Exceptional EA
On the heels of recent Weekend Polls on workaholics and life-work balance, it’s time for my third annual poll on whether you’re able to give your career a thumbs up.
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Weekend Poll Results: Career Satisfaction in 2018
I asked, and you answered! Here’s a look at the state of assistants’ career satisfaction in 2018 … including your peers’ insights on what you can do to enhance yours.
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The Incredible Isle of Skye
Are you looking for a fascinating place to add to your travel list? The Isle of Skye is a place of incredible beauty, whether or not you have Scottish roots.
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Weekend Poll: Are You Satisfied with Your Career?
On the heels of recent Weekend Polls on workaholics and life-work balance, it’s time for my third annual poll on whether you’re able to give your career a thumbs up.
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Weekend Poll: Do You Have Balance in Your Life?
Do you have a good life-work balance, or do you find yourself working from home or staying extra hours at the office? It’s Weekend Poll time, and I’m asking if you’re a workaholic.
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Weekend Poll Results: Fewer Assistants Say They’re Workaholics, but …
This is the second consecutive year for this poll, and fewer assistants self-identified in 2018 as workaholics … but have a look at the results, and you’ll see why my next Poll will focus on achieving balance.
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Weekend Poll: Life-Work Balance and Workaholics
Do you have a good life-work balance, or do you find yourself working from home or staying extra hours at the office? It’s Weekend Poll time, and I’m asking if you’re a workaholic.
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Generosity
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: Plaça de la Seu – the Palma Cathedral; Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Value
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: Fall in Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Park
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Try
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: flowers blooming in the October sunshine outside a store in Budapest, Hungary
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Friendship
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: a bouquet inside Aspinal of London, Covent Garden
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Hmm
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: the ancient Bruges Market Square, Belgium
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Gratitude
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: sunrise over Miami Beach, Florida
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Go
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: early Fall in Jericho Park
Shelagh’s Podcasts
Listen to my podcasts any time, any place You say you like to listen to podcasts during your commute? Maybe you prefer to set aside a bit of time at your desk to play them on your PC/laptop … or…
Real Careers – My Interviews With Assistants Around the Globe
Do you ever look at your administrative role models and wonder how they pull it all together? Or how the lives of your counterparts in other cities and countries vary, and where there may be areas of common ground? Exceptional EA features Real…
Travel Resources and Inspiration
Are you planning a holiday or business travel, either for yourself or your executive? Looking for some inspiration, or insights into cities in other locales? Or perhaps you’re planning a bit of bleisure travel. If so, you or your principal are in good…
weekend poll
Weekend Poll: Do You Have Balance in Your Life?
Do you have a good life-work balance, or do you find yourself working from home or staying extra hours at the office? It’s Weekend Poll time, and I’m asking if you’re a workaholic.
Weekend Poll Results: Fewer Assistants Say They’re Workaholics, but …
This is the second consecutive year for this poll, and fewer assistants self-identified in 2018 as workaholics … but have a look at the results, and you’ll see why my next Poll will focus on achieving balance.
Jacqueline (Jackie) Leib is Coming to Real Careers this Week
This week we’re making our way to the Midwest of USA, near Chicago. That’s where you’ll find Jacqueline “Jackie” M. Leib, CAP (Certified Administrative Professional), Executive Assistant to her organisation’s CFO (Chief Financial Officer). Check back here Wednesday for my interview…
Chaos
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: Vancouver, British Columbia
Safety
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: the ice rink atop Grouse Mountain near Vancouver, British Columbia