Success
JANUARY 4, 2023
The woman stepped back, said, “Well, I guess now we have a director,” meaning that Fanning had finally shown she had the assertiveness necessary for the job, and walked out. She had discovered the power of asserting herself and, in doing so, freed herself from being bullied, backstabbed or stepped on. It’s not an easy rut to escape.
Success
JUNE 28, 2022
Powerful research comes from Dr. Jack Goncalo, a highly innovative thinker about creativity who, along with two collaborators, asked themselves a question: Do people really like creativity and creators? In brief, the idea is that new forms of life and new ideas are almost always destined to fail. It’s terrifying.
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Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The Respondent further said that they were concerned that her “ability to input in management strategy meetings and be involved in in-person collaboration will also be negatively impacted”. The Claimant brought a claim in the Employment Tribunal against the Respondent.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 18, 2017
Advancing as an assistant can take many different forms. Show that you know how to collaborate and rally a group around a common goal. Designed by Freepik. As a career-minded assistant, it’s easy to get to a place where you wonder, “Where do I go from here?”.
Bonnie Low Kramen
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
If the situation is to change, then EAs need to participate in the assertion about what assistants do and the responsibilities they now hold. They also need allies in the form of recruiters, HR professionals, managers, and educators. In my experience, women are aware of this and yet, it feels very hard to do in regular practice.
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