‘No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the...
Back in 2011 when we relaunched the magazine, we created a list of over 180 associations and networks that serve this profession from all over the world. Each was working hard in their own space to...
View ArticleIf you are waiting for the right time, it’s now!
For the last seven years, I have been on a mission to change the world for Assistants. I have spoken to thousands of you in hundreds of countries and encouraged both you and your Executives to...
View ArticleChanging Lives One Person at a Time
Don’t just count your years, make your years count ~ George Meredith When I was a child, like most children, I loved my birthday. I was blessed to be bought up in a stable home, the eldest of four...
View ArticleEditor’s Letter – Why it’s time to call time on politics and do what’s right...
‘Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics’ ~ Victor Pinchuk It’s hard to avoid politics in the modern world. Between the 24-hour news coverage and constant social media...
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Last year in New Orleans I met Dr Veronica Cochran for the first time. I walked away from that meeting excited. She is a true visionary and we had agreed to work together on a couple of projects. I was...
View ArticleChange has got to come
Earlier this year, I ran a training course for a group of Assistants that were having a bad time. The concepts that I presented on – empowerment, self-actualisation and the role of the assistant as a...
View ArticleOnly in the darkness can you see the stars – Martin Luther King
Sometimes, as John Lennon said, life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. 2018 has been about resilience and the lessons that become obvious when we are called upon to unexpectedly...
View Article”It Doesn’t Matter Where You Came From. All That Matters Is Where You Are...
Discussions in my close circle of industry confidants appear to be overwhelmed recently with conversations about the future (or not) of the profession. In the World Economic Forum’s ‘The Future of...
View ArticleThere is Nothing to Fear Except Fear Itself
I have written and spoken plenty in the last few months about artificial intelligence and the rise of emotional intelligence – a skill that the World Economic Forum is citing as one of the most...
View ArticleThe Game Changer
In 2011, shortly after I started the magazine, I was sent an article by another new kid on the block. Bonnie Low Kramen had published her best-selling book Be the Ultimate Assistant back in 2008,...
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Everything you want is out there waiting for you. But you have to take action to get it. Every January I take the team away on a retreat. It’s a time for reflection on the past year and to look...
View ArticleLead Them to the Future
We need to take the younger ones by the hand and lead them to the future ~ Sherideen Inge Meyer I have been singing the song of evolution for this profession for almost 10 years and sometimes it seems...
View ArticleGive the Gift of Time
“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend” ~ Theophrastus Ancient Philosopher, Theophrastus understood time as an accident of motion that could not be stopped or reversed. He said that wasting...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Being Ill-Informed
Lucy Brazier responds to the recent article in the Wall Street Journal As a journalist, I was always trained that my role was to seek the truth and to give the truth a voice. This is why I have waited...
View Article“If You Can Keep Your Head When All About You Are Losing Theirs” ~ Rudyard...
Now is the time for assistants to step into leadership explains Lucy Brazier This morning I saw a post on Facebook from one of our speakers, Cathy Harris. In it, she explained ‘We are now moving to MS...
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Administrative Professionals Week 2020 This week, we are celebrating the most unusual Administrative Professionals Week of our time. It coincides with what for us in the UK is the beginning of our...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Anyone Working with an Assistant
There has never been a more difficult time to be a business leader. In these unprecedented times, most of you are in uncharted territory, trying to work it out as you go along. You’re reinventing...
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I wholly condemn any form of racism. On the other hand, I try to stay away from politics of any kind in my professional capacity. It took Ayanna Castro’s brilliant ‘Work Your Package Wednesday’...
View ArticleWhat is Happening Now, Has Happened Before
It’s starting to look serious out there. My timeline is full of people being let go. And whilst it is reminiscent of the last recession, it feels different because everything just changed for everyone...
View ArticleBuilding Momentum for Change
Back in August 2019, Bonnie Low Kramen had a conversation with compensation expert Jeremy Spake. Jeremy had delivered two major presentations at the SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)...
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