Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 17, 2019

I hope you enjoy our key skills round-up 2019. We focused really heavily this year on increasing our content around the key skills Assistants need to develop in their role this year. We covered a lot of skills including minute taking, event management, organising business travel, project management and everything in between!

2019 130

2019 Skills UPS Project Management 130

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 4, 2019

Just think how much time you spend organising travel for your Executive or your team? It’s a lot, right? Maybe 20% of your week? Maybe more? That time will be taken up by meticulously planning trips with the hope that nothing will go wrong while their Executive is away from the office. But from missed […].

Travel 187

Travel Management UPS Skills 187

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 30, 2019

Let’s be honest… Business travel can be a nightmare. Dozens of emails a week with travel requests, questions about itineraries, last minute changes, and scheduling complications. Better travel management can minimise emails and streamline the entire process. But there is good news! Outline […].

Travel 113

Travel Management Email Skills 113

C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 28, 2023

If you’re looking to hire a new EA or EA/PA, it’s critical to assess the balance needed between “hard” technical skills and “soft” skills, before you start the process. Often, soft executive assistant skills are the difference between an average EA and the perfect EA.

Skills 87

Skills Interviewing PowerPoint Administrative Professionals 87

Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2019

As an assistant of 20 years, I had one perspective of meeting management. You must keep these things in mind when you are managing your executive’s calendar. Calendar management is an important skill. You must also think consider whether travel was involved—whether local travel or getting on an airplane.

Calendars 230

Calendars Management Travel Phones 230

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 27, 2019

Managing travel can be a headache. You might still be writing long emails back and forth to your travel agent, wasting time searching for the best deals yourself, or having to wait for your travellers to send you the booking options they want. Every time they travel! And expenses—what a nightmare.

Expenses 100

Expenses Travel Management Email 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 13, 2017

Now I am going to surprise you by telling you one of the most awesome administrative skills you can work on is being brilliant at the basics. Basics include: travel planning, appointment coordination, meeting preparation, all facets of communication, organizational skills, and time and project management. The basics.

Skills 228

Skills Administrative Professionals Filing Project Management 228

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Did you know that business travel is a $1.3 And that in most companies, travel spend is often the second largest expenditure after salaries? Business travel spend in general is massive, but it doesn’t stop there; the amount of time spent organising business travel is substantial too. trillion dollar market?

Travel 176

Travel Salary Management Skills 176

Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2019

Organization skills for administrative assistants are one of the most valuable skills to have as an administrative assistant. Fortunately, there are at least 9 ways to improve your organization skills as an administrative assistant without too much effort on your part. Be proactive. Learn to delegate.

Skills 223

Skills Filing Administrative Professionals Travel 223

Allwork

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Having lots of bulky baggage is not ideal when you’re trying to travel light, so gifting experiences, digital gifts, or small items is ideal. . Digital subscriptions for learning, social media management, taxes and more are perfect choices for last-minute gifts. . Wireless travel massage pillow . Travel adaptor .

Gifts 290

Gifts Social Media Travel Google Docs 290

Eat Your Career

AUGUST 28, 2023

We also need the right skills to make the tool work. For example, you might enter something like this: I am a senior executive assistant at a small wealth management firm in Northern California. Skills for the Future appeared first on Eat Your Career. Having access to the tool is not enough. tools to be used.

Skills 130

Skills Legal Social Media Project Management 130

Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 7, 2023

Your skills in organization, communication, and high-level task management open the door to a world of exciting business possibilities! From managing their calendars, emails, and travel arrangements to handling administrative tasks with precision, your efficiency, and professionalism will be in high demand.

Travel 160

Travel Project Management Skills Budget 160

Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Business travel can be a stressful experience. Unfamiliar surroundings, time and performance pressures, networking in a second or third language, and a confused body clock all contribute to rising stress levels. We look at simple techniques that help you get the basics right, so you can keep stress to a minimum.

Stress 198

Stress Travel Networking Skills 198

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I have observed hundreds of assistants travel and heard numerous stories about their travel experiences both while in transit to Las Vegas and during their stay in Las Vegas. What is most interesting is that administrative professionals are the ones who are very involved in their executive’s travels yet are not road warriors.

Travel 205

Travel Administrative Professionals Restaurants Assertiveness 205

Allwork

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coworking spaces aid in the creation of new career opportunities, equip people with skills, knowledge, and education, and support work-related tasks. With more coworking spaces comes more job opportunities in the workspace industry, including community manager roles. Access to technology is a privilege that many people do not have.

Equipment 288

Equipment 2017 Collaborate Skills 288

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Back in 2013 HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland released the Management Assistant 2020 report , which detailed how the role of an Assistant will change by 2020. One of the predictions centred around the idea that Assistants would become information managers in their organisations.

Management 162

Management 2013 2020 Filing 162

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 25, 2018

Travel Counsellors is an award-winning independent travel company that’s seeing increasing growth in its corporate travel division due to clients recognising the benefits of having their own personal travel manager available to them 24/7 when required.

Travel 100

Travel Suppliers Management Skills 100

Office Dynamics

JUNE 6, 2019

You have the fundamentals down pat and even demonstrate advanced skill sets. What might be missing from your bag of skills? Even if no one is watching over your shoulder or your executive travels 90% of the time, you have to answer to yourself. So where do you go from here? We are accountable to each other and to ourselves.

Skills 214

Skills 2019 Calendars Purchasing 214

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Your boss comes to you and tells you that you need to book the travel for 100 people for a Winter getaway, and it needs to be done by next week… eek! Where do you even start? Well, there are two options: 1. Book it yourself. You could always waste several hours searching multiple websites […].

Travel 150

Travel Skills Management 150

Office Dynamics

JULY 21, 2016

For an assistant, travel planning can be a nightmare! The problem of travel planning is massive and it’s plagued our field for decades. You’ll begin to see travel planning as an opportunity, rather than an obstacle, to demonstrate your revolutionary skills. Stop struggling with travel planning problems!

Travel 100

Travel Administrative Professionals Agencies International 100

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 15, 2016

With Assist Travel just a few month’s away, I thought I would share everything that I have been working on behind the scenes. We really do have world-class speakers talking all thing business travel. Why should you attend Assist Travel? Well, I actually have three reasons why you should attend Assist Travel!

Travel 100

Travel PowerPoint Suppliers 2016 100

C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The demand for efficiency is at an all-time high, and as organizations grow and become more complex, skilled administrative professionals are needed now more than ever. Executive assistants benefit organizations by expertly managing all of the moving parts of a business.

Agencies 96

Agencies Management Resume Networking 96

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 24, 2015

As I said many times arranging travel for your Executive can be a tricky business. Knowing their preferences, getting them to their destination and then managing them while they are away from the office is a time consuming task. Managing your Executive while they are on the road. Delivering your Executive to their destination.

Travel 100

Travel Skills Management UPS 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

So this is part three of my four part business travel planning guide. Today I will look at how you can manage your Executive while they are on the road. Is your manager expecting you to change the hours you work to coincide with the time difference? Offer to do the same for their manager when they visit your office.

Travel 100

Travel Management Restaurants Email 100

Allwork

JANUARY 1, 2024

Technology brings a rapid rate of change to industrial economies that makes skill sets of large labor forces obsolete. com” boom, accounting, software, and central data repository stored on the internet did not replace file and storage clerks, they simply gave rise to new jobs for individuals to manage the technology.

Policies 201

Policies Finance Filing Collaborate 201

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. Organising business travel is changing… Are you? Bleisure Travel. Embracing Technology.

Travel 100

Travel Holidays Credit Card Phones 100

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 21, 2019

When you book travel, currently you have two options: […]. How many times have you booked a work trip for you or your colleague, only for them to end up needing to change the date or time, or even cancel altogether? Of course, business trips get amended for endless reasons which are out of your control.

Travel 124

Travel UPS Skills Management 124

Allwork

MAY 20, 2022

What age are they, what work do they do, and how much do they actually travel? . What age are they, what work do they do, and how much do they actually travel? . Some nomads travel the globe to many countries each year, others prefer ‘ slowmadism ’ and may stay in one place for several years. Who are digital nomads?

Lifestyle 246

Lifestyle Travel Retirement Skills 246

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 31, 2016

It is a brilliant city and with more and more people coming here for business trips I thought now would be a good time to share with you my top tips for organising business travel to Barcelona. Even better, we are opening up the afternoon at Assist Travel for free. Tips from PAs who travel frequently with their Execs.

Travel 133

Travel Suppliers Restaurants International 133

Success

APRIL 1, 2024

Allowing lifestyle creep as your career grows “On social media, everyone seems to be traveling and going out to amazing dinners,” Raimondi says. Or perhaps travel is your top hobby, and you want to devote your dollars to trips abroad. After all, they hope to turn you into a client with a lot of money to manage.)

Social Media 149

Social Media Credit Card Retirement Lifestyle 149

Success

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Volunteering abroad allows you to make a difference—all while traveling and exploring a new locale. Sign on to this adventure and not only will you make a positive impact , but you’ll open up your own world, gaining skills, making friends and getting to know another culture. You could gain skills. Volunteering abroad isn’t free.

Travel 258

Travel International Health Training 258

Success

MARCH 26, 2022

In the absence of travel, daily commutes and the culture of busyness, many employees were finally able to fully engage in self-reflection to determine if their job, company and path truly aligned with their overall interests. Do you want to travel more, or finally make good on your literary aspirations? Photo by @jordvdz/Twenty20.

Resume 299

Resume Mentoring Travel Expenses 299

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

When you’re one half of a couple, frequent business travel can take its toll on your relationship. However, for some business travellers (and even their partners) there is a middle ground. Bleisure’ travel – as it has been dubbed by some in the travel industry – is the mixing of business trips with leisure experiences.

Travel 113

Travel 2016 2015 Lifestyle 113

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 10, 2016

Organization skills is the one thing most successful business owners have in common. Fortunately, there are at least 9 ways to improve your organization skills without too much effort on your part. Fortunately, there are at least 9 ways to improve your organization skills without too much effort on your part. Be proactive.

Skills 100

Skills Filing Travel AT&T 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Over the last few weeks I have been writing about the four steps of business travel, firstly I published waving goodbye to your Exec. The second step was Delivering your Exec to their destination and the third step was managing your Executive while they are on the road. Manage the office. This should be the easy bit!

Travel 100

Travel Confidence Management Skills 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

I know many seasoned executive assistants who think they do not need to focus on or pay attention to their basic skills, what is also known as the fundamentals. They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. Every career has certain core fundamental skills. Manager Support.

Calendars 223

Calendars 2018 Negotiating Skills 223

Success

APRIL 4, 2023

It can be helpful for hiring managers just getting familiar with best practices in hiring a diverse staff to partner with a resource. Cash worked with an autistic team member who vocalized, in one such meeting, that finance management is an area in which she needs an accommodation. Here’s how they can start doing that today.

2023 294

2023 Credit Card Medical Interviewing 294