Category: Weekend Polls
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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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Seven steps for career success amid inflation, supply chain issues … and, now, talk of recession
Keep your eyes and mind open It’s important to keep our eyes and minds open when it comes to inflation, supply chain issues … and more. These days, pundits and…
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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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Weekend Poll Results: Waking Up to the Importance of Sleep
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … Are you getting enough sleep? We need more sleep How well rested do you feel today? When…
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Weekend Poll Results: From A Great Upheaval to The Great Reshuffle
How people are doing In a Weekend Poll a few weeks ago, I again asked readers questions about how and what you’re doing at this point in our pandemic lives.…
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How workplace communications are evolving
How do you typically communicate with colleagues? If I’d asked you this question a couple of years ago, you’d likely have mentioned a mix of communication styles. A majority of…
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Astute assistants keeping an eye on supply chain, inflation and travel
Travel, inflation and more: What should assistants anticipate in 2022? Hello, readers. I’ve been itching to carve out time and publish more for you than I have lately. In addition…
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Assistants and cybersecurity in 2021 – Weekend Poll results
What a difference a few years make When I published my first cybersecurity-focused Weekend Poll back in 2017, less than half the assistants who responded had received cybersecurity training in…
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Approaching Your Next Performance Review? Read this.
Performance reviews are the norm for most For the majority of assistants who responded to my Weekend Poll, performance evaluations are a cultural norm. That’s what 80% of you said.…
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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: Performance reviews – opportunities or ordeals?
Do you receive performance evaluations? Whether or not we look forward to them, performance reviews (evaluations) are part of a good organisational culture. Despite this, and even in some terrific…
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Career lessons courtesy of the pandemic
It’s been 59 weeks That’s right. It’s now been 59 weeks since I first began writing about COVID-19 and its impacts on our lives and careers. I drafted my first…
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Your assistant career: was it one of choice, or circumstance?
The results of my March 5, 2021 Weekend Poll I asked and, as always, readers stepped forward to voice your experiences and perspectives. With thanks to all who participated, here…
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Weekend Poll: Did You Plan to Become An Assistant?
This poll is now closed. Please check back for Shelagh’s report on the results. … and how do you feel now about that career choice? Are you glad you’re in…
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A year into the pandemic: what and how we’re doing
Optimism amid limitations I saw a celebratory post this week, published by one of my Australian clients, the Melbourne EA Group (MEAG). Carmel Bond and members marked their first face…
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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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Weekend Poll: Lockdown redux and looking forward
Lockdowns, restrictions and … doughnuts Depending on the region and country in which you live, pandemic-related restrictions have either eased or increased in the last couple of weeks. Here in…