Category: Personal Development

When you ask some people how they keep safe from malicious email, they might say, “Oh! IT takes care of that.” The assumption then is that if it arrives in your inbox, it’s safe. Unfortunately, many have found out the hard way that this is not the case. The crooks and scammers are almost always ahead of the safety nets.

A niche but growing branch of the EA tree is the role of the “relief executive assistant.” You can think of this role as the substitute teachers of EAs, except you can’t simply get away with throwing on a movie and kicking back. The role can be quite important to ensure operations within an organization don’t crumble in the absence of the primary executive assistant.

Table of contents in Docs, Google Calendar appointment schedules and pasting values and formats.

New tech and digital tools over the years have changed how we work and how immediately we can access information and receive feedback. While incredibly helpful, it has also had some negative impacts, especially on younger technology users whose brains are still developing.

Leverage the power of Bing AI as a search engine … get in the right mindset and spread positivity.

With the pandemic becoming more and more distant in the rearview mirror, plenty of organizations believe it’s time to move employees back into the office. Others have found that remote work has saved money and improved productivity, making them less eager to revert to in-person arrangements. So, if presented with an opportunity by your executive to choose between remote and in-person work, or if you’re looking for a new job, which should you choose?

Follow this advice to set New Year’s resolutions that you actually see through.

I get questions comparing Google and Microsoft a lot, but it usually sounds something more like, “Microsoft Office is really better than Google Workspace, isn’t it?” Not long ago, I might have simply said yes. However, in recent years, Google has improved its office productivity to the point where for many of the tasks on the typical administrative professional’s desk, it more than meets requirements.

Leverage mind-mapping software … enhance email management with Boomerang … develop a weekly Agile routine.

It seems that lately the talk of the business world is artificial intelligence and what it will do to our organizations, individual careers and the economy. What many don’t tend to realize, though, is AI already exists in countless facets of our lives.