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I love boundaries! Boundaries are helpful in regard to letting people know how you value yourself and can help set the expectation of how you are to be treated. If you are unsure where to start with setting boundaries, I’m a firm believer in starting with your values. I recently did a great deal of ...

As assistants, just the words, “Work-Life Balance” can throw us into a state of panic. What is balance and how do we know we’ve achieved it? What if a work-life balance that works for someone else doesn’t work for me? Does having to make sacrifices at work or home mean I’m out of balance?

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We have all been there. Falsely accused of something we didn’t do or taking things a little too personally. Or perhaps we made a mistake in a string of mistakes and are looking for someone to offload blame. Regardless of the situation, we have all, at one time or another gotten defensive.

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What does it take to be a kickass assistant? The truth is it takes a lot of things! Our job descriptions are as varied as the executives and organizations we work for and yet there are qualities we can bring awareness to and develop which will be universally beneficial. Today I’m going to flush out ...

One lazy afternoon a couple of years ago I was flipping through channels when I came across the 2010 version of Alice In Wonderland. Alice who had forgotten she’d been in wonderland before, was having a discussion with the Mad Hatter when he made an observation, “You used to be much more..."muchier....

Throughout my career, I’ve been a part of transitions and situations in which adaptability was key. I’ve been on staff at a company that has gone through a merge and survived working for a nonprofit that had a 100% change in leadership. In one position I had a fantastic boss who unexpectedly left, e...