International Confex will be dominated by some of the biggest and most prestigious hotel, destination and venue brands in the world when the show opens on 2-3 March at Olympia London. Organisers are already looking forward to welcoming back destinations including Tourism Ireland, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Visit Belfast and NewcastleGateshead to the show. These […]

Emma Howe, Sales Director at London Union shares her top five alternative venues in the UK that you must add to your events calendar in 2016. Hawker House (London) Hawker House is a large indoor food and drink night market and event space open all year round with capacity for 2,500 people. In the summer […]

One of the main points people cite for job satisfaction is a clear investment by higher-ups in a company’s employees. It can be frustrating if your boss doesn’t seem interested in your career. But corporate coach and Huffington Post blogger Candidly Kim says knowing the difference between leaders and managers can help you set your […]

Welcome to the brand new PA Life website. This is part of a complete rebrand of all assets, including a redesigned print magazine and a fresh logo. Cool, crisp and contemporary, the new branding quite literally gives PA Life a new lease of life. The print magazine will hit your desks this week and has […]

Business psychologists OPP recently surveyed the UK’s workers to find out which cities rank the highest for work-life balance and career satisfaction. The group narrowed the results down to the 10 happiest cities to work in the country. 10 Bristol 9 Southampton 8 Manchester 7 Nottingham 6 Sheffield 5 Plymouth 4 Brighton 3 Birmingham 2 […]

As a PA, your relationship with your boss is one of the most important aspects of your career. But that doesn’t mean you have to say ‘yes’ to everything. In order to feel more empowered in your work relationships, psychotherapist Noel Bell has set out some simple steps to take. Adopt positive body language Your […]

Crown Courts and Magistrates Courts in England and Wales will be bound by tough new guidelines when sentencing offenders who have been convicted of breaking health and safety laws. For the first time courts in England and Wales will be required to follow comprehensive sentencing guidelines. Neal Stone, Policy and Standards Director at the British […]

Millennials expect more from management teams and require the most support in the workplace than any other generation, according to new research. A Cascade HR study of 1,000 bosses and senior-level managers from companies across the UK found that out of the four generations – Baby Boomers, Generation X, millennials and Generation Z – millennials […]

2016 is well and truly under way now, so it’s time to get serious about your goal to succeed at work. If achieving more is your aim, leadership speaker Cy Wakeman offers some great tips for positive results. Hold yourself accountable The only person that can stand in your way is you. Don’t point fingers […]

Stoke City Football Club’s Britannia Stadium offers unrivalled conference and events facilities in the Staffordshire region. The Stadium is located in the centre of the country, with easy access to the M6 and A50. It is also close to Stoke-on-Trent Railway Station, which is situated on the West Coast Main Line and provides direct access […]

Wyboston Lakes is multi-faceted, yet a beautiful one-off, situated midway between Cambridge and Milton Keynes and set in 380 acres of rural countryside less than 1 hour from London. We have a golf course, spa, an award-winning restaurant and two training and conference venues making us the largest, privately owned business and leisure destination in […]

The eight-hour working day has long been viewed as the ideal amount of time for people to complete their duties. But new research suggests people should only focus on a task for 52 minutes at a time, followed by 17 minutes of rest. Researchers believe the 52-17 ratio is the best way to deal with […]

The late great David Bowie spoke very highly of his long-time PA Corinne “Coco” Schwab. His generosity has extended to his afterlife, with the singer reportedly leaving £1.4 million to Schwab in his will. Schwab worked with Bowie for 46 years, starting in London in 1973 when she answered an ad from the star’s management […]

Summer came to the city last month when the London Summer Event Show took place from 19-20 January at Merchant Taylors’ Hall. The fourth show in Story Events’ targeted exhibition series for event buyers (which also includes winter-themed London Christmas Party Show) welcomed a record 749 qualified visitors over its two-day run. London Summer Event […]

World-renowned Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez worked with Venezuelan brothers José-Luis and Gabriel Gonzalez to open Lima in Fitzrovia in 2012 and it earned a Michelin star the following year, becoming the first – and only – Peruvian restaurant to achieve such status. Following that success, the trio launched a second location on Covent Garden’s Floral […]

The Mindfulness Colouring and Activity Book by Gill Hasson and Gilly Lovegrove (Capstone, £8.99) The concept of a colouring book for adults originally made me raise an eyebrow, but having received a copy of this title as a gift I now consider myself a true believer in their therapeutic qualities. Hasson and Lovegrove have created […]