Category: Motivation and Resiliency
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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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Podcast: Minutes – How to Own Your Role As A Recorder
Do your sit silently through meetings you record? … or are you empowered to speak up appropriately? Simply click below to listen at your convenience Want to access all my…
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Podcast: Interview Day: Prepare to Impress
Do interviews make you uncomfortable or nervous? If you’ve invested time in preparing for them, you’ll be well on your way. The next step is considering ahead of time how you’ll…
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Brain Breaks 3.1
New Orleans’ Jackson Square – Named for Major General Andrew Jackson, this is a popular spot in the city’s French Quarter. In the background, you see St. Luis Cathedral. Sweet…
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Brain Breaks 2.5
Fireworks in Vancouver – Celebration of Light: Want to start your week with a bang? Here’s a look at the opening night of Vancouver’s annual fireworks display. Along with 400,000…
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Brain Breaks 2.4
Shelagh on a Hot Tin Roof – Thursday Night in New Orleans: All right, this isn’t one of my quieter clips. Enjoy this look at Hot Tin Roof, a popular night…
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Brain Breaks 2.3
Kits Pool: Looking to cool off in a saltwater pool? Fancy mountain, city and water views while you do so? Kits (Kitsilano) Pool, which opened in 1931, is the place to…
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Brain Breaks 2.2
When you need a brief change of scenery from your day … … feel free to turn to any of my Real Moments’ Brain Breaks. As mentioned in my introductory Brain…
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Brain Breaks 2.1
When you need a brief change of scenery from your day … … feel free to turn to any of my Real Moments’ Brain Breaks. As mentioned in my introductory Brain…
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Brain Breaks 1.2
When you need a brief change of scenery from your day … … feel free to turn to any of my Real Moments’ Brain Breaks. As mentioned in my introductory Brain…
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Brain Breaks for the Week Ahead
Do you remember my late April Weekend Poll on peak productivity? That’s the poll where, for the second consecutive year, I asked readers whether their productivity is consistent throughout the…
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Weekend Poll Results: How Readers Did With Their 2016 Goals
With thanks to all who are participating, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll. Our focus: How did you do with your 2016 goals or resolutions? We know that…
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Compensation Packages, Career Mobility and More: Weekend Poll Results
Assistants, regardless of where you may be on your own particular career ladder, typically expend a great deal of effort ensuring that matters are executed to others’ satisfaction. Last weekend, I…
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Trick or Treat: Weekend Poll Results
Readers know that my Weekend Polls typically focus on career-related matters. Occasionally, as with this past weekend, we turn to other topical matters. This weekend’s focus: Do you celebrate Halloween? No…
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Office Catering Practices: Weekend Poll Results
With thanks to all who are participating, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll. Our focus: What’s the practice in your workplace with respect to catering internal meetings? To…
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Weekend Poll Results: Your Q3 Progress With 2016 Goals
With thanks to all who are participating, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll. Our focus: How did you progress with your 2016 goals or resolutions in Q3? Setting goals and…
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Weekend Poll Results: Your Q2 Progress With 2016 Goals
With thanks to all who are participating, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll, which I’ve now closed. This poll’s focus: How are you progressing with your 2016…