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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

Teamwork : Our project management tools integrate with email, Dropbox, Slack, and a variety of other applications providing a centralized platform for project management, communication, and file sharing. We can send project updates via email, and they stay threaded on the appropriate task lists for future reference.

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Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them

Practically Perfect PA

Read the first one, on what to look for in an event supplier , and watch out for the third and final blog, on how to ensure organisations value PA work! The PA learning curve can be very steep, and the role can be demanding. Ask your manager for any training suggestions they may have, and request training opportunities.

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Feeling like a fraud at work

Practically Perfect PA

A few years ago I was working as a PA within a large team of highly qualified, talented and very very confident project management consultants. For example, so many of us are asked to organise events, manage projects, procure services and suppliers, manage budgets and recruit for new staff.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

simonewu 24/01/2023 Office managers are responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly in the office. They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. Office managers are responsible for keeping businesses running smoothly.

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How to ensure your admin improvement projects stick!

Practically Perfect PA

Most managers will hire professional consultants for business improvement projects but will ask their assistants to make changes to the fundamental administrative structures without instruction or training. I was able to learn some of the tools they used which have been really invaluable.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

We lighten the load for executives and are vital members of any executive management team. The Skill-set of the modern PA is a far cry from tea and typing: Exceptional Communication – with colleagues, clients, suppliers, peers and the public (includes Active Listening). Event Management – Deductive and Inductive Reasoning.

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Ten critical foundations for successful collaborative networks

BioTeams

Groups of VEN members who form teams around specific new product development opportunities and research projects. Project Management Teams. Groups of VEN members who form teams to manage the execution of project contracts won by the campaign and bid development teams and also internal VEN projects.