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A venue finding agency is an assistant’s best friend!

Practically Perfect PA

That is why I believe assistants should work with a venue finding agency because it is one aspect of the task that we can easily outsource to an expert – a good venue finding agency truly is an assistant’s best friend! Not a confident negotiator? A venue finding agency will cost you nothing!

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So you’ve been asked to organise an event… now what?

Practically Perfect PA

You should come away from the initial meeting with enough information to feel confident that you are making the right choices for every aspect of the event. Do you need additional resources such as a venue finding agency to help? How to negotiate when planning an event. The agenda. What is the budget?

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Five Barriers to Improving Employee Engagement

Energage

In April 2017, American Airlines announced it was proactively increasing the pay for pilots and flight attendants, two years ahead of contract negotiations. Executive teams think twice before taking actions that might shake investor confidence. The reaction from Wall Street was brutal. Barrier #3: Communication channels are saturated.

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Magic Johnson’s Fast Break Into Business

Success

Earvin “Magic” Johnson was in the seventh year of his Hall of Fame career when thoughts of his basketball afterlife led him to the office of uber-executive Michael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency. And that gives them the confidence to strike out in new directions.

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25 Self-Help Books You (Probably) Haven’t Read

Success

This means that to be an effective leader of ourselves and others we must jettison negativity and judgment and instead choose words that create confidence, love and inspiration. Marketing has a bad rap because many ad agencies think that he who shouts the loudest, wins. has incredible power to create the reality around you. Enthusiasm.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

After only 2 weeks, I found a great company through a staffing agency and the position was full time working for a wonderful CEO. Keep in mind, the role of a staffing agency/HR is to work for the company and to protect the CEO/client, their company, and their business, and their money. You just need to be brave to make that choice.

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