LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JULY 30, 2023

Nelson Mandela CONNECT WITH YOLANDA Yolanda on LinkedIn ABOUT YOLANDA Yolanda Hunte is an enthusiastic advocate for leadership and has served as a council member for the Ambitious Women Conference where she has collaborated with female colleagues in sales and marketing helping to organize, mentor and motivate other women.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 14, 2019

Present at an Admin Conference. In the past few years, more and more Admin Conferences have popped up all over the world. While some of the larger events tend to rely on professional speakers and trainers, the smaller ones just don’t have the budget. Take a Leadership Role in IAAP.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2016

Recently on Facebook on the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) page they had a question on what would be the ideal gift from your boss or coworker on Admin Professionals Day. Not surprisingly, many of the comments, including mine, were in favour of a chance to go on paid professional development.

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2016 IAAP Administrative Professionals Gifts 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

With many of the events I’ve organised I’ve not had a budget or clear objectives. So if we can first look at the budget, the objectives and do a bit of research we can then get that venue!”. Following the results of our questionnaire we have added a few event speakers to the Assist Conference. I know exactly what William means.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 16, 2023

Wealth psychology expert and coach Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, founder of KBK Wealth Connection and host of the Breaking Money Silence® podcast, is an internationally published author and speaker. Breaking Money Silence®: How to Shatter Money Taboos, Talk More Openly about Finances, and Live a Richer Life is Kathleen’s fifth book.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 3, 2017

Getting the budget to attend a conference might be one thing, but asking your organisation to pay for flights and accommodation is difficult at best. This could be an internal event for PA networks, which will shine the light on the training requirements for assistants in your organisation! Starting out as a VA.

Social Media 100

Social Media 2017 Training Networking 100

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

You need to juggle the demands for location, capacity, budget, amenities and environmental factors to get the right result for your event. As an international client with limited knowledge on venues in the UK, I found her assistance outstanding. In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without a venue finder.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Someone else just returned from a conference where the keynote speaker made a huge impact on the crowd, so they suggest you book her…and she hits it out of the park. Someone has an uncle who owns a catering company and secures a discount, allowing you to come in under budget.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A considerable part of their role may be training on internal processes so that other administrative staff can keep operations running smoothly. They usually take on the big ones, such as galas or conferences. For example, they may have a budget that they can use for the tasks related to their role.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 8, 2013

We are able to provide quarterly meetings, mentoring opportunities, professional development classes and an annual conference. We created a budget proposal for our human resources department, which was eventually approved, allowing us an annual budget to provide lunches to the attendees of the quarterly meetings.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Exclusive, desirable and uniquely situated being 40 minutes south of Edinburgh International airport. Whether you wish to host a cocktail reception, lunch or dinner; or are planning something more ambitious such as a wedding, an exclusive conference or even a fancy dress ball; Two Temple Place will ensure that your event is unforgettable.

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Ideas.Ted

AUGUST 9, 2021

It will give world leaders the most timely, accurate information about climate change ahead of a crucial international summit in Glasgow, Scotland in November. At current levels of CO2 emissions this “carbon budget” would be used up within 12 years. Exhausting the budget will take longer if emissions begin to decline.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2013

We are asked to arrange all sorts of events including anything from a team training day through to the company Christmas party and other large scale conferences, exhibitions and dinners. Events can be expensive especially if they are for team building or internal training. What is the budget? Why are you holding an event?

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Yes, most of us organise the Christmas party and that is hard enough, but we also organise team building events, AGMs, conferences, forums, private dining experiences, So yes, if we organise all of these types of events for our company we ‘sort of’ work in the events industry.

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On The Job

JUNE 9, 2011

Is it to get buy-in on a project or idea or get approval for a budget?" If you want a bigger budget or a new computer, tie it into how it will benefit the company," Decker says. Decker also suggests taping phone conferences or even listening to your own voice mail to judge for things like energy, friendliness or clarity of speech.

Budget 100

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

You read about a great seminar, workshop, or conference for administrative office professionals. For 20 years I was an assistant and I often had to persuade my executives to invest in administrative assistant seminars and conferences. Use the guidelines below to help you sell the seminar or conference to your executive.

Training 100

Training Budget Negotiating Skills 100

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

You read about a great seminar, workshop, or conference for administrative office professionals. For 20 years I was an assistant and I often had to persuade my executives to invest in administrative assistant seminars and conferences. Use the guidelines below to help you sell the seminar or conference to your executive.

Training 100

Training Budget Negotiating Skills 100

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 7, 2014

What is the budget? The quiz can be held anywhere, I’ve held them in hotels after a conference and I’ve often included a charity element with raffles and auctions. An informal dinner setting, something like a curry house, would work. Again as with any event you will need to know how much you have to spend. They are fab.

AT&T 100

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Allwork

MAY 16, 2023

LiquidSpace and Kadence have partnered to revolutionize hybrid work by providing employees with access to a global network of flexible workspaces and internal offices through a single platform. Enterprise workplace and HR leaders can tap real-time data insights to inform workplace strategy, set budgets and configure permissions.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Some have lost jobs, didn’t get promotions or pay raises, or lost funding due to employer budget cuts. Admittedly, this year has been challenging- economically and environmentally. If you have been a victim to any or all of the above, you’re wondering, ‘what do I have to be thankful for?’

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

I’ve also had the opportunity to speak at administrative professional and executive assistant conferences all over the world, including Hong Kong, Thailand, and Germany. —David K., I’ve worked with CEOs, professional athletes, Fortune 100 board members, billionaires, pastors—and their assistants—in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Have you ever asked your supervisor to pay for a training or workshop that would enhance your professional or personal development only to get rejected saying there just wasn’t enough money in the budget? How to deal with it: Provide written materials and information about the training or workshop you wish to attend.

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Filing 2010 2006 AT&T 100

Allwork

JANUARY 26, 2023

There’s plenty of accommodation options to suit different budgets, and traveling around Portugal is easy with access to a great public transport network. Portugal’s Digital Nomad Visa Portugal is one of the most popular digital nomad destinations. Many digital nomads congregate in cities like Lisbon, Braga, Porto, and Coimbra.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Imagine, if we had assistants at home to pay the bills, do the budget, organize dinners, answer our calls and follow up with reminders -- it is starting to sound pretty good. That is a good time to recognize assistants for all that they do. I hope all of your professionals appreciate what a privilege it is to have someone look after them.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Time Zones IAAP International 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

years and recently made an internal move, becoming the EA to a C-Level executive. You answer the phone, book travel, offer beverages to guests, book meetings, prepare the conference room, order food, etc. I block out time on my calendar when I know I will have to work overtime because it's budget season.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

What better candidate to take on that role as a career, than the assistant who regularly plans events from small meetings to large conferences. Some assistants regularly manage small budgets when planning functions or have bookkeeping responsibilities and work regularly on spreadsheets.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

Single out one staff member who did an exemplary job of completing a task on time and on budget and recognize their achievement during a team meeting by bestowing a prize tailored specifically for them. The eight of us met at a seminar a year ago and have held monthly conference calls ever since. Recognition Is The Ultimate Motivator.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Tarrent-Arthur and Helen Cummings-Henry saw COVID-19 as an opportunity to form Righteous Uplifting Nourishing International, a global nonprofit organization whose message is to change lives one soul at a time. Tarrent-Arthur and Helen Cummings-Henry. Coaches, trainers, speakers, teachers. Ozioma Egwuonwu. Speaker, strategist, scholar.

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Success

MAY 18, 2022

The New York International Auto Show features vehicles from dozens of manufacturers—all of which view the event as a worthwhile opportunity to promote their latest models to more media and potential customers than independent efforts could net. Improve visibility. Think trade shows , which showcase multiple competing brands.

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