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Spiraling: My experience with toxic culture in the workplace

Spiraling: My experience with toxic culture in the workplace

I am currently writing a section in our new Organizational Culture, Diversity and Inclusions course about toxic culture and I couldn’t avoid this story.

Sit back…this is a long one.

They approached me online. I hadn’t applied for the role but it had popped-up on my LinkedIn feed and I had “Liked” the post. It looked like a dream job, supporting an inspiring leader.

It intrigued me but I had a great job. I was working part-time as a private household assistant, my principal didn’t even live in the country full-time and though I worked 5 days a week I was remote for three of those days and the other two days I worked from a gorgeous home in Belgravia (a swanky part of London).

They reached out to me. I met with the CEO – smart, energetic, female.

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Printable Do Not Disturb Signs

Printable Do Not Disturb Signs

Working from home can be a struggle sometimes especially when you are trying to find a quiet place for a conference call, some focused project work or just to collect your thoughts.

Print one (or all) of our Do Not Disturb signs and display it when you need a moment’s peace.

Bonus: You can also use these in the office! Here are some options:

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Unlocking Your Value as an Admin

Unlocking Your Value as an Admin

A note from Lauren

When Jillian and I were planning out this course, believe me it was Jillian that did all the heavy lifting, a common issue came up. We hear over and over again how assistants are constantly trying to prove their value. There is a fundamental issue with this approach.

Don’t forget to sign up to the webinar with Jillian below.

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Fav apps for Assistants | A Miss Jones PA event

Event: Lauren’s Fav Automation Apps for Assistants – Miss Jones PA Event

Lauren talks and showcases her fav time-saving apps for assistants in this weekly series with our partner, Miss Jones PA.

This is an event for Miss Jones PA members. Please check them out.

About Miss Jones PA
Miss Jones PA offers its members an instant access `one-stop shop’ inspiration & trust platform that will not only save you time and money but also provide you with new ideas, ease your workload and even reward you in the process! They keep track of the latest and hottest venues and suppliers in London and host fabulous events.

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Self-care for your wellbeing for assistants

Self-Care, COVID-19 and Pivots for your wellbeing

Let's talk self-care and Assistants
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A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be on a panel for Abigail Barnes‘ webinar series, The Productive Wellbeing Show.

On the panel was:

We were each asked 2 questions.

  1. What does a self-care routine look like for you & how has Covid-19 changed it?
  2. What happens if you skip a day?
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Launch Alert! LSD Microdose Sessions – Learning, Skills and Development for Admins and Assistants (What were you thinking?!)

Tune in, Turn On and Level Up!

We are launching our new Learning, Skills and Development (LSD) Microdose Sessions from June 24th!

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This Entrepreneur Listed On Forbes 30 Under 30 Said He Would Roll His Eyes When Passed To An Executive Assistant

This Entrepreneur listed on Forbes under 30 said he would roll his eyes when passed to an Executive Assistant 🙄

The post that rankled

One of my commitments is to take the conversation on the value of assistants past our own industry bubble. I will be talking to CEOs, entrepreneurs, L&D, HR and executive leaderships teams at every turn about the power and growth acceleration potential in every assistant.

A few weeks ago Taylor Offer made a post that got under my skin a bit. You can read the post here.

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