Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 14, 2015

Once settled we went downstairs for a light lunch in one of the hotel’s restaurants, Cipriani’s. As you would expect the food was a little on the expensive side for what it was. The views, however were of the same main road, the black out blinds were a must! The staff were attentive and polite, your drink was always being topped up.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants 2015 Gifts Travel 100

Office Dynamics

JUNE 6, 2013

Booking travel – Concur helps ensure that corporate travel is booked within policy before the trip is taken and reconciles expenses after travel is completed. Administrative professionals play a pivotal role in the social, political and internal structure of the company.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Travel Expenses Business Cards 100

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 5, 2015

I manage his schedule and monitor his emails, as well as help organise some of his travel, company events, and client dinners, occasional research, expenses and ad hoc tasks – all the general PA duties. There are some fab vietnamese restaurants – I’m partial to a kimchi banh mi.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Expenses 2014 2015 100

On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2012

The concierge will direct me to a great restaurant and the guy at the door will hail me a cab. That's why it was nice to do this story about MGM Resorts International, where those nice people who treat me so well are not taken for granted. To me, staying in a hotel is like getting a license to be a princess, if only a temporary one.

International 100

International Restaurants Budget 2009 100

On The Job

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Choose a hotel that's close to entertainment such as museums, zoos, parks and restaurants. Make sure you keep track of business and private expenses, so it's clear you're not billing your client or employer for costs associated with your family vacation. You also can ask if they have safety features for children such as outlet covers.

Travel 100

Travel Expenses Restaurants 2007 100

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 15, 2016

Every April, American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) publishes a list of the most popular international cities for business travel and this year the worldwide community that supports Practically Perfect PA will give our attendees the inside track on the top destinations. Restaurant. Increasing their expenses.

Travel 100

Travel PowerPoint Suppliers 2016 100

All Things Admin

MAY 18, 2022

Plus, they don’t need to save and upload receipts thanks to Uber for Business’s seamless integration with many travel and expense management services. Set policy restrictions on location, time, or cost, or require employees to enter expense codes for each trip for simpler tracking at scale.

Travel 10

Travel Administrative Professionals Expenses Policies 10

Small Business CEO

MAY 23, 2011

In any business - small or large, good or bad economy - internal theft or employee fraud can occur. One of the easiest ways for employees to steal from a company is through the use of Expense Report Fraud. Meals expenses are also easy to fudge. Set up a review process for all expenses that are submitted.

Expenses 40

Expenses Purchasing Credit Card Suppliers 40

On The Job

DECEMBER 31, 2008

The Chinese restaurant being run out of your meeting room is playing havoc with your diet. Outside business consultants can be expensive, so the powers that be brought in Miss Miller's 5th grade class to give book reports on "How to Win Friends and Influence People." Your new intern is Rod Blagojevich.

2009 100

2009 Restaurants 2008 Equipment 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Help you find a restaurant. For example, let’s take something as basic as getting help finding a restaurant. You ask someone to help you find a restaurant for a birthday celebration and you say something along the lines of something special, but not too expensive and nearby. You hate that restaurant. Wash your car.

Restaurants 40

Restaurants Expenses International Training 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 15, 2012

You're setting up lunches, giving restaurant recommendations to visiting executives, and sending gift baskets of fruit, baked goods, and other edibles. This is not to say they only eat at the most expensive places, but they also know good food that is inexpensive. When surrounded by high net-worth individuals, they know good food.

Gifts 40

Gifts Restaurants Holidays Expenses 40

Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Dunkin’ Donuts has more than 7,000 restaurants in the United States and District of Columbia and another 10,000 restaurants in 33 countries. Their products are also sold in grocery stores and other specialty shops thus giving them a much broader shot at international brand recognition through a larger variety of different venues.

Restaurants 40

Restaurants 2008 Expenses Policies 40

Brilliantly Better

APRIL 8, 2012

Internally, you’re emotionally involved, but you’re involved with some colored, unsubstantiated shadows over a white screen. Keeping internal agreements is ok, as long as you don’t need them validated by the environment. Let’s say you can’t cover your daily expenses and you never make ends meet. The Process.

International 40

International Environment Expenses Restaurants 40

Allwork

JUNE 2, 2023

However, exclusively addressing employee needs with internally focused solutions can come at the expense of the wider community and discouraging employees from external interactions can shortchange them of meaningful experiences.

Restaurants 269

Restaurants Social Media Health Expenses 269

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. Now, there doesnt seem to be a difference in price at all, it is just common practice that we have to do it ourselves. I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. Recently, I bought a new laptop.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. This is an important thing to know. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Interviewing Holidays 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had " expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." He relied totally on spell check so you can imagine what typos were missed. He was a lawyer and in this particular letter he was writing to a prospective client. Good thing I checked. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Holidays 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 December, 2009 Office Confidential: Just for fun to start your New Year off with a laugh These are excerpts from a presentation I gave to my local International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Chapter dinner meeting. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did in the telling.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2010 IAAP International 100

Productivityist

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

That same curiosity about new people and places, along with the desire not to be totally "ignorant of almost everything," means that I''ve logged lots of hours online researching my destinations, their history and culture, restaurants, hotels, and local attractions over the years. Where you create this chart is entirely up to you.

Google 40

Google Google Docs Travel AT&T 40

Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Internally, we call this our WOW experience,&# explains Zappos, one of the most successful customer service oriented businesses of today’s competitive market. Some restaurants cater to expensive clientage while many customers want family oriented and reasonably priced.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Training Etiquette Medical 40

Allwork

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Although the counterpoint to that argument is that much like bustling restaurants or things of that nature, sometimes it’s actually not a bad thing for a customer to be turned away because it creates this sort of scarcity that makes them actually want to come back. And it’s massive. That companies finally have figured that out.

AT&T 147

AT&T Environment Travel Restaurants 147

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Banking apps, maps, stocks, Uber, restaurant apps. Concur for expenses. American Airlines, FlightStats, Open Table, Google Maps, Weather Channel, CNN, Apple Notes, FaceTime, InstaCart, Uber, Curb, Amazon, WhatsApp (International Texting when my Executive is travelling abroad), Facebook, Twitter, Marriott, Goodreads, Transit Tracker.

Google Docs 100

Google Docs Doodle Travel Google 100

Success

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The surprises began with dinner at the swankiest restaurant from their hometown in Brussels and progressed to skydiving, matching tattoos and a “bachelor’s” weekend in Ireland. But he found the maze of his care complicated, expensive and not focused enough on his goal: walking again. She woke him up at 5:30 a.m. STEPHEN SIMONETTO.

2017 279

2017 Gifts 2012 2001 279

Brilliantly Better

MAY 17, 2010

No matter how “right” that thought may look like in my own internal values system, if it triggers feelings of anger, revenge or fear, it’s a negative thought. Take meditation, for example: less money, less time spent doing expensive things, might lend more time to meditate. Am I experiencing feelings of fear and abandonment?

2010 40

2010 AT&T Forms Lifestyle 40

Success

JANUARY 18, 2023

president-elect of the International Positive Psychology Association told The New York Times in 2011. We’ve made a 12-hour drive to visit family down South for years, and I find myself pulling into the same gas stations, grabbing to-go sandwiches at the same restaurants. Real consequences of decision fatigue. High-end rims?

Learning 258

Learning 2016 AT&T 2011 258

Success

AUGUST 14, 2023

A guiding principle behind the book was that he didn’t simply want to create an expensive design book that would limit who could learn about design. “I At 17, he moved to Denver and worked odd jobs, including at restaurants, gas stations and retail stores. I want to democratize design,” Berk says. “I

Health 147

Health 2005 Lifestyle Expenses 147