Category: Personal Development

Creating an online portfolio can be a fantastic way to track your professional development and skills in a more creative way than with a simple résumé. While it can be used as a replacement for or in addition to a résumé, an online portfolio can be worth designing even if you aren’t looking for a new job. Here’s why and how to put together a digital showcase of your talents.

New zoom shortcuts in Docs … new smart chips date feature … share video and starting point.

Although this publication is called Administrative Professional Today and often refers to you, the reader, as an “executive assistant,” there are some debates within the community about preferred titles in this role. To put this to the test, we posted polls in our two APT social media communities, Facebook and LinkedIn: What do you prefer to be called?

Smart devices are game-changers … own up to your mistakes as an EA.

Each May brings Mental Health Awareness Month, but it’s never too early to implement some practices to keep your, your executive and your colleagues’ minds healthy and happy. In preparation for next month (and the rest of your working life), here are some ways to better understand mental wellness and make noticeable changes.

When the conference room became a virtual meeting application, it was possible to include many more people in meetings. While you didn’t necessarily have to worry about enough chairs or ordering food, coordinating time availability for 20 people was certainly more challenging than for six. Even now, as many offices are returning to in-person or hybrid modalities, the challenge remains.

The news is filled with articles about generative AI, and even our most tech-savvy leaders are not sure how AI will impact our global workplace. The news reports that upskilling and training of staff will be imperative for future success. All these headlines are making the assistants of the world a bit uneasy, and for good reason. Here is my take on three ways you can take charge of your career and ensure your job security and sanity as an executive assistant.

Balancing professional responsibilities with personal milestones like pregnancy can be both exciting and challenging. Deciding when and how to inform your executive about your pregnancy requires careful consideration and planning.

The key to supporting a grieving executive … gifts for high-level colleagues.  

How you spend the first 10 minutes of your workday can make or break your productivity the entire day. Here’s what you should avoid.