Category: Personal Development

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.

AI tools like ChatGPT are capturing the imaginations of information workers everywhere. While I don’t think AI is bad and that only original works of writing created with a chisel and hammer in stone should be considered authentic, each organization must determine how it can be used legally and ethically, and the consequences of non-compliance.

“Bring your own device/tech/apps” organizations can be challenging, especially if you’re supporting multiple managers who all use different devices and applications. Here are a few tips to maintain your sanity and keep up the good work as who and what you are expected to support becomes fluid.

Are you a new executive assistant looking for advice, or perhaps an experienced one looking for suggestions for your executive for more robust onboarding? We contacted several experienced administrative assistants to see what experts feel are the most important pieces of knowledge to know and skills to develop when beginning an administrative professional career.