Career Development
Issue: July / August 2017
Issue: July / August 2017
Give Your Executive Reason to Respect and Value the Daily Meeting
By Julie Perrine - July 27, 2017
Daily meetings or check-ins allow you to keep your finger on the pulse of the company, and make you an invaluable asset says explains Julie Perrine
Productivity
Issue: May / June 2017
Issue: May / June 2017
Four Things that Erode Your Effectiveness and What to Do About Them
By Julie Perrine - May 25, 2017
Understanding where youâre spending your time can improve your overall productivity on the job says Julie Perrine
Productivity
Issue: March / April 2017
Issue: March / April 2017
An Adminâs Guide to Documenting Systems
By Julie Perrine - March 24, 2017
Documented systems save time, keep you on track, and allow you to delegate to others when necessary explains Julie Perrine
Productivity
Issue: January / February 2017
Issue: January / February 2017
Systems and Procedures: What They Are and Why You Need Both
By Julie Perrine - January 25, 2017
Systems and procedures make your job easier and support you and your team says Julie Perrine
Career Development
Issue: November / December 2016
Issue: November / December 2016
Unleash the Power of Innovation in Your Career
By Julie Perrine - November 25, 2016
What steps should you take to ensure that you arenât at risk of becoming obsolete? asks Julie Perrine
Career Development
Issue: September / October 2016
Issue: September / October 2016
You Didnât Get the Job â Now What?
By Julie Perrine - September 26, 2016
A failed interview does not equal a failed career says Julie Perrine
Career Development
Issue: July / August 2016
Issue: July / August 2016
Procedures Donât Replace You; They Show Your Immense Value
By Julie Perrine - July 25, 2016
If you believe that a set of procedures can replace you, youâre not adding enough value to your company says Julie Perrine
Personal Development
Issue: May / June 2016
Issue: May / June 2016
Avoiding the Four Mental States that Can Lead to Big Mistakes
By Julie Perrine - May 25, 2016
Julie Perrine shares her strategies to mitigate mistakes and avoid the four mental states that cause or contribute to them
Career Development
Issue: March / April 2016
Issue: March / April 2016
The Adminâs Guide to Career Organization
By Julie Perrine - March 25, 2016
Julie Perrine explains why job security doesnât lie within a company. It lies within you.
Cover Story Productivity
Issue: January / February 2016
Issue: January / February 2016
Four Basic Steps to Organizing Anything
By Julie Perrine - January 25, 2016
Julie Perrine reveals the simple organizing system she picked up from the experts Organization is an essential skill for every successful assistant. However, given the chaos of our work environments, and the complexity of some projects, getting and staying organized can be a challenge even for the most organized among us. Throughout my career, Iâve... Read more »
Productivity
Issue: November / December 2015
Issue: November / December 2015
The Struggle Is Real: Disorganization Can Cost You
By Julie Perrine - November 25, 2015
Getting organized is about getting to know the real you, says Julie Perrine… Administrative professionals have to be on top of their game to successfully support their executives. Yet a lot of us struggle with something that often undermines our ability to do that: disorganization. As a whole, administrative professionals are usually a pretty put-together... Read more »
Personal Development
Issue: September / October 2015
Issue: September / October 2015
Think It, Ink It! How Journaling Enhances Your Admin Career
By Julie Perrine - September 25, 2015
A feather quill or SmartPen? Either will do, says Julie Perrine… Journaling. For many, it conjures memories of homework assigned by grade school teachers. But keeping a journal actually has a lot of awesome benefits for adult professionals, especially admins. A journal is a place to capture ideas, work through your thoughts, ideas and experiences.... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: July / August 2015
Issue: July / August 2015
An Adminâs Guide to Travel Planning
By Julie Perrine - July 25, 2015
From apps to stats, Julie Perrine takes us on a journey and shares her guide to travel planning As an administrative professional, itâs your responsibility to make your executiveâs professional life easier. This probably isnât an issue when your executive is sitting nearby at their desk, but it gets a little more complicated when he... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: May / June 2015
Issue: May / June 2015
Between Jobs? Stay Relevant by Getting Involved
By Julie Perrine - May 25, 2015
Being an administrative professional can be a rewarding and exciting career. However, like any profession, it doesnât come with a 100% guarantee. Layoffs happen. Companies are bought and sold everyday. And executives retire, get transferred, or change roles. In todayâs unpredictable economy, administrative jobs can be few and far between in some places. However, a... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: March / April 2015
Issue: March / April 2015
Have a Goal? Get a System!
By Julie Perrine - March 25, 2015
Most admins have personal and professional goals. However, many are missing a crucial component to accomplishing them: a system. James Clear, an author and habits expert, says, “Forget goals. Focus on systems instead.” And he is right. Systems are procedures with a built in repetitive plan of action for how you get stuff done. Part... Read more »
Editor's Letters
Issue: January / February 2015
Issue: January / February 2015
The Way Forward
By Lucy Brazier OBE - January 26, 2015
So thatâs it! The International Year of the Secretary and Assistant is no more. After a year of speaking, writing, campaigning and generally stirring up the worldâs Assistants and Executives it has all come to an end. PAFSA in South Africa will be collating all the results over the next couple of months in order to take a view... Read more »