Corporate hospitality has come in for some heavy criticism over the last few years, with fewer resources and tighter controls resulting in diminished budgets. However, hospitality still very much has its place in a company?s business strategy and a sporting venue could be just the ticket for your next event, as Colette Doyle discovers. The big […]
Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal Five has launched a Guide to Global Business this month. Aimed at those organising events for worldwide clients. Capitalising on both its airport location and conference and events bookings, involving large numbers of international delegates, the hotel has devised the guide as a way to help organisers welcome the world to […]
The entrepreneurial spirit of a Yorkshire PA has won her a national award. “A Leeds PA, whose achievements include creating her own job, setting up her own business, and speaking at conferences worldwide, is gaining national recognition this week as she accepts the accolade of ?PA of the Year?, a title bestowed upon her thanks […]
Brother is enabling the UK?s SMBs to upload paper documents quickly and easily to digital archives and cloud-based systems, with the launch of a low cost desktop scanner with integrated wired and wireless networks. The ADS-2600W is the first scanner designed for small businesses that previously would have had to purchase an expensive enterprise level […]
Our light-hearted survey on office romances unearthed some fascinating facts about most intimate habits in the workplace, as PA Life Editor Colette Doyle reveals When we conducted a survey on finding love at work, little did we realise what a hotbed of passion we would uncover ? goodness knows how anyone manages to get their […]
Nicole Holgate looks at some of the best corporate gift providers to keep you, your peers, and your bosses happy. SmythsonSmythson provides a gorgeous range of leather diaries and books that can be personalised with a name, initials or company logo in gold, silver or blind embossing. They look exquisite and offer the ideal personal […]
Do you feel respected in the workplace? Are you accepted by others and are they receptive to what you have to say? If not, it?s probably high time that you asserted yourself better. If you find yourself taking on more work than you can handle or always seem to be the one who gets the […]
When Andy McGrath, PA to director of television at ITV, gave us feedback on the magazine, saying he felt it was aimed solely at women (you can?t blame us, there are a lot of you ladies!), our interest was sparked. We sent Emma Cooke to meet him, to try and shed some light on being […]
Setting up her online business was a step into the unknown for former athlete and stay-at-home mum Kimberly Rothman. It was a chance meeting at a funeral that set in motion the events that led Kimberly Rothman, CEO and founder of I?d Love To Do That, to grow from a wife and mother into an […]
Organising a Christmas party for your office can be a stressful task and one which invariable falls on the PA?s shoulders because you?re the organised one! IOrganising a Christmas party for your office can be a stressful task and one which invariable falls on your shoulders because ?you?re the organised one? – which also means […]
If you?ve discovered that this weather has done no favours to your frizz, and you have no sprays to hand, here?s the perfect quick fix. June has not been all we could wish and the wind keeps picking up, which is why we thought we?d give you a tip for taming your tresses under such […]
A variety of timesaving tips, apps and devices to help under-pressure PAs get things done double quick The Livescribe Echo Smartpen digitally records your notes as you write them while recording audio and synchronising the two. The result is a set of notes which you can very easily review. Perfect for avoiding those times when […]
Flatbeds, fine dining and in-flight telephones: which airline provides the best business class experience? We?ve searched through the airline review websites and magazines to find the ten airlines that offer the best business-class experience for both short and long-haul options, to help you decide which airline will help your boss to travel with the most […]
As Rebekah Brooks? former PA Cheryl Carter has been charged by the Metropolitan Police, a debate has ignited as how responsible PAs should be held for company actions. Here?s how to stay legally safe The News International phone hacking controversy rumbles on, with employees of a number of British tabloid newspapers being accused of police […]
Helen Bradley shows how cut-down versions of familiar programmes help you work online and remotely. One great feature of Microsoft Office 2010 doesn’t come in the box, and it’s available for anyone to use. It’s the free online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote that allow you to work with your office documents via […]
Living and working in the city versus living and working in the countryside: Not all PAs work for high powered, huge company bosses in the city. The PA role is possibly one of the most diverse jobs out there. PA Life explores the pros and cons of the PA role in totally different walks of […]
It may have taken the astounding sum of £24 million to restore Edinburgh’s Caledonian hotel to its former glory, but it is money well spent, writes Colette Doyle. The property’s gleaming spaces are redolent of the sophistication and glamour of a bygone age and the hotel can rightly claim its place within the swish Waldorf […]
Justine Smith, PA to Simon Morton at Eyeful Presentations takes us through the issues with being a boss’s or company first ever PA: ’In my experience (and I have done this twice now), by the time the MD of a growing business decides that a PA would be a good idea they are usually already […]
