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10 Favors You Can Do for Yourself Every Day

Success

I admit it, I’m pretty addicted to my phone. I am trying to lessen my phone dependence for Lent. In my article on ideas for shaking up 2013, I mentioned the dependence we have on habit. The supplier doesn’t like the new product you designed. Don’t sleep with your phone. But I did answer the pressing email!

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Why India Is a Rising Star Among Exporting Nations

The Small Business Blog

According to the 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI), a survey of 550 senior manufacturing executives from around the world, India currently ranks a surprising fourth in manufacturing competitiveness, behind only China, Germany and the U.S. My company, international trading website Alibaba.com, currently has 2.9

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Working with other assistants

Practically Perfect PA

In my recent blog on what I think Assistants can expect in 2013 I briefly discussed the relationship between assistants and how teamwork and support of each other will become more important this year. Do you only email each other or speak briefly on the phone when you need something? Working as a team. So how do we do this?

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

Far fewer employees have laptops (39 percent), mobile phones (40 percent) or tablet computers (13 percent) available to them at work. That will differ quite dramatically from what you need for a training session, interacting with a client or supplier, or for a videoconference with a colleague based on the other side of the globe.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. Sherien : Being awarded the PA Executive Magazine/Hays Award ‘1 st runner up for the PA Newcomer of the Year’ 2013 Award was an amazing achievement for me. It is brilliant! What piece of technology or app can you not live without?

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Social marketing 101: respond to your customers about social issues too

Service Untitled

As we live in a technologically advancing world where even seven-year-old children carry smart phones, social consciousness becomes a major factor when building brand loyalty and increasing the number of new customers referred by existing customers. Foie gras is considered a delicacy and commonly sells in excess of $30.00