article thumbnail

Reaching Beyond The Desk: How Coworking Spaces Can Transform Communities

Allwork

Meanwhile, a GCUC survey showed that 89% of respondents said that they are happier since joining a coworking space and 69% of coworking space members said they had learned new skills in a coworking space. This can include hosting events, workshops, groups or seminars.

article thumbnail

Why personal development is your own responsibility

Practically Perfect PA

When it comes to conferences, workshops, seminars and on-site training during working hours, however, how proactive are you? The market research I undertook when I was developing my own training courses revealed that 28% of PAs surveyed have not upskilled in their current role. And I have studied all of the above.

Training 240
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What the Administrative Professionals Think About Joan Burge "Takin It to the Streets!"

Office Dynamics

One of our members wrote an article about attending Joan's seminar in Chicago, and I thought you and Joan would like to see it (see page 6). I attended Joan's seminar in Cincinnati last week and was equally impressed, inspired and motivated.". Tags: Admin Assistant Training.

article thumbnail

Upskilling your team

Page Personnel

While the various tasks and duties of their role may look easy or straightforward, it’s highly likely that they invested their time into training and applying their skills with real experiences, in order to become known as the expert they are today. Mentoring – this works particularly well for training younger or new employees.

article thumbnail

What the Administrative Professionals Think About Joan Burge "Takin It to the Streets!"

Office Dynamics

One of our members wrote an article about attending Joan's seminar in Chicago, and I thought you and Joan would like to see it (see page 6). I attended Joan's seminar in Cincinnati last week and was equally impressed, inspired and motivated.". "I'm attaching a copy of the October newsletter for the Madison (Wisconsin) chapter of IAAP.

article thumbnail

A business case outline for an internal PA network

Practically Perfect PA

Put every PA on a shared distribution list and ideally a closed SharePoint site for sharing information such as training & seminars. Create a PA Calendar of relevant Internal & External PA Events for e.g. internal and external networking opportunities and information on approved trainers & ad-hoc training/conference days.

article thumbnail

NEWS FLASH -- Administrative Assistant and Executive Assistant Competencies for 2010 and Beyond

Office Dynamics

How many managers, Human Resource professionals, Training and Development professionals and administrative office professionals do they interview or survey? Many of our Blogs, Monday Motivators ezine, books, CDs, DVDs, seminars, workshops, and annual conference focus on the Administrative Skill Set. and Beyond!

2010 100