Profiles
Issue: January / February 2014

PROFILE – Deborah Shaw

By - January 25, 2014

The Association of Celebrity Assistants in the UK just celebrated their 10th Anniversary at an exclusive birthday bash hosted by The Dorchester. With representatives from their Los Angeles & New York Celebrity Assistant equivalents in attendance and a new ‘entente cordiale’ in place between the three organisations, Executive  Secretary went to meet the three leading... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: January / February 2014

PROFILE – Kelly Engstrom

By - January 25, 2014

The Association of Celebrity Assistants in the UK just celebrated their 10th Anniversary at an exclusive birthday bash hosted by The Dorchester. With representatives from their Los Angeles & New York Celebrity Assistant equivalents in attendance and a new ‘entente cordiale’ in place between the three organisations, Executive Secretary went to meet the three leading... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: January / February 2014

PROFILE – Kimberly McFarland

By - January 25, 2014

The Association of Celebrity Assistants in the UK just celebrated their 10th Anniversary at an exclusive birthday bash hosted by The Dorchester. With representatives from their Los Angeles & New York Celebrity Assistant equivalents in attendance and a new ‘entente cordiale’ in place between the three organisations, Executive Secretary went to meet the three leading... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: January / February 2014

4 Keys to a “Yes Face” Attitude

By - January 25, 2014

What you do when you don’t have to will determine what you’ll be when you can’t help it – William D Hersey In his book, The Grace Awakening, Charles Swindoll tells a story about Thomas Jefferson and a group of companions who were travelling across country on horseback. They came to a river which had... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: January / February 2014

Leadership and Strategic Process

By - January 25, 2014

“Years ago I was in the audience of a Liz Story concert. She is a cool jazz pianist who has been nominated for multiple Grammy awards. In the middle of one of her songs she stopped, slowly turned to the audience and said: “You know, in quantum physics, if you know where you’re going you... Read more »
Communication
Issue: January / February 2014

“I’ve said the wrong thing!”

By - January 25, 2014

In my last article, I wrote about “sitting at the table” – getting more involved in the meetings you support, partnering with your upline for a better outcome of each meeting and gathering the confidence to participate. In taking my own advice, I sat at the table for a meeting I was invited to. I... Read more »
Opinion
Issue: January / February 2014

Make Just One Person Happy!

By - January 25, 2014

A while ago I started an article with “Time is the only issue we have absolutely no control over” and saying how relentless it was and how disconnected we were becoming from other humans due to computers, mobile phones etc. That is the case in many spheres of our lives but there is something that... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: January / February 2014

PROFILE – Shirley Taylor

By - January 25, 2014

Originally from Sheffield, England but now one of the top trainers in Asia, Shirley Taylor explains how she made the move to become nothing short of an dministrative Professional rock star in the region.
Productivity
Issue: January / February 2014

Just Because We Can, Should We?

By - January 25, 2014

Just because we can, should we? Be connected to our work 24/7, that is? The advances in digital technology have been truly amazing – enabling us to be connected, well, constantly. With our ability to check email at 2am, receive phone calls while traveling wherever we are, and hold real time video meetings with clients... Read more »
Technology
Issue: January / February 2014

Get Connected: 7 Reasons Why All Admins Need Social Media

By - January 25, 2014

Social media is an omnipresent part of our society and culture. It’s a valuable and important means of communication for personal and professional correspondence. It’s a lifeline for many people’s and companies’ marketing and branding efforts. And it’s vital to your administrative career. Yet astoundingly many admins still don’t recognize the value in social media.... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: January / February 2014

Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela’s Life

By - January 25, 2014

Two big leadership lessons can be drawn from observation of Nelson Mandela’s life and time in history The first lesson is that it takes more than a single heroic leader at the top to change the trajectory of an institution, or a nation. The second lesson is that in leadership, character is always more important... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: January / February 2014

Wellbeing – How High is it on Your Agenda?

By - January 25, 2014

The more I develop the work I am doing around “wellbeing in the workplace” the more I realise that we truly do need to accept that like many things there really is no “one size fits all” approach to this. What one person thrives on will be the undoing of another and I am sceptical... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: January / February 2014

The Changing Face of Education

By - January 25, 2014

Natalie Lloyd navigates the maze of online education There’s no doubt about it, education is changing. Online education is becoming an increasingly popular option for learners worldwide, and it’s quite hard to decipher the excitement surrounding this migration to online. We thought we’d make it that bit simpler by delving into the world of online... Read more »
Project Management
Issue: January / February 2014

Meetings: A Little Trend Spotting

By - January 25, 2014

After a turbulent few years for the meetings and events industry, there is now a sense the economy has largely turned a corner and the outlook is stable, according to the recently released 2014 American Express Meetings & Events Global Meetings Forecast. Our global research examines Meetings & Events trends, and provides predictions on a... Read more »
Technology
Issue: January / February 2014

New Year New Office: Improve your Outlook for 2014

By - January 25, 2014

Each year, most of us start the New Year in the same fashion: looking back over the last few years, trying to focus our direction in life and writing those all-important resolutions. Yet how many of us actually put personal development on that list? How many of us look at the ways in which we... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: January / February 2014

The Role of Management Assistant in the Future

By - January 25, 2014

Summary of the Management Assistant 2020 research   Thanks to longevity and increasing globalization, employees in future organisations may consist of representatives of five different generations and (most probably) many different nationalities. Furthermore, ever developing technology has a huge impact on how we work and communicate with each other. The Management Assistant report sheds light... Read more »