Sarah Howson, Director of Strategic PA Recruitment and the Founder of Strategic PA Network, discusses great strategies for an Assistant to establish a right work-life balance as an Assistant. The role of a high performing Executive Assistant is not for the fainthearted. It takes a certain type of individual, with what is seemingly a never-ending […]

Tottenham Hotspur is delighted to announce a 15-year strategic partnership with Formula 1 that will bring a brand-new motorsport experience to London. The stadium is building on its already exciting offering of sports beyond football by bringing electric F1 to London. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium now hosts the Premier League, NFL, F1, concerts, rugby and boxing […]

Leaving the interview room with a feeling of pride and success should be a guarantee after your PA job interview, says Evie Courtier from SecsintheCity, the UK’s leading job site for PAs, EAs, and other business support professionals. You can now discover the latest jobs on SecsintheCity job board right here at at palife.co.uk. How […]

Gemma Amor, the Executive Chef at Ascot Racecourse has worked her way up the ranks within the business for more than 25 years to an incredibly influential leadership role. She is in charge of the entire catering operation at one of the UK’s most prestigious sporting venues, managing fine dining, private boxes and retail for […]

Dakota Murphey discusses a fairly new add-on to the tools of improving employee wellbeing, and ultimately workplace productivity. That’s business benefiting of employees bringing hobbies to work. We often think of hobbies as something that we do exclusively in our free time. Something for us to enjoy in the hours away from work. And it […]

Lucy Eden, founder of Be In Your Element, organisers of corporate wellness events, discusses the benefits of setting wellness goals. We set goals for everything – career, finances, family, dreams and health. We perhaps set too many goals then beat ourselves up if we haven’t achieved them. Be kind to yourselves when you set your […]

When Justine Roberts founded Mumsnet, she created a forum for parents everywhere to find comfort and advice in like-minded users. Today, Justine is a female business speaker, a role in which she shares her entrepreneurial advice and empowers audiences with her story of success as the CEO of Mumsnet. What inspired you to launch Mumsnet? […]

Our Social Media Manager Isabel Jennings sat down with Forum Events & Media Group’s Managing Director Sarah Beall to discuss women in business ahead of the International Women’s Day on March 8th. Sarah joined Forum in 1999 as a Sales Executive and moved up the roles into business development taking on new challenges to then […]

The PA Life Summit will return to Hilton London Tower Bridge on Thursday 14th of September 2023. This one of a kind event for the Executive Support Professionals connects you with the solution providers you need in order to tackle the daily challenges of your role. As always, the PA Life Summit is small, niche […]

In this exclusive interview for PA Life Microsoft’s Sarah Armstrong-Smith, one of the Top Trending Cybersecurity Speakers in the world, discusses what led the cyber expert to work for Microsoft. Sarah also reflected on her work during the Millenium Bug and revealed the advice she would give her younger self. Discover all of that and […]

If you are looking for an elegant and sophisticated venue for your next event, look no further than The Library at One Birdcage Walk. This stunning space offers a unique and memorable setting for receptions, themed parties, dinners and more. One of the key benefits of this venue is its fantastic location. Situated close to […]

Thom Dennis, CEO of culture and leadership specialists, Serenity in Leadership discusses the important issue of getting men involved in the equality conversation. Thom’s advice on how to help men disrupt the sexism in the workplace needs to be part of the conversation around International Women’s Day on March 8th. Many gender parity solutions are […]

In our series of inspirational women, we feature Paola Diana, a true ambassador for women’s rights and equality. She is not afraid to talk about the difficult topics and challenge the status que in order to break down the misogyny that drives a lot of injustices. Paola is a Women’s Rights Advisor to the City […]

Natalie Richardson, an EA and Wellbeing Champion at London South Bank University (LSBU) talks about how LSBU are marking the March 8th International Women’s Day this year with events that will draw the university community together. For starters, Natalie has arranged a lunch on 8th March for the LSBU PAs and EAs, and will be […]

Adam Fidler is the founder of Adam Fidler Academy, the UK’s leading provider of education to EAs and PAs. Here he discusses how to tackle career development and why PAs and EAs need to make a career conversation part of their annual goal setting. If there is one area that EAs and PAs seem to forget […]

Employee Appreciation Day is arguably more important than ever this time around. Against a backdrop of the Great Resignation, a cost-of-living crisis and an uncertain economic future, employees want to feel that they are valued by their employer and that they are being rewarded for it. If not, you risk losing staff, as Blackhawk Network […]

We have great news about the PA Life Club! We are bringing new benefits to our valued members – both old and new. In short, we’re on a mission to take the PA Life Club to as wide an audience of Assistants as we can. We also recognise that budgets are tight in these difficult […]

Great Northern Hotel stands proudly in a Grade II listed landmark building in the heart of King’s Cross, just a stone’s throw from the shopping and dining destination, Coal Drops Yard. Boasting a beautiful, versatile, and intimate meeting room and private dining room ‘The Carriage’ meets the needs of the modern traveller, Londoners and businessmen […]