Success

JANUARY 30, 2024

But some workplace experts are speaking up and encouraging employees to do just the same in 2024; perhaps the only “resolution” you will need this year is some real talk. What assumptions do we hold about where and when we’re allowed to speak up? What have we experienced as the costs of speaking up in the past?

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UPS Assertiveness Environment AT&T 237

Success

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Why is developing effective time management strategies important? Not only will good time management help you make the most of every day, but it can also endear you to all the most important people in your life. Believe it or not, there’s a lot more to gain from effective time management than that. What is time management?

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Management Stress Confidence Skills 299

Workplace Insight

JANUARY 30, 2024

The majority of UK travel managers (89 percent) say travel is a growing business priority in 2024, anticipating increased budgets driven by return-to-office policies, inflation and ESG requirements. This is a key finding in new research by Uber for Business which claims to reveal a resurgent demand for business travel.

Travel 65

Travel 2024 Budget Policies 65

Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2019

As an assistant of 20 years, I had one perspective of meeting management. You must keep these things in mind when you are managing your executive’s calendar. Calendar management is an important skill. You must also think consider whether travel was involved—whether local travel or getting on an airplane.

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Calendars Management Travel Phones 230

Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We first reported on bleisure travel , which is the the blending of business and leisure travel, back in 2015.    A According to the folks at the expense reporting and management firm, SAP Concur, it continues to gain popularity.  They're all major business hubs that also attract a lot of leisure travelers.

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Travel 2017 2015 Expenses 166

Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Gulliver’s Travels is one of those books we assume we know. It even manages to offer up a proto-LLM in the form of The Engine, a device found in the city of Lagado, impoverished by a commitment to relentless, pointless research. It’s really about one man’s descent into disillusion with the human race. Grandville ).

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Travel Yahoo 2024 Forms 125

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 17, 2019

I hope you enjoy our key skills round-up 2019. We covered a lot of skills including minute taking, event management, organising business travel, project management and everything in between! Here are our […].

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2019 Skills UPS Project Management 130

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 3, 2018

Or maybe you’re managing the annual ski-trip for the entire company? Booking and managing business travel is time consuming, stressful, and let’s be honest, not always that appreciated. That’s why we are super excited to announce that we are partnering up with TravelPerk […].

Travel 150

Travel Stress International Management 150

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 28, 2017

Whether travelling domestically or internationally, corporations have a Duty of Care to employees visiting other cities and locations for business. That’s why Roomex have developed an interactive map that can pinpoint business travellers in over 550,000 hotels worldwide, providing instant visibility on your colleagues’ whereabouts.

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Travel Legal International Customer Service 165

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

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. What is most interesting is that administrative professionals are the ones who are very involved in their executive’s travels yet are not road warriors.

Travel 205

Travel Administrative Professionals Restaurants Assertiveness 205

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 7, 2016

At the recent Assist Travel event we were lucky to have Tae Lee, the founder and CEO of Travo talk to our delegates about the future of business travel and the millennial traveller. In this session a true Millennial will look at how the travel industry is already gearing up for this new cohort. Loving gadgets.

Travel 138

Travel 2020 Expenses UPS 138

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

I don’t know about you but I have spent hours arranging and then rearranging travel for my Executives. It takes up a huge amount of time and can be incredibly complex especially if they are travelling to a number of destinations with connecting flights and a host of visa requirements. What happens when everything goes wrong?

Travel 100

Travel Management Agencies Suppliers 100

Executive Assistant Breakthrough

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Managing up is an essential tool to have in your executive assistant toolkit. The problem is, you haven’t been trained to manage up. And, how will you manage up tastefully? I have 4 tips to share with you in the follow up to this blog. Why Manage Up? When to Manage Up?

Management 52

Management UPS Travel Interviewing 52

Allwork

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Having lots of bulky baggage is not ideal when you’re trying to travel light, so gifting experiences, digital gifts, or small items is ideal. . Digital subscriptions for learning, social media management, taxes and more are perfect choices for last-minute gifts. . Wireless travel massage pillow . Travel adaptor .

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Gifts Social Media Travel Google Docs 290

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 5, 2016

”. Business travel was a pretty clear winner. From this Assist Travel was born. We ran our first conference and exhibition for business travel booking assistants last September and I’m very excited to announce that we will be running Assist Travel again this year. The aim of Assist Travel.

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2016 Travel Suppliers 2015 100

Allwork

JULY 20, 2023

What’s going on: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is advocating for increased women’s participation in the travel and tourism industry, according to Hotel News.

Travel 246

Travel Promotion Policies Management 246

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

On Friday 9th September we held our second Assist Travel event at The Grange Tower Bridge and from the feedback we received it looks like everyone had a thoroughly good day. Stress Free Speedy Travel. Lara Morgan, Serial Entrepreneur and extensive business traveller. How to get the most out of your Travel Management Company.

Travel 100

Travel Suppliers 2017 Stress 100

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 15, 2016

With Assist Travel just a few month’s away, I thought I would share everything that I have been working on behind the scenes. We have been busy, busy, busy finalising the programme and speakers – I am so excited about this year’s line-up. We really do have world-class speakers talking all thing business travel.

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Travel PowerPoint Suppliers 2016 100

Success

DECEMBER 28, 2021

They are what’s known as “liveaboards,” a breed of digital nomad on the water, with Sophie managing their digital brand, Ryan & Sophie Sailing , while Ryan works as a business development consultant. Methodically, they took each step with time to allow dust to settle and not get caught up in the excitement and newness of the adventure.

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Goals Travel Learning Lifestyle 306

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 19, 2015

First up we have Assist Travel taking place on Friday 4th September 2015 from 10am to 4pm in London. Why should you attend Assist Travel? Choosing a supplier for your office is not easy, particuarly when it comes to business travel. Here are the key themes for Assist Travel: The importance of seamless travel management.

Travel 100

Travel Suppliers 2015 Budget 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 15, 2015

With Assist Travel coming up in September in London I wanted to share one of our most popular blogs with you – The Ultimate Travel Itinerary. A well organised travel itinerary is an essential service that assistants can provide for their managers. I will be presenting on this very topic at the conference.

Travel 100

Travel Suppliers Attire Dropbox 100

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 21, 2019

How many times have you booked a work trip for you or your colleague, only for them to end up needing to change the date or time, or even cancel altogether? When you book travel, currently you have two options: […]. Of course, business trips get amended for endless reasons which are out of your control.

Travel 124

Travel UPS Skills Management 124

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 6, 2016

As promised, for those of you that couldn’t make Assist Travel this year, here are the rest of the slides from our wonderful speakers. Assist travel Avoiding Visa Disasters for Practically Perfect PA from Practically Perfect PA. Travel Apps and Technology. Travel and Accommodation Search Engines. PAs who travel.

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2016 Travel 2017 AT&T 127

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!

Travel 100

Travel Administrative Professionals Agencies International 100

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2016

So, according to recent studies, the amount organizations spend on business travel is increasing year on year. This means that the amount of time assistants spends organising business travel is only going to grow. It is vital that we keep up with these changes. Organising business travel is changing… Are you?

Travel 100

Travel Holidays Credit Card Phones 100

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 31, 2016

It is a brilliant city and with more and more people coming here for business trips I thought now would be a good time to share with you my top tips for organising business travel to Barcelona. Even better, we are opening up the afternoon at Assist Travel for free. Tips from PAs who travel frequently with their Execs.

Travel 133

Travel Suppliers Restaurants International 133

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 14, 2015

In this blog post we have concentrated on the tax implication of travel, as we believe it’s a very relevant issue today. As a company Voyage Manager provides end to end travel tracking and monitoring services, with a historical focus on safety and security. Voyage Manager visualizes the data in an easy and understandable way.

Travel 100

Travel Management UPS 100

Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Glenn Sanford: Consistency allows people around you to understand how you show up and how you operate, and that makes it easier for people to engage with you as a leader, as an entrepreneur, in a way that’s mutually productive. We ended up over here. They spent a year traveling the U.S. MP: Adaptability is crucial in business.

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UPS Goals Sprint Mentoring 273

Success

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Summer might be over, but that doesn’t mean you have to press pause on your travel plans. Winter is a wonderful time to explore, especially if you’re hoping to avoid the crowds of peak travel season. There’s something for every interest here, which makes Bimini an ideal destination for families and groups with different travel styles.

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Holidays Travel Restaurants Collaborate 301

Success

DECEMBER 18, 2023

She heeded the DPW director’s advice and got a job managing the playground at the Falmouth Recreation Department. So Abbott locked in two other jobs that summer—one as a manager of a local pool and the other as the forewoman of a landscape crew that also managed a greenhouse. “I I hadn’t grown up with any money.

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2003 Environment 2016 Travel 311

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

So this is part three of my four part business travel planning guide. Today I will look at how you can manage your Executive while they are on the road. Is your manager expecting you to change the hours you work to coincide with the time difference? Offer to do the same for their manager when they visit your office.

Travel 100

Travel Management Restaurants Email 100

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 24, 2015

As I said many times arranging travel for your Executive can be a tricky business. Knowing their preferences, getting them to their destination and then managing them while they are away from the office is a time consuming task. It can take up a good many hours particularly if you are organising a complex trip.

Travel 100

Travel Skills Management UPS 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 25, 2016

Each month we are going to do a little crowd sourcing and I will share your top tips with the rest of the readers in a follow up blog. We are going to make a start today with your top travel tips… it can literally be anything that you have found that works when it comes to arranging travel for your organisation.

Travel 100

Travel Forms Email UPS 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 21, 2016

Here are some tips if your Executive does experience a travel delay: Be prepared. It is always, always worth checking the weather in the places that your boss is travelling to. Prior to the trip ensure your Executive has the phone number of the hotel, your Travel Management Company and the Airline stored in their phone.

Travel 100

Travel ASAP Social Media Phones 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 19, 2016

So a few weeks ago I told you guys that we are organising Assist Travel again this year. The session is called Proactive PAs: Business Travel Case studies and Panel Session and the second session is called Top 5 business destinations uncovered. Proactive PAs: Business Travel Case Studies and Panel Session. Email Address: *.

2016 100

2016 Travel ASAP Time Zones 100

Success

APRIL 26, 2024

Its ripple effects are especially felt among professional female managers and employees. It wasn’t because I wasn’t ready—I consistently received positive feedback from managers and colleagues. When it was clear that I couldn’t “act” my way up the ladder at my first job, I left. As a manager, encourage women who are younger.

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2024 Retirement Promotion Environment 271

Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 7, 2023

Your skills in organization, communication, and high-level task management open the door to a world of exciting business possibilities! From managing their calendars, emails, and travel arrangements to handling administrative tasks with precision, your efficiency, and professionalism will be in high demand.

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Travel Project Management Skills Budget 161