Practically Perfect PA

JULY 26, 2017

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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Success

JANUARY 4, 2023

Paterson has people who take his assertiveness training make reservations at a restaurant, then call back a couple of hours later and cancel. When Bacon must deliver less-than-rosy news to clients (for example, telling them something they want is beyond their budget), “I really try not to use the word you. Learn it from the inside out.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 15, 2023

Today the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt presented his Spring Budget to the House of Commons. Lysan Drabon, Managing Director Europe, Project Management Institute: “Talking about breaking down barriers to employment is not enough.

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Success

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Editors and project managers don’t “owe” freelancers anything, like they do their own staff, so they might stop communicating midproject and change directions completely and without explanation. Budgeting and financial planning I budget enough to pay my assistants, which ends up being around 40 to 60 hours of work per month for them.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity. Learning is always a win-win for an employee & manager and progress is easily tracked.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 4, 2024

A quarter of all projects do not meet the business goals that their organisations set for them, according to research published by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the 15th edition of its Pulse of the Profession report – The Future of Project Work. These projects account for a quarter of all budget lost.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

When the pressure is on to find an impressive venue to wow your clients, or source the ideal training venue for your delegates, or book the perfect executive meeting room, it’s good to know that help is at hand. In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without a venue finder. A low stress solution.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. Administrators handled many tasks, and had backups, cross training, and team-shared projects. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

For example, someone who has previously held a project manager role but opted for a career change to executive assistant may have a head start for a senior role. A considerable part of their role may be training on internal processes so that other administrative staff can keep operations running smoothly.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 9, 2013

Sure, you see many large corporations taking the initiative because they’re publicly traded companies so they can’t afford to anger the consumer market (plus they have the budget) but small businesses generally don’t have that luxury to suddenly flip a switch and become green within a few months. … or can they?

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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 think many of us already know how our roles have diversified in our own firms. I’ve had one 2.5%

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 12, 2014

LinkedIn can and should be used as a resource for training, particularly for assistants who are not included in their organisation’s training budget. It has never been a better time to join in with social media and use the content generated on these platforms to bolster your training needs.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 25, 2010

Often, business owners find themselves so caught up in their paperwork or their day-to-day operations that they forget about… Continue reading the rest of this article.

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When we think about task management tools, we consider all the ways they can help us work better, faster, more efficiently. I’ve been using the task/project management tool Trello for almost ten years and have gotten creative with how I organize not only my work but my personal life using their flexible boards. Enter Trello.

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When we think about task management tools, we consider all the ways they can help us work better, faster, more efficiently. I’ve been using the task/project management tool Trello for almost ten years and have gotten creative with how I organize not only my work but my personal life using their flexible boards. Enter Trello.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 26, 2010

This is his Travel log, his moblog, his mobile blogging project. He’s doing this on a shoestring budget. I convinced him that this is the perfect time to document his story, his preparation, and his biking adventure through a blog, social media, and his mobile phone. No unlimited data plan, no cool apps to download.

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C-Suite Assistants

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Ongoing challenges for HR include onboarding, compensation, development and training, employee retention, engagement, diversity, performance management, and leadership development. Time Management By overseeing project timelines and using project management tools to enhance collaboration, EAs keep daily operations running smoothly.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

They oversee many aspects of daily operations, including hiring new staff and ensuring all necessary duties are completed on time and within the office budget. Office managers need to know every employee's schedule, or at least, they have access to everyone's schedules. An office manager needs to be friendly and approachable.

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BMT Office Administration

APRIL 22, 2024

For example, a solid timesheet approval system will help you stay on budget, and you can gain insights into your workforce’s productivity. Whenever a manager submits their employee timecards to payroll , they need to be extremely precise. If you have the resources, provide regular training sessions to refresh your employee’s memory.

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Are you a fan of kanban-style task management features to visualize workflows and customer leads? If so, two project management tools lead the fray — Pipedrive and Trello. From assigning and monitoring task progress to customer relationship management, both Pipeline and Trello offer unique advantages for both.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 4, 2023

Perfectionists believe, of course, that everything has to be perfect – but in their quest for perfection, they often struggle with time management and miss deadlines because it’s still not “just right.”. Sure, the budget report may be due in 20 minutes, but planning the menu for next month’s awards banquet sounds a lot more fun right now.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

When I had staff as a Training/Performance Manager, we had very specific meetings designed to set goals and report on progress quarterly. When my employees' morale get down it is because they have become overworked or overrun with special projects. Special training program? Thanks to Shannon Truax. Always Be Thankful!

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

If you’ve ever called a customer support line, you’ve likely heard the classic automated phrase, “This call may be recorded for quality assurance or training purposes.”. Companies would record customer support calls to ensure customer satisfaction and use them for future employee training. File tracking uses and benefits.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Project Management and Editorial Calendars for Freelance Writers Reply Ada February 26, 2010 at 3:22 am Well, it is a good warning and good intentions, however rather in vain. I tell them to not break the budget. Project Management and Editorial Calendars for Freelance Writers Reply Kathleen K. And I still worry.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

If their price is beyond your budget, that’s okay – just tell them, then go look for someone in your price range. When the project is finished, if you think the price was too much for what was delivered, tell them why you didn’t see the value you expected. However this addresses only part of the problem.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

While I was never in a situation where no one was able to cover for me, I have been in situations where I wish they would allow me to train my sub for a day or two so they can be better informed. If you have the freedom, train people how reachable you are. Or just have a sleepover with all your friends to keep it low-budget, but fun.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In the hopes of healing her own life, she sought training in coaching, nutrition, fitness and mindfulness, and her goal became to teach others how to balance a thriving career, body and mind. With his StreetLevel Leadership website and mindset training, Davis has been able to mold professionals. Elena Cardone. Anaida Deti.

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BMT Office Administration

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Breaking down projects for success Much to many project managers’ dismay, projects don’t develop and complete themselves. Instead, it’s up to an organization’s project team to brainstorm, develop, and execute successful projects, which is often easier said than done.

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Is a project management office right for your business? Are you having trouble keeping your organization’s projects on track? Implementing a project management office (PMO) could solve your problems. What is a project management office for? So stick around to learn more.

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Success

JULY 17, 2021

They often have specialized and sometimes medical training on diagnosable mental health issues. Coaches will use tools like visualization, assessments, stories, breathing and mindfulness exercises, project management software and paper-based exercises, emotional releasers, mantras, and on and on. It’s the law.

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BMT Office Administration

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

If their clients want to keep working with them, they might leave too, turning that one budget cut into a Pandora’s Box that can only be solved by more cuts! A wiser, more economical business strategy is to embrace a single governing philosophy under which your other operating decisions falla management strategy, in other words.

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Allwork

JANUARY 30, 2025

Even smaller government offices stand to benefit by analyzing budget allocations more precisely and fielding public inquiries with AI-based platforms that operate 24/7. Yet achieving these benefits requires more than mere desire; agencies must navigate their own well-known budget and staffing constraints to build an AI-literate workforce.

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