Administrative professionals are expected to be versatile and flexible in their jobs. How often does your boss give you multiple tasks to do, which must be completed simultaneously? It’s not that your boss unreasonable but unfortunately, in today’s fast-paced business world, demands are higher than ever before. The only way […]
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe“. Planning an event is no different. If you develop a solid plan and stick to it, the actual management of your event will run like clockwork and […]
Workplaces have become less formal over the years. Gone are the days where everyone wears their “penguin suits” to work. However, it’s not just the dress code that has become less formal. The way that people interact and communicate has also lost many of the historical rigours of social etiquette. […]
In business, leadership is often regarded as a quality that only managers possess. This assumption is very incorrect and frankly very dated. Leadership has become an important MUST-HAVE attribute for the 21st-century executive assistant as you are required to influence, direct, motivate and monitor people and events around you. But […]
Office Ninjas: What are they and how do you become a Real One? You’ve probably heard of the term “Office Ninja” before and that’s because it is becoming a popular job title extension buzzword, especially on LinkedIn and networking events at the moment. If a colleague or someone you meet […]