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8 Easy Contract Changes to Make for More Sustainable Events

Practically Perfect PA

Sometimes we just need things written down and all we really want is an agenda on a piece of paper! The University of Greenwich run a great placement programme for corporates and agencies looking for interns and event students. It affects both carbon emissions and the amount of expense receipts coming through! Save energy.

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

Practically Perfect PA

The agenda. A pre-event agenda should look something like this: What is the purpose of the event? Events can be expensive especially if they are for team building or internal training. Remember this agenda is for your first meeting, you will have more detailed discussions as the process moves forward.

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Shorter, More Effective Meetings

Office Dynamics

The cost of the average meeting, including salaries, expenses, and opportunity costs is estimated at $5000. As a result, if the person who called the meeting hasn’t put out a clear agenda, or verbally told you what the purpose is, you need to contact him or her and ask. and another under productive meeting…and another.

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Shorter, More Effective Meetings

Office Dynamics

The cost of the average meeting, including salaries, expenses, and opportunity costs is estimated at $5000. As a result, if the person who called the meeting hasn’t put out a clear agenda, or verbally told you what the purpose is, you need to contact him or her and ask. Well, instead of right now, make it 10 minutes from now.

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L'Oreal Encourages Employees to Embrace Entrepreneurial Spirit

On The Job

That was forcing us to go for external hires," which can be expensive and time consuming. Instead, Larrain says he is aiming for up to 70% of top positions to be filled internally, creating what he calls "a bullpen of superstars." There is no agenda. Calls can range from 45 minutes to two hours, he says. "I

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Make Procedures Development a Habit, Not a Project

All Things Admin

For example, you may allocate specific time periods throughout the day to check email or send out meeting agendas and reminders. Or you may have set days of the week where you do certain reports or perform routine tasks like expense reporting or payroll. We Have Even More Procedures Development Resources For You Here!

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Revolutionary Ways Assistants Can Get Information from Their Managers

Office Dynamics

Time: Investment or Expense? Whether you view time spent as an investment or an expense can often be based on the filter with which you view time in general. #2 Utilize internal SM and messaging apps for knowledge sharing. Identify high priority issues and bring them to attention and insert agenda into calendar.