Category: featured
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Certainty
I hope your week is off to a terrific start, and have some images from Scotland to accompany a quote from that country’s bard, Robert Burns . If you’d like…
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Register today for Jan 6/26 for complimentary 2026-focused session with Shelagh
Mea culpa! I originally published this article with the wrong accompanying excerpt. THIS ARTICLE is about complimentary professional development for you, from 9:00 – 10:00 AM PST/GMT-8 on Tuesday, Jan…
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Further
I hope your week is off to a terrific start, and have some images to accompany a quote from David Bowie. I’ve been back a few days now from events…
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Thankful
A thought for your day, featuring photography from Vancouver and my travels. As we mark Canadian Thanksgiving today (even though many of us had our family gatherings and celebratory feasts…
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Role-specific ChatGPT Prompt Packs/hacks to explore
THIS ARTICLE is about hacks for GenAI users. OpenAI Academy has created “Prompt Packs” designed for specific roles in your organisation – executives, managers, HR, IT, marketing and more. There’s…
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Autumn
A thought for your day, featuring photography from Vancouver and my travels. These images: We in Vancouver are enjoying gorgeous weather this first day of fall, and so I was…
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Peaceful
A thought for your day, featuring photography from Vancouver and my travels. These images are from our stay in Hiroshima, Japan. It’s always a good time to try to resolve…
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Perspective
A thought for your day, featuring photography from Vancouver and my travels. These images: How are these for September roses as well as a perspective check? I came across these…
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Words to convey and inspire confidence
THIS ARTICLE examines how impactful our words can be. Shelagh has recommendations for routine self- audits to ensure your words convey and inspire confidence. You’ll find two helpful lists below.…
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Living
A thought for your day, featuring photography from Vancouver and my travels. This image, and the videos below: Have you been living it up lately, enjoying (albeit with sunscreen!) the…
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Doorways
A thought for your day, featuring photography from Vancouver and my travels. This image, and the video below: Have a look at these doors situated in a field of yellow…
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Flowers
A thought for your day, featuring photography from Vancouver and my travels. These first two shots: sweet peas from our garden, and then some vibrant zinnias. Here in Vancouver, we’re…
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Celebrations
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot, and the photos and videos below: Over a series of days beginning in late July, Vancouver is home…
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Coldplay, a kiss cam, and crisis management
THIS ARTICLE recaps how a company has been handling a July 2025 organisational crisis, and speaks to the value in assistants understanding risk management, business continuity planning (BCP), crisis management…
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Exceptional EA turns 12 today
Have a virtual slice of birthday cake! I’ve chosen the dual themes of “better” and “celebration”, since it was on this date in 2013 I launched Exceptional EA as a…
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Is AI putting words in your mouth and deliverables? – a new survey
We – and GenAI – have come a very long way in 32 months. This article includes reporting on my past surveys about AI in the assistant career, a caution…
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Possibilities
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot, as well as photos and videos below: memories from travelling on Scotland’s Jacobite Steam Train one day a…
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Nature
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: This shot, and the images in the slideshow below: St. James’s Park is among my favourite places in…