Category: Personal Development

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.

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.