As well as being a busy full-time PA, Penelope Alice is our budding reporter that gives you honest feedback about the PA Life Club events. Her latest task was to head to the heart of London for breakfast at the House of Commons. Amongst the hustle and bustle of MPs and their teams, we were […]

Work trips are becoming increasingly more common for businesses in the UK with many sending their employees away for meetings, conferences and training events. But how much work actually gets done on one of these trips? Researchers who carried out a detailed study found while many employees will claim the trips are ‘all work and no […]

The ‘Four Cs’ model can help leaders host more effective meetings where all the brains in the business are engaged according to Kate Lanz, psychologist, leadership coach and CEO of Mindbridge. Many of the best brains in the business spend much of their days in meetings. So it’s important to create a brain-friendly meeting environment […]

Recent research suggests that unproductive meetingsare costing the UK a staggering £582m a week, so if bad meetings are a regular occurrence in your workplace, it could be seriously damaging your bottom line. Nick Pollitt, Managing Director at office furniture supplier DBI Furniture Solutions, explains that bad meetings can easily become a culture in any […]

Vincenzo Ferrara dines at Thompson restaurant in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The perfect venue outside of London for your corporate meeting and a relaxed evening. St Albans is a historic small city that is a hub of business activity. Direct on a train from London, it’s the perfect area to arrange a meeting with those outside […]