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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

We want to work with people who are up to date in the areas that we’re iterating toward, so we outsource software development but keep design, engineers and product management within the company,” she says. As a company, we lead with our hearts and are very transparent with our suppliers,” she says. Who you gonna call?

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A review of Assist Travel 2015

Practically Perfect PA

Throughout the day our delegates had meetings with our exhibitors who represented a variety of suppliers within the travel industry. A huge reduction that now allows Amy to spend her time on much more interesting projects. The post A review of Assist Travel 2015 appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.

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Launching Assist Travel 2016

Practically Perfect PA

Delegates at Assist Travel 2015. Secondly, it is to reduce the amount of time that Assistants spend on booking travel, in the hope that it will free up time for Assistants to spend on much more interesting projects. At the end of the project we reduced the time from 24 days per year to 4.5 A huge efficiency for the business.”.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

However – if we are not willing to speak up and actively list our duties how can we expect colleagues and managers to be aware of this change in office dynamics? The modern PA must embrace the culture of 2015 in order to remain connected, current and relevant. Event Management – Deductive and Inductive Reasoning.

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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. That will differ quite dramatically from what you need for a training session, interacting with a client or supplier, or for a videoconference with a colleague based on the other side of the globe.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. Sherien Ahmed @sherienSA , PA to Senior Management Team, Venture Trust. Sally Lloyd @salidatious Assstant to Managing Director, CodeBase. It is brilliant! The PAs behind the Network. What is your career background?

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A sneaky peek at the Future Assistant programme

Practically Perfect PA

As Assistants become more integral to the business they will find themselves in meetings with their Executives, in meetings with their project teams and colleagues and of course running their own meetings. The PA as information manager . In 2017 and beyond Assistants will be seen as their organisation’s information managers.

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