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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

If your meeting requires full-scale production, you may also need to add a production company representative to your team. . DMC (Destination Management Company). I found them to be valuable assets not only because of their knowledge and well-established relationships with suppliers but their buying power as well.

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Tips and Tricks for Making Your Business Greener

Eco-Office Gals

You should also take the time to explain your proposed environmental initiatives and reasoning to your employees. You could even have your energy company tell you what you spend the most energy on. It will save the company travel expenses and save employees time as well. Luckily, there’s plenty of information out there.

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Businesses need to take real action to create a more sustainable workplace

Workplace Insight

We’re seeing more companies being held accountable on their social channels and within the wider media when they fail to uphold ‘green’ claims regarding their business practices. One thing that has always been a main concern for companies is cost. Small changes such as this could start the ball rolling to realise bigger ambitions.

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The devil is in the detail: The importance of creating a thorough event brief

Practically Perfect PA

For the uninitiated, this may seem like a straightforward request until you start to ponder the type and style of venues you need to research, whether those venues will fit within the company’s budget, and… well, ‘what is our budget anyway?’ And that’s just for starters. Event Planning.

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How to Fix Chaotic Teams

On The Job

Many companies find that teams are important because the collective intelligence of the group can drive more innovative, creative and strategic results. He suggests asking, “How can we change this proposal so that it works for you?” as a way to reach a clear goal that gets the buy-in of everyone. Katzenbach and Douglas K.

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Go Green And Minimize Business Waste

Eco-Office Gals

By investing in changes now not only can it improve the profile and reputation of your business it could potentially save money through proposed tax cuts and reduced wastage. However, there are many simple ways a business can reduce their impact on the environment and it doesn’t necessarily have to involve drastic or expensive changes.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

The main thing about getting buy in for anything is to speak the language of your boss and company and highlight the ROI (Return on Investment). Business Cards: I was the first PA within my last company of 30+ Assistants to request Business Cards. People buy people, make sure that your boss and company are buying you.