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What is business acumen and how do you get it?

Practically Perfect PA

I love Julie Perrin’s blog on business acumen for administrative professionals because it really goes into detail on what assistants should be reading and how to actually create the time to read. In a previous role I managed 12 Committees all of which had a special interest in different areas of accountancy.

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Take the “Jingle” out of Holiday Stress

The Office Professionals Place

Form a committee, then within the committee form subcommittees for activities throughout the event. Have a sub-committee for the catering/venue (if the event is not going to be held at the company), another sub-committee would be for entertainment. This is a chance for you and your committee to be creative.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

The lady to the left of me had inherited a 12 page job spec which had not been updated in 10 years whereas the lady to the right had a 6 page document. The global tribe of administrative professionals is largely female at 98%. Mine sat in the middle at 1-2 pages in length and had not been updated in 5 years.

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Calendar Clarity

Laughing all the Way to Work

Subject: Linda lunch meeting with Bob Location: Red Lobster, 99 Bank Street RESERVATION IN NAME OF LINDA When it is a regular meeting or large gathering, it will make more sense to put in the name of the meeting such as Health & Safety Committee rather than listing all the names of the attendees. Choose the country you want and click OK.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

In it, you can highlight key accomplishments, high-profile clients or projects, significant results, pretty much anything you like that would help you stand out to the hiring committee. Come in with an action plan for the first few months on the job.