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Day in the life: Torsten Maerz, PA at Deutsche Bank

Practically Perfect PA

He needs time for emails, preparation, lunch – and I use my initiative to prevent clashes. Also, I read all emails to my boss and assess their importance in order to help him to reply. I also organise his business travel. Emails play an important part during the day. I make sure that the whole day flows well.

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How can assistants stay on top of the scene?

Practically Perfect PA

Will you be able to reel off a list of the best restaurants in that part of town? Along with everything else that is asked of assistants we do have to possess some sort of encyclopaedic knowledge of the world’s best restaurants and hotels. Keep a list of great restaurants and add to it whenever you come across a new suggestion.

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AZVAs Podcast 5: Building Relationships with other Small Businesses

Loosely Speaking

Tara and I learned a LOT from this interview about considerations we should all realize when we are using the space, electricity, and wifi at cafes, coffeehouses, and restaurants for business purposes. Though she has worked in several other industries, Cuppers is her true passion, along with traveling, and adopting homeless animals.

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A day in the life: Rebecca-Monique Williams, Adaptive Lab

Practically Perfect PA

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. That it’s so varied.

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‘Maybe the Only Way to Have an Answer to the Unknown Is to Face It Every So Often’

Success

But if I decide it requires too much effort to step outside and pick it up, an electronic edition is already in my email. And if the e-edition is too much effort, the same newspaper sends another email called the Daily Headlines Edition. The lodge has a restaurant with a nice outside patio overlooking a river.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

One person can be great at software programs and know all sorts of tricks to get things done quickly and another might be excellent at organizing and managing their email account. Administrative newsletters or bulletin boards where you can post tips or suggestions is a good way to learn.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I recently received an e-newsletter from Jane Watson regarding Acronyms and Initialisms , which I thought was timely and wanted to share with you. It has become such a common initialism that it is recognized immediately and everyone knows what it is.