Category: Weekend Polls – where assistants around the globe have their say
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Coldplay, a kiss cam, and crisis management
THIS ARTICLE recaps how a company has been handling a July 2025 organisational crisis, and speaks to the value in assistants understanding risk management, business continuity planning (BCP), crisis management…
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Is AI putting words in your mouth and deliverables? – a new survey
We – and GenAI – have come a very long way in 32 months. This article includes reporting on my past surveys about AI in the assistant career, a caution…
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Weekend Poll: Are you using AI to draft workplace communications or other deliverables?
I’ve been writing about generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) since a couple of weeks after ChatGPT’s November 2022 launch, long after I began writing about AI in the context of assistants’…
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What’s going on with AI in your workplace? Please take a minute to add your voice
What, if any, policies or guidelines has your workplace established in regard to the use of emerging forms of artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT?
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Weekend Poll: Are you cyber aware?
Cybersecurity
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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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Weekend Poll: Are you a perfectionist?
Do you like having all your ducks in a row? It’s one thing to be organised, or well prepared before we embark on a project, a report or initiative. It’s…
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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: Your Insights on Quiet Quitting and Quiet Firing Amid Everything Else
Septembers have changed In my newsletter yesterday, I reflected on just how much times have changed. While some of you will see your respective offices filling up once again as…
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Weekend Poll: Onboarding New Colleagues in ’22
Onboarding in the face of resignations/reshuffling and economic uncertainties It was 2019 when I last asked readers about your onboarding practices – practices readers in some areas refer to as…
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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: finding happiness
I asked, and you answered. Here’s what’s been bringing smiles to your faces in the last few days.
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Weekend Poll: What’s brought you happiness this week?
It’s Weekend Poll time, and we’re celebrating positive experiences – no matter how big or small. What’s brought a smile to your face this past week?
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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…