The founder of The Officials, Lauren Bradley, received Highly Commended at the Sutton Women Mean Business Awards in the Rising Star category. Lauren was nominated for the award by a fellow female business owner for her dedication to empowering women especially in the administration industry.

I love pens. I love notebooks. It is a hard task to get me back out of a stationery store once I’ve walked into one. I am a total sucker for big packs of multicolored pens and I would buy them with total abandon. ⁠
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Now that I’m *cough* older and wiser I realize that those pens just collect dust. I had drawers full of beautiful pens I never used. I’m not about that life.⁠

Do you have opinions and ideas you want to express at work but you struggle to find your voice or to be taken seriously? Do you wish you were more confident in the workplace? 

This webinar will give you 3 tricks that will help you be more confident and show you how to flex your influence in the office. This webinar is perfect for admins and assistants that are looking to find their voice and have it be heard and respected.

All attendees get a free downloadable action plan.

Register below to get access to the Invisible to Influential webinar. 

The Influential Assistant Course

This course is now available on The Officials HQ membership platform. It addresses changing the narrative,  imposter syndrome, a big secret that you don’t know about leaders, how to say no without saying no, tone that resonates, posture and appearance, making connections, public speaking and so much more.

• 3 course books
• 12 videos 
• 7 downloadables 

One member said about The Influential Assistant course, “Yes!!!! Influence and confidence!!! Really enjoying the course books and videos!!!”

Each month a new course drops in HQ. Plus you get access to amazing assistants and admins worldwide ready to support you and offer advice.

I hope I see you there. 

Lots of love,
x Lauren

PS If you are on Instagram check us out at @jointheofficials.

Each month we highlight one of our members, not only because they are fabulous people but also because we fully believe that shared experience and knowledge is important and makes everyone better people.

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Today is May 20th, which happens to be the original (extremely ambitious!) deadline I set to launch the Officials HQ.

It is always a good day whenever I get to work with the lovely team at Anderson Hoare. The London-based admin staffing boutique helped start my admin career many moons ago. In this article they ask me about how I juggle Freelance PA work, why The Officials is so hot right now, and my failsafe tips for succeeding and progressing whether as a Private PA, Freelance PA or Corporate Admin.

When I found out I had been chosen as an OfficeNinjas All-Star I felt like I had been set alight. Like the filament in a lightbulb, I felt the current fill me up and…SPARK!


I had left a more prestigious role to pursue a career as an admin. I had temped for a few months when I first moved to the UK and I started to feel a hint of that spark. It took the OfficeNinjas to light it up.

The definition of mentorship: the guidance provided by a mentor, especially an experienced person in a company or educational institution.

The definition of mentor: an experienced and trusted adviser.

When the universe is telling you something, you listen.

I had been thinking about incorporating mentorship into The Officials earlier this year when the oddest thing started to happen, people began asking if I would consider being their mentor. At least 5 people in a one month period asked me if I would consider mentoring them and it didn’t stop there. This couldn’t be a coincidence, the universe was talking to me and I decided to listen.

Today marks the launch of The Official Mentorship Program! Kicking off on February 25th, you will be guided through a 4 week journey with each week focusing on a different aspect:

Free Downloadable Travel Itinerary I honestly do not know what I would do without Google Drive. It really does allow me to work from anywhere and have access to important documents in no time at all. That’s why I love using it for making travel itineraries.