Over the past year the Queen Elizabeth II Centre has been reflecting, exploring and understanding more about its market, clients and strengths. The venue has now revealed its £12 million refurbishment, a new brand identity and multiple enhancements to its digital features. The QEII Centre’s achievements have also been recognised by the events industry, with […]

Personal image consultant Valentina Saggese studied fashion and personal shopping at the Luxury Academy of Milan and has several years’ experience at show rooms and high-level clothing shops. She and her partner Alain Mehada, who has been a stylist for more than 15 years, offer their services in a broad range of situations for both […]

Would you like to discover all the tricks of the trade that will enable you to work effectively for more than one boss at a time? Then you need to book on to Angela Garry’s session at the next PA Life training day in June. With more than 17 years’ experience as an assistant, Angela […]

How To Deal With Difficult People: smart tactics for overcoming the problem people in your life – Gill Hasson (Wiley, £10.99) As a person who hates confrontation, I thought this would be a good read and I wasn’t disappointed. The definition of a “difficult” person is hard to narrow down, so the author spends the first […]

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake – Aimee Bender (Windmill Books, £6.99) There is an age-old adage that food cooked with love tastes better. Rose Edelstein, a seemingly normal girl discovers her “gift” at the tender age of nine – the ability to taste the feelings of the people who make the food she eats. From […]

Not Just An Admin – Peggy Vasquez (Turning Point International, £12.99) This book takes you through the author Peggy’s personal and professional life, from starting out in her career to her current role as a chief executive assistant. The section on the power of partnerships is written in an easy-to-digest manner and the author covers all […]

A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury, £5.99) It was only after reading this book that I had an insight, an understanding as to why our military forces were stationed in Afghanistan. This is a brutal and uncomfortable read. It’s the story of two particular Afghan women whose lives are unquestionably far removed from the […]

Wine Matters was set up to deliver wine and whisky tastings for corporate events of all types. Each session is individually tailored to your specific requirements and the company can either use supplies available at the venue, or source its own. A typical tasting lasts an hour and a half and features six to eight […]