A reported 80% of travel bookings are done by email, so imagine an application that shows live schedules and availability, enabling a busy PA to send requests rapidly to their travel team, safe in the knowledge that your chosen flight can be booked immediately. No going backwards and forwards with your travel agent, searching for […]
Wave goodbye to generic, typed online greeting cards and the hassle of finding a shop, buying the over-priced stamp and locating a post box. Say hello to fast and fun, personal, handwritten quality cards right at your fingertips. Helping you to make messages personal is the new Inkly iPad app, which is the first and […]
All the best institutions have an amusing anecdote at their origin and The Palm is no exception (pictured). If a New York City clerk had paid more attention, the restaurant would actually have been named Parma, after the home town of the founders, John Ganzi and Pio Bossi, but the gormless pen-pusher had trouble understanding […]
It would appear that many of our fellow PAs across the pond have an incredibly heavy workload, as some of them have resorted to hiring assistants to run their personal errands. This just proves that you don’t have to be a celebrity or a high-level executive to afford such a luxury. Run Around Betties, a […]
One prevailing industry trend is the demand for improved technology and innovations that will help PAs do their jobs more effectively. Adam Fidler looks at a piece of kit that is transforming the profession. I would imagine you’ve heard of the “iPad revolution” – where many people now rely on tablet computers in their day-to-day personal […]
The ExecSec Summit at Whittlebury Hall gave delegates the chance to have a break from the serious business side of the event and don some madcap disguises in a video booth, where they also answered a series of revealing questions. The PAs were asked about the strangest request their bosses had ever made, to which […]
We all communicate naturally, but we don’t always communicate effectively. Heather Baker talks us through her strategy for getting your message across clearly and concisely. We pick up messages from each other in three ways: from body language, tone of voice and the words we use. We glean most from people’s body language and yet so […]
“All organisations run because of good teams and people in support roles are a major part of those teams. The job is always varied, so PAs have to be able to anticipate as well as react and personal PAs have to do so on an emotional and professional level.” This is just some of […]
The downturn in the UK’s economy over the past few years has led to companies shedding staff, with the knock-on effect that PAs have had to assume new duties and chief among these is corporate event planning. In fact, an overwhelming 96% of office professionals now have responsibility for planning their companies’ functions, according to […]
As the autumnal weather starts to kick in, the clocks have gone back and children have returned to school, our thoughts turn to the remainder of the year. Even though the calendar year starts in January, there is an underlying feeling that the working one, a bit like academic terms, actually starts with the beginning […]
PAs asked to wrap their boss’s Christmas presents this year will be pleased to hear that Sellotape has launched a tool that will save them time and effort. Worn on your hand, the unique On-Hand tape dispenser is the first to allow you to wrap gifts using both hands while also offering variable tape length […]
Are you helping to organise your company’s next exhibition or event, but not sure how to stand out from the competition? Chris Hutber introduces two new products, guaranteed to get you noticed and engage potential customers. How to get noticedPulling in potential customers from a crowded floor can be easy when you have an engaging exhibition […]
When Lisa Ditchburn tells people what she does for a living, she is often asked if she wears a sparkly spandex leotard to work. “Magician’s assistant” certainly sounds like a fun, if somewhat frivolous, role. “It’s a conversation starter,” she comments. However, in the four years she has spent at Marvin’s Magic as PA to founder Marvin Berglas, […]
Want to bag yourself some incredible bargains this autumn? Then why not join the PA Life Club and get access to a whole range of amazing offers. Here’s just a selection of what our partners are offering to members in November: Girl Meets Dress – 10% off designer dress hire Tippletreat.com – members accrue money […]
British workers say they need more admin support to help them be better organised at work, with nearly one in five suggesting that having someone to organise their physical documents would help. According to research by technology brand Brother, the average UK desk is weighed down by almost a stone of clutter and it’s leading to […]
Some of us might be a little guilty of wasting time that should be spent working browsing the internet for personal matters instead. As it turns out, nearly half of UK employees admit to doing this, though in a result for hard-working women, men have been shown to be the biggest abusers of internet privileges […]
As every good PA knows, keeping on top of a proper filing system is essential in order to protect a company’s confidential information. It appears that some office professionals need to up their game, however, as a new survey shows that sensitive records are being left in plain sight due to poor file management, putting […]
Snacking at your desk doesn’t have to ruin your diet, as there are plenty of healthy options to choose from. Here are some of PA Life’s favourites. Yoghurt makes the perfect anytime snack. Fruyo Greek yoghurt by Fage is delicious and convenient. At 82 calories per serving and high in fibre, you don’t have to […]
