Practically Perfect PA

MAY 3, 2017

It can be almost impossible for some PAs to get away from their desk or leave the office for a day to attend training. Attending a virtual Summit means that you can watch the training from your office. It can also be quite difficult for assistants to attend training events if they do not work or live near a large city such as London.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 16, 2023

ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

You read about a great seminar, workshop, or conference for administrative office professionals. While teaching, coaching, and consulting with thousands of assistants nationwide, I have found that they don’t see they have to work at gaining support for training and development. You know the scenario. You walk out. End of story.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

However like many other areas within our role we are not trained event organisers. Typically we are expected to be competent at anything our managers ask us to do even if they aren’t so keen on offering us any training. With many of the events I’ve organised I’ve not had a budget or clear objectives. Sound familiar?

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

You read about a great seminar, workshop, or conference for administrative office professionals. While teaching, coaching, and consulting with thousands of assistants nationwide, I have found that they don’t see they have to work at gaining support for training and development. You know the scenario. You walk out. End of story.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In the hopes of healing her own life, she sought training in coaching, nutrition, fitness and mindfulness, and her goal became to teach others how to balance a thriving career, body and mind. After spending a decade grappling with a fast-paced career in marketing and two autoimmune diseases, AlTai hit burnout. Elena Cardone.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

When the pressure is on to find an impressive venue to wow your clients, or source the ideal training venue for your delegates, or book the perfect executive meeting room, it’s good to know that help is at hand. As an international client with limited knowledge on venues in the UK, I found her assistance outstanding.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Someone else just returned from a conference where the keynote speaker made a huge impact on the crowd, so they suggest you book her…and she hits it out of the park. Someone has an uncle who owns a catering company and secures a discount, allowing you to come in under budget.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A considerable part of their role may be training on internal processes so that other administrative staff can keep operations running smoothly. They usually take on the big ones, such as galas or conferences. For example, they may have a budget that they can use for the tasks related to their role.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Exclusive, desirable and uniquely situated being 40 minutes south of Edinburgh International airport. Whether you wish to host a cocktail reception, lunch or dinner; or are planning something more ambitious such as a wedding, an exclusive conference or even a fancy dress ball; Two Temple Place will ensure that your event is unforgettable.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2013

We are asked to arrange all sorts of events including anything from a team training day through to the company Christmas party and other large scale conferences, exhibitions and dinners. Events can be expensive especially if they are for team building or internal training. What is the budget?

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Yes, most of us organise the Christmas party and that is hard enough, but we also organise team building events, AGMs, conferences, forums, private dining experiences, So yes, if we organise all of these types of events for our company we ‘sort of’ work in the events industry.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

I’ve also had the opportunity to speak at administrative professional and executive assistant conferences all over the world, including Hong Kong, Thailand, and Germany. —David K., I’ve worked with CEOs, professional athletes, Fortune 100 board members, billionaires, pastors—and their assistants—in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Have you ever asked your supervisor to pay for a training or workshop that would enhance your professional or personal development only to get rejected saying there just wasn’t enough money in the budget? How to deal with it: Provide written materials and information about the training or workshop you wish to attend.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

years and recently made an internal move, becoming the EA to a C-Level executive. Now's a great time to set a foundation and train your executive (if they are willing and learn to trust you) so a precedent can be set. I block out time on my calendar when I know I will have to work overtime because it's budget season.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Imagine, if we had assistants at home to pay the bills, do the budget, organize dinners, answer our calls and follow up with reminders -- it is starting to sound pretty good. That is a good time to recognize assistants for all that they do. I hope all of your professionals appreciate what a privilege it is to have someone look after them.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

What better candidate to take on that role as a career, than the assistant who regularly plans events from small meetings to large conferences. Some assistants regularly manage small budgets when planning functions or have bookkeeping responsibilities and work regularly on spreadsheets.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

When I had staff as a Training/Performance Manager, we had very specific meetings designed to set goals and report on progress quarterly. Single out one staff member who did an exemplary job of completing a task on time and on budget and recognize their achievement during a team meeting by bestowing a prize tailored specifically for them.

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