I remember when I chose redundancy from Granada Media (as it was then) as my role was moving to London, and my friend and colleague, Fliss Bridgewater, asked me, "Heather, what is it you would really like to do?" and I replied, "You know, someone who's actually been a PA should be out there training PAs, as nobody seems to be doing it".
That was 26 years ago and I have delighted in my role and in the changes in the profession... and still am! We're not finished yet by any means, but, my goodness, what a difference since 2000.
At first I was often asked if I was going to be teaching typing! So many people still saw the role as the "tea and typing" of the old days. It was thanks to my Managing Director, Jules Burns, that I started to understand how impactful the role could be.
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I remember when I chose redundancy from Granada Media (as it was then) as my role was moving to London, and my friend and colleague, Fliss Bridgewater, asked me, "Heather, what is it you would really like to do?" and I replied, "You know, someone who's actually been a PA should be out there training PAs, as nobody seems to be doing it".
That was 26 years ago and I have delighted in my role and in the changes in the profession... and still am! We're not finished yet by any means, but, my goodness, what a difference since 2000.
At first I was often asked if I was going to be teaching typing! So many people still saw the role as the "tea and typing" of the old days. It was thanks to my Managing Director, Jules Burns, that I started to understand how impactful the role could be.
As I say on my courses, "Remember who you are..."
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Another of the topics to be covered in our Exceptional #assistant #trainingcourse tomorrow in #manchester...
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One of the many topics that will be covered in our Exceptional #assistant #trainingcourse in #manchester on Thursday this week...
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