world could end if we did not get it all done. I was speaking with a client recently who works in banking who told me of a recent 17-hour day because her Boss insisted that a... Read more »
Communication
Issue: July / August 2014

Contingency Planning: How Prepared Are You?

By - July 25, 2014

Adam Fidler is currently EA to the most senior director of Salford City College, one of the largest Colleges in the UK. Here he looks at what happens when your boss is suddenly off work for a prolonged period Bosses aren’t supposed to get sick. Nor are they supposed to be off for prolonged periods.... Read more »
Project Management
Issue: July / August 2014

Meetings – Getting it Right

By - July 25, 2014

Meetings take up vast amounts of time, yet far too often attendees say they have been bored and while physically they have been in the room, mentally they have been somewhere else entirely. Meanwhile, minute takers desperately try to hear, understand, translate and record all at the same time. Too many meetings are appallingly run.... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: July / August 2014

Are you doing the RIGHT stuff?

By - July 25, 2014

These days, it seems like we are being pulled in so many different directions. Priorities compete with each other, and it just seems like we can’t get everything done, doesn’t it? What’s worse, it seems like our daily “to do” lists grow much faster than our abilities to check them off. No wonder the world... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: July / August 2014

Four Ways to Build a Culture of Courage

By - July 25, 2014

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – TS Eliot Author Leo Buscaglia tells this story of his mother and their “misery dinner”. It was the night after his father came home and said it looked as if he would have to go into bankruptcy because... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: July / August 2014

Career Management: The 7 Ways You May Be Sabotaging Your Advancement

By - July 25, 2014

Like most hardworking professionals, you’re committed to your job and want to be recognised and rewarded for your efforts. But even if you’re highly effective in your role, you might be undermining your chances for advancement. These subtle career management mistakes could have been holding back raises and promotions for years without you even knowing... Read more »