Personal Assistants are the heart of organisations, working side by side with executives and company leaders and playing an essential role in supporting decisions. While it’s a very fulfilling job, it can also be stressful. Personal Assistants should, therefore, take some time off and travel to some beautiful destinations as a way to relieve stress.  […]

Registration for The PA Show Canary Wharf is now live and you can apply for your pass today! Following popular demand from the PA Community, we are excited to launch a new boutique edition of the popular PA Show on the 2 November at the East Wintergarden, Canary Wharf. We look forward to welcoming London’s […]

The East Midlands Personal Assistant Network (EMPAN) is joining forces with the West Midlands-based PA Forum. It will create a Midlands-wide body for personal and executive assistants to network, attend events and undergo training, operating under the PA Forum banner. East Midlands Chamber Company Secretary and Executive Support Manager Lesley Young, who has run EMPAN, […]

You can now register for the PA Show 2022, which takes places on March 8th & 9th at ExCeL in London, with a 10% discount available to all PA Life readers. The PA Show is the largest gathering of Executive Support Professionals in the UK, bringing together 1,000s+ of the community under one roof. For over 10 […]

You can now register for the PA Show 2022, which takes places on March 8th & 9th at ExCeL in London, with a 35% discount available to all PA Life readers securing their tickets before December 10th. The PA Show is the largest gathering of Executive Support Professionals in the UK, bringing together 1,000s+ of the community […]

You can now register for the PA Show 2022, which takes places on March 8th & 9th at ExCeL in London, with a 35% discount available to all PA Life readers securing their tickets before December 10th. The PA Show is the largest gathering of Executive Support Professionals in the UK, bringing together 1,000s+ of the community […]

There are less than two weeks until the UK’s community of Assistants head to ExCeL London to attend The PA Show 2021 on June 22nd and 23rd. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you register to attend the expo and conference. Your complimentary pass will give you access to conference sessions at the Keynote […]

With the vaccine roll-out gaining positive momentum, you can register for the PA Show with confidence that you can attend within a Covid-safe environment. The event takes places on June 22nd & 23rd at ExCeL, London. Sam Cande, Event Director, explains: “The number of visitor and delegate registrations are up by 65% year-on-year, showing us […]

With increasing uncertainty in all industries, one industry is seeing PAs flock to join it. The virtual assistant sector is seeing a swell of PAs looking to join its ranks. The lack of lockdown commute has seen three times the number of new applications for industry organisation SocietyOfVirtualAssistants.co.uk – but there are very specific skills […]

If you weren’t able to join us for the PA Life LIVE digital conference this week, we’ll be posting the sessions here to allow you watch them at your own leisure. And we would urge you to make time to be inspired by Lucy Brazier’s keynote session – Future-Proofing Your Role – How To Position […]

UK training specialist for PAs, EAs, VAs and Administrative Professionals, Your Excellency, has announced a unique collaboration with secretarial recruitment firm, Lily Shippen. This new concept allows employers who hire new talent through Lily Shippen to enrol their staff onto an accredited qualification delivered by Your Excellency, which would be included in the overall cost […]

We have 300+ other PAs and EAs attending today’s PA Life LIVE digital conference. They’re joining us for a full day of insight, learning and inspiration during today’s challenges, with sessions including: Future-Proofing Your Role Returning to a New Normal in the Office Navigating Safe Business Travel for your Teams The Return of Live Events […]

Join us this Wednesday for the PA Life LIVE digital conference where you’ll have the opportunity to learn from the inspiring Emily Newstead of Bow Gifts. She will present a session on Corporate Gifting and Staff Rewards & Incentives – an area which has become even more important during the Covid-19 pandemic. During the session […]

PA Forum has announced its Learning and Development Conference 2020 for executive support professionals worldwide. Now in its third year, the educational event will take place virtually for the first time on September 29th, welcoming personal, executive, and virtual assistants, as well as business support professionals and office managers, for a day of learning. Lucy Brazier, […]

Not all EAs and PAs wear capes, but Rochelle Biss from Uber for Business, Abigail Jones from Facebook and Marie Heinsen from Sagittarius Agency might as well, for their PA powers are nothing short of heroic.* These three EAs will be discussing the biggest challenges facing EAs today – both during the pandemic lockdown and […]

First impressions count for everything in business, making the importance of offering a personalised approach even more crucial. Natalie Joyce, head of entree reception services at Vacherin, shares her tips to ensure businesses are delivering the best service to clients.  In the words of the author Maya Angelou: “People will forget what you said, people will […]

Often having the ability to recognise one’s achievements can lead to many significant successes, making it imperative for assistants to do the same. Jade Burke, editor of PA Life, shares why she believes PAs should aspire to recognise themselves. I have never been part of an industry where peers and colleagues truly support one another […]

PA Life readers have been offered an exclusive discount to gain up to 25 per cent off all bookings with EG Chauffeurs. Let the EG Chauffeurs team be your personal concierge on the ground chauffeuring your CEO, your clients or your loved ones with professionalism and style. Whether it’s a full day of business meetings, financial roadshows, […]