Today I’m sharing details of our June events with you. As you’ll see, there’s quite a lot going on for the Your Excellency team and, as ever, we are delighted to be supporting this profession.

Today’s content is prompted by the increasing number of requests we are receiving from EAs and PAs asking for help with self-funding their learning and development. I am reminded of an article I wrote last year in relation to learning and development for this profession.

The Tenth Thing : Opportunity

With all the great Things we’ve identifed, from the First Thing to the Ninth Thing, there comes Opportunity.

Opportunity. To grow as an individual and become a valued member of your organisation’s team

Opportunity. To learn new things

Opportunity. To meet inspirational people in the Executive Support community

The Ninth Thing : Evolution of the role
As a former PA myself, my passion is for championing the role. It is always a delight to meet PAs, EAs and Executive Support professionals who are thriving in the diversity of their positions and who take a proactive approach when faced with the challenges, demands and opportunities available to them – they share my belief that this is a really exciting profession.

The Eighth Thing : Recognition and Awards

We all love that pat on the back as recognition that we’re doing a great job. If it’s not something you’re getting in the workplace, you will find my new blog post “Why you’re not getting the recognition you deserve” a very interesting read.

The Seventh Thing : Specialist Recruitment Agencies

At this point, it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the challenges that some of you readers have faced with changes in employment and having to apply for a new position in COVID-times. I know it’s been hard and I hope my weekly #LunchNLearn’s, including this series, have gone some way to providing inspiration, motivation and positivity.

The Sixth Thing : Specialist EA/PA Conferences, Exhibitions and Summits

Where to start?! There are some amazing events (and therefore networking and development opportunities) for 21st century administrative professionals. Here’s a couple of events that we are proud to be supporting in the next few months:

This message is being emailed to everyone who we have had the pleasure to work with or who has expressed an interest in our offerings. This is a “takeover” of my weekly #LunchNLearnWithLindsay mailout (which you can sign up to here if you want to continue receiving every Monday lunchtime).

The Fifth Thing : Networking

This is a continuation of the 10 things to be grateful for as a 21st century PA and we are on the Fifth Thing (you can catch up on Previous Things here!).

The Fourth Thing : Specialist PA Magazines & Resources

As an advocate of life-long learning, I believe we can learn something from every experience and every opportunity. Whenever possible, use your tea/coffee break and commute/travel times to immerse yourself in helpful hints, tips and articles available from specialists PA Magazines and resources.

The Third Thing : Specialist PA Training

You only have to “Google it mummy” (see The Second Thing!) for “PA Training” or “PA Qualifications” and your hunger for new learning and upscaling your skills and expertise will be well and truly fed, including, of course, training from Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy.

We’ve recently had an influx of subscribers to Your Excellency’s email communications, combined with interest in our new 2021 Programme The Mini MBA for Senior & Executive Assistants. If this is your

I wrote a blog post back in 2017 with this title ⬆⬆⬆ and I have decided to “resurrect it” one “thing” at a time over the next few #LunchNLearnWithLindsay issues. I hope

What do you think are the top skills required of an exceptional Personal Assistant? How do your current skillsets meet the needs of this profession and are there any gaps