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The Customer Isn’t Always Right But How Do You Know Where to Draw the Line?

Success

Another common scenario is the customer who suddenly balks at a cost or makes extra demands after the price is settled, says Ali Craig, a Phoenix area-based luxury branding expert. Knowing your costs and schedules is crucial for evaluating when to refuse a client’s request. That’s when she went quiet.”. So fallout isn’t too likely.

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New! Scholarship Application for 2014 Conference [TIME SENSITIVE]

Office Dynamics

I urge you to take advantage of this administrative conference scholarship application if budget was a primary reason why you aren’t able to attend an administrative conference this year. Scholarship winners are still responsible for their own travel, hotel and incidental costs. and two partial tuition scholarships ($1000 value!)

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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

Success

That’s not necessarily the best approach to prospecting, but when our budget was limited we relied on it.”. I do want to win, don’t get me wrong—we’re all about winning—but not at all costs. This article was published in April 2014 and has been updated. After all, Advisors Excel has a performance culture.

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Tune Hotel, London

Practically Perfect PA

A Tune Hotel is unquestionably a budget option and unless you are the most cost conscious of companies you wouldn’t be looking at this hotel for your Executive. A budget hotel in the centre of London on a Friday afternoon brought forth scary connotations of loud traffic and the general hustle and bustle of a major city.

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Insulating Your Home for the Winter: It’s Never Too Late

Eco-Office Gals

We may have already entered 2014 but I’m sure that we have by no means left the cold weather behind us. This assessment may cost you around £120 , but there is help available if you can’t afford it; and once you have had your assessment you will have a much better idea about the changes you should make.

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How to make your event more environmentally friendly

Practically Perfect PA

Sustainability certainly hasn’t been a priority for assistants organising events, particularly as we often have to manage events alongside our actual day job and the budgets we have to spend on events are still quite a bit smaller than they were a few years ago. Reduce your waste and reduce the budget for next year. Think ahead.

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Trello vs. Monday.com: Which platform is best for task management?

BMT Office Administration

That’s why I’ve put together all these comparison articles to let you know which platform will work best for your needs and budget. Trello was the brainchild of New York software company Glitch in 2011 before launching as its own company in 2014. Yet, how do you know which project management software tool to recommend?