Personal Development
Issue: May / June 2014

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone for Success

By - May 25, 2014

It’s Sunday morning, I’m watching the London Marathon. For the first time I am in London watching the runners go by in all shapes, guises and different costumes! I’ve watched it on television many times and been amazed at the tenacity of all these people making the decision to run 26 miles to basically get... Read more »
Project Management
Issue: May / June 2014

Partnerships Really are the Way Forward in Business Today

By - May 25, 2014

A single arrow is easily broken, but not 10 in a bundle – Japanese proverb Having been lucky enough to have the role of Partnerships Manager at Grange Hotels created nearly three years ago, I was filled with a mixture of excitement and trepidation; what did it really mean? Grange Hotels, being London’s largest independent... Read more »
Communication
Issue: May / June 2014

Nothing Like a Good Read

By - May 25, 2014

As a self-confessed “printaholic”, who has been known to read the back of cereal packets when no other printed matter is to hand, I realise that a recent lack of spare time means that I have been missing the pleasure of reading for its own sake. Are you a fiction or non-fiction aficionado? Do you... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: May / June 2014

Samoa – the Middle Months of Our Journey

By - May 25, 2014

Charles and I are in the middle months of our journey and it is so hard to believe that by the time you read this we will have been here 6 months with only 5 left to go. It is strange how time flies and at the same time, once you are settled somewhere, routine... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: May / June 2014

A Good Leader Recognises Their Staff are Human

By - May 25, 2014

Due to a lack of good leaders, employees of all ages and across all income levels are feeling apathetic and detached from their work resulting in a loss of productivity, increase in sick days and poorer quality work. There are plenty of good managers in the workforce but there is a lack of dynamic business... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: May / June 2014

The Taste of Fruit Salad

By - May 25, 2014

We have all heard or read the definition of “TEAM” – “Together Each Achieves More”. We live in a world dominated by iPods, iPads, iPhones and iRobots. I realised, one day when working with a difficult group, that we need to add to the definition of “TEAM”. We need to focus on the” iTEAM”. Because,... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: May / June 2014

Shoot For the Moon

By - May 25, 2014

“Shoot for the moon because even if you miss you will land amongst the stars” Les Brown What’s the point! For some, particularly if they have reached an impasse or are feeling blocked in their progression in life whenever they come up with a new idea a little (or actually quite big) voice pipes up... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: May / June 2014

Owning Our Reactions

By - May 25, 2014

Imagine you have a phobia of mice. Now imagine you see a mouse cross the floor in front of you. You’ll probably emit a noise reflecting your terror and leap up on a convenient chair. Does this mean that mice are dangerous? Clearly not. Mice are just harmless furry creatures. You perceive them to be... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: May / June 2014

Act Your Shoe Size Not Your Age…

By - May 25, 2014

Contact your inner child and watch your learning grow says Lindsay Taylor I’m basing this article on the fact that the average shoe size for UK women is a 6. I’m also basing this article on the experience and knowledge I personally have of 6 year olds. I have a son (now 15) and a... Read more »
Editor's Letters
Issue: March / April 2014

The Spring is Sprung

By - March 27, 2014

It’s that time of the year again when here at Executive Secretary Towers we celebrate our birthday. It’s three years since we relaunched the magazine as a global publication and what a ride it has been. The last 12 months alone have seen us nominated as a finalist for ‘Business Magazine of the Year’, raise... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: March / April 2014

5 Simple Steps to Developing a New and Improved Job Description

By - March 26, 2014

A complete and detailed description of your job is extremely important to your professional career says Julie Perrine It’s not just important if and when you decide to take a new position outside your company or assume a new role within your organization. It’s also vital in helping your executive and colleagues get an accurate... Read more »
Communication
Issue: March / April 2014

Be in Control – Never Let Conflict Manage You!

By - March 25, 2014

We all have to remember that when bosses are under stress or feeling frustrated, they are probably not going to be on their best behaviour and may be detached, inflexible, stubborn, argumentative, shouting etc. Also when you are the closest person to them it is probably you who they vent off to. The same goes... Read more »
Communication
Issue: March / April 2014

Are You Writing for Today or Yesterday?

By - March 25, 2014

“With reference to your letter…” “Enclosed herewith please find…” “I am writing to inform you…” “Please be advised…” Are you still writing letters and emails using these old-fashioned, boring clichés? In today’s fast-paced business world with its focus on effective communication, these stuffy formalities make your writing unnecessarily complicated and impersonal. Yet many writers seem... Read more »
Events Excellence
Issue: March / April 2014

Corporate Hospitality – Know the Score

By - March 25, 2014

A new report sees the hospitality world back in the game “Corporate hospitality is showing signs of a return to its pre-austerity form, however there is a marked move for clients to show a demonstrable return on such investments. Through replacing boardrooms and meeting rooms with an inspiring setting at cultural and sporting events, corporate... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: March / April 2014

Taking Breaks at Work

By - March 25, 2014

Is working a 10-hour day and skipping your lunch break an efficient way to achieve optimum output whilst maintaining youtr work-life balance asks Carole Spiers?
Leadership
Issue: March / April 2014

Why Talent is the Opportunity Someone Gives You

By - March 25, 2014

Our business environment is changing rapidly and radically; with heightened global competition, shortening development times resulting from new technologies, and continuing economic uncertainty, businesses must be agile, innovative and future-focused to keep ahead. If you see a bandwagon, even in the distance, you are too late; you have missed it. The workplace too is changing... Read more »