Category: Real Careers
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It’s a Wrap: Recommendations for Dismantling Stereotypes
Thanks to all who have contributed to this series Thank you to Real Careers alumni Craig Bryson, Bianca Constance, Craig Harris, Declan Halton-Woodward, Jennifer Robson, James Sobczak, Matthew Want and Louise Whitehead, who have all…
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Weekend Poll: Succession Planning for Assistants
Your organisation’s CEO is likely charged with ensuring a succession plan is place, not only for her or his role, but also for the executives one level down on the…
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Coming Friday: The Conclusion to My Series on Dismantling Admin. Stereotypes
This Friday, we’re wrapping up my Winter 2017 series Check back Friday for the last in this panel series, in which Real Careers alumni Craig Bryson, Bianca Constance, Craig Harris, Declan Halton-Woodward,…
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Weekend Poll Results: Stereotypes of the Admin. Profession
With thanks to all who participate, here are the results of my latest weekend poll. Our focus: stereotypes of the admin. profession 96.71% of respondents have encountered stereotypes Those most frequently noted…
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Weekend Poll: Is Your Role Misunderstood or Stereotyped?
The weekend is approaching, and I’m inviting you to join in Exceptional EA’s latest weekend poll. With the help of international panel members Craig Bryson, Bianca Constance, Declan Halton-Woodward, Craig Harris, Jennifer…
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Have You Ever Been Stereotyped As an Admin. Professional?
It happens to the best of us … and this isn’t the only career in which people are stereotyped, or their roles misunderstood. If we want to dismantle stereotypes, however,…
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Weekend Poll Results: Demographics of Your Professional Networks
With thanks to all who are participating, here are the results of my latest weekend poll. Our focus: Generations and Genders: Inside Your Professional Associations and Networks Millennials, Gen X and…
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Professional Networks & Their Influence on Perceptions
Professional associations and networks With the help of Craig Bryson, Bianca Constance, Craig Harris, Declan Halton-Woodward, Jennifer Robson, Matthew Want, James Sobczak, Louise Whitehead and readers who participate in my Weekend Polls, we’re in…
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Does Gender Bias Play a Role in Today’s Offices?
Does gender impact opportunities? … and would an increasing presence of men in admin. roles impact perceptions of the status of this career? Or compensation packages? Click here to see what…
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Weekend Poll Results: Environmental Scan of Readers’ Experiences
With thanks to all who are participating, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll. Our focus: How readers’ experiences compare with those of my panel members With my early…
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This Wednesday in Real Careers …
The impact of gender on admin. careers I asked my international panel if they’d experienced gender-specific advantages or challenges in establishing an administrative career … and what impact, if any, they think growing…
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Men in the Admin. Profession: Then and Now
This was a man’s world While many readers can’t imagine an administrative world not dominated by women, that wasn’t always the case. In part three of this series with my international…
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Mic Drop: Time to Dismantle Stereotypes of the Admin. Profession
It’s 2017, and it’s time to escalate efforts to dismantle stereotypes about the admin. profession. Late last year, I began to assemble another international panel of Real Careers alumni. The…
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Beth Ann Howard: Insights from Virginia, USA
Do you ever wonder how your career compares with those of admin. professionals from other countries and continents? Exceptional EA showcases Real Careers, in which administrators from around the globe generously share the benefit of…
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Beth Ann Howard is Coming to Real Careers this Week
This week we’re making our way to Richmond, Virginia. That’s where Beth Ann Howard is Administrative Coordinator, Department of Political Science, University of Richmond. Check back Wednesday for my interview with…
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Karen Richmond: Insights from North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Today we’re making our way to North Lanarkshire, in the Central Belt of Scotland. Do you ever wonder how your career compares with those of admin. professionals from other countries and continents? Exceptional EA showcases…
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Karen Richmond is Coming to Real Careers this Week
This week we’re making our way to North Lanarkshire, Scotland. That’s where Karen Richmond lives. Karen is the Executive PA and Administration Co-ordinator to the University Secretary & Vice Principal Governance…
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Declan Halton-Woodward is Coming to Real Careers this Week
This week we’re making our way to London, England. That’s where Declan Halton-Woodward is PA to his firm’s Group Managing Director (Global). Check back Wednesday for my interview with Declan –…