Category: resilience
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Here’s to a terrific ’23
… and to the year we’ve now wrapped up Just think of the year we’ve had. Some who’ve enjoyed remote or hybrid work have found expectations shifting again, and will…
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Weekend Poll: The State of Your Sleep in 2022
The sixth year for this survey Each year since 2016, with the exception of 2020, I’ve asked readers whether you’re getting enough sleep. As we continue this annual look at…
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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: your professional development priorities in ’22
Maintaining focus amid challenging times In my recent Weekend Poll, I asked assistants about the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted your professional development (PD) over the last…
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Turning a corner in ’22
This was the day before I ran into chilly winter waters … for a 10th consecutive year! I thought I’d spare you any photos of my actual 10th annual Polar…
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Weekend Poll: Your professional development amid a prolonged pandemic
Maintaining focus amid challenging times To paraphrase John Lennon, “Another COVID year over, a new one just begun”. How are you feeling about 2022? You may have seen memes half-jokingly…
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Weekend Poll: Are you getting enough sleep?
Resuming an annual tradition Each year since 2016, I’ve asked readers whether you’re getting enough sleep. Last year was an exception and so, as we resume this annual look at…
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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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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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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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When times get tough …
… we make our choices How has your week begun? Readers in the southern hemisphere are enjoying longer days, even as many of us in northern climes have now watched…
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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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Weekend Poll Results: How Assistants Really Feel About Digitization and AI
I asked, and readers answered! Here are your perspectives on AI, digitization and the future of your careers.
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Weekend Poll Results: Confidently Yours
In my latest Weekend Poll, I asked readers to discuss your career confidence and resilience. Confident career assistants Studies have shown that a significant percentage of people are lacking in self…