Management Support Fellowship Award Finals
Over the past year, we have posted many excellent nominations. Each month you chose the best of the best. And now, it's time for YOU to choose the PA, secretary or Administrator who will represent the profession as an ambassador and take home the amazing first place prize of £10,000!

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Free Planning Tools
Find out about Marriott's free planning tools to make your life easier. Book meetings and events, earn points and redeem them against over 250 gifts and experiences.     more…

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Managing a Difficult Boss
Dealing with difficult bosses has been a common theme in the questions you’ve posed to Paul Pennant, DeskDemon’s Agony Uncle. Paul takes a look at the issue and provides tips on how to forge a closer working relationship with your boss.     more…

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Pentel Winners
Many thanks to all who responded to Pentel’s ‘Are You A Recycologist’ survey – each of you will receive an Engerel Xm, a fast drying, smooth-flowing, liquid gel pen, courtesy of Pentel, as a thank you. Five lucky people also won Pentel’s Vivid Display books, in every colour in the range, to brighten up the office. Congratulations Christine Buchan, Rolls Royce; Nicola Dixey, Howe Maxted Group; Catherine Currier, NHS; Kathleen Wratten, Planit and Nina Gillett, Fedex.

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Want more respect at work?
Are your contributions applauded or ignored? Here's a simple technique which will help you gain positive recognition from your colleagues and line managers. Plus tips to help you resolve conflicts and divorce yourself from the 'difficult people syndrome'.     more…

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The PA Retreat The PA Retreat is an entirely new approach to the professional development of the new breed of "super" PAs who are consistently required to operate effectively and confidently at senior management level, with significant input into the operations of the executives that they support.     more…

Quintessentially English, warm & friendly DeskDemon reviews Durrants Hotel, a little gem, steeped in history and located in London's West End. We report on what it has to offer PAs and secretaries who book travel and organise meetings, conferences and events.     more…

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21st Century job hunting More PAs and secretaries then ever before use the net to find the ideal job. Equally, recruiters search online for the perfect candidate. We look at how web CVs differ and seek advice from i-profile.org about protecting your identity from online fraud.     more…

10 Tips for Reading People and Interpreting Gestures Reading people and their body language can give you great insights into their true feeling. Here are 10 tips for reading people and helping you interpret body language and gestures.     more…

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DeskDemon's Agony 'Uncle'
This month, our Agony Uncle turns his thoughts to helping Heather use her long term temp experience to her advantage on her CV and to Libby a secretary, who wants to be taken seriously at work!     more…

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Flexible benefits – choosing a motivation scheme that works for you
Flexible benefits can help drive performance and improve staff motivation. Kuljit Kaur, Head of Business Development of The Voucher Shop explains the ins and outs.     more…

Your Handbag Identity
Given that each woman is beautifully unique, here are some great suggestions on different types of handbags for the different types of personalities.     more…

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Getting into and Getting Ahead in Legal
What does it take to become a Legal secretary and once in the field, how can you ensure you get to the top? We asked Victoria Roberts, Senior Consultant at Joslin Rowe to give us the low down on working in the legal world.     more…

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Creating A Software Library
Every business uses computer software. But not every business realises the importance of having a user friendly software library for cataloging all their software.     more…

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Give Back - Be a Mentor!
A successful mentoring partnership is a career development experience to be enjoyed. If your company does not currently have a mentoring program, pioneer the trail.     more…

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LEO STARS - July 22nd at 11.55 to August 22nd at 19.02
And here we are at the’ height of fire’ - Leo time. Hard to believe with the temperamental weather patterns we’ve been experiencing.     more…

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The Four Facets of Soft Skills in Action Soft skills are at the core of a person’s ability to perform in both personal and professional environments. Sharpening them will help you in both work and your personal life.     more…

Seven Ways to Have a Productive Day Sometimes we need reminded that implementing just a few simple steps every day can make our lives much more productive and help us reach our personal and professional goals.     more…

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Flexible Working
If you're a regular reader of our news alerts you'll have seen a number of reports about flexible working. But, what is it and do you qualify? What are the benefits for PAs and secretaries and how do you go about getting it? We asked Joanne Moss of BusinessHR Solutions to explain the ins and outs.     more…