Articles for Executive Assistants & Admin Professionals
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The Entrepreneurial Assistant
Learn about the skills that set entrepreneurial assistants apart and how you can use them to grow your own career.
Lead with Resilience
What are the characteristics of a resilient leader and how can you develop them? Here’s what every leading executive assistant needs to know.
The key to work-life balance lies in your transferrable skills
As an executive or personal assistant, you know the job demands can be all-consuming. However, the skills gained on the job make achieving work-life balance more attainable!
Is it over for remote work? Elon Musk is making it so!
A leaked email from Elon Musk shows the founder of Tesla and SpaceX no longer accepts employees working remotely. They must show up for a 'minimum 40 hours' of work in the office or ship out!
We explore the implications of such a move.
12 Strategies to Improve Communication Skills
When it comes to advancing in any career, communication is vital. However, most people believe that the ability to communicate is the only thing that matters. While the ability to communicate is essential, it is not the sole determinant of success.
GRIT: Do you have it?
Having "grit" or being "gritty" has been making a comeback into the business vocabulary. What does it mean? And do you have it? Let's find out!
Is there Equity In Professional Development?
Many administrative and executive support professionals feel they lack the opportunity for career growth. HR managers can help change this by providing internal support and guidance.
Next Steps: What to Do After an Award Nomination
It is widely known that awards are given annually in a wide range of industries. However, as someone who has received one such recognition, you may not be aware of all the ways this could benefit your career and help advance your future.
How to get recognised within your organisation's awards system
Administrative Professionals Day has seen many in the industry receive flowers, cards and other tokens of appreciation from their coworkers. But recognition for support roles is still not the norm when considering candidates for company wide awards. We explore why and how you can change your own prospects.
ANZAC Day & the Administrative Support Industry
ANZAC day is honoured on 25 April, just two days before International Administrative Professionals' Day on 27 April. It seems fitting that we take a moment to reflect on the origins of our industry and the professionals who made it what it is today.
#administrativeprofessionalsday - Is it recognized outside the industry?
The intention of APD was to establish a day in the business calendar where the work of administrative professionals could be recognised as valuable and given the respect, honour and dignity they deserved. However, the day has always struggled to get recognition beyond the industry players. It is often a day that passes without much fanfare.
The Power of Association(s)
In an era when we are re-imagining everything from the way we work to where we work, is it time to re-imagine Associations and reassess whether the value-proposition is relevant for the times?
Unlocking Personal Empowerment: Strategies for Success
To feel empowered we must first learn to acknowledge. The good, the bad, and the ugly!
The other side of Imposter Syndrome
We need to increase awareness of our imposter thoughts and invite conversations with peers and mentors or through coaching that allow us to explore our vulnerabilities safely.
Can We Learn Anything From Imposter Syndrome?
The Imposter Syndrome phenomenon can be a professional hurdle; however, could it also have career development benefits? We explore.
Employee Wellness and the Executive Support Professional
The transition back to a new way of work - be it a return to the office, remote or hybrid working conditions - has demanded organisational leaders to work doubly hard to promote a healthy working environment for everyone. One that makes for a thriving work culture in the office, blooming with optimism and opportunity. What does this mean for global executive and personal assistants?
Unconscious Bias Under the Microscope
2022 is when leaders will need to be acutely aware of unconscious bias, be more accountable for their people, and lead them with increased empathy. A look at the changing role of management and the impact that it will have on the future of executive support roles.
Gender Bias in Executive Support Roles
Apple recently announced that Siri would no longer have a default voice. Instead, iOS users will choose from a male or female voice throughout the setup process.
While Siri's default voice in certain countries was male, the voice of Siri that has become famous is that of a woman. The decision to make Siri female is a manifestation of the common notion that assistants - be they administrative, personal or executive - ought to be female.
Is Bias Getting in the Way of Your Success?
While transparency is considered a critical part of an organisation, career pathways to career growth through promotions and compensation remain complex and challenging for women in business in general. For executive support professionals - executive, personal and administrative assistants - it can be doubly so. #BREAKTHEBIAS #IWD2022
The Power of Self-Belief
We understand that there is no blueprint for charting a career in executive support. The tasks and responsibilities of executive and personal assistants vary from organisation to organisation, manager to manager. It may be why many professionals in administrative support roles feel that they may not be doing enough or wonder if what they're doing is what is expected. This uncertainty undermines self-belief when it is self-belief that we need the most to succeed.