The Winter Issue 2024 Ask Abi column by Abigail Jones, a career EA, answers burning questions relating to the Assistants’ careers and roles sent to us by our readers. Abi currently works at Spotify and also provides professional coaching and mentoring to individuals and corporate groups. This time she addresses the question on how to […]

The PA Life Christmas Party & Star Awards 2024 is just two weeks away, on November 19th. We are excited to welcome Your Event Solutions as an Event Partner, helping us make the party the best festive celebration for the PA community… This year’s event will be co-hosted at the fantastic Brazilian-themed Maroto Club Lounge […]

The Corporate Christmas Party is a highly anticipated calendar moment— a seasonal soiree that brings together the entire team, celebrates achievements, and boosts morale. The task of organising this often falls to PAs, and it can feel like a big responsibility to get it right. This year we have found some expert helpers!… We’ve tapped […]

2025 is shaping up to be an exciting year for PAs and EAs looking to create memorable experiences for their organisations. We’ve put together a top list of options for corporate hospitality events in 2025… Corporate hospitality has long been a valuable tool for building relationships, rewarding employees, and entertaining clients. With a wide array […]

PA Life Winter Issue 2024 features Amanda Redfern, EA to Chief Executive, London Market Division, Odyssey Group as our PA Profile… Amanda has proven to be highly motivated, organised and capable of working to tight deadlines over the past ten years that she’s been in an assistant role. She thrives under pressure, yet maintains a […]

In today’s fast-paced world, being a Personal Assistant means juggling numerous tasks, managing schedules, and ensuring everything runs smoothly. It’s a role that demands precision, organisation, and a lot of time. But what if there was a way to make your life easier and give you back precious hours to focus on other projects or […]

The wait is over! We are excited to announce who made the highly contested PA Life Star Awards 2024 finalists in the eight categories of our PA awards… Our annual PA awards were once again much contested within the PA community. We invited every amazing PA, EA, VA and Office Manager to enter and can’t […]

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 […]