80 years ago today, on 6th June 1944, my Uncle Joe was at Sword Beach, it was D. Day. He enlisted at the age of seventeen (1939), into the Grenadier Guards, then transferred to the Special Service Unit, which later became No. 4 Commando (Lord Lovatt’s Unit). During his service, he took part in several […]
Imagine, as a busy Executive you have an extra hour bestowed upon you every day, just as we all are experiencing today with the end of daylight saving’, what a gift. What if we could actually make the impossible possible, a reality, and create one extra hour every day, would that pique your interest? Tomorrow
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As a Senior Executive Assistant within the South Australian Public Service for the last 15 years of my career, I would like to share with you the secret of EXECUTIVE SUCCESS. It is simply the effective utilization of the role of an EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, in other words allowing an Assistant to do the job they
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An opportunity to unlock your Personal Confidence has arrived. On Thursday 30th May, AIOP in partnership with Hays Recruitment, are holding an Interactive Workshop right here in Adelaide. You will walk away with: a new sense of purpose tools to enhance your professional image how to manage positive outcomes through the peaks & troughs of
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If you have worked in the field of administration as long as I have, (dare I say over four decades), you will have experienced the trend of renaming particular positions, specifically that of what used to be called a Secretary. The Secretarial role has evolved and with it the title, as over time the title
As you would be well aware, an Executive’s TIME is highly valued and must be meticulously managed. The only way to ensure this occurs is to delegate the responsibility of the DIARY/CALENDAR to a trusted assistant who is to be allotted Total Control. In the business world as we know it, every executive has a
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I hate Mondays! How many times have you heard someone say those words? Every week the same few turn up for work complaining about how they don‘t really want to be there. If you consider that there are 52 Mondays in the year, even when you take into account those which are public holidays or
A roaring lion can sometimes personify how assistants perceive their executive, making the role of supporting them seemingly an ongoing challenge. Perception being a person’s reality has the potential to stymy the effectiveness of the assistant’s position as it impedes communication. Hesitating to speak up with ideas or when they have something important to offer
From time to time, I run training workshops for people looking to get into the workforce. Attendees come from a diverse number of backgrounds and levels of expertise, however the key take away message is always “look at every opportunity that presents itself, as you never know where it will take you”. Atb one particular workshop,
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A successful Executive will possess senior managerial experience, be highly regarded as an expert in their field, with a career journey that has taken many years to achieve, perhaps heading a department, an agency, or company. Although having achieved their aspirations, they may not be fully conversant on how to utilize the expertise of Support
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