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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

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I lost my confidence. I traveled the world from Australia to Switzerland, selling tickets and packages to corporate clients for the world’s largest sporting events. I was caught in the middle of a scandal, between one supplier and thousands of people I made promises to. I lost my business. I lost my savings. I lost my house.

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Top tip guide to managing global ground transport

Practically Perfect PA

All you have to do is book a car to Heathrow Airport, organise transfers on arrival at the foreign destination and then make sure that all your travellers get to every meeting in their jam-packed itinerary without a hitch. Choose the best supplier for your needs. How many people are travelling? Will there be a lot of luggage?

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Day in the life from Cressida Ford, PA at Cardiff University

Practically Perfect PA

The diary claims a lot of time – scheduling and rescheduling meetings – and I also have a shared inbox with the other assistants so we can cover each other and make sure everything’s getting done that needs to be; that can be processing overtime payments for technical staff, arranging catering for supplier meetings, international travel, expenses….

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. The methodology and any training for staff to be completed by Q2. A database to be created and maintained so that travel costs are collected and reported monthly.

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SMART objectives

Practically Perfect PA

Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. The methodology and any training for staff to be completed by Q2. A database to be created and maintained so that travel costs are collected and reported monthly.

2014 100
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SMART objectives for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. The methodology and any training for staff to be completed by Q2. A database to be created and maintained so that travel costs are collected and reported monthly.

2014 100
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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

Have the confidence to take the lead, be proactive and have a conversation with your boss. If you request to attend a Training Day and they say that time away from the office is the main issue, then you need to make the conference seem as undisruptive as possible. Internal & External Training. Magazine Subscriptions.