‘A Tsunami of Love’
When we relaunched Executive Secretary as a global publication back in 2011, we were very clear that we wanted to create not just a magazine, but a community. Our profession was just entering into the...
View ArticleNo man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent,...
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 ArticleWhy it’s time to call time on politics and do what’s right for the profession!
‘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...
View Article#WeLeadUp
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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#AskForTraining Campaign
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 ArticleEverything Old is New Again
This January issue is the very last issue ever of Executive Secretary Magazine. The brand has been in existence since 1989. March marks our 10th anniversary of the magazine in its current format and it...
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