Keeping your focus is vital in today’s fast-paced work environment. With constant distractions from email, social media, and colleagues, it can be easy to lose track of what you’re supposed to be doing. We need to make sure that we’re not letting these distractions get the best of us by managing them as best as […]

The SecsintheCity 2022 Salary Survey Report, shines a light on Assistants’ salaries, bonuses and benefits and reveals the real picture of post-pandemic employment. PA Life has some exclusive insights below on the Assistants salary survey results. In Early 2022, SecsintheCity set out to understand how the previous 12 months have impacted the working lives of […]

Adam Fidler, Founder of Adam Fidler Academy, the UK’s leading provider of education to professional assistants, looks at a more informal approach to CPD and how to include it in your career  journey. The Adam Fidler Academy is constantly being asked by our clients requesting an in-house training session to remind EAs and PAs about […]

During the current cost of living crisis, there are very few people who aren’t anticipating a drop in disposable income as the cost of energy bills, petrol and everyday grocery items continue to rise.    As a result of this, many workers may be considering asking their employers for a pay review or salary increase, […]

Humans love to help. It’s in our DNA, but what happens when our urge to help others takes over. This new book, based on studying the psychology of helpers, is here to help the helpers. NEW BOOK: Chartered Psychologists Jess Baker & Rod Vincent studied the psychology of helpers — what motivates them and why […]

LSBU PA Summit: by Natalie Richardson, Executive Assistant at London South Bank University As a C-suite EA currently supporting the Chief People Officer and four HR Directors at London South Bank University, I am always looking for ways to develop and enhance my role and to support others, so I wanted to create something for the […]

Co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited, Lindsay Taylor, has announced the launch of a second edition of her book A-Z Pearls of Wisdom for Executive PAs. Our Editor had a pre-peek of the new book and has this to say: “Lindsay’s book is an excellent guide full of instantly applicable and useful tips for […]

“Own it” by taking ownership! Adam Fidler, Founder of Adam Fidler Academy, the UK’s leading provider of education to EAs and PAs recently talked to a group of EA students about the importance of ownership in their careers. “Now, you might ask: Where has this word come from and why is it important? Well, the […]

Technology is one of the areas where advancement and new development takes place at an impressive speed. Whether it’s self-driving vehicles or the sophisticated mobile phones with new features added with each release, the world we live in now is increasingly futuristic. Younger generations may be very excited about the constant growth in innovation as […]

Moneypenny surveyed 1,000 UK office workers aged 18 and over on their attitudes towards switching jobs before Covid-19, during the pandemic and now as most regulations have been scrapped. The research revealed that 14% said they were planning to change their job before Covid-19 and have done so during the pandemic, with the youngest age […]

Not loving your job right now? You’re far from alone. As we trudge through another pandemic January, we’re met with Blue Monday, famed as the most miserable day of the year. The January blues are felt by many, but they’re not entirely unavoidable. Cynthia Davis, co-founder of recruitment platform Diversifying.io, explains how people can remove […]

Chief of Staff Yvette Pearson, shares her incredible career journey with PA Life. Yvette Pearson, said: “Sitting in my boss’s office while being lectured about how I must not ask visitors their name because it was “offensive”, it was hard to imagine that some 15 years later, I would be celebrating my promotion to Chief […]

Join us next week at the PA Life LIVE digital conference next week when you’ll have the opportunity to learn from business leaders and inspirational speakers about how to navigate your career through the next few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking place on Wednesday September 30th, it’s free to attend – simply register your […]

By Gaelle Blake, Director of Hays Permanent Appointments, UK and Ireland While it’s hard to forecast exactly what it will look like, we’re entering a new era of work which has made employers stop and reconsider what skills their organisation needs for the near future. Here are four which are likely to be in demand […]

By Jane Donnelly, Regional Managing Director at Hays Considering the pace and extent of change we’re experiencing throughout the world of work, it’s understandable that some are hesitant about looking for new opportunities. But not only are there ample of opportunities out there which are worth exploring, the coronavirus-era has made many of us realise […]

With Brexit upon us, is it time for administrative and support staff to look further afield than the UK for their next role? David Morel, chief executive officer of Tiger Recruitment, tells HR Magazine why there needs to be a change in mindset towards support staff, along with an emphasis on educating people about the career opportunities available within the industry. […]

Believe it or not, most bosses don’t want to come across negatively to their staff, however being the boss means that you end up coming across as a bit of scrooge office figure. Alex Moyle, author of ‘Business development culture – taking sales culture beyond the sales team’, offers some help and advice about how […]

We love to see articles that have been produced by Assistants for Assistants, so when we came across this article by Sisii de Winter that highlighted the thoughts of so many PAs/EAs and VAs, we knew that we needed to share with you, the PA Life audience.  Having attended the most inspirational and thought-provoking workshop […]