When it comes to general knowledge, I don’t pretend to be a know-it-all, but a bit of friendly competition can certainly bring out the brainiac in me. Well, that’s exactly what happened earlier this week when I made an appearance at Triggerfish Communications’ Cleverbox pub quiz, which was held at the trendy Tanner & Co […]

I like to get out and about, as regular readers of this blog will know, but usually I confine my travels to zones 1-6 of the TFL network. Last week, however, I was invited by the lovely people at Malaysia Airlines to jet off to Kuala Lumpur with a select group of other lucky PAs. […]

Do you spend too much time gossiping by the water cooler? Or maybe you’re the first person to leave the office each day, or then again perhaps you just can’t handle feedback? If you recognise yourself here, my dear readers, then it may be time to pull up your proverbial socks. A new report from […]

How much responsibility does your boss give you? Is he quite at home with you signing off on the HR/office facilities/business travel budgets, or does he freak out if you buy so much as an extra packet of biscuits without his express permission? It seems that in Whitehall, some executive assistants have been given way […]

I have been out and about on the town again this week. First up, was a shindig for Ascott serviced apartments – they’re a Singapore-based company that has literally oodles of properties in all sorts of far-flung and exotic-sounding places, like Doha, Bangkok and Tokyo. Personally, I liked the sound of the new Citadines Suites […]

Normally when your boss asks you to do something, you’ll unquestioningly fall into line and carry out their request. After all, they’re the ones paying your salary, carrying out your appraisal and the person you need to keep on the right side of – plus, they’d never do anything untoward, surely. Alas, this blind faith […]

Can you imagine Mad Men‘s Don Draper asking Percy Olson to take a letter? It sounds off-key because even today more than 95 per cent of us executive assistants are of the feminine persuasion. But that may all be about to change, as news reaches your favourite blogger that, with graduate unemployment growing, more and […]

I have certainly been a busy bee this week, attending showcase evenings to track down the perfect venue for my next corporate event. Mr P won’t settle for any old place, so rest assured I was visiting some top properties. First, I made an appearance at a PA networking event at the fabulous One Moorgate […]

Why are PAs behaving so badly these days? If this question makes your blood boil with righteous indignation, then clearly you must have been living in a cave for the last few months because certain members of the PA profession have been (mis)behaving very badly indeed. Take, for instance, the personal assistant to rock group […]

Bonjour, my lovely readers. I wonder if your week has been more exciting than mine. I doubt it very much, unless of course you’ve been killing animals, too. I had the pleasure of attending a cooking class entitled “Cooking the Roux Way” at Cactus Kitchens’ quaint location in Clapham. What a great idea for a […]

Hello again my fellow office professionals – what have you been up to since we were last in touch? I’ve been swanning around in what has to be one of Europe’s most glamorous destinations, Monaco. What a gorgeous spot to hold a meeting, I will definitely be recommending this to Mr P as somewhere to […]

Greetings my fellow PAs and EAs and welcome to this, the first edition of my very own blog. Over the coming weeks I hope to inform, entertain and enlighten you with a sneak peek at what goes on behind closed office doors in the world of the executive assistant.  A study from the Denver Business […]