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, says Dr Lynda Shaw
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

Neither the past nor the present can be changed, so regret and dissatisfaction are both wishing for the impossible says Graham Price
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

The experience, knowledge and leadership skills you already have could enable you to set up your own business explains Claire Lister
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…
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
Personal Development
Issue: November / December 2014

How “Crunch, Crunch” Oblivious Are You?

By - November 25, 2014

Look around you. Is anyone nearby – close enough to hear or smell you? If that’s the case, you may want to pay more attention to how your actions are affecting others.   The world seems to be filled with people who are oblivious to the ways in which their actions affect others. These oblivious... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: November / December 2014

#CareerSelfie: Assist, Manage and Lead

By - November 25, 2014

As we all know, 2014 is the International Year of the Secretary and Admin Assistant (IYOTSA), and presents the perfect opportunity to really get to grips with how much the role of the assistant has evolved not only over the last five years since the recession, but over the last 30 years. It’s also a... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: November / December 2014

Making Tricky Decisions

By - November 25, 2014

Have you ever had that situation where you have to make the right decision? It can feel rather life or death in the moment and that, of course, makes it even harder.   That sticky stuck feeling, and the accompanying frustration, all lead to hours sitting before a list of ideas trying to discover the... Read more »