Category: Change
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Administrative Professionals Day 2026, and owning your future
THIS ARTICLE reflects my 2026 thoughts on Administrative Professionals Day/Week. I see the annual celebration is gaining ground in Europe, and do hope people everywhere who receive recognition are having…
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Job Searches and AI amid Administrative Professionals Day 2025
Administrative Professionals Day 2025 – my thoughts on the celebration, as well as image, visibility and recognition for career assistants
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AI, the evolving assistant career, and carving your own career path
Earlier this week, before departing for the US and another conference presentation, I participated in an international panel covering a range of topics associated with career paths and the ongoing…
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Dealing with change and disruption
Into each life some rain must fall … Longfellow was right. How do you respond when life rains on your parade, or when change presents bumps in your road? Last…
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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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Could your organisation’s virtual and hybrid meeting practices do with some tweaks?
Could your organisation’s virtual and hybrid meeting practices do with some tweaks?
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Weekend Poll: Checking in, 18 months after declaration of a pandemic
assistants’ pandemic experiences
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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…
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Career lessons courtesy of the pandemic
It’s been 59 weeks That’s right. It’s now been 59 weeks since I first began writing about COVID-19 and its impacts on our lives and careers. I drafted my first…
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Your assistant career: was it one of choice, or circumstance?
The results of my March 5, 2021 Weekend Poll I asked and, as always, readers stepped forward to voice your experiences and perspectives. With thanks to all who participated, here…
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A year into the pandemic: what and how we’re doing
Optimism amid limitations I saw a celebratory post this week, published by one of my Australian clients, the Melbourne EA Group (MEAG). Carmel Bond and members marked their first face…
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Weekend Poll: A snapshot in time – your career at this point in the pandemic
One year on This last Monday was Robbie Burns Day and Burns Night, celebrated in Scotland and around the globe by those with Scottish heritage. January 25th also represented a…
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Weekend Poll: Lockdown redux and looking forward
Lockdowns, restrictions and … doughnuts Depending on the region and country in which you live, pandemic-related restrictions have either eased or increased in the last couple of weeks. Here in…
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How assistants are tapping in to social media in 2020: Weekend Poll results
The results of my latest Weekend Poll exploring your use of social media are in, and they’re interesting! Social media is a fact of life More than three of every…
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2020: An annus horribilis, or a year of lessons?
It depends on how you choose to view 2020. Thank you to all who participated in my September 2020 Weekend Poll, through which I checked in with readers as to…