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The “World Footprints” Podcast Shares Untold Stories for Socially-Conscious Travelers

Success

Husband-and-wife team Ian and Tonya Fitzpatrick are founders and hosts of the World Footprints travel podcast. Since she had recently returned from living abroad, it was important to her that any potential suitor valued travel. “I Ian proposed to Tonya during a surprise trip to Toronto. “I I heart you.’” explains Tonya.

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How Gulliver’s Travels predicted AI and our attempts to make sense of it all

Workplace Insight

Gulliver’s Travels is one of those books we assume we know. People debating about whether Sora “understands physics” miss the point that most human beings don’t “understand physics” – at least not in any analytical form that enables internal calculation. It’s really about one man’s descent into disillusion with the human race.

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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

Success

Reflect on this cavalier expression a bit longer, though, and you’ll find it also flings the problems of hunger and poverty across international waters to a foreign continent that may as well be imaginary to the average American mind. A food desert is an urban community whose residents need to travel a mile or more to get to a grocery store.

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Ask the Admin: Using a Travel Agency

Administrative Arts

Jacquelyn asks: I am accepting a position wherein I will have to make travel arrangements. I will need a step by step guide or a travel agency that will assist me. Will any of the travel agencies assist me in making travel arrangements. Using a Travel Agent. Why Use a Travel Agent. Choosing a Travel Agent.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

By Joan Burge, Founder and CEO, Office Dynamics International. And it is changing again as executives recognize that administrators aren’t just for typing emails or making travel plans. Competencies – Calendaring, travel, task organization, projects. Virtual Support – executives travel internationally and support is virtual.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

Internal & External Training. Support for an Internal PA Network. Internal & External Training: The first external conference that I ever attended was Square Meal Venues and Events. This eventually enabled me to then request paid internal and external training. Magazine Subscriptions. Revised Job Description.

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Coping with car hire – When the best is expected

Practically Perfect PA

Whether it’s for your immediate boss whilst travelling abroad or clients that need to be impressed, finding and organising the right car for the occasion can be a minefield and very different from renting an Audi hatchback for a month. Drivers and Chauffeurs. Consistent and Personal Service.