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25 tools for managing social media accounts
Many Assistants are being asked to look after their Executive’s online profiles and their organisation’s social media messaging. It can be a time-consuming task that requires some thought because...
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Do you need to write a travel management policy?
Some of the following scenarios will probably sound all too familiar to you in your current position: Your Executive Team and colleagues take the liberty of booking their flights and accommodation...
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Building rapport with a remote boss
Building rapport with a remote boss is something that many of us are going to have to contemplate in our roles. Many of you are already working with a remote boss, and in the future, it is going to...
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20 Google Search Hacks for Personal Assistants
I can’t think of a single day in the last decade that I haven’t at some point used Google for something. It could be to check my emails, write a document, put a meeting in my diary or, in most cases,...
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Preparing for a Practically Perfect Meeting
Whenever you hear the word ‘meeting’ floating around the office, there’s always that stroke of fear that trembles down everyone’s spines. There’s no need to be scared! Everybody knows that meetings can...
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10 points to consider when visiting a new events venue
As we all know, when it comes to organising events there are a million decisions that have to be made. From catering through to goodie bags and badges, there are a ton of things to think about. The...
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Key skills roundup for 2018
I hope you enjoy our key skills roundup for 2018. We focussed really heavily this year on increasing our content around the key skills Assistants need to develop in their role this year. We covered a...
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Not got much to do? Here are a few ideas!
We all have certain points at the office when we just don’t have much to do. I know some of you will be laughing your asses off right now, and thinking yeah right! But, there are businesses that have...
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How to help your Executive allocate resources on projects
Like most senior level Executives, your boss will be involved in lots of different projects, making the decisions and driving these initiatives forward. If the projects are not managed by a central...
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Collaborative tools for 2019
Assistants have to work collaboratively with their Executives so that information flows easily between the two of you, you can help plan their workflow properly and communicate more effectively. There...
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These are the tasks you should be doing instead of your Executive
The most important aspect of the Assistant role is saving our Executive time. It is their most valuable resource, and everything that we do should be geared up to protecting and nurturing their time....
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Technology of the Week: Airtable
This week’s Technology of the Week: Airtable What is Airtable? Airtable takes the best aspects of spreadsheets and databases and puts them together. Using Airtable you can create visually appealing...
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What meetings should make it into your Executive’s schedule?
Last week I wrote a blog post about the meetings you should have with your Executive, where I detailed the meetings you should set up in your Executive’s diary that focuses on the work that the two of...
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5 top technologies for tracking time and billing
If you work in a large organisation, then most likely you will have systems in place that allow for time billing, this is indeed the case if you work for a law firm or accountancy practice. If you work...
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Project Management: Not my circus
Not my circus, not my monkey (Original Polish translation: Nie mój cyrk, nie moje malpy) In simple terms this means ‘Not my problem’ but let’s be honest, ‘not my circus, not my monkey’ is a whole lot...
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Power Searching the Internet
We are really excited to announce that we will be sharing an article each month from Executive Secretary Magazine. We are starting with this fantastic article from Marie Herman. Following these tips...
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How to negotiate the best deal for your favourite venue
When an Assistant organises an event or a large external meeting, the venue they choose will likely be among the most expensive things on their event budget. So with that in mind, we asked William...
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What if all of your business travel was refundable?
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...
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Collaboration tools for small businesses
There are so many fantastic platforms available that will really help you work collaboratively especially if you work in a small business or a start-up. Today I wanted to share some collaboration tools...
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Technology of the week: Time Zone Ninja
This week’s Technology of the Week: Time Zone Ninja What is Time Zone Ninja? Time Zone Ninja is a straightforward tool that helps you schedule international meetings. What does Time Zone Ninja do? The...
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