Leadership
Issue: February / March 2022

How Change Impacts Your Leadership

By - January 25, 2022

Leading change is one of the greatest challenges you’ll face in your leadership, says Doug Dickerson
Career Development
Issue: February / March 2022

Practical Philosophy and the Assistant

By - January 25, 2022

Sara Ferro makes the case for why practical philosophy can be useful to the role of the Assistant
Opinion
Issue: February / March 2022

A Salute to Support

By - January 25, 2022

How we approach support is up to us, explains Sunethra Jayaratne Nugawela
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Editor's Letters
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

An Emotional Rollercoaster

By - December 7, 2021

The emotional rollercoaster we are all riding changes weekly. Let’s concentrate on creating a new world of work, based on the right resources and support.
Digital butterflies: Assistants as change agents
Career Development Cover Story
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

The Big Opportunity: Assistants as Change Agents

By - November 25, 2021

Executive support professionals can step up and play a critical role in any transformation process, explain Julia Schmidt and Evon Wood
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Technology
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

Track Your Triumphs

By - November 25, 2021

Michelle Bowditch shares her top picks for tools and apps to help you create your “brag book”
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Profiles
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

PROFILE – Ann Hiatt

By - November 25, 2021

Ann Hiatt has worked as an Executive Assistant to three of the world’s top tech giants: Jeff Bezos, Marissa Mayer, and Eric Schmidt. She has just published her first book, Bet on Yourself
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Leadership
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

Leading with Love

By - November 25, 2021

Leading with love in the workplace ensures higher work performance and general job satisfaction, says Sarah Richson
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Health & Wellbeing Processes & Procedures
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

How to Write a Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

By - November 25, 2021

Most wellbeing strategies are collections of well-intentioned activities cobbled together to get good PR or tick a box, explains Amy McKeown
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Communication
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

The Art of Constructive Confrontation

By - November 25, 2021

Frame difficult conversations as opportunities to increase respect and deepen trust, explains Jason Liem
Technology
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

Using Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts

By - November 25, 2021

Traci Williams shares her Excel expertise and unlocks the mysteries of Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts
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Career Development
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

How to be a Strategic Partner as the Office Manager

By - November 25, 2021

Translating company objectives into areas you can influence ensures you are seen as an integral part of the business, explains Hana Gray
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Career Development Processes & Procedures
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

Why SMART Goals Need to Be SMARTER

By - November 25, 2021

In today’s demanding and fast-paced business environment, how smart is SMART? asks Lindsay Taylor
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Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

ESG – What is it and why is it important for business?

By - November 25, 2021

Organisations need to meet the requirements of both their current and future customers and investors, explains Jeff Lockhart
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Opinion
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

A Death in the Organization: Thinking about the Unthinkable

By - November 25, 2021

Marion Freund wants Assistants to be better prepared if the unthinkable should happen
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Communication
Issue: December 2021 / January 2022

The Language of Outcomes

By - November 25, 2021

In this extract from her book, The Power of Clarity, Ann Latham explains how to use destination verbs to speak the language of outcomes