article thumbnail

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.

2015 100
article thumbnail

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

Success

As a company, we lead with our hearts and are very transparent with our suppliers,” she says. When an accounting firm that her company was considering suggested that delaying payment to suppliers would benefit her company, Rosner knew the fit was wrong. “We This article was published in February 2015 and has been updated.

Elance 275
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

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.”.

2016 100
article thumbnail

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. Stepping up and leaning into meetings .

2018 168
article thumbnail

Are companies’ climate pledges for real — or just hot air? Here’s how you can tell

Ideas.Ted

Rather than reducing their emissions, companies use carbon offsets — paying someone else to make greenhouse gas cuts, or funding sequestration projects elsewhere — to effectively buy themselves a permit to continue with business as usual. . The second kind involves passing the buck. Take car manufacturers.

2019 84
article thumbnail

Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

The modern PA must embrace the culture of 2015 in order to remain connected, current and relevant. The Skill-set of the modern PA is a far cry from tea and typing: Exceptional Communication – with colleagues, clients, suppliers, peers and the public (includes Active Listening).

article thumbnail

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

Workplace Insight

For example, a project room for intense activity amongst three to six people could feature a high seating position to support movement and active brain activity, with whiteboards and technology to share digital content.