Practically Perfect PA

JULY 29, 2015

Booking business travel can be a lengthy process. Apps are taking advantage of this user fatigue by aiming to make booking travel a simple and quick process. But are apps the way forward in business travel today? Startup Native is a travel assistant app, evolved from a need to add a human touch to mobile bookings.

Travel 100

Travel Negotiating 2015 Training 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.

Calendars 223

Calendars 2018 Negotiating Skills 223

Success

JANUARY 30, 2024

Unlearning Silence by Elaine Lin Hering It’s a concept Harvard Law School lecturer Elaine Lin Hering , an expert in negotiation, influence and conflict management skills, explores in her upcoming book, Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully. No one said anything about the tyrant and bullying.

UPS 256

UPS Assertiveness Environment 2024 256

Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

He asked me to find a location, negotiate a lease, remodel the space if needed and take care of all interior decorating and procurement. Three months later I selected the location, negotiated the lease, remodeled the space and purchased new furniture, office equipment, and supplies. Facility Managers. Office Managers.

Negotiating 203

Negotiating Confidence Administrative Professionals Temping 203

Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

What does it take to be a successful office manager? 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.

Management 52

Management Payroll Fax Suppliers 52

Office Dynamics

MAY 21, 2019

Executives travel all over the country. Assistants should be a business partner to their executive, so start acting like a business partner and convince your manager why you should be allowed to travel out of state. Negotiate if necessary. Why shouldn’t you? That is not 21 st Century thinking. Principles of Persuasion.

Budget 235

Budget PowerPoint Training Negotiating 235

Success

APRIL 19, 2023

Instead of getting discouraged, try breaking the bigger goal into smaller pieces to make the process more manageable. Consider the minimum amount you spend each month on non-negotiable expenses like: Housing Food Utilities Insurance (health, car, etc.) Start slowly. Is the account accessible?

Credit Card 299

Credit Card Expenses Retirement Goals 299

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 26, 2014

It can be quite a daunting task asking assistants to negotiate corporate rates with hotels. But assistants can save their organisations a lot of money if they negotiate a special rate with local hotels, particularly if many of their colleagues or clients stay overnight. Work with other assistants in your organisation.

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Travel Suppliers Restaurants 100

Success

JUNE 6, 2023

We offer a travel stipend. Accept the employee’s resignation, in most cases Though you can seek to understand the employee’s reasoning, the classiest next step is to accept the resignation without additional back and forth, negotiating or interrogating. Do we have staff who have to commute?

2023 236

2023 Social Media Interviewing Negotiating 236

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 19, 2016

If you do book business travel to Berlin remember to download their city guide for business travellers. Roomex.com is the leading online hotel booking platform for business travel. We will contact you to get your details! Thanks again to Roomex for hosting such a fantastic giveaway.

Travel 100

Travel Negotiating Learning Management 100

Allwork

JUNE 5, 2023

Programming has been a part of interior design and workplace strategy for decades, but is often cut from the project scope — ostensibly to save time and fees…but equally likely so as to limit disruption, and avoid awkward conversations and mis-managing expectations. without major travel time. We think this is a monumental mistake.

Collaborate 236

Collaborate Confidence Policies Stress 236

Bonnie Low-Krayman

DECEMBER 22, 2023

No-Fly Zones are the non-negotiable time constraints that employees now have as part of their lives – deal-breakers of a sort. Suddenly no longer forced to travel into an office, many staff had the chance to have dinner with their families for the first time in a long time. Managers are being tested as never before.

2023 52

2023 2024 2019 Negotiating 52

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 25, 2016

You don’t need the extra hassle of searching for hotels, comparing and negotiating rates, keeping within budget and policies, chasing receipts and invoices at the end of the month… We understand. To get you in the mood, have a read of our business travellers city guide to Berlin. Win a hotel break in Berlin with Roomex.

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Budget Travel Policies 100

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Which tasks should assistants manage? 20 do’s and don’ts when travelling with the boss. How to negotiate a job title change. Stakeholder management tips for assistants. The ultimate guide to diary management. Managing your social media content. How to sign off correspondence on behalf of the boss.

2014 100

2014 UPS Social Media 2015 100

Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The first time I became involved in planning meetings was in my role as an office manager/prospect donor researcher in the Grants and Development Office of a state university. DMC (Destination Management Company). But as it turns out, that’s exactly what I did. .

Suppliers 226

Suppliers Meeting Planning Administrative Professionals Attire 226

Success

MARCH 23, 2022

I talk to friends in the travel industry. Because of my inability to manage such finer points, the side hustle seems doomed to die unconsummated. Now with 50-50-50 requiring hours of work, I hire Chris Iott, a social media solopreneur who was the best man at my wedding, to manage my accounts for me. They encourage me, too.

Social Media 288

Social Media Forms Negotiating Learning 288

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 8, 2014

Your manager has just returned from a Board meeting. Your manager delivers the news that he has nominated you to coordinate the training. Their fabulous collection comprises Event Sweetie , which is the event management side of the business and Location Darling which is their venue and accommodation sourcing service.

Agencies 100

Agencies Negotiating Equipment Training 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 21, 2016

The negotiator is someone who usually tries to make up the rules as she/he goes along. For example, if a negotiator sees a co-worker drinking at lunch, they might wait to see if the behavior affects her/his job in any way, to see if it happens again or if anyone else notices. Here’s an example of putting the tool into practice.

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Negotiating IAAP Expenses 100

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. You need to reinforce that your work is under control and manage expectations. Managers ultimately want to hear about bottom lines and how you how you successfully planned and smoothly executed your teams’ success in achieving annual targets.

Business Cards 100

Business Cards International Training Networking 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Competencies – Calendaring, travel, task organization, projects. o Virtual support – executives travel internationally and support is virtual. How will you manage yourself? o Negotiation. o Negotiation. o Self-management (manage your thoughts and emotions) Use your passion and energy for work.

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Negotiating Travel Training 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

I also met with all of the Sales Managers at the hotels local to my office and discussed their corporate rates. I spent a long time managing the relationship with the serviced apartment supplier and also dealt with all of the positive and negative feedback from the consultants. Filed under: Accomodation.

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Suppliers Expenses Restaurants 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

Event Management, Project Management, Human Resources and Finance have become a big part of my job. Tasks and responsibilities involving heavy project management are becoming commonplace for the admin too.” I was hired 4 years ago as the PA to the Managing Director and that was it.

Finance 100

Finance Salary Filing Project Management 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Long gone are the days our executive managers fly all over the world attending an hour’s meeting here or there. Don’t get me wrong they still travel for Board meetings and client engagement but they don’t get on a flight simply because there are no alternatives to getting everyone together.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Equipment Expenses Negotiating 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Long gone are the days our executive managers fly all over the world attending an hour’s meeting here or there. Don’t get me wrong they still travel for Board meetings and client engagement but they don’t get on a flight simply because there are no alternatives to getting everyone together.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Equipment Expenses Negotiating 100

Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Once you've finished writing, get it checked by your hiring manager to see if there are any significant changes to be made. Marketing Manager Job Description We are looking for an experienced and versatile Marketing Manager to engage with our company. Strong and effective project management skills.

Social Media 52

Social Media Skills Salary International 52

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

The Office Professionals Place

JULY 29, 2009

Their duties include (but are not limited to) answering and screening calls, meeting and greeting clients and customers, maintaining executives calendars, writing correspondence, generating reports, meeting planning, filing, travel arrangements, maintain client/customer data records, supervising others, and the list goes on.

Filing 100

Filing IAAP Fax Calendars 100

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Yes, I’ll get to go” or “My manager will say no.” Executives travel all over the country. Assistants should be a business partner to their executive, so start acting like a business partner and convince your manager why you should be allowed to travel out of state. Negotiate if necessary. Why shouldn’t you?

Training 100

Training Budget Negotiating Skills 100

Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Most (not all) of our students choose to find other words to refer to their leaders, such as manager, executive, supervisor, and leader, to name a few options. After negotiations with one organization, I ended up agreeing to the initial salary offered (knowing the position called for considerably more). Words matter. They matter a lot.

Salary 52

Salary Collaborate Travel Stress 52

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Yes, I’ll get to go” or “My manager will say no.” Executives travel all over the country. Assistants should be a business partner to their executive, so start acting like a business partner and convince your manager why you should be allowed to travel out of state. Negotiate if necessary. Why shouldn’t you?

Training 100

Training Budget Negotiating Skills 100

Small Business CEO

AUGUST 21, 2013

You can enjoy all the benefits of working out of an office, without having to bother with the day-to-day management of it. You can negotiate for extras and pay for add-on services like meeting rooms as and when required. A virtual office provider can run a virtual office from a large room, and manage multiple clients from there.

Negotiating 40

Negotiating Equipment Purchasing Environment 40

Small Business Labs

MAY 6, 2010

  So, Washington Post, we're opening the bidding at $50 (we want to leave some negotiating room).  .  We're - well let's just say we're not that.    But we make money.    This is a substantial premium (50X) over Newsweek's estimated value. 

2010 100

2010 Retirement 2020 2005 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

When we were a smaller agency, I was the EA and Office Manager for a smaller facility. I'm really interested in progressing and developing my skills but feel that managing the office is hindering my ability to focus on the core of being an EA. Do you want to manage people or actually do the work? Why do I bring this up?

Agencies 40

Agencies Temping Skills Management 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

They also travel a lot all over the world. Or there is combination of having the EA, a personal assistant, a nanny, and a whole crew of people at their service from an estate manager, accountant to lawyer that you the EA will have to interface with. Tread carefully and speak humbly when you negotiate.

Negotiating 40

Negotiating Interviewing Mentoring Promotion 40

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 21, 2024

Taking an active part in coordinating CyberCrimeCon (annual global cybersecurity conference) to streamline processes around international guests’ travel, negotiate with the hotels and sponsors to get discounts, and save additional costs by involving volunteers.

International 75

International ASAP Negotiating Administrative Professionals 75

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

You may do a 30 min phone interview with 3 different HR folks and then will be asked to meet with at least one of them before meeting an array of assistants, senior level management, and your actual boss. And because executives are constantly traveling for weeks at a time, it may take a month or three just to finally meet everyone.

Job Hunting 40

Job Hunting Temping Interviewing Credit Card 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Before you go looking for a new job at your current company or outside of it, please know exactly what you want from a job - what you must have, what you must not have, what you can negotiate/live with, what you can’t compromise on, what kind of boss and colleagues you want. So figure out the 20% you dislike, but can manage or live with.

Email 40

Email Calendars Retirement Legal 40