Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

On Friday 9th September we held our second Assist Travel event at The Grange Tower Bridge and from the feedback we received it looks like everyone had a thoroughly good day. Stress Free Speedy Travel. Lara Morgan, Serial Entrepreneur and extensive business traveller. How to get the most out of your Travel Management Company.

Travel

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Back in 2013 HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland released the Management Assistant 2020 report , which detailed how the role of an Assistant will change by 2020. One of the predictions centred around the idea that Assistants would become information managers in their organisations.

Management

Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

Or what about a travel business tote or beautiful Levenger notepad and pen? How sad is that when you consider organizations will easily fund training for their executives and managers? Attendance at the in depth World Class Assistant™ Certification and Professional Designation program (September 2017). Online courses.

Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

Travel Planning Apps: Whether you’re the one traveling, or simply attempting to get your executive from point A to point B, travel planning apps can be a life saver. Project Management Apps: Teamwork is, by far, my favorite project management app. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. The solution?

Time Zones

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2016

As 2016 comes to an end, I hope you are working on your goals for your 2017 development. There are no travel expenses involved. Steps toward planning your administrative development in 2017. What does your manager think you should focus on? So how do you determine what is best for you? It is live. What’s Next for You?

Administrative Training

Allwork

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Fortunately, coworking can bridge the gap to provide more equitable opportunities for skills and development. With more coworking spaces comes more job opportunities in the workspace industry, including community manager roles. Jessica Samson, former General Manager at PLATF9RM in Brighton explains (whilst speaking on a panel at GCUC U.K.

Equipment

Office Dynamics

APRIL 13, 2017

Basics include: travel planning, appointment coordination, meeting preparation, all facets of communication, organizational skills, and time and project management. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. Your basics are your daily nourishment. They are the foundation of everything you do. The basics.

Skills

Success

JANUARY 2, 2023

A variety of managers. But be honest about how long stuff takes—both travel and preparation. This article was published in February 2017 and has been updated. How to stop being late. My early-bird council includes friends and relatives, spouses of friends and acquaintances of relatives. Journalists. Public speakers.

2017

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 28, 2017

3rd April 2017: How to make a bad first impression better. 6th April 2017: Using networks to get stuff done. 11th April 2017: Day in the life: Donna Lindsay. 13th April 2017: Need a fresh start this Easter? 19th April 2017: Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them.

2017

Success

MARCH 23, 2023

Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner, says, “ We invest in the very best founders who identify as women, people of color or LGBT in the United States. That didn’t work out, but in August 2017, Pitts left Verizon to become Hamilton’s full-time partner. I personally identify as all three.”

Verizon

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 30, 2017

April 3, 2017 How to make a bad first impression better Career Development / Featured / First Impressions March 31, 2017 Technology of the week: Slack Featured / Office Tech / Technology of the week March 30, 2017 Have you missed this month's content? Core Competencies / Featured / Time Management. March Newsletters.

2017

Success

AUGUST 7, 2023

We had like 50 countries in one room; grateful to see that diversity and [those] amazing, talented women who traveled around the world to come and be together,” Sula recalls. Worldwide expansion In 2017, Sula expanded, creating the first Global Woman club in London.

2015

Success

MARCH 21, 2024

Even though she experienced success at her job and was promoted to service manager, she wasn’t interested in moving up the corporate ladder—since she would then no longer work with “real car owners.” Milchtein created her website, Mechanic Shop Femme in June 2017, and it’s still an excellent resource today. “I

2013

Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

Later I was recruited by Mr. W – he made it clear that my first priority was to create a highly functioning admin team and to assist him with his management team. Our role is no longer confined to typing letters, answering the phone, scheduling meetings and travel. Facility Managers. Office Managers. Bookkeepers.

Negotiating

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 7, 2018

I manage the CEO’s calendar and email, book his travel, help with sales notes and drafting proposals, and anything else he needs. In the first year of the company (2017), I wore […]. Today’s Day in the Life: Jeremy Burrows, EA at Ai Software and Founder of GoBurrows LLC. What are the main aspects of your role?

2017

Success

OCTOBER 10, 2022

After launching an inclusive salon and accompanying philanthropic organization in Detroit in 2017, their next big project (they’re two of the advisors for First Women’s Bank) combines their decades of philanthropic and entrepreneurial experience. You have $83 trillion of assets under management, and 98.6% Nia Batts grew up in Detroit.

2017

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 30, 2017

March 30, 2017 Have you missed this month's content? Core Competencies / Featured / Time Management March 17, 2017 Technology of the week: iTranslate Featured / Office Tech / Technology of the week March 16, 2017 Creating Powerful Presentations Core Skills / Featured / Office Tech / The Assist Conference.

2017

Success

JANUARY 1, 2023

As of 2017 , more than 90,000 police-reported U.S. And, according to a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 2017 and March 2020, the percentage of obese Americans over 20 was 41.9%, with 9.2% I can’t consistently eat well because I travel too much. classified as severely obese. Try to stay positive.

Health

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 28, 2017

3rd April 2017: How to make a bad first impression better. 6th April 2017: Using networks to get stuff done. 11th April 2017: Day in the life: Donna Lindsay. 13th April 2017: Need a fresh start this Easter? 19th April 2017: Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them.

2017

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 27, 2017

There are loads of different ways we can save our Executive’s time, but I think it all starts with the fundamental task of diary management. Most assistants manage their Executive’s schedule and most Executive’s live by what is in that schedule. Email Management. The event will be in London in Summer 2017.

Management

Success

JULY 19, 2022

The founder of the Me Too movement is juggling press requests, international travel, and creating a safe and nurturing space for those of which the movement was founded. She was also the managing director of the National Voting Rights Museum and helped organize the Annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee. Tarana Burke is busy these days.

2017

Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2017

As the road that you travel along. This blog is from our Monday Motivators and is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. It’s not where you end up that means as much. And it’s not the result that counts as much. As the progress that makes you strong. Since it’s not the destination. It’s the journey.

2017

Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Nine months after calling off her wedding, she was managing a remote hospital in Darfur, Sudan, that served internally displaced Sudanese refugees. With my husband working long hours and regularly away for travel, I was already stretched thin mothering three children. I recall slapping my face to reset the image.

2002

Success

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The women met in September 2017 at a personal development seminar in San Diego, connecting not only for their shared United Kingdom ties, but also for their mutual desire to make the most of the experience. When the conference ended, Canty returned to the United Kingdom and Ellis traveled back up the coast to her home in Los Angeles.

2016

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 31, 2017

MAY 29, 2017: 25 ways to get noticed on LinkedIn. MAY 26, 2017: Technology of the week: Paper by 53. MAY 25, 2017: Minute taking template. MAY 24, 2017: The world’s very first virtual summit for PAs. MAY 23, 2017: Declutter to increase productivity. MAY 18, 2017: Supplier of the week: Gilded Globe.

2017

Allwork

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Yardi’s investment in Yardi Kube —a space management system—is testament to this need. With tools like Yardi Kube and Coworking Cafe , they’re building a seamless platform to manage spaces and help businesses and workers find them effortlessly. The symbiosis between traditional office setups and coworking is undeniable.

Verizon

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 28, 2016

I have just finished the regional events and we are just adding the final details to Assist Travel. We have a different theme every year and in 2017 it will be The Assistant Tool Kit. How assistants manage this I don’t know… But we do! Email and Diary Management. Social Media Management. Managing staff.

Skills

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Word Trippers – for better writing in 2017. TRAVO Preferred – pre-qualify for this webinar on Travel Planning for Assistants with TRAVO Preferred. Download Your Certificate of Attendance: Certificate-Of-Attendance-Strategies To Being A World Class Assistant. Additional Resources From This Webinar. Special Offers.

2017

Success

DECEMBER 16, 2022

My suitcase was packed, my traveling clothes all laid out. Santa had visited us, despite our travel woes, and they were elated. On that cold, icy day back in 1998, while my dad and I were out saving Christmas, my mom had managed to make some calls. When my dad went out to get the paper, he nearly slipped on the icy sidewalk.

Learning

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 21, 2017

I have always wanted to include the Practically Perfect PA readers from other countries in our events, but I know realistically it is very difficult to get your Manager to sign off the cost of a conference let along travel and accomodation in London! Manage your Executive’s diary like a total mega star.

2017

Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Supervisors and managers in your organization are having the same thoughts—they want to make 2018 the best year ever, for themselves and their people. Set aside time to consider 2017. Remember you can’t manage what you can’t measure. Our New Year’s Resolutions show the way—if only we’d maintain them past mid-January.

2018

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

I wrote an entire 80+ Page Guide incorporating the main processes executives and assistants need to have down pat, such as: regularly scheduled meetings, calendar management, meeting preparation, e-mail management, project management, travel, follow-up systems and prioritization. Well, I hope you like my 8 killer tips!

2017

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 15, 2016

A lot of people assume that EAs just look after the diary and book the travel, but in reality we do so much more. We are the right hand person, the key strategic partner within the management team – we really do spin many plates at the same time and my first job, as Andrew’s assistant was to help him understand my role.

2015

The Leader Assistant Podcast

OCTOBER 22, 2023

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Nicki talks about managing a team of assistants, creating a career development plan, cultivating a team culture, and finding happiness in your role. And, you know, you manage a team, how big is the team you manage? While supporting J., Jeremy Burrows 9:17 Yeah. Totally agree.

Management

Andrea Kalli

MARCH 24, 2017

estimates that 2017 will see the production of close to 3 million drones. Both big and small farming ventures would need all the visuals they can get, to properly manage water resources, for example, as well as minimize the impact of disease outbreaks. Top 9 Fun and Exciting Video Business Ideas for Drone Owners. Gartner, Inc.

2017

Allwork

JANUARY 22, 2024

And the reason they can do that is that the asset managers of the lenders or the financial institutions behind them are now allowing it where 20 years ago they wouldn’t allow it. There are only travelers. There are only travelers. There’s only travelers. So we’re really travelers.

AT&T

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 7, 2016

Along with task management, analytical approach and strategic positioning are key to ensuring getting done what needs to get done whilst building in a bit of risk mitigation. If I manage to bring something in for lunch, it will usually be high protein snacks like almonds or protein bars that are quick fix and help keep my brain going.

2017