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 …
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, …
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 …
Resilience, we hear this word constantly as being the way to keep our head above water through thick and thin. Of arming ourselves with the tools to achieve our aspirations. According to the Oxford Dictionary: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape. The …
The Publican’s Daughter took approximately two years to complete. I have no idea how many hours that would equate to as I sat sifting through, not just my Mother’s diaries, (which incidentally covered the events in her life in meticulous detail), but her many stories and wonderful poems that have been included, which I feel …
From time to time a career can take a downward turn, through circumstances beyond our control, such as being retrenched or ‘let go’ due to a merger or the business closing down. A person can feel a sense of loss as their world is turned upside down. There is also the loss of connectivity with …
The importance of creating a Dynamic Team at the Top of any organisation cannot be underestimated. It goes without saying that the effectiveness of the Board will rely ‘good governance guidelines, structures and processes as set out in the organisation’s guidelines. Board members will be high functioning professionals who understand the importance of their role …
If we look in the mirror, what do we see? More often than not, we are self-critical rather than see the true person we are. I love the image of a kitten looking into the full-length mirror and seeing a lion looking back, because this is what is inside all of us, the lion heart …
