Management Support Fellowship Award
The Nomination and voting for DeskDemon's 2008 Management Support Fellowship Award has now closed. Well done to Debbie Neal, the May winner of the Management Support Fellowship Award, who provides top notch support to the CEO and COO at G4S.


Soon, we will be publishing more in depth information about each of the monthly winners, to enable you to vote for who you believe should be crowned the winner of this prestigious award.

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WIN Marriott Rewards Points & pamper yourself!
Let Marriott transform your day. Win 100,000 Marriott Rewards® Points and see what gifts and experiences you could enjoy this Summer     more…

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Win a set of fab files from Pentel!
How important is environment- friendly stationery in your office? Take part in our survey for a chance to win Recycology products from the leading brand, Pentel.     more…

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Good value, ergonomic and user friendly! That's one PA's verdict on the new NOBO P3 Laser Pointer. This ingenious device is much more than just a brilliant presentation aid - and you could WIN one for free!     more…

ACCO Nobo Information Point competition winner Congratulations to Dawn Wicks, PA to Technology Director at General Dynamics UK Ltd winner of our recent ACCO Nobo Information Point competition. Dawn has won a fantastic Nobo X22C DLP® Projector, worth over £500!

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What an amazing experience!
Fancy a personal photoshoot? Or a flying lesson maybe? Buy your favourite Crystalfile suspension files now and you could win an amazing Virgin Experience, either instantly online or by collecting Experience vouchers.     more…

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DeskDemon's Agony 'Uncle' After 33 years secretarial experience, Lynda an EA wonders if technology has reduced the EA role to that of simply organising meetings; Seema a PA, needs help with finding a training course in London and, Director’s PA, Katie feels overworked and undervalued. DeskDemon’s Agony Uncle is on hand to offer his advise.     more…

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…

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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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…

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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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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…

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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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…

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CANCER STARS: 21 June–22 July
For the past 3 weeks Mercury has been driving us a bit crazy in its retrograde movement - miscommunications, technical and transport problems etc. It has ‘sorted itself out now’ and we should all start to see things and decisions getting clarity!     more…

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How to slash corporate travel costs If companies were to fine-tune their corporate travel policies and ensure their employees stick to it, corporate travel expenses can be slashed by 20%. Travel Management Company, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) tells us how.     more…

Just a Moment of Your Time The role of PAs and secretaries is, by nature, about supporting others. But, if you're constantly at the beck and call of others, your own work can suffer. We asked Paul Pennant to give his advice on how to stop interruptions.     more…