It’s wear it pink day! We hope you’re all proudly displaying your support of Breast Cancer Now and its life-saving research with your perfectly pink outfits and accessories. Team PA Life certainly is! Let’s take a quick break from the celebrations and check out our top 10 most read stories of the week.
1. The importance of colour in business: An article from House of Colour
PAs often act as the face of their business, attending meetings internally and externally. Dressing for success is essential, but colour plays an important role in how people perceive you, according to Helen Venables, Managing Director of House of Colour.
2. 5 ways to boost productivity with your office environment
Research shows that the right office environment can inspire people and motivate them to work harder and smarter. Business news site AllTopStartUps recently worked with Belle Skylights to produce a list of the top five ways to boost staff productivity by making a few simple changes at the office.
3. Three women transforming Britain’s work landscape
With Global Workplace Analytics (GWA) finding that allowing employees to telecommute even half the time would save companies at least £7000 per employee per year, and numerous studies illustrating the widespread benefits of a diverse workforce, three women in particular have had the chance to reflect on the evolution of working life in the UK.
4. 1 in 3 people don’t understand what smart casual means
Research conducted on behalf of work wear provider Simon Jersey has shown that UK workers could be hampering their own career progression because they don’t understand how to dress in the workplace, with 34% saying they don’t know what ‘smart casual’ means.
5. What do PAs need to know when organising a team-building day: Advice from Apex
What do you think about team building? Do you see people crashing about in off-road vehicles? Or something more gentle, like building the Eiffel Tower out of newspaper? Apex can organise whatever kind of team-building event you want. But the team prefers to work with you to make sure you get most out of your investment and that the event continues to deliver long after the fun is over.
6. Working near home – not at home – is the key to happiness
Working near to where you live, as opposed to setting aside space to work at home, is recognised as delivering the greatest wellbeing benefits to workers, according to a new study by flexible workspace solution provider Regus.
7. Top tips for buying the right gift
Buying a Christmas gift may seem like a simple task, but for some it’s a real mission. Whether you’re buying for your colleagues, helping you boss out with his or her friends and family, or searching for your own loved ones, get Christmas all wrapped up at the UK’s biggest high-end Christmas shopping event. The Spirit of Christmas Fair returns to Olympia London for its 16th year this 31 October-6 November. Here, Fair Director and Shopping Expert Thi Dinh gives her top tips for finding the perfect presents.
8. App of the week: CWT To Go
Carlson Wagonlit dates back to 1872 and has been providing a high level of travel management service for companies for decades. The firm has always kept on top of the latest technology and in 2011 launched CWT To Go, which won the Global Business Travel Association award for innovation of the year in 2012.
9. 8 questions you should ask at a job interview
It’s important to remember that a job interview is a two-way conversation; you need to extract information from your potential employer as much as they need to learn about you. While you’re practising your answers to their questions, it’s important to have a few of your own in mind. Here are the eight questions you need to ask at any job interview, according to Glassdoor.
10. PA Expo and Venue Expo releases educational content
Venue Expo and PA Expo 2016 can without a doubt claim its finest year of education to date after securing some of the best keynote speakers in the country, and is set to deliver its largest exhibition to date.
