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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

This means they can manage their need for privacy, concentrate more easily and collaborate with their teams without disruptions. No two days are the same for employees; sometimes they will need to do focus work, while other times they will need to collaborate. Fixed Technology exceeds mobile by 2:1.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

There was less sharing of information and limited collaboration. The modern PA must embrace the culture of 2015 in order to remain connected, current and relevant. I grew up in a different age where working hard and being humble were power for the course for the PA.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

There was less sharing of information, silos in place and limited collaboration. Over time I managed to add several hotels to our Globally Approved Travel Program, which enabled all global staff to benefit from discounted rates and also obtained supplier discounts for our intranet company benefits portal.

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A sneaky peek at the Future Assistant programme

Practically Perfect PA

In 2015, she gave cameras unrivalled behind-the-scenes access to some of her events, the Taylor Lynn Corporation’s (TLC) exclusive clients and her team of hand-picked suppliers, who deliver private and corporate events right across the UK and Europe.

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