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Business Bankruptcies Surge 66% In Japan Due to Labor Shortage

Allwork

While labour shortage-related bankruptcies are a small portion of the total, the surge will ripple through to these companies’ suppliers and customers, potentially causing a “chain of bankruptcies or mergers, according to Takayasu Otomo, a researcher at Teikoku Databank.

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Feeling like a fraud at work

Practically Perfect PA

You are here because you aced an interview, that your Executive and your Organisation saw something in that makes you awesome. For example, so many of us are asked to organise events, manage projects, procure services and suppliers, manage budgets and recruit for new staff. Why are you here? That is the first thing to ask yourself.

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

I was caught in the middle of a scandal, between one supplier and thousands of people I made promises to. I invested the last bit of my money into a coach training program, and at times, it felt selfish to spend money on education as my family struggled to pay the bills. It wasn’t just my money, either.

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Day in the life: Torsten Maerz, PA at Deutsche Bank

Practically Perfect PA

Since I commute to work, on my way to Frankfurt I read lots of books on the train or I like to surf the internet for things that put me in a positive mood. Since my boss travels a lot, I take care of his travel expenses and supplier invoices. However, these times always depend on my boss’ schedule. What does an average day look like?

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Day in the life from Cressida Ford, PA at Cardiff University

Practically Perfect PA

The diary claims a lot of time – scheduling and rescheduling meetings – and I also have a shared inbox with the other assistants so we can cover each other and make sure everything’s getting done that needs to be; that can be processing overtime payments for technical staff, arranging catering for supplier meetings, international travel, expenses….

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The Office* Show and how to be a great delegate

Practically Perfect PA

There were many free training sessions for assistants to attend and the exhibitors were all relevant suppliers to the industry which again is not always the case with these types of events! In many conversations that I have with assistants one of the topics that always comes up is the lack of training opportunities that we receive.

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How to ensure your admin improvement projects stick!

Practically Perfect PA

Most managers will hire professional consultants for business improvement projects but will ask their assistants to make changes to the fundamental administrative structures without instruction or training. To reduce the costs of our hotel expenditure I asked everyone to book accommodation through one supplier.

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