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Stuart O'Brien

International Womenโ€™s Day: A moment of reflection

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To coincide with International Womenโ€™s Day, business leaders from boutique executive support recruiters Bain & Gray, share what tips and advice for their younger self – in both their business and personal lifeโ€ฆ International Womenโ€™s Day this Sunday, March 8, is a moment to reflect on the past and the future. What would you have […]

PA Life voted Best PA Profession Publication at the PA Voice Awards

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We’re absolutely thrilled to have been voted as Best PA Profession Publication at the PA Voice Awards. Since 1999 pa-assist.com have been working with its PA community to listen and understand who they consider to be the best at what they do. The 2020 PA Voice Awards winners are as follows:- Best PA Specialist Recruitment […]

Final Call for our Unique Venues of Birmingham Meet-Up

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Time’s running out to register to attendย next week’sย Unique Venues of Birmingham Meet-Up. Click here to RSVP and be in with a chance to be selected for an exclusive VIP place that includes; First Class train travel Overnight accommodation An invite to a gala dinner Access to competition prizes You will also have access to competition prizes including an Overnight […]

Academic Venue Solutions Showcase Meet Up- Connecting event organisers with academic spaces

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Thursday 26thย March 2020, Senate House, University of London THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Academic Venues Solutions is an association for Academic Venues throughout the UK, which has over 50 member venues. One thing that makes academic venues so different to their competition, is that they are often numerous types of venues in […]

Do your work shoes hurt? Here’s why…

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It takes an astonishing three-and-a-half days for feet to go back to normal after wearing ill-fitting shoes. Nearly 30 million Brits have damaged their feet by wearing shoes that donโ€™t fit properly – so much so they found it uncomfortable to walk afterwards. A study, commissioned by shoe brand Hotter, found the average person wears […]

Tips for a successful career change in 2020

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If the New Year saw you resolve to step up the career ladder โ€“ or even consider something completely different, read on for some useful advice for anyone, no matter what your circumstanceโ€ฆ According to the latest YouGov data, over a fifth (22 per cent) of Brits said they were likely to be on the […]

PA Forum announces shortlist for annual West Midlands awards

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PA Forum has revealed the highly anticipated shortlist for the prestigious West Midlands PA Awards 2020, recognising the regionโ€™s business support community.   The third year of the sought-after awards has seen a record number of nominations across 10 categories, all hoping to walk away with one of the cityโ€™s most esteemed accolades. The โ€˜PA of the […]

The most common workplace email faux pas revealed

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A nationwide study of 1,000 Brits has uncovered a list of the biggest mistakes you can make on work email, with adding a kiss coming out top. More than 40% of office workers think โ€˜xxโ€™ on work correspondence is completely unprofessional. The study by Pure Commercial Finance also revealed eight percent of British workers feel […]

Are you wasting time on valueless tasks?

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On average, business decision makers from UK organisations waste 27% of their time at work on tasks that do not add critical value. That’s according to Vanson Bourne research commissioned by Dropbox – “Theย State of Collaborationโ€ – which revealed that monotonous admin is starving UK businesses of innovation.ย  The findings revealed that decision makers in […]

Half of UK workers would leave their job because of a terrible office

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Almost half of employees in the UK would be willing to leave their job because of an unappealing office. That’s according to a survey of almost 1,000 office workers to find out UK employeesโ€™ opinion on their current and preferred workspaces. The research, carried out by property specialist Matthews & Goodman, revealed that 44% of […]

Working hours and salary main career change considerations

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A YouGov survey of 2,000 adults has found that while money is predictably the biggest motivator behind moving jobs (64%), over half of the respondents cited working hours as an important factor (55%). In line with National Careers Week (w/c 2nd March), The Oxford Open Learning Trust commissioned the survey to explore the major motivations […]

Do you get emotional over emojis in the workplace?

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The โ€˜thumbs upโ€™ emoji is the nation’s favourite way of conveying a โ€˜well doneโ€™ (51%), followed by the โ€˜OKโ€™ emoji in second place (16%), โ€˜starry eyesโ€™ (13%), โ€˜smiley faceโ€™ (11%) and โ€˜raised handsโ€™ (10%). That’s according to research by Perkbox, which polled 1,000 working Brits found to celebrate World Compliment Day, a global initiative to […]

Register for our Meet Up at Trinity House

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We’re delighted to announce an exclusive Meet Up networking event for PA Life Club Members at Trinity House on Wednesday July 1st 2020. Trinity House, home to the General Lighthouse Authority, is located on Tower Hill overlooking Trinity Square Gardens with a direct view of the Tower of London. Behind the buildingโ€™s imposing Georgian faรงade […]

Register for our Meet Up at 27 Soho Square

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We’re delighted to announce an exclusive Meet Up networking event for all PA Life readers at 27 Soho Square on DATE TBC, in association with Meet In Place. To be at home in London means to be busy, informed and cosmopolitan. It means having a local touch but with a global outlook. Welcome to Meet […]

TBR Global Chauffeuring partners with Carbon Footprint to offset emissions

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TBR Global Chauffeuring has partnered with carbon offsetting provider Carbon Footprint to further enhance its commitment to the environment. Through the partnership, TBR will offset all carbon emissions from its vehicle operations and services across the globe, contributing to a global portfolio of carbon offsetting initiatives including; tree planting in the UK and Kenya, reducing […]

Coronavirus: Half of Brits think all travel to and from the UK should be stopped

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Half of Brits think ALL travel to and from the UK should be stopped in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. A study of 1,000 UK adults found almost a third are โ€˜very concernedโ€™ about the virus, with 73 per cent worried about elderly relatives or those considered to be โ€˜high-riskโ€™. Just under […]

The Imperfect PA โ€“ A celebration of being authentic in the workplace

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Is striving to be perfect in the workplace more important than being authentic? Amy Gallagher from Amy Gallagher Coaching says itโ€™s about fully embracing who we are… Letโ€™s face it, most of us think we are authentic, right? If weโ€™re not authentic then we are fake, shallow, imperfectโ€ฆ or are we?  The truth is authenticity […]

Church House Westminster launches new range of alcohol-free drinks

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Westminster venue Church House’s 2020 wine and drinks list now includes an extended range of alcohol-free alternatives alongside its range of fine wines, Champagnes, beers, ciders and spirits. The new additions are in response to the growing number of guests who, for whatever reason, choose not to drink. The new wine list features two red […]