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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

I lost my confidence. Over the years, I’d developed contacts, partners and skills, and I had the industry reputation necessary to put together a contract this big. I was caught in the middle of a scandal, between one supplier and thousands of people I made promises to. I lost my business. I lost my savings. I lost my house.

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How can assistants add value in the workplace?

Practically Perfect PA

The moral of the story is that assistants have a huge amount of skills and can add value in a number of areas within the workplace, we just need to have the confidence to promote ourselves. During the conference, we will have a session on confidence in the workplace, but let’s look at areas assistants can add value.

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Jonathan Price Financial Expert | What Happened to WeWork?

Allwork

You’re left wondering what’s next for the industry, and how you can protect your investments. Join us as we explore the future implications of WeWork’s collapse and uncover the hidden potential for growth in the flexible workspace industry. About this episode Does this sound familiar?

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Winners of the 2024 Surface Design Awards announced

Workplace Insight

The winner in the Interior Surface of the Year category was Casta by Portugal’s Matter which garnered praise for ‘creating circularity of waste, with the collaboration of local industries, both authentic and contextual’. Closer to home, the Cork House in London by Polysmiths Ltd took the top spot in the Housing Interior category.

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Networking with ACE Connects

Practically Perfect PA

In all of these circumstance we do need to be able to communicate with them and be confident in what we are saying. But in all of those circumstances it really has made me stronger and actually more confident because I’ve told myself I’m trying here and if I’ve managed to get a laugh out of them or a bit of information I’ve done well!

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10 reasons to attend Assist 2017

Practically Perfect PA

There will be a number of specific soft skills sessions for assistants, including an interactive keynote, from award winning coach and author Jenny Garrett, on confidence in the workplace. Moving the assistant industry forward must come from within the industry itself.

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Core soft skill: Resilience

Practically Perfect PA

Well, it seems to be the skill of the moment within the industry. It’s the ability to start feeling better and bolster your confidence after a setback. Having a strong network before internally in your organisation and with other assistants, clients and suppliers is pretty crucial these days. Networking.

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