Category: professional development
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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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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 Results: Grammar and business writing
Do you consistently proofread your work? That’s one of the questions I asked readers in a recent Weekend Poll. I also asked about how consistently you proofread different types of…
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Weekend Poll: A Call for Nominations to Shelagh’s 2022 Business Writing Faux Pas Hall of Fame
I’m creating a 2022 Business Writing Faux Pas Hall of Fame … with the best of intentions! Last month, I enjoyed spending time on Prince Edward Island (PEI) with members…
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Weekend Poll: Communications amid your evolving career
We’re looking at all things communication in this hybrid world of ours ¡Hola! from Spain. I’m in the midst of travels combining presentations and further explorations of this world of…
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Moving forward: Join me this Tuesday and Wednesday
A special year-end event on December 1st and 2nd We’re moving forward, and that’s the theme of my special year-end event. I believe in being both pragmatic and positive. This…
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Moving Forward: Join me Dec 1st and 2nd
A special year-end event We’re moving forward, and that’s the theme of my special year-end event. Whether this year is winding down nicely for you, or has proven to be…
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See You Down Under, with the Melbourne EA Group
What do members of a professional association do when their sixth anniversary is approaching in a year of quarantines, lockdowns and so on? If you’re in Melbourne, Australia, you throw…
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It’s time to become more cyber aware
If you’d like to become more aware of cybersecurity risks and how to mitigate them, join me for my live webinar next Tuesday, September 8th. Busy that day? Registration includes…
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Weekend Poll: New norms amid the pandemic
Depending on where you live, we’re now in the fourth month or so of working around – or not working during – the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m pleased to be bringing…
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See you at LIVE Global a week today
See you at Exec Sec LIVE Global a week today!
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Weekend Poll: Setting Boundaries
A few weeks ago, one reader shared a BBC article headlined, “Banning out-of-hours email ‘could harm employee wellbeing'” … believe it or not! Let’s take a look at your thoughts…
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Weekend Poll: Setting Boundaries
A few weeks ago, one reader shared a BBC article headlined, “Banning out-of-hours email ‘could harm employee wellbeing'” … believe it or not! Let’s take a look at your thoughts…
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Weekend Poll: Time to talk about minutes
Minutes. They’re part of almost every assistant’s job description, and your finished results go on to represent the organisation’s history. Little wonder some assistants are uncomfortable with this aspect of…
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Assistants and self-promotion: Weekend Poll results
We know that assistants often excel at advocating for others and negotiating on behalf of their employers. In my latest Weekend Poll, I asked how comfortable you are with self-promotion…
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Weekend Poll: Are you good at self-promotion?
Assistants often excel at advocating for others and negotiating on behalf of their employers. How comfortable are you with self-promotion and negotiating on your own behalf?
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Summit Resources
Here’s an update for those who attended one or more of my four presentations at the International Association of Administrative Professionals’ (IAAP’s) Summit 2019 in National Harbor, Maryland.
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Join Shelagh in Québec City for governance conference
If you work with a board of directors, you’ll want to consider this impressive conference. GPC, Governance Professionals of Canada, is offering a discounted registration rate to Shelagh’s readers who…