Hey everyone! We’d like to introduce you to Nick Elston, a Keynote, Conference & Event Speaker, Transformational Speaking Coach,  Lecturer on the Lived Experience of Mental Health and Founder of Forging People, and these are just some of his achievements. As we head toward a new year Nick will talk about a topic that’s close […]

Getting the core skills of PAs and EAs right is your brand reminds Adam Fidler, trainer and education of Executive Support Professionals in his latest column for PA Life print magazine, also published in our Winter 2024 Issue… “We spend a lot of time at Adam Fidler Academy talking to our students about the importance […]

We all know that networking is an effective tool for professional development and promoting ‘brand me’ as well as our businesses. It is even more necessary when you are starting out in your career and looking for those early opportunities. Money.co.uk business credit card experts surveyed 2,000 people in order to gain insight into the […]

We are excited to have an employee wellbeing and events consultancy, Treat Your Staff , as a Gold Partner at PA Life Christmas Party & Star Awards 2024. Treat Your Staff was created to help businesses with wellbeing strategies and employee events and they will bring some of their wellness magic to us this festive […]

‘Don’t write off menopausal women who have left the workplace’ The importance of recognising the need to welcome menopausal women back to the workplace is marked on World Menopause Day, which this year was celebrated on October 18th. We hear from a leading menopause in the workplace expert, Deborah Garlick, CEO and founder of Henpicked: […]

Just four weeks until the  PA Life Christmas & Star Awards Party on November 19th. We are thrilled to have Strand Palace Hotel as an Event Partner, helping us make it the best festive celebration for the PA community… The event will this year be co-hosted at the glamourous Brazilian-themed Maroto Club Lounge in central […]

We are excited to have nhow as a Gold Partner at PA Life Christmas Party & Star Awards 2024. The London nhow welcomes everyone to pop in to enjoy a drink or dinner, or just take in the captivating interior with their open-house ethos at the inspirational lifestyle hotel in the heart of East London… […]

PAs and EAs are dedicated professionals, who are always seeking ways to enhance their skills, increase their job satisfaction and advance their careers. With 27 October marking National Mentoring Day, now is an ideal time to explore the role that both mentoring and coaching can play in the professional development of administrative professionals, particularly those […]

The much-awaited PA Life Christmas Party & Star Awards is just around the corner on November 19th, co-hosted at the glam Brazilian-themed Maroto in central London. We are pleased to announce Carden Park, Northern England’s premier destination event, golf and spa resort in Cheshire as our Event Partner… We are looking forward to welcoming Carden […]

PA Life talked to Richard Moorhouse, the Events Director at the Yorkshire Event Centre and Pavilions of Harrogate, located on the 250-acre Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Richard has over 20 years’ experience in the industry and previously held operational roles at the Freedom Centre, Hull and in hospitality at Doncaster Racecourse. He […]

This year’s International Chefs Day  inspires future generations with a theme of “Growing Great Chefs”. The day was celebrated on October 20th with a focus to inspire a love for cooking among children from all backgrounds. Highlighting the work of fantastic chefs who are at the core of great hospitality aims to inspire future generations […]

A recent study by caba has now revealed that over three-quarters (76%) of women regularly rewrite their emails – not to correct typos but to soften their tone. Whether it’s a quick message or a detailed report, women worry about being perceived as too harsh and that is often holding women back professionally… If you often […]

We are introducing you to a tool built for Executive Assistants. Move executives with ease with delegate profiles on Uber for Business… Plan transport for your executives and automate expenses in a few steps. As a delegate, you can request, edit, and cancel Uber rides for your executive(s) quickly and stay connected with them and […]

As an Executive Assistant (EA), you’re in one of the most commonly misunderstood roles in the corporate world. Plenty of people have heard of the EA role but they don’t know what you really do day-to-day. This can make it easy for your colleagues, and even your boss, to underestimate the breadth and complexity of […]

As business travel bounces back, with the sector poised to hit a record spending high by year-end, a new report, “Premium experiences meet productivity: the changing face of travel and work”, uncovers the impact that travel planning is having on business travellers’ productivity… With 85% of UK businesses looking to maintain or increase business travel spend over the next […]

We want to highlight the powerful new menopause focused returner programme ahead on the World Menopause Day on October 18th. The programme has been created to support people who want to return to work while addressing the specific challenges commonly faced during menopause… Revive & Thrive is a joint initiative between industry-recognised Henpicked: Menopause in […]

Carden Park’s multi-million pound transformation of its bedrooms and conferences spaces is underway with phase 1 of the £6.5 million project now complete. The award-winning hotel in Cheshire has already refurbished some of its bedrooms with sustainable, energy-efficient design solutions… Carden Park Hotel in Cheshire has accelerated its ambitious growth strategy with the unveiling of […]

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has agreed a partnership with train operator Avanti West Coast to highlight the importance of sustainable and efficient business travel to its members… The partnership, which commenced this month (October), will provide MIA members with regular updates and travel trips as Avanti invests in a dedicated MICE Business development role […]