Something interesting happened a few years back whereby a group of assistants won a special award from an external vendor. Instead of their co-worker assistants being happy for them, the assistants were wondering “Why didn’t they win the award?” “Why didn’t they get recognition?” (It’s a long story as to why.) My point is that…
Administrative Professional’s Day Gifts
Are you perplexed as to the ideal gift to give your administrative assistant in honor of Administrative Professionals Day? If you are like most busy executives or Human Resource departments, you haven’t given it much thought until 2 weeks out, or even 2 days before the big event (April 22). I have closely worked with…
Christmas Gifts for Assistants
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