Know when to fold ’em at dead-end job

  • February 18, 2016

Question: "I have worked as an administrative assistant for seven years with the same boss. I have constantly asked for more responsibilities, as I feel I could do...

The Myth of Work/Life Balance

  • February 16, 2016

Everyone seems to be seeking work/life balance. And no one seems to desire this more than leaders, managers and supervisors. I doubt there is a person who reads these...

Dealing with workplace ambiguity

  • February 15, 2016

Whether your manager isn’t clear about expec­­ta­­tions, or the organization’s mission hasn’t been articulated well, you may feel like...

Humor keeps Richard Branson’s PA going

  • February 11, 2016

Personal assistants help ensure suc­­cess­­ful executives stay on top of their work, writes Suzanne Locke for The National. Helen Clarke, personal...

The dark side of management

  • February 09, 2016

It’s a place you don’t want to enter. And unsurprisingly, many supervisors find themselves there. “There” is the shady side, the underhanded side, the dark side...

Reverse engineering Excel workbooks

  • February 05, 2016

There are many good reasons to reverse engineer an Excel workbook. Let’s take a look at how to decode the structure of a workbook. Then, we’ll see how to demystify...