Personal Development
A new way of looking at rest
October 6, 2021
On an episode of her podcast “Nocturne,” Vanessa Lowe spoke to artist and activist Tricia Hersey, who is also the founder of the Nap Ministry, a project that examines the liberating power of rest. The Nap Bishop is the personality Hersey takes on to be able to spread the message, “Rest is resistance.”
Difficult People
Working with difficult executives
October 6, 2021
Difficult means complicated, challenging or someone who is hard to deal with. A difficult person can be considered obnoxious, or verbally attacks you, criticizes you. They can be intrusive, controlling, picky or petty. But the executive you consider to be difficult might be a great opportunity to another assistant.
Organizing
What did we learn last year…and how can we use it?
October 6, 2021
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning are not new concepts. Whether you had a recovery plan or not, you have more clarity around what it might be like to be forced to do business away from the office in an emergency. If you don’t have a disaster recovery program, this is a good time to start collecting data to make one.
Outlook
Managing Outlook for an executive
October 6, 2021
How can I keep people from scheduling directly on my executive’s calendar? ... How can I keep my executive’s email messages pinned to the top of my list?
Writing/Editing
Can handwriting be improved?
October 6, 2021
Handwriting? What’s that? Kidding aside, there are plenty of times we still handwrite things, apart from signing documents. It’s worth taking a little time to improve it. Here are a few ideas.
Article Archives
5 steps toward workplace zen
October 6, 2021
How to speed-read
October 6, 2021
Take better care of that laptop
October 6, 2021
Got any banter heroes?
October 6, 2021
Master your digital body language
October 6, 2021
Correct your workflow by beating the ‘planning fallacy’
October 6, 2021
1-Minute Strategies: November ’21
October 6, 2021
How many phones can you afford to lose? The importance of respect
September 8, 2021
Google Docs: Sections, citations and images
September 1, 2021
Develop critical listening skills
September 1, 2021
What are you really communicating? Examine your digital dress code
September 1, 2021
Go ahead, pull the ‘I commit’ lever!
September 1, 2021
Try the Eisenhower Matrix for workflow
September 1, 2021
1-Minute Strategies: October ’21
September 1, 2021
Personal Development
A new way of looking at rest
October 6, 2021
On an episode of her podcast “Nocturne,” Vanessa Lowe spoke to artist and activist Tricia Hersey, who is also the founder of the Nap Ministry, a project that examines the liberating power of rest. The Nap Bishop is the personality Hersey takes on to be able to spread the message, “Rest is resistance.”
Difficult People
Working with difficult executives
October 6, 2021
Difficult means complicated, challenging or someone who is hard to deal with. A difficult person can be considered obnoxious, or verbally attacks you, criticizes you. They can be intrusive, controlling, picky or petty. But the executive you consider to be difficult might be a great opportunity to another assistant.
Organizing
What did we learn last year…and how can we use it?
October 6, 2021
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning are not new concepts. Whether you had a recovery plan or not, you have more clarity around what it might be like to be forced to do business away from the office in an emergency. If you don’t have a disaster recovery program, this is a good time to start collecting data to make one.
Outlook
Managing Outlook for an executive
October 6, 2021
How can I keep people from scheduling directly on my executive’s calendar? ... How can I keep my executive’s email messages pinned to the top of my list?
Writing/Editing
Can handwriting be improved?
October 6, 2021
Handwriting? What’s that? Kidding aside, there are plenty of times we still handwrite things, apart from signing documents. It’s worth taking a little time to improve it. Here are a few ideas.
5 steps toward workplace zen
October 6, 2021
How to speed-read
October 6, 2021
Take better care of that laptop
October 6, 2021
Got any banter heroes?
October 6, 2021
Master your digital body language
October 6, 2021
Correct your workflow by beating the ‘planning fallacy’
October 6, 2021
1-Minute Strategies: November ’21
October 6, 2021
How many phones can you afford to lose? The importance of respect
September 8, 2021
Google Docs: Sections, citations and images
September 1, 2021
Develop critical listening skills
September 1, 2021
What are you really communicating? Examine your digital dress code
September 1, 2021
Go ahead, pull the ‘I commit’ lever!
September 1, 2021
Try the Eisenhower Matrix for workflow
September 1, 2021
1-Minute Strategies: October ’21
September 1, 2021
Featured Article
The building blocks of professional growth
Building skills should not be a random effort to pile more onto a résumé. Unsure where to target your efforts? Here are a few ways to identify skills that might benefit your repertoire.
1-Minute Strategy:
Leash those emails until they’re ready
Here's a sequel to the classic tip about always attaching a document before you actually compose an email to avoid the "oops" moment of forgetting to include it. Remember also to enter the recipient’s address in the “To” field only after you write and re-read your message. Take the vow: No more prematurely sent emails in 2021!
