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 work, including minutes and emails. For some, the answer depends…
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Category: business communications, business writing, Communications, Gramatically Speaking, grammar, professional development, Real Careers, Self-Assessment, weekend poll, Weekend Polls, Weekend Polls - where assistants around the globe have their say, writing skills
Tags: admin career, assistant, assistant training, autocorrect faux pas, business writing, Communications, EA, executive assistant career, grammar, personal assistant, professional development, punctuation, SliderFeature, weekend poll, WeekendPoll
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 September gets underway and people return from their vacations, that…
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Category: admin, assistant, burnout, business support, collaboration, EA, executive assistant, Great Resignation, job satisfaction, leadership, management assistant, onboarding, organisational culture, organizational culture, orientation, quiet firing, quiet quitting, Weekend Polls - where assistants around the globe have their say, work-life balance
Tags: assistant career, balance, burnout, business support, leadership, quiet firing, quiet quitter, quietquitting, redefining work, SliderFeature, weekend poll, Weekend Polls, WeekendPoll, wellbeing
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 induction. Given the Great Resignation/Great Reshuffling following the Great Upheaval…
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Category: admin, assistant, business support, collaboration, EA, executive assistant, Great Resignation, management assistant, new hires, onboarding, orientation, personal assistant, virtual assistant, Weekend Polls - where assistants around the globe have their say
Tags: admin, assistant career, business support, EA, induction, Management Assistant, onboarding, orientation, PA, personal assistant, SliderFeature, VA, virtual assistant, weekend poll, Weekend Polls, WeekendPoll
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 of Canada’s Association of Administrative Professionals (AAP). In one of my…
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Category: business communications, business writing, Communications, Gramatically Speaking, grammar, professional development, Real Careers, Self-Assessment, weekend poll, Weekend Polls, Weekend Polls - where assistants around the globe have their say, writing skills
Tags: admin career, assistant, assistant training, autocorrect faux pas, business writing, Communications, EA, executive assistant career, grammar, personal assistant, professional development, punctuation, SliderFeature, weekend poll, WeekendPoll
