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Business Travel Is Back: How to Maximize Your Miles

Success

He flies to international boat shows and often takes clients to see yachts for sale all over the world. Last year, COVID-related international travel bans kept Neff mostly grounded. Trying to buy international tickets at the last minute is a fortune,” Neff says. This year, he’s preparing to start hitting the skies again.

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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

Success

Start off by getting a mailbox at a local UPS, get set up with a toll-free phone number through Grasshopper.com, register a professional domain name at NameCheap.com, and get business cards and marketing material from Vistaprint or PrintingForLess.com.”. oDesk is a directory of international contractors.

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What Is The Promotion Paradox? A Critical Issue For Today’s Managers

Allwork

But, if a better paycheck or a fancy new title to put on business cards, a Linkedin profile, and digital resume, isn’t enough, then what is? A promotion is a moment that can entirely change the outcome of an employee’s motivation and engagement within a company — for better or for worse.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

Getting buy-in IS ACHIEVABLE and I managed to successfully get the following approved: Business Cards. Internal & External Training. Support for an Internal PA Network. Business Cards: I was the first PA within my last company of 30+ Assistants to request Business Cards. Salary Increase.

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Elevate Your Elevator Speech

The Office Professionals Place

 An exchange of business cards Here’s an example from someone who is employed as a sales representative from a company that sells crystal products. Here is my business card. We recently were awarded Business of the Year by Businessweek. Hi, my name is Kim Harwood. Short, sweet, and to the point!

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Are you a networked PA?

Practically Perfect PA

We live in an age where personal branding is paramount, where people buy people and YOU are the business commodity. Networking can be an extremely powerful tool when adopted both internally and externally. External networking will broaden the playing fields. Remember if you don’t ask you don’t get.

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Network Extensively, Advance Your Administrative Career

Office Dynamics

They interact with internal and external clients; they work with multiple levels of managers. Another reason why, if you don’t already have a business card, you’ll want to lobby for one sooner than later.).