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How to Plan Events Your Team Will Love (Without the Stress)

Eat Your Career

This is a guest post contributed by Eleanor Whitney, editor of All Hands , a publication about life at work from Managed by Q. The benefits of team events are well known. As the editor for All Hands and an event organizer myself, I’ve had the opportunity to learn from event planning experts. Set clear goals.

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Campaigners encourage firms to explore four-day Week with ‘4ugust’ initiative

Workplace Insight

The newly launched initiative, dubbed ‘4ugust’ (but of course) is a joint effort by the 4 Day Week Campaign and think tank Autonomy, with plans for it to become an annual event. Should companies embrace the ‘4ugust’ initiative, employees would enjoy an additional four days off, thanks to the bank holiday at the end of the month.

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The Blended Role of Executive Personal Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning.

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Tips for Setting Up a Remote Workforce

On The Job

Remote workers also travel to Nashville for big events such as holiday parties, and the company maintains a condo so remote workers can visit whenever they need to. Every two weeks remote workers are patched in through video chats with other worker so a 45-minute staff meeting gives everyone a chance to connect and catch up.

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AZVAs the Podcast Episode 8: Publishing Industry Opportunities

Loosely Speaking

Contents of this episode: Tips: Katie shares a boatload of other business podcasts that can help you stay current in your profession and Tara makes a suggestion about creative holiday marketing ideas. Episode 3: Prepping to Attend Industry Events (April 2010). Interview: Tara spoke with Jan B. Episode 2: March 2010.

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Construction Work Ahead–Part 1 of 4

The Marq

So much so that the economic meltdown of 2008 didn’t seem to affect him, even though he worked in the construction industry as a Senior Project Manager. The company recognized his dedication to the firm and extended him the courtesy of looking for work and remaining with the company through the holidays at the end of 2010.

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10 Tips on Taking a Vacation (and Derek DelGaudio)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

We also got 2 floating/personal holidays, about 3-10 sick days, and also working in the entertainment industry, most places shut down for the last 10-14 days of the year. We also get most bank holidays, half day or early closure before a long weekend, and some companies close early on Fridays during the summer at 2pm or 3pm.

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