Announcements Archives - The Officials

The Officials Wins Best Online E-learning Training Platform – London in SME UK Enterprise Awards

The SME UK Enterprise Awards highlight SMEs for their industry excellence, overall performance, customer experience and innovation in their field. The Officials is proud to be recognized for our team’s commitment to quality training for administrative professionals.

The Officials has been awarded Best Online E-learning Training Platform – London in the 6th annual UK Enterprise Awards by SME News.

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The Officials welcomes new Community Manager

The administrative professional training and community platform further commits to shared knowledge and community-centric training for administrative professionals

We are pleased to announce the onboarding of our new Community Manager, Joy Hiscock. The Community Manager role is a part of our Officials Advisory Board and is responsible for community engagement, upward feedback and caretaking the extremely supportive culture fostered in The Officials Community.

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Office Manager Workstyle Anna Beam Featured

Check out Official, Anna Beam’s workstyle featured by Cleverly

We are so lucky to have the talented Anna Beam as a member of The Officials. She an incredible example for our industry as she is rocking a hybrid role as EA and Office Manager to a tech start-up in Greenville, SC. You may have caught her podcast too, The Influential Assistant.

Check out her feature in the Cleverly newsletter. Cleverly is a weekly workstyle newsletter that seeks to inspire anyone who is looking to improve their skills, communication, space and experience at work.

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Ctrl+Alt+Del - New Blog for PAs by Lauren Bradley and PA Life

The Officials x PA Life: New monthly column by Lauren Bradley for PAs

We have teamed up with PA Life to bring you a new monthly column called Ctrl+Alt+Del where our founder, Lauren Bradley, will help EAs, AAs, PAs and more take control of your day with her top tips on tech and productivity.

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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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A love affair with OfficeNinjas (and prizes to be won…)

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.

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Launching The Official Mentorship Program – Feb 25

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:

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