Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

You need to actually get out there and hear people, whether through interviews or surveys or combing through product reviews or forums. “It Launch a survey. Create a five-question survey and put it in front of your ideal audience. Email strangers to ask if you can set up a five-minute call. Don’t try to guess.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 16, 2024

The survey found that the average Brit will spend up to two-and-a-half hours working while technically having a day off on holiday or leave. Replying to work messages or emails was the most common task done while being clocked out (48 percent), while one in six people (15 percent) joined and participated in work meetings.

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Success

MAY 31, 2022

An email preview pops up in the corner of your screen. In the Things That Matter Survey , we asked, “Do you feel that you are spending your time and resources on less important pursuits at the expense of things that matter most to you?” Every day we wake to limitless information and 24/7 communication. Flash sale—take advantage now!

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

However, following our recent Industry Snapshot survey, we have a lot of interesting data that shows us the areas in which you have the most influence. According to the Practically Perfect PA survey, 69% of assistants screen calls on a regular basis while over 85% look after their Executive’s emails and calendars.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Thanks again to everyone who completed the Practically Perfect PA Industry Snapshot survey. On average, how often does your Executive travel for business? I asked this as the number of people travelling on business continues to rise and many Executive’s now spend more time on the road than they do in the office.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

We recently worked with Gallus Events who managed our Assist Travel event in London. William from Gallus Events curates an Event, Travel and Hospitality Technology Show and is a big fan of the platform: “It’s an industry standard practice to compare the usability of event, travel and hospitality technology to Eventbrite.

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Success

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

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. Vincent runs ultramarathons to escape it. I never camped, certainly not alone. MICHAEL GRAFF.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 11, 2022

The best way to go about this would be to set up automated email sequences or a text message system that updates candidates on the latest developments regarding their job applications. Being pushy like this is another way to turn people off Candidates prefer to be approached via email because it can be checked at their leisure.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 12, 2015

In preparation for a webinar I held on October 8 called Managing Your Executive’s Day , we sent out a survey and received 700+ responses to the questions “What is your biggest struggle in partnering with your executive?” Need for access to his email. Executive manages their own email therefore the assistant is out of the loop. #2

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On The Job

MARCH 18, 2014

You make them answer emails or phone calls at night and on weekends. You don’t think they need a day off after they’ve returned exhausted from business travel across different time zones. In a survey by NPA, 41.5% of workers say they were motivated to change employers because of issues like job travel and hours.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 26, 2016

Last month I asked you all to complete a survey which asked what are the big topics for discussion at the moment. Thanks to the hundreds of you that completed that survey. She sees them infrequently (about once a month), but talks to them daily via phone and email. I am now a virtual assistant and proud of it.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Travel management. We received some fantastic feedback from the 2014 Practically Perfect PA survey and will take onboard all of your comments going forward. For more information about the programme please see our recent email and of course our website. Office politics. Working relationships.

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Worxbee

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

There are several advantages for companies running virtual events, including that they get more reach and can include people who might otherwise not have been able to travel. Your follow-up might include things like: Emailing out recordings. Emailing out attendee surveys. Sending out resources or next steps.

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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. The actress told Fletcher it all came down to meditation.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 5, 2010

  Key quote from the survey results: Among professionals who plan to work past the traditional retirement age, strong majorities in all generations cited the past recession as an important factor in their decision.    The survey covers generational attitudes in the workplace and looks at Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y. . 

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 28, 2016

I have just finished the regional events and we are just adding the final details to Assist Travel. The first Practically Perfect PA eBook is available for everyone to download and I am just about to launch this year’s Industry Snapshot survey… So busy, busy! Email and Diary Management. Minute Taking. Managing staff.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

In 2015, Jasmine Freeman sent out a survey to our webinar attendees and asked them to identify one thing that was standing in the way or was a barrier in their relationship with their manager. Upcoming Travel Find out about upcoming trips so you can anticipate schedules and prepare necessary travel materials. Train to manage.

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C-Suite Assistants

DECEMBER 20, 2020

And according to a Forbes survey , one in five top CEOs plans to keep at least 20% of their workforce working remotely. As Dorothy Connell, Executive Assistant to the CEO at Agilent Technologies, told ChiefExecutives.net , “Mike Mcmullen (CEO) and I communicate regularly via email, text messaging, and WebEx messages.”

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Ideas.Ted

MARCH 3, 2022

In the World Regret Survey, my collection of more than 18,000 individual regrets from people in 109 countries, many participants reported the sense of loss that accompanies a closed door. They exchanged emails and texts. . “We When Amy Knobler considers her closed door regret, she wishes she could travel backward in time.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 2, 2015

We get to travel quite a bit which is really fun. A few weeks in to my apprenticeship, my apprentice college tutor asked me to fill out a survey about my role and my opinion on apprenticeships – about two weeks later I had an email informing me I’d won the place of being the face to represent apprenticeships for South London!

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 4, 2013

Keeping up to date on useful apps is a great example of how assistants can value, make a list of great travel apps your boss could use while travelling would be so helpful and could also save you time from writing complicated itinieraries. Applications. I wrote a blog recently on useful apps for assistants which you can find here.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

E-Mail Five Best Email Clients - [link] - Lifehacker did a cool survey of their readers to find out what e-mail tools you like the best.  Click to get posts as we publish in email or you might be interested in less email?  .  Fortunately, you don't have to do that this time!  To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 16, 2009

If you have a few minutes, I'd love it if you would go to www.AboutOne.com  and take their market survey.     Please help the team ensure that the product meets YOUR needs by taking the survey at www.AboutOne.com - it takes less than 10 minutes and you can win an iPod Touch every month too.

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On The Job

APRIL 29, 2008

I've been traveling a lot for business lately, and I've just got to get some pet peeves off my chest: * If you've got a big case, stuffed with a heavy laptop, do not fling that thing over your shoulder without checking to see if someone is behind you. Two words: Anti-perspirant. . * Bummer, dude. Even the boss is depressed. del.icio.us.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2008

A survey conducted in Britain states that solving your problems and being most productive happens before noon. Trying to tackle a task at 4:30 pm usually isnt a good option for most of us, since you are ready to call it quits at 5:00 pm, especially on a Friday, since your mind is already in weekend mode.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 10, 2016

I can keep up to date with the Guernsey PA Connect website and emails, my personal and work emails, along with always being able to call anyone if I need to. Cath is always on the end of the phone/email when I need her and I appreciate that. We put a survey together for them and have given them the results.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

For example, if an employee reduces their work hours, they may not be willing or interested in taking a position or promotion that requires extended travel. And on the other hand, people keep freaking out when I answer email on my days off / sick days. however, the career impact is the result of unsupported assumptions (e.g.,

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Ideas.Ted

JUNE 24, 2021

Eventually, she traveled to visit those who wrote to her. A World Without Email: Reimagining Your Work In An Age of Communication Overload by Cal Newport (TED Talk: Why you should quit social media ) . Here, he argues that when we constantly check our email, we’re harming our productivity and our peace of mind. .

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 4, 2013

You can also use it to create many different kinds of forms such as for orders, meetings and customer surveys. Using similar logic as the previous entry, someone who manages a small business is also likely to have a personal phone, a work phone, office phone, several email accounts and even accounts for instant messaging software.

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 12, 2011

A recent survey conducted by American Express shows Americans demanding better customer service as compared to last year. In an even broader arena of consumer unhappiness are the problems with airlines slowly inching up their prices despite an obvious lag in travel. Imagine that?

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Productivityist

APRIL 15, 2014

My "gateway" email addresses. I use multiple email addresses rather than filters for a number of reasons, which I discussed in an earlier post. Having a virtual assistant (or Zirtual Assistant, in this case) afforded me the opportunity to offload my "gateway" email addresses to someone else. The 3 Things I Learned. It''s great.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

After conducting a survey of about 4000+ of my Twitter followers, I learned that people have a real challenge figuring out where to pay attention and how to figure it out. PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )? 

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Service Untitled

MARCH 4, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Customer Service in Different Countries Douglas March 04, 2009 Customer Satisfaction , Customer Service 7 Comments The consulting company Accenture recently surveyed about 650 senior executives in different industries from 11 countries. Canada and Mexico.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 7, 2010

The rising cost of fuel, a reduced customer demand and the effect of the swine flu on travel patterns have forced airlines to find new ways to increase bottom lines just to survive, however to what cost? Worse than that we had to buy bus tickets from Atlanta to NY to travel back home. Lauderdale on an entire route. We arrived at Ft.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 15, 2010

Where other companies have decided to cut back and charge passengers to use blankets and pillows while flying, Jet Blue, in the quest to become America’s Favorite Airlines, boasts their Customer Bill of Rights aimed at &# bringing humanity back to air travel.&# Jet Blue’s promise of “Happy Jetting&# may indeed be a reality.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 13, 2011

My family traveled to another town last weekend for my daughter’s basketball tournament, and with time on our hands before tip-off, we decided to grab a bite to eat. million calls, chats, and emails his staff handle each year with nothing less than an “awe-inspiring” experience is Larry’s passion. Insuring the 1.2 Instead they just.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

I understand a company would be interested in knowing why people unsubscribe so they can improve their business, but a quick voluntary survey back would have been more appropriate. After the third e-mail back and forth I finally just told the person I was not interested and to please stop e-mailing me.

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