Tag: training
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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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What are you doing mid-September?
I’ll be part of this year’s Administrative Professionals Conference & EA Summit 2020. I’m delighted to be back with this conference for a third consecutive year, and excited about the…
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A sweet opportunity for my readers
Brr! Certainly not in this chilly environment, nor on a tropical beach – however tempting the latter may be in January. I’m at home in Vancouver, working away on my…
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Some great resources you should explore
Professional development is key to success in this career. There are a number of resources in which assistants can invest, and there are also some stellar resources that will cost…
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Join Shelagh in Québec City for governance conference
If you work with a board of directors, you’ll want to consider this impressive conference. GPC, Governance Professionals of Canada, is offering a discounted registration rate to Shelagh’s readers who…
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Where Will You Find Me This Week?
Brr! Certainly not in this chilly environment, nor on a tropical beach – however tempting the latter may be in January. I’m at home in Vancouver, working away on my…
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Where Will You Find Me Next Week?
In Florida! I’ll soon be on my way to the Sunshine State to give three presentations at ASAP’s 26th Annual Administrative Professionals Conference in Kissimmee. The conference program reflects participants’ commitment to…
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Weekend Poll Results: GDPR’s Early Impact
You need to know that GDPR, Europe’s General Data Protection Legislation, has impacts across borders. Check out what readers had to say about its early impact in their offices.
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Weekend Poll: Onboarding and Orientation to Your Role
Have any new people landed in your office this month? We’ve welcomed some newbies, which reminds me of what it was like to be that new person. I don’t know…
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Weekend Poll: Have You Created a Procedures Manual for Your Role?
Around this time last year, I asked readers whether you’d created a procedures manual for your role. This weekend, I’m publishing a second annual version of this poll, including a…
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Weekend Poll: Have You Ever Supported A Rookie Executive?
We’ve focused lately on how organisations can support admin. professionals who are new to their role, and it occurs to me that it would be interesting to turn the table. Many of us have worked…
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Weekend Poll: Have You Created a Procedures Manual for Your Role?
In last weekend’s poll, we looked at your orientation and induction experiences. While some of you had the benefit of effective onboarding systems, that wasn’t the case for all. While 23%…
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Weekend Poll: Onboarding – How Much Did You Receive for Your Role?
I’m in the midst of preparations to deliver an onboarding session for some newcomers next week, and the process has made me reflect on orientations I’ve received as the new…
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