Practically Perfect PA

JULY 26, 2017

A few years ago I was working as a PA within a large team of highly qualified, talented and very very confident project management consultants. Don’t give yourself undue amounts of stress. It means taking on new challenges, but having a support system in place to help manage your development. Public speaking?

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Office Organization Success

JULY 13, 2013

Many business owners are a little confused between an Online Business Manager and a Virtual Assistant – they think they’re one and the same. To put simply, I equate an Online Business Manager with the traditional Office Manager/Executive Personal Assistant in the corporate world; and a virtual assistant with an administrative assistant.

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Success

JANUARY 4, 2023

The stress-reducing power of assertiveness. When Bacon must deliver less-than-rosy news to clients (for example, telling them something they want is beyond their budget), “I really try not to use the word you. Joy then could have reminded him that, as a contractor, he works for her, the project manager. And it worked. “I

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 9, 2013

Sure, you see many large corporations taking the initiative because they’re publicly traded companies so they can’t afford to anger the consumer market (plus they have the budget) but small businesses generally don’t have that luxury to suddenly flip a switch and become green within a few months. … or can they? What’s stopping yours?

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 20, 2017

The majority of commercial construction projects are rarely straightforward and offer plenty of opportunities for cost overruns and other potential problems which could prove a setback when you are working to a deadline. There are ways to avoid the stress and financial implications associated with an unexpected derailment of your project.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 15, 2023

Today the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt presented his Spring Budget to the House of Commons. Lysan Drabon, Managing Director Europe, Project Management Institute: “Talking about breaking down barriers to employment is not enough.

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Allwork

APRIL 3, 2023

Guest Episode Video Transcript  Andrew Filev Founder And CEO of Wrike Andrew Filev is the founder and CEO of Wrike, a leading collaborative work management platform. About this episode Andrew Filev was running a successful micro multinational company in 2000 and adopted an agile methodology to speed up the projects.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

It’s important to recognize the difference between surviving and thriving, because the key to success is available to those who successfully manage to cross the bandwidth between the two. Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. We’ve come through and now, the economy is healing.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

I was stressed out from the pace of work and also the length of a couple of special projects with a long lead time. We also get a mini break when our boss is traveling as the stress level is generally lower and we can catch up on our workload. Or just have a sleepover with all your friends to keep it low-budget, but fun.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

  [link]   When I would get a new manager on my team, I'd encourage them to flip through the book and flag items that appealed to them.  Burnout and stress are morale killers that cost USA businesses $300 Billion per year. It makes my meditation practice much easier because peace is cumulative like stress.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. 2) How manageable are you? The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

If their price is beyond your budget, that’s okay – just tell them, then go look for someone in your price range. When the project is finished, if you think the price was too much for what was delivered, tell them why you didn’t see the value you expected. Great points all! The Other James´s last blog.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Through her proficiency in project management, communications and new business and technology initiatives, Burgess has led executive-level projects and enjoys solving big problems or challenges that make the world a better place. Marie Forleo. Entrepreneur, writer, philanthropist.

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