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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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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Course: Organizational Culture, Community + Inclusion
We’ve all seen it. The effects of toxic culture. You feel demotivated and disconnected from the purpose of your work. You want to be anywhere else and working on anything else.
About half of job seekers cite company culture as very important when choosing to apply to a company. This is because we like to feel useful, to feel there is purpose to our work and that our colleagues and leaders share our values.
We’ve teamed up with Christie Arias of Elite Assisting to talk all things culture and why admins and assistants are primely placed to effect the culture of a company.
This course is for you if you…
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Member Spotlight – Anna Read
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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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.
Event: What does the Future Hold for Business Support?
Lauren Bradley, Founder of The Officials, will appear on a panel for Strictly Recruitment’s community, The Business Support Network.
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Self-Care, COVID-19 and Pivots for your wellbeing
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:
- Abigail Barnes
- Dinah Liversidge
- Paul Kelly of Strictly Recruitment
- Claire Brumby
- Jessica Gardiner of The Assistant Room
We were each asked 2 questions.
- What does a self-care routine look like for you & how has Covid-19 changed it?
- What happens if you skip a day?
Black Lives Matter: Helpful Resources for Admins and Assistants
The recent deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have lead to refreshed protests and unrest in all 50 states of the US due to prevalent systemic racism and police brutality.
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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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Lauren appears on Assistants Together Podcast
🎙 Podcast Debut! I loved talking to Hen Barker a caring recruiter and advocate for admins and assistants, for her Assistants Together podcast. We covered A LOT!
We discussed:
• Power of community
• The need for affordable training
• Knowing your worth
• Confidence
• Resources and research
• What assistants are asking about during lockdown
• Becoming a VA ain’t easy
• Furlough fears
• Onboarding yourself
• Treat your role like a business
• Being digitally desirable
• Why assistants shouldn’t be bored during the lockdown or ever!
• The non-no