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How You Can Promote Social Responsibility in the Workplace

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While broader CSR goals may include progressive hiring policies, working with suppliers equally committed to sustainability and energy-reducing, greener windows and HVAC, these are not initiatives where most employees can participate. Even corporate parties and gift-giving makes a difference. Involve employees in CSR initiatives.

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How to Know If You’re Financially Ready to Start a Business

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suppliers, margins, and so forth). Business organization: Who will manage operations? For example, if a relative gives you an intrafamily loan, they’ll want to charge a minimum interest rate so it doesn’t count as a gift (which would trigger gift taxes). Market analysis: What are the current trends in your industry?

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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We want to work with people who are up to date in the areas that we’re iterating toward, so we outsource software development but keep design, engineers and product management within the company,” she says. As a company, we lead with our hearts and are very transparent with our suppliers,” she says. Who you gonna call?

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Your invitation to a very special event this September

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Venues + Events Live is the award-winning exhibition from SquareMeal, and helps PAs, EAs and event organisers find venues, suppliers and inspiration for their next 12 months’ worth of events. Freebies, giveaways, gifts and prizes throughout the show. But there’s one thing you can do to ensure you always make the right choice.

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A day in the life: Saba Ali, Royal Academy of Dance

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I provide extensive diary management including global travel arrangements, compile reports, agendas and for Committee and Board meetings. I also act as the central point of contact for both Directors which might include meeting clients/suppliers, telephone liaison and managing emails whilst they are away.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

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However – if we are not willing to speak up and actively list our duties how can we expect colleagues and managers to be aware of this change in office dynamics? We lighten the load for executives and are vital members of any executive management team. Event Management – Deductive and Inductive Reasoning.

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Working with other assistants

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If your company is anything like mine then you will also have assistants spread out across different teams, floors, offices and Countries reporting into different managers with varying degrees of seniority. Working as a team. Provide cover for them.

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