If you’re looking for a goal that will actually help your company’s bottom line, here’s one:  reduce employee turnover. The top reason employees leave a company isn’t for money.  “It’s because of poor management,” says Cindy Ventrice, a Costco member…

Read More →

 Another summer has come and gone… it’s time to get serious again about your career path! Careers are easy to neglect – if the paychecks keep coming and the boss is tolerable, most people get into a routine and direct…

Read More →

WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? These short newsletters generally reflect on topics that I think will be informative and insightful.  Sometimes they’re meant to convey trends or offer helpful professional development.  But in the midst of summer – and in…

Read More →

You might not even tell a best friend that you daydream about restoring cars for a living, or fantasize about running a dairy farm.  After all, you work in a profession where suits, iPhones and Blackberries make the executive… and…

Read More →

Last month we talked about how coaching is used in the hiring of executives.   This month, we talk about the importance of interpersonal skills for an executive’s assistant. These soft skills are often focused and worked on between a coach and a client.  One of…

Read More →

The word “secretary” was being bandied about as long ago as the late 14th century.  Literally meaning “person entrusted with secrets,” secretaries reported directly to kings.  Although the term “assistant” is preferred these days, both terms aptly describe a position…

Read More →