Category: assistant
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Join me this Wednesday if you’d like to build both confidence and skills
… in preparing minutes It’s my experience that assistants are generally in one of three camps when it comes to recording meetings. Some lack confidence and find it challenging to identify what and…
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Weekend Poll: Your Insights on Quiet Quitting and Quiet Firing Amid Everything Else
Septembers have changed In my newsletter yesterday, I reflected on just how much times have changed. While some of you will see your respective offices filling up once again as…
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Weekend Poll: Onboarding New Colleagues in ’22
Onboarding in the face of resignations/reshuffling and economic uncertainties It was 2019 when I last asked readers about your onboarding practices – practices readers in some areas refer to as…
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Why it makes sense for career assistants to learn about the world of governance
Why it makes sense for career assistants to learn about the world of governance – and opportunities to do just that
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Seven steps for career success amid inflation, supply chain issues … and, now, talk of recession
Keep your eyes and mind open It’s important to keep our eyes and minds open when it comes to inflation, supply chain issues … and more. These days, pundits and…
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Weekend Poll results: your professional development priorities in ’22
Maintaining focus amid challenging times In my recent Weekend Poll, I asked assistants about the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted your professional development (PD) over the last…
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Turning a corner in ’22
This was the day before I ran into chilly winter waters … for a 10th consecutive year! I thought I’d spare you any photos of my actual 10th annual Polar…
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Weekend Poll: Your professional development amid a prolonged pandemic
Maintaining focus amid challenging times To paraphrase John Lennon, “Another COVID year over, a new one just begun”. How are you feeling about 2022? You may have seen memes half-jokingly…
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Weekend Poll: Are you getting enough sleep?
Resuming an annual tradition Each year since 2016, I’ve asked readers whether you’re getting enough sleep. Last year was an exception and so, as we resume this annual look at…
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Weekend Poll Results: From A Great Upheaval to The Great Reshuffle
How people are doing In a Weekend Poll a few weeks ago, I again asked readers questions about how and what you’re doing at this point in our pandemic lives.…
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Weekend Poll results: the state of office and network holiday parties in 2021
assistants’ pandemic experiences
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Weekend Poll: Are you having office or network holiday parties this year?
assistants’ pandemic experiences
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How workplace communications are evolving
How do you typically communicate with colleagues? If I’d asked you this question a couple of years ago, you’d likely have mentioned a mix of communication styles. A majority of…
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Astute assistants keeping an eye on supply chain, inflation and travel
Travel, inflation and more: What should assistants anticipate in 2022? Hello, readers. I’ve been itching to carve out time and publish more for you than I have lately. In addition…
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Weekend Poll: Checking in, 18 months after declaration of a pandemic
assistants’ pandemic experiences
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Assistants and cybersecurity in 2021 – Weekend Poll results
What a difference a few years make When I published my first cybersecurity-focused Weekend Poll back in 2017, less than half the assistants who responded had received cybersecurity training in…
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Approaching Your Next Performance Review? Read this.
Performance reviews are the norm for most For the majority of assistants who responded to my Weekend Poll, performance evaluations are a cultural norm. That’s what 80% of you said.…
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Life lessons from a pandemic
Some background Ever since my first COVID-related article and Weekend Poll, which I drafted in late February 2020 and published a couple of days later, assistants and association leaders have…