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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. Sixteen percent said the process exists in theory, while the…
Read MoreWeekend 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 organisations, there are instances in which assistants go years without…
Read MoreWeekend 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 this career? These are among the questions we’re examining in…
Read MoreDoubts
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: Ottawa, Canada’s Rideau Canal yesterday afternoon, in the midst of a snowfall. The canal had been opened to skaters the previous weekend, but temperatures warmed up to the point that it’s now closed until the temps drop again.
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