Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2016

So, according to recent studies, the amount organizations spend on business travel is increasing year on year. This means that the amount of time assistants spends organising business travel is only going to grow. It is vital that we keep up with these changes. Organising business travel is changing… Are you?

Travel 100

Travel Holidays Credit Card Phones 100

Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

As entrepreneurs/business owners, we take great care in setting rates, creating packages and tracking the hours we and our teams put in; but are our rates really paying for our expenses? Also include your mobile phone plan (or a portion of it) if you use that for your business. Take a good look at where you spend your money.

Expenses 100

Expenses Equipment Travel Home Office 100

Allwork

JANUARY 24, 2024

For some, a series of email surprises, expensive and time-consuming. Some younger workers accustomed to remote working see this time as part of their workday, working en route and traveling slightly later to avoid the mental toll of rush hour. Commuting profoundly affects our well-being, and it’s up to us to frame it positively.

Collaborate 282

Collaborate Ergonomics Goals Expenses 282

Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Do I want to pony up the cash needed to deal with data worry-free during my trip? Do I want to finally settle on getting a phone for US travel only? Do I want to risk it and see how much I wind up spending with as little use as possible? I exchange, I let them know I’d offer up my thoughts here at Productivityist.

Phones 40

Phones Travel FedEx Google 40

Success

MAY 31, 2022

An email preview pops up in the corner of your screen. The truth is, the distractions coming from our phones, computers and other electronic devices are far from being the whole problem when it comes to our getting derailed from the things that matter most to us and the world around us. Flash sale—take advantage now! Celebrity gossip.

Lifestyle 243

Lifestyle Gossip Phones 2022 243

Success

MAY 3, 2024

Solo travel can be a fantastic way to broaden your horizons. Keep reading for our best solo travel tips, whether you’re learning how to travel solo for the first time or you’re a seasoned traveler. Keep these documents in the cloud and on your phone to easily access them from the road.

Travel 130

Travel Credit Card Medical Restaurants 130

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 4, 2016

For any of us that have heard Lucy speak, we will know that Matthew is the person that keeps the wheels rolling at Executive Secretary Magazine while Lucy travels around the world promoting the industry. Taking phone calls, enquiries and general requests, handling all queries. Normally I start my day by getting up about 6:30 a.m.

Travel 186

Travel Social Media Suppliers Email 186

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 6, 2014

If your boss is travelling to many different locations during their business trip it can be a lot more time and cost effective hiring a car for them. Car hire can be expensive so it is worth doing a little research before you confirm the booking. It will also come in handy for your other colleagues travelling on business.

Credit Card 100

Credit Card Travel Suppliers International 100

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Here are some of my favourites: Great Apps: Travel. This app is slightly expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check details on the go. Assistants can also recommend all of the apps to their manager.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Travel Expenses Phones 100

Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 15, 2017

You need a category of stuff to do when you’re not up for doing any of the hard stuff. Expense reports or any kind of form or report that requires you to gather information you have and compile it, just filling in the little blanks and sending it off. Divide it up into categories like to do list and file. Out they go.

Filing 100

Filing Expenses 2016 AT&T 100

C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

For couples who travel frequently between homes and businesses and have busy lifestyles, this could mean coordinating professional and private schedules across different time zones and in different regions around the world. An EA/PA manages the executive’s entire life. How Much Does a Hybrid Executive Assistant Earn?

Payroll 74

Payroll Lifestyle Gifts Calendars 74

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Here are a few of my favourites: Travel. This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Travel Phones Calendars 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Here are a few of my favourites: Travel. This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Travel Phones Calendars 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 19, 2014

During my time in Geneva it certainly hadn’t escaped my notice that Geneva is an expensive city: you can’t really escape it (unless you spend all of your time hanging around the central train station). After a few hours of sightseeing I got the phone call and headed back to the hotel to check out my room.

Expenses 100

Expenses 2014 AT&T Restaurants 100

Eco-Office Gals

JULY 13, 2011

There are some tips however, that can help you keep up. Meetings and events make up a big part of business and communications, whether internal or external. Not only will you be able to keep everyone up to date on what is going on, you will also have a direct way to interact with your customers. Know your Audience. Use Videos.

Carbon Footprint 100

Carbon Footprint Phones Facebook Networking 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Fun travel apps are Skype (for calling home), SimplyNoise (great for sleeping in noisy places), Sit or Squat (find a bathroom), and CheapGas. My Kindle app is a lifesaver while traveling. I like having a long battery life and having the full functionality of the Windows Platform on my phone.

2003 100

2003 Dropbox Fax Social Media 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 17, 2008

Here is what I came up with: Catch up on filing Do expense reports Order supplies Prepare courier slips Get on the phone to check voicemail and return calls, make travel arrangements, register for conferences, book boardrooms etc. At least it does for me.

Filing 100

Filing Expenses Travel Phones 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 17, 2008

My boss e-mails me or phones me to do this or that so I have to pay attention to the pings that let me know I have another message in my Inbox. I need to check my voicemail when I see the red light is flashing on my phone. Scheduling meeting dates and making business phone calls on behalf of my boss. Making travel arrangements.

Phones 100

Phones Expenses Filing Travel 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Sustainable events don’t need to be expensive events. Long gone are the days of endless budgets, assistants are now given strict instructions on how much they can spend on the events they organise and sustainability is not something that comes up in a conversation with our bosses. Engage your stakeholders. We strive to save you money.

Budget 100

Budget 2014 Travel Training 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. My alarm goes off at 05:30 and I usually hit snooze twice before actually getting up.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Expenses 2014 2015 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 28, 2008

I said, "If I called you at work in the middle of the day, would you be able to come to the phone and chat?" Any personal calls they have to make to the bank, insurance company or any personal matters, he always asks his wife to do it because he says, "You sit at your desk all day and have a phone readily available, so it is easier for you".

Fax 100

Fax Phones Expenses Filing 100

Melissa Peoples

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

xo, Melissa I very recently made the decision to leave a role without another one lined up. Initially, I did receive a few responses, asking me to provide video-pre-screens [not my favorite thing to do, I'm discovering] or to participate in phone pre-screens, which I giddily did, with zero results. You are welcome!

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Resume Administrative Professionals Cover Letter Temping 52

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

In the past I’d be answering phones, taking memos and maintaining files – nowadays you are an extension of your Executive. ” “When I first started as an EA, I was answering phones, filing, and typing memos. I started out as a receptionist and ended up as an EA. I’ve had one 2.5%

Finance 100

Finance Salary Filing Project Management 100

On The Job

DECEMBER 31, 2008

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." You were especially impressed by the kid who dressed up as Dale Carnegie while reading his report.

2009 100

2009 Restaurants 2008 Travel 100

On The Job

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Because with the latest economic news making most of us feel like we're on some sadistic new ride at Disney World, stress is catching up with most of us in one form or another. When asked by your employer to watch expenses during these tough times, you turn off your computer and phone.

Stress 100

Stress Expenses Travel Forms 100

Office Dynamics

JUNE 16, 2010

If I am in a Rat Pack mood, it hooks me up. For instance, as an administrative assistant, maybe your leader delivers her travel expense receipts just before the statement deadline…and it becomes easy to think, “She’ll just pay a late fee monthly.” to create custom stations WITHOUT COMMERCIALS OR DEEJAYS.

IAAP 100

IAAP Administrative Professionals Legal Budget 100

Office Dynamics

JUNE 16, 2010

If I am in a Rat Pack mood, it hooks me up. For instance, as an administrative assistant, maybe your leader delivers her travel expense receipts just before the statement deadline…and it becomes easy to think, “She’ll just pay a late fee monthly.” to create custom stations WITHOUT COMMERCIALS OR DEEJAYS.

IAAP 100

IAAP Administrative Professionals Legal Budget 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

At first the consultants picked their own hotels and put the cost through their expenses and as you can imagine their choice of hotels varied wildly and so did the price. It may feel strange inviting people up to your apartment! My director gave me the task of reducing this spend by 20%.

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Suppliers Expenses Restaurants 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 18, 2012

  My job was high profile, high travel and high stress.  My FAVORITE 1400 - Any time I had issue with any type of technical issue from my pc or laptop to pager to phone to printer to cell phone, you name it, I dialed 1400 and that group took care of it for me.  Prior to founding Calahan Solutions, Inc.,

Payroll 100

Payroll AT&T Purchasing Filing 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Another time I was trying to find a full-serve gas station to fill up, but there was nothing to be found. I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Productivityist

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

She is a lawyer, freelance writer, and dedicated traveler. That childlike wonder of experiencing a new place for the first time is what draws me to travel as much as possible, both internationally and domestically within the US. Where you create this chart is entirely up to you. visit some travel blogs, or buy a travel guide.

Google 40

Google Google Docs Travel AT&T 40

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

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

One of the most surprising things for me was to learn that not all companies will give you an expense account or a company credit card. The company will ask that you charge everything from business travel to catered lunches on your credit card and they will reimburse you. Or you may find you need a money order or traveler’s checks.

Job Hunting 40

Job Hunting Credit Card Finance Gifts 40

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 30, 2012

Get educated now on the new rules of employee expense reimbursements! Employee Expense Reimbursements: Compliance Workshop. The legal and financial risks of mishandling employee expense reimbursements have spiked in recent years. Should you run expense reimbursements through payroll or accounts payable? View this online.

Expenses 100

Expenses Payroll Gifts Travel 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and Top Mobil Phone Apps | Main | Are you Time-challenged Tim or Non-productive Nancy? I set up recurring appointments for things like bookkeeping or marketing. Smart Phone!! My favorite is: The iPhone although any smart phone will do.

Filing 100

Filing Office Depot Microsoft Outlook Phones 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  Do You Have A Pain In Your Back-up? Everything is backed up on the web automatically. Evernote information is stored in the cloud (so that I do not have to worry about my computer crashing) but allows me to add a note from my computer, iPad, or phone.

Credit Card 100

Credit Card Google Docs Dropbox Filing 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. 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. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Interviewing Holidays 100