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What can assistants expect in 2014?

Practically Perfect PA

Anyway here we are in 2014 and I hope that everyone is settling back into work after the Christmas and New Year break. I think assistants will have an interesting 2014, particularly as it is the International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant with lots planned for our professional development. PA Networking.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Women of color-owned firms saw a growth of 43% between 2014 and 2019, while firms owned by African American women saw both the highest growth rate (50%) and the highest number of “net new women-owned businesses” (42%). million workers and generating revenue of $1.9 The corporations took notice, and the legislators took notice,” she recalls.

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Patrice Washington Is Redefining Wealth By Scaling Joy

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To be clear, Harvey and his team were like family to Washington, who had worked as Harvey’s intern years earlier while studying at the University of Southern California. “I In 2014, while in the process of launching her second book, Washington revisited the Steve Harvey organization—this time as a guest on his radio show.

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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

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And those skills translate directly into the office or boardroom. In the fall of 2014, my not-yet-husband and I had been together a while and were starting to consider marriage. Mike went back into the car and sat in a catatonic state while I ran up my international phone bill—and was finally able to get someone on the line.

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What can assistants expect in 2015?

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I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. The situation has improved over the last few years and we have seen record numbers attend events in 2014 but it will continue to be a struggle in 2015.

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Networking best practices for assistants

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Take for example an assistant who has a fantastic relationship with a client’s PA, they see each other outside of work and are able to phone each other for favours. The benefits of setting up an internal networking group within in your organisation. Top tips on networking for the beginner and for the advanced networker.

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Feeling unappreciated?

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Skip forward to summer 2014 and the voices in my head were pretty vocal about running some sort of event. Even my own mother thinks I merely answer the phone and type a few letters. The conference is designed to support assistants, to arm them with the skills they need to tackle the issues of moving up the assistant career ladder.

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