Success

MAY 31, 2022

The truth is, the distractions coming from our phones, computers and other electronic devices are far from being the whole problem when it comes to our getting derailed from the things that matter most to us and the world around us. The latest post from Becoming Minimalist (no, wait, that’s a good distraction). Where was I?

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Success

JUNE 6, 2023

As many as 31% of workers actively planned to quit their jobs in 2022, alongside 28% of workers who were undecided on the matter, according to a survey by the Conference Board. We offer a travel stipend. The Great Resignation turned all eyes toward reasons employees might want to quit their jobs. Do we have staff who have to commute?

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Success

JULY 24, 2023

Once you’ve made your design choices, Samara will survey your property, arrange the necessary construction permits, ship the unit to your backyard and install it for you—all within a matter of months. It’s a seed with a wing attached to it, which allows it to travel farther from the tree to ensure its survival and success.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 29, 2015

According to a recent survey conducted by PA Life assistants spend at least 20% of their time organising travel. Gett has a business platform to track and manage spending and this system can be hooked up to the app on your Executive’s phone so that they don’t have to to pay the fare up front. Gett: Free .

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 12, 2015

From a number of surveys carried out this year, including the Practically Perfect PA Industry Snapshot we can see that assistants are still spending most of their time managing their Executive’s diary. There are advancements in the travel industry every year. They can even open their hotel room door with their phone.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 12, 2014

Key quote: The increasing availability of big data from mobile phones and location-based apps has triggered a revolution in the understanding of human mobility patterns. Actual behavioral data is increasingly available, reducing (but not eliminating) the use of other methods such as observational research and surveys.

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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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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 11, 2022

Make sure you're being accommodating of their time and are flexible with remote candidates especially during a time when travelling long distances for an in-person interview can be demanding. The entire job application process must also be mobile-friendly, especially when 90% of job seekers use their mobile phones to look for jobs.

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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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Ideas.Ted

MARCH 3, 2022

The person who answered the phone explained that Deepa had died that morning. “I 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. The following day, Amy called Deepa’s home to speak with her.

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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. Your fellow passengers would appreciate it. OK, that's it.

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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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On The Job

APRIL 13, 2009

But hold the phone -- jumping from a "battleship to a fishing boat" as one small business owner put it may not be that easy. If the phone rings here four times, then that means the receptionist is doing something else and you need to pick up the phone. One of the options to consider is going to work for a small company.

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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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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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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.  Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   They received a huge number of responses! 

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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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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Cath is always on the end of the phone/email when I need her and I appreciate that. I also think that by networking and meeting fellow PA’s we can now pick up the phone and offer help to each other. We put a survey together for them and have given them the results. This is really great.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

I conducted a short project, where I surveyed all of the consultants to find out what they needed from their accommodation. Some places do not have a reception or night porter and in these cases if there is a problem you are normally asked to phone a central number located away from the apartment.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

According to US News and World Report Travel , Atlanta-based Delta Airlines scored the worst of major airlines with the dubious honor of ranking first in delays. Possibly Related Posts: Customer complaints to be addressed by airlines New travel regulations formulated by the Department of Transportation become. photo credit: SpecialKRB.

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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. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Do you think lawyers conduct surveys about customer satisfaction ? This client had a previous attorney for 20 years, but left that firm because he never returned phone calls and made her wait in the reception area well over an hour; bottom line clients need to be the most important priority. Why else would anyone travel to Las Vegas?

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Answer: Relationship Care is what we call our servicing ethos and very simply put, it is really about making sure we take advantage of whatever our interaction is with that customer to create incremental value to them during the time American Express is on the phone with them. It gives us a deeper connection and engages the customers more.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Telemarketing is my number one annoyance in advertising and as soon as I answer the phone and get that few seconds of dead air, that is my queue to hang up. 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.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

  A survey from the American Dietetic Association finds that 75 percent of office workers eat lunch at their desks as often as two or three times a week. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Never skip [I'd pass out.] but sometimes it's 2 or 3 PM.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  Accenture conducted a survey of 1,000 middle managers in large companies in the U.S. If you have something electronic around you cell phone, radio, tv – anything that is on or could come on anything that could bug you – turn it to the off position. Email is the ultimate distraction that most of us face now. 

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A few months ago I asked the Practically Perfect PA readers if they could complete a survey for me. The survey asked if assistants feel that having or not having a university degree has made a difference to their career path. a bit of everything so that they can be the rigth hand of the boss. A waste of their talents!

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

When you add up the time it takes for estimates, contracts, printing, filling, phone calls, and all the rest, you’ll lose money without a minimum. Even if the meeting is just an hour, I have to account for the extra time of meeting prep, road time, and returning phone calls I miss while out of the office.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Pick a half-dozen little items that can be completed in 5 minutes each or less (an email you need to send, a phone call to make, something to look up on the internet.) a 6x9(ish) spiral notebook.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Thanks to Rachel Minihan of Purple Phone PR & Marketing. I repurpose my travel stories and product reviews for both gay and straight audiences, getting double play and double exposure for my subjects. Thanks to Pearson Browbn of Freelance Travel Writer And Blogger. Shoot Your Video Once - Repurpose Into 12 Months Of Content.

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