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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

Success

Renée Marino looked onto the crowd during a 2013 Broadway performance of Jersey Boys and found herself staring at legendary filmmaker Clint Eastwood, who had shown up to scout actors for a film adaptation of the musical. Outreach Marino is more excited to get on the phone than your average person. No one spoke…. It broke my heart.

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Donald Kelly—The Sales Evangelist—Is Out to Create a Community of World-Class Sellers

Success

selling peanuts, or having a little restaurant,” he says. In 2013, while building his sales career, a friend of Kelly’s introduced him to podcasting. That person is not going to pick up the phone and make that call because they’ve already defeated themselves in their belief system,” Kelly says. You created opportunities.”.

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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

Success

If you’re interested in the restaurant business, this is the perfect chance to note what thrives overseas, be it individual dishes, types of cuisine or certain franchises. Mike went back into the car and sat in a catatonic state while I ran up my international phone bill—and was finally able to get someone on the line.

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What can assistants expect in 2014?

Practically Perfect PA

I know I always say I can’t believe how the time flies but I seriously can’t believe how quickly 2013 past us by! Throughout 2013 we noticed a huge increase in PA networking with a number of local networking groups springing up across the UK. It was quick wasn’t it!? I’m not just getting old! PA Networking.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

Far fewer employees have laptops (39 percent), mobile phones (40 percent) or tablet computers (13 percent) available to them at work. The vast majority of workers report that they are equipped with landline telephones (86 percent) and desktop computers (80 percent).

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. Sherien : Being awarded the PA Executive Magazine/Hays Award ‘1 st runner up for the PA Newcomer of the Year’ 2013 Award was an amazing achievement for me. It is brilliant! What piece of technology or app can you not live without?

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Workflows: Trip Planning Made Easy

Productivityist

That same curiosity about new people and places, along with the desire not to be totally "ignorant of almost everything," means that I''ve logged lots of hours online researching my destinations, their history and culture, restaurants, hotels, and local attractions over the years. Lots of hours. Google Docs works too.

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