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The Enlightenment of Work – Revealing the Path of Happiness, Contentment and Purpose in Your Job by Steven Nobel - Review by Christine Todd

Confucius said, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”* This book goes a step further: “Choose a job that you love, that’s in tune with your work ethic and morals, that helps you feel good about yourself, that helps others … and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

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With much talk in the media that gender differences still exist in the workplace, cognitive neuroscientist and age diversity specialist, Dr Lynda Shaw, conducted detailed research to find out what some of these perceived gender differences in the workplace are in 2013.

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Anel Martin, CAP-OM - In part one we explored some key concepts and side effects of stress to set the scene for why you need to take your own stress seriously. Stress impacts your health, your relationships, your productivity - every single sphere of your existence and it has become like a chronic disease in our modern world.

In part two, we look at identifying types of stress and possible solutions.

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UK’s second largest building society reveals report into nation’s views on trust and the results show almost half of UK workers do not trust their boss, a quarter do not have faith in their colleagues either while higher earners far more likely to trust colleagues than lower earners.

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Wikipedia defines a workaholic as a person who is addicted to work. Although overworking is almost a respectable addiction, it is as dangerous as any other addiction and needs to be treated by a professional.

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How you work at your desk is incredibily individual - some prefer to work in chaotic clutter, while others tidy everything off their desk at the end of each day.

Whatever your preferred style, PA's often have to keep alot of items close to hand, so we took a look at some of the latest desk organisers - and found practical items don’t have to look boring.

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Would you ‘Adam and Eve’ it? Lord Sugar is seen as one of the most rewarding Guv’nors. Despite Alan Sugar’s recent spat with a former Apprentice winner, Lord Sugar will be pleased to know that he is still the 'Guv’nor' having been voted one of the most rewarding bosses in the UK, coming second to celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver.

Who would you choose?

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by Dena Stephens

Dena Stephens is a senior PA with 15 years of experience working in London, the Isle of Man and the south of England. In her spare time she is a freelance writer, music band PR and blogger.

Dena is also currently temping...

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