learning

Health & Wellbeing
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026

Learning and Leading Through Grief and Loss

By Jess Goyder - December 29, 2025

Grief recovery specialist Jess Goyder examines what Assistants can teach us about grief in the workplace

Personal Development
Issue: December 2025 / January 2026

The Curious Advantage: Why Lifelong Learning Is Your Secret Weapon

By Nick Elston - December 29, 2025

Nick Elston reveals why curiosity is the real driver of professional growth, and how asking better questions can keep you ahead in a changing workplace.

Personal Development
Issue: October / November 2021

Learning: Embracing the Struggle

By Jason W Birkevold Liem - September 25, 2021

Leaning into struggle means we are leaning into learning, explains Jason Liem

Career Development
Issue: March / April 2019

Asking for Training

By Andrew Jardine - March 6, 2019

Managers and executives seem to have forgotten the reasons why investing in employees matters says Andrew Jardine

Career Development
Issue: January / February 2018

Knowing

By Rhonda Scharf - January 25, 2018

Open yourself to learning, every single day says Rhonda Scharf

Personal Development
Issue: September / October 2016

A Season for Learning and Self-Assessment

By Shelagh Donnelly - September 26, 2016

Are you part of the contingent of administrative professionals taking control of your career? asks Shelagh Donnelly

Career Development
Issue: May / June 2016

How to Learn New Skills

By Marie Herman - May 25, 2016

Keeping your skills cutting edge can be a significant advantage in furthering your career explains Marie Herman

Career Development
Issue: May / June 2015

Being a Good Assistant May Not Be Good Enough

By Kathleen Drum - May 25, 2015

Strategic business partner or back to the typing pool? The choice is yours says Kathleen Drum

Cover Story
Issue: March / April 2014

Getting to Yes! – Gaining Support for Training

By Joan Burge - March 25, 2014

Don’t take “no” for an answer, says Joan Burge

Leadership
Issue: January / February 2014

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

By Bonnie Low-Kramen - January 25, 2014

‘If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants’ Isaac Newton The end of every year brings the promise of the new one. Before that happens though, my mind is always pulled to think about the year that was. As I travelled to more places than I ever have in... Read more »

Communication
Issue: January / February 2013

The Power of Listening

By Doug Dickerson - January 25, 2013

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill The story is told of Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said. One day,... Read more »