article thumbnail

Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

Success

Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. I was equipped with both and strong leadership skills that could help me succeed anywhere. “If

article thumbnail

Personal Assistant Super Powers!

Practically Perfect PA

Every PA / EA has a set of skills that enable them to do their job well, senior staff might not notice these unique attributes but we should and more importantly we should know how to use them to the best of our abilities. Bending over backwards to help people is a common trait in an assistant and one of our key skills! Mind Reading.

2012 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Executive Assistants Investigate

Office Dynamics

It started at Thanksgiving and I wanted it done by January 3, 2012 (the one year anniversary of my husband’s passing.) One administrator kept a “cool down” file of older items and publications from inside the company. I have experienced this many times in business and my personal life. Become a good source for solid information.

article thumbnail

The Top 5 Things That Were Wise Investments for My Home Business

Tips From T. Marie

Why it was a wise choice: Storing my files in the cloud rather than on a physical hard drive or flash drive makes it easy to access them from my desktop, laptop, iPad, and phone. It’s also super easy for me to share files with others. Why it was a wise choice : In 2012 I found myself at a crossroads with my business.

Dropbox 209
article thumbnail

Organising your Outlook folders

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve written a few blogs in the past about maximising Outlook for productivity and filing paperwork , but today I wanted to focus specifically on organising your outlook folders. I think the way people structure their email files can be quite a personal thing! So for me, I like to keep them filed away, just in case!

Filing 203
article thumbnail

If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

A 2012 study conducted by Yale researchers revealed that even science professors—male and female—evaluate the information on a résumé more harshly when the applicant is a woman. Reach out to groups that cater to Black engineers, LGBTQ professionals, Hispanic programmers—whatever skill set you might need. It’s flexible.

2001 264
article thumbnail

Organising your Outlook folders

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve written a few blogs in the past about maximising Outlook for productivity and filing paperwork , but today I wanted to focus specifically on organising your outlook folders. I think the way people structure their email files can be quite a personal thing! So for me, I like to keep them filed away, just in case!

Filing 100