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Workplace Insights by Adrie van der Luijt

Your career

Careers aren’t really ladders, they’re more like messy scribbles with occasional moments of clarity. I’ve spent decades watching talented people waste years chasing what they thought they should want rather than what actually suited them.

The posts in this section reflect what I wish someone had told me thirty years ago: that the most successful careers are built on knowing your strengths, acknowledging your limitations and having the courage to navigate workplace politics without becoming what you despise.

Whether you’re just starting out or questioning decades of choices, you’ll find honest reflections on creating a career that works for you rather than burning yourself out for an organisation that sees you as replaceable.

Digital inclusion

Knowledge workers

Knowledge workers and AI.

Beyond developers: the pattern across knowledge work

The hollowing out we’re witnessing in software development, executive assistance and copywriting isn’t a coincidence. It’s part of a broader pattern reshaping virtually every knowledge work profession, though at different rates and with field-specific nuances.

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Executive support

The right to disconnect.

The right to disconnect

The right to disconnect exists already by law in France. But despite executives claiming to support a similar move, many Executive Assistants routinely receive calls, emails and text messages from work out-of-hours.

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The AI-resistant EA

The AI-resilient EA

If AI is taking over administrative tasks, where should EAs focus their energy? The answer lies in developing strategic, commercially valuable skills that make them indispensable.

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Digital careers

Content specialists

Mental wellbeing

Artificial intelligence

Authenticity in an AI-driven world.

Authenticity in an AI-driven world

Authencity is key for Executive Assistants in an AI-driven world. Executives don’t want a flawless automaton. They want someone who understands the unspoken context, who can read the room, who knows when to push back and when to step in. They want someone real.

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Recruitment

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