Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 15, 2014

10 tips for stress free annual leave - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires. Although I do travel quite a bit, for work and for pleasure, I always find the build up to my trip quite stressful. Here are my top tips for stress free annual leave. and then I am hoping to take some time off in August.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 21, 2016

For an assistant, travel planning can be a nightmare! The problem of travel planning is massive and it’s plagued our field for decades. You’ll begin to see travel planning as an opportunity, rather than an obstacle, to demonstrate your revolutionary skills. Stop struggling with travel planning problems!

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

When you’re one half of a couple, frequent business travel can take its toll on your relationship. However, for some business travellers (and even their partners) there is a middle ground. Bleisure’ travel – as it has been dubbed by some in the travel industry – is the mixing of business trips with leisure experiences.

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 7, 2023

From managing their calendars, emails, and travel arrangements to handling administrative tasks with precision, your efficiency, and professionalism will be in high demand. From booking travel arrangements, arranging meetings, and managing events, to handling personal errands, your knack for multitasking will shine in this role.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JUNE 4, 2023

Chynna Clayton worked in the personal office of Barack and Michelle Obama as their Director of Travel and Event Operations. Chynna also shares tips on navigating high pressure situations, managing stress and burnout, prioritizing self-care, and more! Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live.

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Success

DECEMBER 13, 2022

And never try to talk it out over email. Remember bad news travels fast. A quick email from the CEO can immediately answer any questions and provide confidence to the rest of the team. Each day comes with problems, so why stress about tomorrow? Bottling it up and not addressing it is the worst course of action.

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Success

JANUARY 2, 2023

Not just because it stresses me out. But be honest about how long stuff takes—both travel and preparation. Instead of doing a last-minute task that could make you late for, say, a party, leave home early and plan to do one when you arrive—making a call, writing an email , etc. I shall be too late!”)? Thaler-Carter.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Yes we plan their business trips but this is their precious time away from work and the stress of the office. A bespoke travel provider that really gets to know your boss. Imagine a travel company that first took the time to get to know your employer. Once you understand why a person travels, you can begin to tailor the where.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 6, 2019

An important component to self-management versus stress-management is to set healthy boundaries in the workplace. Keep in mind; I travel quite frequently for business, so I know what I’m doing.) Another boundary you might need to set is your accessibility after hours to your leader as far as emails go.

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Allwork

JANUARY 24, 2024

For some, a series of email surprises, expensive and time-consuming. Some younger workers accustomed to remote working see this time as part of their workday, working en route and traveling slightly later to avoid the mental toll of rush hour. This article was written by M Moser’s Jeni Durksen for Work Design Magazine.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Are Eu-Stressing or Dis-Stressing? Do you feel tired and stressed throughout each work day? Unfortunately, stress is always going to be a part of our lives. The only people that are not stressed are the ones that arent alive. Eustress is the type of stress that makes you feel good.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 9, 2018

Under that umbrella, we addressed topics such as self-management vs. stress management, learning specific difficult people types and how to handle each of them, the benefits of conflict and much more. I’ll give you a perfect example that just happened to me this morning as I was traveling. This is becoming a huge problem.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

The Savvy Admin’s Guide to Travel! I have observed hundreds of assistants travel and heard numerous stories about their travel experiences both while in transit to Las Vegas and during their stay in Las Vegas. It is for this very reason that I had Nancy Fraze, an Office Dynamics journalist, write, a list of Travel Tips.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 21, 2022

When facing a stressful situation, writing about it will often help you reframe it to a more positive light. If I happen to be away from my desk when something comes up that should be added to my journal, I often take a digital note in the form of an email or a text message to myself. If I’m traveling, I take my notebook with me.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Contest: Best Stress Tips - Win $1500 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 02, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you feel stressed at work? People get stressed all of the time. Getting rid of stress in your life can make you more productive , keep you healthy and even keep you sane.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

The Savvy Admin’s Guide to Travel! I have observed hundreds of assistants travel and heard numerous stories about their travel experiences both while in transit to Las Vegas and during their stay in Las Vegas. It is for this very reason that I had Nancy Fraze, an Office Dynamics journalist, write, a list of Travel Tips.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 20, 2018

Last week Office Dynamics sent an email to all of our subscribers saying, “Thank you,” and we also provided the Office Dynamics Top 10 Blogs For Administrative Professionals. If you wish to subscribe to the blog, please enter your email address in the subscribe section that is located at the top right of each blog post.

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Success

MARCH 13, 2023

This way, you can label or tag a file or email, making searching for a specific transaction or dollar amount easier. But, as a freelancer, having someone who knows what they’re doing take care of your taxes can help you avoid added stress. But the IRS has many rules about when and how you qualify for a deduction.

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Success

OCTOBER 4, 2022

It also includes every way you communicate, whether it’s in person, by phone, by email, by text or on social media. She gives me the flexibility to travel the world as needed and to go out and meet people, but she doesn’t necessarily want to go to all of the events I attend. Do you want to have a really great marriage ?

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 22, 2020

So, physiologically, we experience the stress response, even if the changes we’re experiencing are not immediately or imminently life threatening. Managing your stress in this time is especially important for your own health—and for the health of your loved ones as well. Personally, I’m trying to keep a consistent schedule.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 13, 2007

Making travel arrangements for your boss can sometimes be stressful. I remember making travel arrangements for a boss who was travelling to New York City for a meeting. Here are some questions you can ask: what kind of travel: Air, Train, Car? is the business travel being charged to the company or a client?

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Success

JULY 29, 2022

Virtual events also saw a rise in popularity, as they allowed audiences to attend without paying for travel or worrying about exposure to COVID-19. Zoom, Google Meet, Discord and other chat services allowed families and friends to communicate across long and prolonged distances and for school and work to continue.

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The Office Professionals Place

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Take the “Jingle&# out of Holiday Stress Are you planning the holiday party in your office? Or are you stressed just thinking about the holidays? So, sub-committees would be helpful to ease some of the stress and incorporate organization and proper planning for the holiday party.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Take email and online meetings. Before they existed we had to wait for responses to voicemails and letters, or travel to places to speak to one another. And email creates exponential growth in communications , which means more work to read and respond to it all. Digital technologies are speeding up the pace of life.

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Success

MARCH 10, 2022

On top of this, a lot of checking accounts charge a fee when you send an email money transfer, have less money than their minimum limit and use your debit card more than X number of times per month. Some offer reward programs like cash back, grocery points or travel discounts that can be very worthwhile.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 3, 2014

Having recently spent two months travelling around the States for a mixture of business and pleasure I definitely have a new found respect for our Executives, particularly those that travel week after week. Usually they are traveling between airports, hotels and offices and they don’t really see anything of the city.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Productivity in Bite Sized Pieces - Weekly #Cinch Audiocast Review | Main | Caffeine-Free Ways to Increase Focus & Attention » You Can Steal Time Back From Email A few days ago I received an email from a reader.  " Email is something that many of us struggle with. 

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 7, 2017

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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Office Dynamics

MARCH 24, 2015

Fill out the subscribe box (your email address) in the right sidebar of this page and click subscribe. You will be notified instantly by email each time we add a new post. You can increase your chance of winning great prizes by following one simple step. How would you like to see the world celebrating administrative professionals?

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On The Job

AUGUST 24, 2020

Workers are stressed as they worry about the next paycheck, caring for their family or feel the pain of ongoing isolation. Say to yourself: "I have to make changes if I want to stay healthy so that when this pandemic is behind us, I can travel. It's easy to check email at 10 p.m. But the reality is that it's hard.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 22, 2015

At our recent Assist Travel event one of the most interesting topics discussed was the trials and tribulations of organising visas for our Executives. Points to be aware of: Every PA will know the feeling when a Visa application doesn’t work out – it’s probably one of the most stressful elements of booking travel.

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All Things Admin

JULY 27, 2022

It worked out in the end, but I’ll never forget that moment of stress and panic. It led me to create one of my favorite checklists ever – a four page travel planning checklist that I still use to this day. Read emails. You don’t have to create a checklist for everything all at once. Turn off forwarding on phones. Log into PC.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 7, 2016

As I write this, I’m sitting in a hotel room in Seattle preparing to head off for a week of travel. It doesn’t matter when travel takes place, it is disruptive. This disruption can wreak havoc on your productivity and can even carry over beyond your travel period if you don’t deal with it accordingly.

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Allwork

APRIL 3, 2023

Andrew founded Wrike back in 2006 as a way to help people and companies work more productively, cut down on inefficient communication like email, and be more time efficient and cost efficient. And that trust starts to get stressed when people are remote and never saw each other or haven’t seen each other for the last two years.

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Go Burrows

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Stressed about holiday gifting? She has an extensive background in strategic calendar management, planning international and domestic travel, event planning, onboarding of high-level executives among many other skills. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. CONNECT WITH LIZA.

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Success

MARCH 4, 2024

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less By Greg McKeown You won’t fulfill your dreams, change the world or make an impact if you’re simply reacting to everyone else’s expectations and requests through a bombardment of emails, meetings, calls and commitments. Fortunately, it’s something anyone can learn. Fletcher makes one thing clear.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 9, 2024

How an Executive Personal Assistant Can Aid in Work-Life Balance An executive personal assistant is a seasoned professional tasked with enhancing an executive’s efficiency by taking on personal and professional scheduling, correspondence, and a whole host of other routine tasks—booking travel, managing appointments, planning events, and more.

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