Award-winning Marion Lowrence from The PA Hub has designed an inspiring PA education programme led by some of the country?s most aspirational and inspirational PAs that guarantees to provide you with a toolbox of ideas that can be implemented immediately into your working day. Seven PA-focused sessions will be held over the three days, including: […]

PAs have been making headlines around the world lately. From the scandalous and shocking to the touching, it?s time to find out what these assistants have been up to. We start here at home with the revelation that former MP George Galloway is facing a police probe after his assistant complained that he had used […]

Workers in offices and industry who don?t take a lunch break work slower and less accurately in the afternoon compared to colleagues who take at least 30 minutes away from their workstations. Findings by an air conditioning installation and servicing company show that people who eat away from their desk also tend to mix more […]

You may feel your career has reached a standstill, but you can get back on the right track during a weekend designed to get it rolling again, as Nicole Holgate reports What is it?Mark Pearce set up A Life at Work after transitioning from a corporate HR career to creating his own business and studying […]

Management assistants are often tasked with putting together reports and presentations for their bosses. When a project involves a great deal of data, it can be difficult to effectively share the numbers without confusing the board. Here are some helpful hints for handling all that data. Understand the big idea No matter how tempting it […]

As we come to the close of the third successful PA Life Training Day, I’d like to reflect on some of the great lessons I’ve learned from PA trainer practitioner Adam Fidler. Adam’s final session on Effective boss/PA routines taught us that management assistants always have a choice when it comes to their future. There […]

PAs shouldn?t lose sleep over registration arrangements, worry about the room layout, or panic over Powerpoint presentations. A recent survey shows that an event?s success could actually be measured by the quality of the refreshments. Conference Cambridge, the official free venue-finding service for Cambridge University and its colleges, as well as hotels and other unique […]

PAs, EAs and VAs are placed in a unique position within their company ? one that requires a high level of trust due to the nature of the confidential material they often handle. Here?s a guide to keeping sensitive information under wraps both in and out of the office. Confidential emails and filesInternet security has […]

UK companies are squandering thousands of pounds every day simply by holding unnecessary internal meetings that waste workers? time. According to a new survey, many managers are unaware of smarter ways of working, meaning that employees are often dragged away from their work and into useless over-long meetings for hours at a time, with an […]

With more than half of the UK population on Facebook, social media is increasingly recognised as the modern way of communicating, not just by friends and family, but by businesses too. So what exactly do PAs need to know? Ann Pilkington elaborates on the essentials Why use social media?Social media has many strengths; it is […]

A new study by recruitment specialist Robert Half reveals that 67% of HR directors are more willing to negotiate salaries with job candidates compared to this time last year. However, if your company isn?t budging on a pay rise, try asking for perks that benefit your career and personal life instead. Rather than a bigger […]

Some of the country?s most aspirational and inspirational PAs will be at the Meetings Show, taking place at London?s Olympia from 7-9 July, to deliver an engaging conference aimed at helping all PAs improve the way they organise meetings. Designed by Marion Lowrence from The PA Hub, the Meetings Show?s PA education stream is guaranteed to […]

A survey of UK employees shows that a third of admin professionals take 15 minutes or less for lunch. The data also reveals that a shocking number of support staff spend breaks at their desk. The Robert Walters Career Lifestyle Survey found that an average of 41% in all roles take at least 30 minutes […]

The UK has a long history of producing some of the world?s finest seafood dishes, including a vast array of shellfish harvested from the bountiful waters surrounding the island, writes Molly Dyson. Wright Brothers, with its three London locations and one Cornish establishment, showcases the country?s finest fishy fare in the form of trendy oyster […]

There?s plenty to explore in the latest issue of PA Life, whether you?re in the market for a unique venue, or need ideas for your next team-building activity. Plus, our brand new UK Venues Guide offers up plenty of options across the country. The May/June issue of the magazine features a spotlight on team-building activities, […]

In the wake of Marissa Mayer?s controversial blanket ban on Yahoo! employees working from home, Barnaby Lashbrooke makes the case for virtual assistants carrying out their role remotely. Huge advances in technology have made working away from the office easier than ever before, as an increasing number of small businesses start to embrace the concept […]

Award-winning magazine PA Life has teamed up with MeetingRooms.com to develop a new online venue-finding service customised for personal and executive assistants. The title?s website now features a tool for readers that allows them to instantly find, compare and book meeting space anywhere in the world. With so many variables involved in booking a meeting […]

With less than an hour left to book, the PA Life Training Day has now officially sold out. Those who wish to receive information regarding our next event in November can now be placed on a waiting list. Topics covered at the event include ways to increase your productivity; revolutionising how you work through the […]