There’s a new buzzword in town: ChatGPT. Personally, I’m getting a bit tired of hearing about it, says Adam Fidler, founder of Adam Fidler Academy. We’ve had scores of emails from Executive Assistants (EAs) and Personal Assistants (PAs) all over the world asking how ChatGPT and, more collectively, artificial intelligence (AI), will affect their roles… Interestingly, my views on artificial…
read moreIf you love a role that is diverse and will give you an insight to the workings of an organisation, then a PA career would be a perfect road for you. Sienna Shipton asked PA and EA training experts Lindsay Taylor, the Co-Founder and Director of Your Excellency Limited and Adam Fidler, the founder of the Adam Fidler Academy for…
read moreExecutive Assistants are master meeting planners. So it makes sense that they’re frequently asked to organise offsites and other in-person meetings in addition to their other responsibilities. If you’re an Executive Assistant tasked with this, there is one thing to keep in mind: offsite planning mistakes will happen to all of us. Providers of innovating solutions for the future of…
read moreAdam Fidler, founder of the Adam Fidler Academy, shares his views on why formal training for PAs and EAs, leading to qualifications, is now necessary for the profession, and what to consider when deciding on the best course… EAs and PAs will often state that they don’t need formal training or qualifications, as they have been doing their job, successfully,…
read moreAdam Fidler, founder of Adam Fidler Academy, draws attention to the top ten mistakes that EAs need to avoid. Don’t feel offended as he urges you to use this as a development tool and take a self-critical approach to your EA career. LACK OF WRITING SKILLS Developing the ability to write, and draft documents takes time, practice and confidence. The…
read morePA life summer print issue is now out and is being delivered to offices and home desks at the moment. If you are not on our mailing list, or can’t wait for your copy, you can read the digital version here. We’ve given the pagination a reshuffle, bringing the PA Life Club pages right to the start of the magazine.…
read morePA Life asked Adam Fidler, who specialises in the education of EAs, to clarify what the difference between an EA and PA role is. I have written extensively about the differences, and similarities, between the role of Personal Assistant (PA) and Executive Assistant (EA). This brief article will help current job-holders, as well as employers, define, more accurately, how the…
read moreAdam Fidler is the founder of Adam Fidler Academy, the UK’s leading provider of education to EAs and PAs. Here he discusses how to tackle career development and why PAs and EAs need to make a career conversation part of their annual goal setting. If there is one area that EAs and PAs seem to forget when they have their performance…
read moreAdam Fidler, the Principal and Founder of Adam Fidler Academy, shares his advice on the Executive and their EA partnership and how to make that a successful one for both. The success of an EA depends upon the quality of their partnership with their Executive. An Executive and their EA should constitute a team of their own, and a team…
read moreAs many as 70% of UK employees said they would be happier in their current role if they had more personal development opportunities. Almost as many, 65% of UK workers claim that lack of employee personal development opportunities is a reason to seek out a new job. Three out of four UK employees (75%) believe that it’s important that their…
read moreIn the current economic climate, “career cushioning” is a trend that is seeing rapid growth in popularity. In fact, according to Google trends, search terms around career cushioning have increased by 5000% in the last 12 months. Brad Goodwin, Content Lead at Lensa, explains what this means: “Career cushioning is a way to protect yourself if you are laid off.…
read moreAdam Fidler, Founder of Adam Fidler Academy, the UK’s leading provider of education to professional assistants, looks at a more informal approach to CPD and how to include it in your career journey. The Adam Fidler Academy is constantly being asked by our clients requesting an in-house training session to remind EAs and PAs about the importance of CPD. Whether…
read moreWelcome to our autumn issue! It’s been particularly rewarding for us to work on this issue with sustainability as the common theme in every article and feature, where possible. We are very grateful for all our contributors and advertisers for sharing their sustainability efforts and plans, and demonstrating that they have not had to compromise the quality of their products…
read more“Own it” by taking ownership! Adam Fidler, Founder of Adam Fidler Academy, the UK’s leading provider of education to EAs and PAs recently talked to a group of EA students about the importance of ownership in their careers. “Now, you might ask: Where has this word come from and why is it important? Well, the funny thing is that over…
read moreI’m excited to be able to tell you about my first issue as the Editor of PA Life. It’s great to be here, working with a fantastic team, making sure we bring you, our readers, stories that are interesting, inspiring and helpful for your work as Professional Assistants. PA Life Club & PA Profiles I’ve had the pleasure of meeting…
read moreSandra Wainwright is the EA to the chief fire officer at Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, who recently won the award for ‘not-for-profit PA of the year at the 2018 North West PA of the Year Awards’ and with over 21 years experience, we decided that it’s time we find out a little more about her. How did you come…
read morePodcasts have risen to fame over the last five years, with more of us than ever downloading and listing to them. With topics that vary from showbiz news to gardening, they can be easy listening or a place to learn new information and skills. After many hours listening to podcasts devoted to helping PAs/EAs develop their skills, PA Life staff…
read moreWe love to see articles that have been produced by Assistants for Assistants, so when we came across this article by Sisii de Winter that highlighted the thoughts of so many PAs/EAs and VAs, we knew that we needed to share with you, the PA Life audience. Having attended the most inspirational and thought-provoking workshop last week, I made a…
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