I saw this quote on Pinterest (it is a book title ot the author Dee Mack). We have all been there. The promotion you have hoped for, but didn´t get. A colleagu...

Every time I go on winter sports, I have a mixed feeling. On the one hand it is wonderful in the snow and on the other hand I always get a little nervous. I just wan...

Do you recognize the following situation? It’s Monday morning and you didn’t feel like going to the office, because you know there is so much work waiti...

Now that gas is getting more expensive, you see that people are becoming more and more creative. You have solar panels, you lower the thermostat and there are infrar...

This is Vera Vera tolerates no contradiction You just have to do what she says. No discussion! Vera is the instructor at “horse riding for beginners”...

Last year I decided to take horseback riding lessons. I could already see it in my mind: me and the horse galloping through a beautiful landscape. I would be 1 with ...

It will never work! Can I do this? Who would hire someone like me? I am not smart / beautiful / intelligent enough These are those sentences that have haunted every...

The 3 frustrations of a managerial executive assistant. As a coach, I understand that your role as a managerial executive assistant can be challenging and you may ex...

Your role as a managerial secretary, is not an easy one. Secretarial work can be ungrateful work. Many secretaries I speak to find their work undervalued and underes...

Yeah you read that right. The way you do your job is actually a self-portrait. Suppose you are starting a new job. Everything is new. You still have to get to know ...

You hear it so often these days: the toxic atmosphere at work. Most common examples of a toxic work atmosphere are gossiping, shutting people out or shouting and bul...

Anyone who has watched the Netflix series Below Deck will have seen with increasing amazement how employees are treated. As a coach I see many similarities with the ...

I found this quote on Pinterest. And I thought it was absolutely true. When I was about 12 years old, I had to take a test to determine to which school I had to go. ...

“I'm always on standing on the sideline.” That's literally what she told me. She felt a little left out. And that sometimes feels quite lonely. The lonel...

As a secretary you actually know everything.You know your manager's private situation.You have access to confidential information.You know which team leader is havin...

Imagine the following situation for a moment.You are an assistant for a board member and you also manage 5 receptionists. The company you work for is probably being ...

There I was, at the bottom of a rock that I was going to climb. For the first time without ropes, without material. It was all a bit new to me. And you know what hap...

You are a capable thirty-something and you have taken on the responsible role of a managerial executive assistant. You are the one who has to make sure that everythi...

Do you recognize the following situation? You manage a team of receptionists. Your own director has already said a few times that when he is in his car, he doesn&rsq...

I found this quote on a site College behavior and I thought it was so current. I'll tell you why. For a few months now I have been posting on Facebook and LinkedIn w...

This week at a party, I spoke to someone (I'll call her Vera) who had a ‘heated discussion’ with her supervisor. A new person had been hired in the secre...

This week our plumber Mike was working in our bathroom. He saw my Burn-Out Coaching study books on the table (Yes! I have already obtained my certificate). He said: ...

He sat opposite me. Full of energy, open eyes and with a big smile. He had just found a new job and he was really looking forward to it. He just wanted to ‘lev...

I was about 25 years old and I worked for a director who was rather difficult to get along with. We were going to move into another building and with that move I end...

Such drama! I'll tell you. Since a few weeks I started the beginners course horseback riding at the riding school near us.During the 2nd lesson I got a horse called ...

Do you have a secretariat that is not doing well? Is there always resentment and irritation? Are too many mistakes made or deadlines not met? Perhaps the following p...

Now that the Corona crisis has almost ended, we are all carefully making holiday plans again. What are your plans for this summer? To the beach? Or the mountains? O...

Saturday I stood on the scale and I was a bit shocked. The holiday was coming soon; of course I want to be beautiful in my bikini on a sunbed. My husband also though...

I need to get something off my chest, but this annoys me. Picture the following situation Suppose you work at an office and your manager has approached you for a new...

You have just received the message after the 1th job interview that they do not want to continue with you. Phew, that's annoying. You were really well prepared for t...

Yes, she was angry. She had addressed the issues with her so many times. But she never listened. So there she is in my office, a little despondent. Her name is Rose ...

This week a report was published about inappropriate behaviour and a toxic culture at a Dutch TV station. Due to the behaviour of a presenter, several people have en...

I am writing this blog from France, just below Paris. One of the Corona hotspots. Last night, President Macron told us to stay inside for another month. This means t...

There are team members that you manage, who you rather would not see outside of work. Those team members who always complain. Or those who like to tell you what you ...

Years ago I worked as an office manager for an international company. I had to manage a secretariat and a customer service department. A secretary also had HR duties...

Do you have a secretariat that is not doing well?Is there always resentment and irritation?Are too many mistakes made or deadlines not met?Perhaps the following poin...

A long time ago I was still employed. I worked with a colleague who liked to boss me around. "Do you want to fax this for me?" "Can you copy these documents for me?"...

She sat in front of me and threw her hands in the air. Do I also need to take a Social Work course?Carol is an executive assistant who also has to manage three recep...

Aahhh you don’t really believe that, do you?? Yesterday I was at a network event in the heart of Paris. And almost everyone I spoke to wanted to change jobs. T...

She was sitting in front of me: a French assistant who supported a general manager and managed a secretariat. She was not really happy with her work. She wanted a be...

Last Sunday I sat on a horse in the riding school for the 1st time. Just started an introductory horseback riding course for beginners. I was a bit nervous, I was es...

Lately I keep hearing my clients say the same sentenceHave I missed something?Is there a trend on social media?It seems like something is in the air.It is striking h...

This week I'd like to talk about an important aspect of team dynamics that can impact the effectiveness and success of your team: the balance between artificial harm...

This phrase was once said by the Dalai Lama. And as far as I'm concerned, he's absolutely right. Now that probably most of us are working at home, this situation pr...

Anne has been working at the secretariat for a few years now. She always dreamed of a promotion. She wanted a managerial position. And she succeeded. Anne has become...

Recently I attended a lecture by someone who talked about a very successful lady. This lady has single-handedly built a multimillion-dollar company. Amazing, right? ...

Last Saturday, at a birthday party, I was talking with a lady who was managing a team of seven. And what she said impressed me very much. She cancelled all the meeti...

There she was. She had been planning to contact me for a while now. She was an expat's wife and the mother of a little girl. In her homeland she had studied marketin...

Years ago I was driving on the Autobahn somewhere in southern Germany. As you may know, there is no speed limit in Germany. I was going about 150 km/hour and I was j...

There are rotten bosses, silly bosses, stupid bosses, blunt bosses. Actually, all bosses are just bastards! Right? Or maybe not? Almost everyone has had a disagreeme...