Where has the time gone! It’s been ten weeks since I was elected National President and it’s hard to believe that eight weeks ago we were celebrating our profession at AdmiNZ 2021 in Tauranga, and now we have Covid back in our communities.

In my first newsletter as National President, I will cover our new NET, AGM, AdmiNZ2021 conference, the Global Skills Matrix, notes from the member forum and finally an acknowledgement to a number of people who have made possible all of the great initiatives to benefit our members.

National President’s Theme – “YOUR TIME TO SHINE”

At the AdmiNZ 2021 conference I announced my theme for my tenure as National President. My theme aligned with the AdmiNZ2021 conference and gala dinner themes.

We have weaved as one during Vicki’s tenure as National President and I want to build on that by ensuring every single member has the opportunity to tap into their own confidence to grow to be true leaders in the administrative field. With wraparound support from our offerings including mentoring and professional development provided by our wonderful local, national and global family, we know that exciting times are coming, we’ve been through a lot, so now it’s “Your time to Shine”.

In closing, I want to ensure that you are all doing well, during lockdown in Auckland and managing through the uncertainty in the movement of alert levels. I know it can be disconcerting but please remember that aside from all the support that is available, our AdmiNZ community are here for you too, feel free to reach out. Staying in touch is important and thanks to Sherie, our National EO, we have a weekly coffee catch up every Friday at 10am. More details are available on the event listing - it's the same Zoom Meeting details each week (available here).  

I found a great website that has tips, not only for Covid lockdown, but for generally ‘getting through’ https://mentalhealth.org.nz/getting-through-together. One thing that I’ve discovered about myself over the past year is that we cannot be ‘on’ all the time so take time out for yourself.

“Sometimes I shock myself with the smart stuff I say and do.

Other times, I try to get out of the car with my seatbelt on”

Finally, I want to say that I am really excited about what we have planned over the next year and I hope that you join us on the journey to dream big, sparkle more, shine bright.