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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

Success

Smith is a disciple of agile project management, a standard among software development firms. Thought leader Nilofer Merchant got a lot of buzz in 2013 for her TED Talk extolling the virtues of the walking meeting. Make meetings uncomfortable. If the meeting isn’t focused to begin with, removing chairs may not do much good.

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The Art of Trying Again — and Again 

Success

Her second venture, PMS.com, which King described as a Dollar Shave Club for women’s monthly health care needs, was founded in December 2013. King coaches the staff on their personal energy management to help prevent burnout from the high-stress pace of digital agency work and complex client management.

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The Practically Perfect PA Advisory Panel

Practically Perfect PA

I have worked on reception, secretarial, event and project management teams during this time and had almost every title from Receptionist to Director of Administration. Office administration and organisation are my areas of expertise, having worked in this professional field for over 16 years.

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Executive Assistant Salary Trends: A Forecast for 2023

C-Suite Assistants

If we go even further back when we published an exhaustive survey of salaries for Executive Assistants to the C-Suite, we can see that the average salary has increased by 60% since 2013. What Does This Mean for the Executive Assistant Salary Range In 2023? Executive Assistants who fit this profile are in high demand and low supply.

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The Practically Perfect PA Advisory Panel

Practically Perfect PA

I have worked on reception, secretarial, event and project management teams during this time and had almost every title from Receptionist to Director of Administration. Office administration and organisation are my areas of expertise, having worked in this professional field for over 16 years.

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Feeling unappreciated?

Practically Perfect PA

I’d been thinking about running an event way back in 2013 but I was too busy with other things (living in a foreign country, starting a new job and juggling Practically Perfect PA) to really do anything with the ideas I had. I sometimes would like to be a project manager or be able to take decisions.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Amy : I am currently an Executive Assistant at Skyscanner to the CTO, Director Engineering, Director of Project Management and the Director of HR. 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.