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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

Success

This is what we do: My husband monitors travel sites and email subscription services for super-cheap flights or error fares. 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. Traveling also affords space to dream.

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A look back at The Stoddart Review: the once and future guide to workplace productivity?

Workplace Insight

A Nicholas Bloom study from 2015 , before the Stoddart Review, also found that employees who opted into work-from-home policies saw a 13 percent lift in their productivity. A 2008 study found that people are distracted every four minutes in the office , with the top offenders being our co-workers, noise, smartphone notifications, and emails.

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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. I recently spoke at the Assist Conference in September 2015, and at Skyscanner’s Company Presentation in December to around 300 people. Sherien : I am sure I am with the millions when I say I can’t live without my phone.

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A day in the life: Rebecca-Monique Williams, Adaptive Lab

Practically Perfect PA

I manage his schedule and monitor his emails, as well as help organise some of his travel, company events, and client dinners, occasional research, expenses and ad hoc tasks – all the general PA duties. I also try to have a quick catch-up with the MD either by phone or face-to-face. What are the main aspects of your role?

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How To Learn Something New Every Day (And Actually Do Something With It)

Productivityist

Let’s be honest, how many of the articles you read, videos you watch, phone calls you make, words you say and podcasts you listen to, do you actually take action on? As of 2015, there are over 150,000 active podcasts , so the choice really is vast. In 2015, he started a daily vlog. Why is that a problem? I’ve been there.