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🌟 Exciting Updates from World Administrators AIliance 🌟 As a WA-Ambassador for IMA Norway - International Management Assistants, I am happy to share that the latest WA-Alliance newsletter is out, packed with insights and opportunities for Administrative Professionals: ▶ Guest List Management: Discover practical tips on managing the perfect guest list for business events in our A-Z Series on Event Planning. ▶ Council Vacancies: The WA-Alliance is looking for new Communications and General Council Officers. Join a diverse, global team and make a difference! ▶ Tech News and Tips - Getting Comfortable with AI: Learn how AI can enhance your daily tasks and increase efficiency. Check out the guide for easy steps to integrate AI into your workflow, prepared by the Technology Advisory Board. ▶ Upcoming Events: Don't miss the 50th International Annual Conference by IMA - International Management Assistants in Stockholm, hosted by IMA Sweden - International Mgmt Assistants. Registration is open now! ▶ Top 10 Reasons Why Routine is Crucial in Your Performance: In this edition, Isabela Ribeiro, the first contributor from Latin America, shares her insights on how a well-planned routine can significantly boost your performance by providing structure, reducing stress, and fostering personal development. Read the full newsletter for more details, tips, discounts, and updates. You can also subscribe to the newsletter. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dRB8NxZ3 #EventPlanning #AI #CareerGrowth #WAAlliance #Productivity #BoostPerformance

Harnessing Fresh Energy for Highly Effective Territory Alignments Globally Back after a relaxing two-week vacation in Andalusia and Algarve with batteries fully recharged! I’m thrilled to share that we are set to kick off three different territory alignment projects across the globe simultaneously. While the principles of territory alignment remain consistent, it's rewarding to tailor our approach to meet the individual needs of our clients, whether they are in LATAM, Europe, or Asia. Different parameters like market potentials, company sales, workload, and the size of territories in square kilometres can all be weighted according to each company's needs when building the alignment indices. When we kick-off our projects, we often encounter situations where single bricks are assigned to multiple reps within the same promotional line. During the alignment process it is then important to reduce the number of representatives assigned to the same geographies to improve accountability for territory sales performance and enhance travel efficiencies. It's also amazing how smoothly and cost-effectively such projects can nowadays be run entirely via remote engagements with local teams. Looking forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead! Which key metrics do you prioritize when evaluating the success of a territory alignment project? Please feel free to comment below. For further reference, please contact info@xeleratio.com. Our Business Excellence group: https://lnkd.in/edVJxYS #TerritoryAlignment #ClientNeeds #CommercialExcellence #SFE

Join us in welcoming Silvia Muraguri, our new working student in Marketing and Public Relations! Silvia's strong sense of dedication and enthusiasm, and her commitment to gaining practical experience while contributing to ERC’s mission makes her a key contributor to our team’s success. 1. What is your job at ERC? I am a Working Student in Marketing and Public Relations, focusing on event planning and coordination. I assist with the organization and execution of key events such as product launches, trade shows, and internal company gatherings. I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure all event logistics, align with our business objectives, particularly the promotion of our #eVTOL technology. This position allows me to gain hands-on experience in event management while contributing to ERC’s mission. 2. What challenges do you expect to face in your current position and how will you tackle them? I will need to ensure that each event effectively showcases the intricacies of our electric air ambulance and aligns with our broader business goals. To tackle this, I work closely with the marketing and business teams, and we are in constant communication with the technical teams to ensure the messaging and strategy behind every event are consistent and impactful. 3. What did you do and where before joining ERC? Before, I worked in various media and project management roles across industries in East Africa. I held leadership positions that involved driving innovation and overseeing large-scale projects in the film and production industry. In such fast-paced environments, I successfully implemented strategic initiatives that enhanced productivity and operational excellence. I have consistently worked on cross-functional teams, managing both internal and external stakeholders to deliver impactful results. This rich background has given me a deep understanding of project and event management best practices. 4. What does it mean to you to be part of something that is bigger than you? It means having the opportunity to contribute to a mission that goes beyond individual achievements and touches the lives of many. It’s about understanding how my work fits into a broader vision and striving to make an impact that advances the organization and the community at large. It's fulfilling to be aligned with a purpose that drives both collective progress and personal growth. To me, it’s about legacy—leaving a positive, lasting impact through my work. 5. Would you like to add anything else? I am deeply committed to continuous improvement and innovation, and I believe in fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives lead to creative solutions. In my journey at ERC and beyond, I remain focused on leveraging technology and leadership to drive sustainable growth and push boundaries, always aligning with the values of excellence, integrity, and forward-thinking strategies. #ElectricAirAmbulance

If we were a traditional agency, our local printing shop would be rubbing their inky palms together, what with the amount of new business card, er, business we’d have sent their way this year.* The latest reprints we’d be asking for? A couple of extremely deserved job title changes for our Andrew Josty and Eleanor Mayle – two pillars of the ACM culture, driving forces in the rise and rise of our creative work and client list, and shining examples of our outdoor expertise and successful remote working approach. What Josty, ACM’s new Junior Account Manager, doesn’t know about Wales’ most out-there wild camping spots ain’t worth knowing. And we can’t ever be entirely sure where PR supremo Ele, our Senior Account Executive, is working from this week. Might be Sweden. Could be Portugal. You’ll have to ask her. Anyway, heck yes to promotions, and big up to these two. Onwards! (*please support your local printing shop. We do, just not with business cards.)

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Supporting a team isn't about waiting to be asked, it's about seeing where colleagues could use support and offering help. It's about spotting gaps, problems in the pipeline, and offering either obvious or resourceful and creative ways to fill those gaps, prevent those problems - and to improve what is already there. And we need to always have a thought to diplomacy - not treading on stressed toes or triggering potential insecurities. Remembering that everyone is one person, like us. Sometimes it's a delicate balance of assertiveness and confidence mixed with genuine humanity, empathy, and a desire to help. We all want to go home at the end of our working day able to leave work behind and focus 100% on our personal lives. Effective support staff - Office Managers, Executive Assistants, Administrators, Coordinators - that's what we're here to do. We do a great job to pro-actively support the team we work with so that we can ALL have a relaxing evening and really switch off at the weekend. A varied background with multiple transferrable is a bonus - I love to see where other support staff have come from. I see people like me with project management backgrounds (go the organisers) and journalism (creative researchers), people who have worked in tourism and recruitment... We have all recognised at some point that we like to help, we are good at helping, that as polymaths it's satisfying to use all of our skills and we relish learning more. And positions like Faculty Assistant, Executive Assistant, Marketing Support, Administrator, these are where everything comes together and where we can really offer value, help, and feel helpful. Never bored. Everyone's a winner! --- If you know of someone or somewhere in the Geneva to Lausanne area who could use confident, experienced and skilled senior administrative support - get in touch today.

Meet our new ad interim General Manager International: Tim Fleuren! 😄 What exactly does your new job entail? "Together with my team of account managers and customer support staff, I am responsible for the countries/regions the Nordics, Italy, Spain, the UK, Ireland and Poland. I always try to be customer-oriented, such as: which approach suits this customer best?" What do you enjoy most about your work? "The versatility! I also find the international aspect a huge plus. I am constantly in contact with people from different cultures. This sometimes presents challenges, but with constructive feedback I break through those cultural differences. We both want to enjoy working together and build a good relationship. And I try to play into that!" What are your hobbies? "Going to the gym and running, but also Italian wine and especially vineyards in Italy. I enjoy going on a holiday with my family to Italy to visit a local vineyard and of course buy wine!" What would you do if you had a year's salary without having to work? "Travel a lot. I have children, so then you can't go very far away. That's why hiring a van and travelling around Europe seems really cool." Which country is at the top of your bucket list? "I would love to go on a safari in South Africa, but travelling through Asia is also definitely at the top of my bucket list. Vietnam in particular seems like a great country to travel through!" Do you have a role model or someone who inspires you? "Not really. Or do writers count too? Then surely Yuval Noah Harari. Not in terms of the person, but the books he writes. Great books and beautifully written. Definitely highly recommended!"

📣 DON’T MISS OUR MODERN-DAY ASSISTANT EVENT IN SAO PAULO! 📣    ⭐Now a 2024 International Book Awards Winner in the Business: Careers category! ⭐    The Modern-Day Assistant Sao Paulo 30th September - 1st October 2024    The role of the Assistant has changed beyond recognition. The press is full of stories about how the role is disappearing and we know that many of the task-based parts of the job are either being outsourced or taken over by artificial intelligence. So where does that leave you? There has never been a more confusing time to be an Assistant because the responsibilities have developed so fast. And you have never needed to prove your value to business and what you contribute to the bottom line so categorically. In this Masterclass, Lucy Brazier OBE looks at the role past, present and future to explain why it has developed how it has. She explores the opportunities that this creates for you to become a true Business Partner to your Executive including developing the partnership, establishing the ground rules, communication, adapting to style & maintaining a great partnership.  Just some of the benefits of attending: -Enhance your communication skills, understand body language & explore emotional intelligence  -Learn how to build a powerful business partnership  -Increase your productivity  -Master the art of managing more than one Executive  -Learn how to become more strategic  -And many more Book now to secure your space!!!  https://lnkd.in/ej8GTT6h    With thanks to our sponsor Trafo!    #executiveassistant #personalassistant #executivesupportmedia #saopaulo #moderndayassistant 

💻 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗹𝘀💻 I’m excited to share highlights from our recent visit to #HenkelMagyarország as part of our “𝙊𝙣-𝙩𝙝𝙚-𝙟𝙤𝙗 𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚”, which we launched last year with visits to local and regional teams in Vienna. The Hungarian team gave us a warm welcome, and we, from the GBS+ Bratislava M&S team, extend our gratitude to Rebeka and everyone from the Hungarian teams for their impeccable hospitality, valuable feedback and insights! 🤝 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣-𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 This business trip reinforced the value of face-to-face meetings. While virtual communication keeps us connected, nothing compares to meeting in person for building stronger relationships, gaining real-time insights and understanding local business dynamics. 📝𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚-𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 ➜ 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴: Personal interactions build trust and boost collaboration. ➜ 𝘎𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴: Seeing operations firsthand provides a deeper understanding. ➜ 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴: Being on-site reveals new collaboration possibilities. ➜ 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴: Face-to-face talks often lead to quicker solutions. 🛣️𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 We’re committed to continuing these on-the-job trips because they’re eye-opening and crucial for our growth as a team, which is expected to provide the best solutions for our business partners. Hungary has been fantastic, and we look forward to more journeys like this to enhance our partnerships and driving mutual success – as one company. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 🚀 #HenkelSlovensko #MarketingAndSalesTeam #WeAreHenkelGBS