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Practically Perfect PA’s mission is to provide Personal and Executive Assistants, Administrative Professionals, and Executive Support with world-class training, articles, and online events for experienced professionals, so they reach their full potential.
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The Practically Perfect PA blog posts contains hundreds of articles addressing the needs of today’s EAs and PAs, helping them stay up-to-date on the latest trends in their field. At Practically Perfect PA, we understand that figuring out how to reach your full potential as an Assistant can be daunting and overwhelming. That’s why we strive to make it easier by providing high-quality content geared towards all levels of experience – whether you are just getting started, looking for a promotion or want to freshen up your skillset.
Reading the Practically Perfect PA blog posts can provide several benefits for Assistants. The blog offers practical tips, honest advice and career development support to help aspiring Assistants achieve more in their roles. It also provides insight into how to anticipate the needs of Executives. Additionally, the blog has various video content to help perfect Administrative skills.
The EA competencies you will need to thrive in the role
The EA competencies you will need to thrive in the role Let's look at the foundation of what we do, our skills and the EA competencies you will need to thrive in the role. [...]
10 tools to help you work remotely
10 tools to help you work remotely I've spent quite a bit of time recently looking at how many Assistants are now working remotely or with a remote boss, and I can tell you [...]
5 Books for Executive Assistants
5 Books for Executive Assistants If you have been reading the Practically Perfect PA blog for a while, you will know that I often tell Assistants that they have to read EVERYTHING, which includes emails, [...]
5 online courses every Executive Assistant should take
5 online courses every Executive Assistant should take I took my first online training course for Executive Assistants about 15 years ago. It was a live webinar where I had to listen to the speaker [...]
10 team bonding ideas for remote workers
10 team bonding ideas for remote workers Working remotely is something we are all adapting to at the moment. All of you will likely have some, if not all, of your team working from home [...]
10 websites every Assistant should read for career development
10 websites every Assistant should read for career development Are you looking to boost your career potential? Wanting to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and tools within administrative and executive support roles? Keeping [...]
10 qualities of a truly great Assistant
10 qualities of a truly great Assistant Great Assistants possess a unique blend of skills and talents, allowing them to take on virtually any task that comes their way. What essential traits are needed [...]
How can you be more accountable at work?
How can you be more accountable at work? A huge challenge we face as assistants is moving from a position of support staff, where we take on any task assigned to us, to a [...]