The uncomfortable truth: AI is already making copywriters obsolete
AI isn’t coming for copywriters’ jobs in some hypothetical future. The question isn’t whether this change will happen, but what you’ll do now that it has.
Workplace articles
As a Wall Street Journal-quoted former business editor and EA to the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, I write about workplace trends, technology and career development.
The sideways career move: when “promotion” isn’t what you really want
A career move can be sideways, diagonal or into territories that aren’t on any organisational chart. The most successful career move isn’t always up.
The architect, not the assistant: why job titles are holding back management support professionals
Job titles in management support often mask the real strategic responsibilities we have taken on, suggesting that we are merely assisting rather than proactively shaping the workplace.
Beyond “Just be more strategic”: why most executive assistant career development training misses the point
Executive assistant career development has been stuck in the ‘strategic partnership’ narrative for decades. Discover why this model fails EAs.
The AI reality gap: what’s really happening with AI in the workplace
AI in the workplace promises revolutionary transformation, yet management support professionals are caught in a reality gap, simultaneously told AI mastery is essential whilst facing substantial organisational barriers that prevent actual adoption.
Who really owns your skills? A wake-up call for executive support professionals
Skills disruption in the coming years won’t be gentle or fair. Your ability to evolve your capabilities might be the only job security you’ve got.
The invisible 3%: navigating life as a male Executive Assistant
Male Executive Assistant roles are still rare in the management support profession, which remains stubbornly gendered despite evolving roles.
EA role transformation beyond the AI panic: What Executive Assistants are really afraid of
EA role transformation in an AI-driven world is hampered by a fundamental misunderstanding of what makes a management support professional valuable in this transformative era.