Practically Perfect PA

MAY 21, 2014

Try to find a date that fits around the summer holiday. Summer parties should ideally be in June or early July so that you avoid the school holidays and vacation time. Discuss the requirements with your manager before anything else. Depending on budget are you able to invite clients, friends and family?

Holidays 100

Holidays Budget Gifts Travel 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Here’s a simple checklist to help you organize your Christmas holiday celebrations. Prepare budget and plan projects: Figure out how much you are able to spend. Once you know what you can spend, determine what you can give in the way of gifts, what kind of entertaining you can do, etc.

Gifts 100

Gifts Holidays Clothes Ergonomics 100

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 27, 2016

Try to find a date that fits around the summer holiday. Summer parties should ideally be in June or early July so that you avoid the school holidays and vacation time. Discuss the requirements with your manager. The same can be said of the budget – you will need to know what this before you can start to organise the event.

Holidays 100

Holidays Budget Gifts Environment 100

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The Gift of Life; the Gift of Love. The holidays are supposed to be the happiest days of the year. Oh yes, and budget analysis for the whole year! Friends, family, trusted colleagues, what could be better than that?

Sprint 100

Sprint Gifts Holidays Budget 100

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The Gift of Life; the Gift of Love. The holidays are supposed to be the happiest days of the year. Oh yes, and budget analysis for the whole year! Friends, family, trusted colleagues, what could be better than that?

Sprint 100

Sprint Gifts Holidays Budget 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

Smart managers never overlook this fact: loyal, productive employees are one of your biggest assets. As a manager, your words, body language, even your facial expressions make a huge difference in how employees perceive your opinion of them. You are limited only by your imagination and budget. What you need? You know I got it!

Gifts 100

Gifts 2010 Ergonomics Cubicle 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 30, 2013

I acknowledge your presence! :) Q: Do you have experience or ideas for encouragement and continued motivation for upper level management? And thank you to new readers who are following my blog! I do check my stats almost every day! Our valuable leaders don't appear on the outside to need this but I think we all need rejuvenation.

Holidays 40

Holidays Gifts 2013 Social Media 40

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

As a manager , you’re expected to juggle priorities and take responsibility for the quality of your work and the work of your team members’. With competing pressures and responsibilities, it’s not a surprise managers and supervisors are high risk for burnout. Manage expectations. The people leader role can also be stressful.

Stress 100

Stress Health Mentoring Ergonomics 100

Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. Through her proficiency in project management, communications and new business and technology initiatives, Burgess has led executive-level projects and enjoys solving big problems or challenges that make the world a better place. Leigh Burgess. Paul Epstein.

Mentoring 312

Mentoring International 2021 Social Media 312

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. or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Time Zones IAAP International 100