Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2014

While waiting for the birthday girl to return I settled into one of the many sofas in the library room and waded through the million emails I had been neglecting. Similar to a lot of spa hotels the Nutfield’s Cloister restaurant offers a three course meal (£38 per head) as part of the weekend package rates. It was okay.

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Restaurants Travel 2014 AT&T 100

C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

An EA/PA’s tasks may include the following: Schedule appointments and coordinate calendars (business and personal) Set up meetings and attend them and take notes Manage email correspondence and phone messages Book business travel and family vacations Organize speaking engagements Create expense reports Make restaurant reservations Do shopping and errands (..)

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

There’s also something particularly poignant about sitting down to a table set for one in an unfamiliar restaurant amid the sound of strange accents and clinking glasses. How many of us can deny checking work emails long before we ever reach the office?

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Travel 2016 2015 Lifestyle 113

Eco-Office Gals

AUGUST 23, 2011

Many businesses still believe that going green is too expensive or time-consuming, with the current economic climate adding to the notion that reduction of waste is not a priority. 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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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 5, 2015

I manage his schedule and monitor his emails, as well as help organise some of his travel, company events, and client dinners, occasional research, expenses and ad hoc tasks – all the general PA duties. There are some fab vietnamese restaurants – I’m partial to a kimchi banh mi.

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Restaurants Expenses 2014 2015 100

Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The other night, my parents and I hit a local restaurant for happy hour. How often do we follow the rules at the expense of something else, perhaps more important? In this instance, it was at the expense of exceptional customer service. What rules do you blindly follow at the expense of more important things? Tweet This!

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Customer Service Expenses Restaurants Google 100

Allwork

MAY 8, 2023

You should not be putting your head down, encoding or checking email or whatever. But generally speaking, there’s a chart that I cite in the book that compares I think it’s 97% pre pandemic levels with airplane travel, restaurants, sporting events, those types of things.

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AT&T Collaborate Dropbox Google 246

Small Business CEO

JUNE 25, 2012

From finishing a restaurant meal when you’re already full, to calculating just the number of minutes you’ll need on your phone plan, we hate to hand over our money for nothing. Do you utilize web-based email services like Gmail? Others have evolved into using email attachments for the same process. Streamlined Collaboration.

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Dropbox Payroll Filing Restaurants 40

Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Dunkin’ Donuts has more than 7,000 restaurants in the United States and District of Columbia and another 10,000 restaurants in 33 countries. This is the sixth year in a row the quick food coffee shop has been recognized with the award. Actually the superior guest experience happens when customer expectations are exceeded.

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The Marq

MAY 26, 2010

You can track your daily expenses, find hot deals on products, get currency exchange rates, calculate tip on your restaurant check, calculate your monthly payments on your new loan, figure out your retirement savings needs, track the performance of your stock portfolio, check the markets’ performance, and read the latest financial news.

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Finance Google 2010 Retirement 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Where the press interview was taking place also becomes an issue - pick too nice of a restaurant and they have expensive taste. Personal details do come to light in articles, expense reports, and in social media. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 3, 2011

Do people really boycott businesses and restaurants the first time we feel we are treated poorly? When I first graduated from college, and of course I was poor, I purchased what to me was a very expensive white shirt with navy blue trim from Macy’s. Is it really poor customer service or do we as consumers expect too much?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. I could see him looking after himself, trying to organise his diary and all his emails etc, and he wasn't sure what to give me. I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct.

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Believe it or not, while some EAs do hold tremendous power, because travel is a very expensive and uncomfortable aspect of business, many executives or companies are very specific on what is or isn't allowed and which airlines they will or won't fly. I once went to a new restaurant and got such impeccable service it was almost weird.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. This is an important thing to know.

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Time Zones IAAP Interviewing Holidays 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had " expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." He relied totally on spell check so you can imagine what typos were missed. He was a lawyer and in this particular letter he was writing to a prospective client. Good thing I checked.

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Time Zones IAAP Holidays 2009 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

It would be good to make the choices inexpensive, medium, or very expensive or whatever spread of variety is possible. If asked for restaurants, choose one seafood/sushi, one steak, and one general/American cuisine. Answer every email/request right away even if only to say you got it and keep you posted on answer.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

That same curiosity about new people and places, along with the desire not to be totally "ignorant of almost everything," means that I''ve logged lots of hours online researching my destinations, their history and culture, restaurants, hotels, and local attractions over the years. Lots of hours. along with where you found it.

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Google Google Docs Travel AT&T 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had "expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." The woman who sat next to me told me I should have left the message, “Hi, call me back.&# * At another office I needed IT assistance so sent an email requesting help. Good thing I checked.

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Time Zones 2010 IAAP International 100

The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

It’s expensive to develop your own resources so it makes sense to share. I’ve got 26 restaurants within a mile of me, and many are on the same three streets! (in There may be some crossover of routes but by co-branding, the airlines are able to give more flights to more destinations. Think of the motor industry.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The feedback’s been good – we’ve had many people email us to say they appreciate this strategy. Many of you have physical offices and brick-and-mortar businesses, from legal practices to restaurants to massage therapies to maple syrup farms. That’s why I’ve always taken a stance of quiet marketing.

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AT&T 2006 Restaurants Legal 40

Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

The last time I went to a restaurant, I checked online for a menu before calling to make reservations. One friend refers you to someone who only has an email address, a generic address like annepottertherapist@mail.com. Would you search online for Anne Potter before writing her an email? It’s too expensive.&#

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2010 AT&T Email Google 40

BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That’s not to mention how difficult communication can be if you use email. Before you know it, you’ll have 15 email threads to keep up with, as well as loads of time-tracking spreadsheets for each team member. Time tracking and expense tracking. Budget management. Customizable project templates. Cost-to-completion tracking.

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Project Management Management Calendars Budget 64

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I will answer your questions by addressing your entire email and I will answer from two perspectives - 1) I used to and still sometimes work in a recruiting capacity and 2) as a job applicant and EA. I’d see my co-worker and the spouse at the grocery store, at the local sushi restaurant, etc. You can just write “Thx!”

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Temping Resume Interviewing Job Hunting 40

Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2010

Whether this involves setting the time of the event, or getting gas before a long trip, or picking the restaurant to meet at, this is your chance to impress everyone. Buy Expensive Things This is one of the most costly ways to impress others, and it is very temporary. 24 sure does present a solid partial counterpoint huh.

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2010 AT&T Self Esteem Gifts 40

Brilliantly Better

MAY 17, 2010

Take meditation, for example: less money, less time spent doing expensive things, might lend more time to meditate. Reply 7 Farnoosh May 18, 2010 at 6:51 pm A beautiful post, Dragos…reminds me also of restaurants who serve very small servings (less) of delicious delicacies that go a long way (more).

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2010 AT&T Forms Lifestyle 40

Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

When their readers don’t actually know what they do, because they never visit the site, they simply open Google Reader or their email for the RSS feed. We have to consider that additional expense when we work out how much we’ll charge for our freelance services. We are buying attention and paying for it with our writing.

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