Practically Perfect PA

JULY 26, 2017

A few years ago I was working as a PA within a large team of highly qualified, talented and very very confident project management consultants. Don’t give yourself undue amounts of stress. It is the same for any task or activity you want to do. Public speaking? The more you do it, trust me, the easier it gets.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 15, 2023

Today the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt presented his Spring Budget to the House of Commons. Lysan Drabon, Managing Director Europe, Project Management Institute: “Talking about breaking down barriers to employment is not enough.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without a venue finder. A low stress solution. Finding a venue can be a stressful job. You need to juggle the demands for location, capacity, budget, amenities and environmental factors to get the right result for your event. Carrie is as professional as it gets.”

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Allwork

APRIL 3, 2023

So, what we did is we took their declared benefits of project management software and really made it available to actual business users. Because back in the day, people already knew that there’s project management software, but very rarely anybody actually used it. And I know this has led to toxic environments.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 9, 2013

Sure, you see many large corporations taking the initiative because they’re publicly traded companies so they can’t afford to anger the consumer market (plus they have the budget) but small businesses generally don’t have that luxury to suddenly flip a switch and become green within a few months. … or can they? What’s stopping yours?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. Administrators handled many tasks, and had backups, cross training, and team-shared projects. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups.

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Office Organization Success

JULY 13, 2013

So in an online business, the Online Business Manager and Virtual Assistant fulfill these same roles. When you first start out in your business, you typically have very few clients; your marketing strategies are simple; and you have a limited budget. ” at [link].

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 20, 2017

The majority of commercial construction projects are rarely straightforward and offer plenty of opportunities for cost overruns and other potential problems which could prove a setback when you are working to a deadline. There are ways to avoid the stress and financial implications associated with an unexpected derailment of your project.

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Success

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Editors and project managers don’t “owe” freelancers anything, like they do their own staff, so they might stop communicating midproject and change directions completely and without explanation. Budgeting and financial planning I budget enough to pay my assistants, which ends up being around 40 to 60 hours of work per month for them.

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Success

JANUARY 4, 2023

The stress-reducing power of assertiveness. When Bacon must deliver less-than-rosy news to clients (for example, telling them something they want is beyond their budget), “I really try not to use the word you. Joy then could have reminded him that, as a contractor, he works for her, the project manager. And it worked. “I

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

Burnout and stress are morale killers that cost USA businesses $300 Billion per year. It makes my meditation practice much easier because peace is cumulative like stress. When my employees' morale get down it is because they have become overworked or overrun with special projects. Thanks to Mike Wittenstein of Storyminers.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Through her proficiency in project management, communications and new business and technology initiatives, Burgess has led executive-level projects and enjoys solving big problems or challenges that make the world a better place.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

I was stressed out from the pace of work and also the length of a couple of special projects with a long lead time. We also get a mini break when our boss is traveling as the stress level is generally lower and we can catch up on our workload. Or just have a sleepover with all your friends to keep it low-budget, but fun.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

If their price is beyond your budget, that’s okay – just tell them, then go look for someone in your price range. When the project is finished, if you think the price was too much for what was delivered, tell them why you didn’t see the value you expected. Great points all! The Other James´s last blog.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. My best stress reliever is.’

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Do you have the budget to eat out or order a meal-kit service? Imagine returning to work not with the usual post-vacation catch-up stress but with a renewed sense of balance and readiness to tackle whatever comes your way. Close your work email on your computer and phone. Outsource more of your day-to-day for the week.

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