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In the week where we saw pubs and bars start to open (yay!), we look at the difference between happiness and well-being.
We are also hearing of plans being made for conferences, hotels reopening, and nearly 1000 trees being planted!

It can only be...The Admin Wrap
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Worth a Look

NEWS

 
  • Everyone's FAVOURITE red-headed brummie Skevi Constantinou dropped a MASSIVE bombshell that there's going to be a PA Way Awards next year and we are so excited that we just might pop 🎈
     
  • The PA Club have just made a big announcement that they will be hosting their "Future of Work" conference on 11th September. More details as soon as we have them! 
     
  • The long awaited news that the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire is reopening its doors is finally here! 🎉 If you are looking for somewhere spectacular for a weekend break or team building venue, they are open from 15th July. Yay!
A massive shout out needs to go to Hana Gray from The Office Management Portal. 

For every member who joins the OMP, her company plants a tree  

This week she reached 972 trees! 👏🏼

If you're not already a member, sign up now and let's see if we can get it to 1000 

Events

 
  • The PA Way just keeps hitting us with fun socials, and the latest one has just been announced for 20th August! It's a sweet treat you're REALLY not going to want to miss 
     
  • If it's wine tasting you are after, Miss Jones is hosting one on 16th July with the spectacular Berry Bros. Get your wine and enjoy a fabulous night in with Master of Wine, Barbara Drew MW (that's our dream job, right there)
     
  • The Global PA Association are hosting a free webinar on 23rd July on how to improve your well being and productivity. Get your free ticket here. Did we mention it was free? 
     
  • Got an event you want to shout about? Let us know!
In this absolutely fascinating Ted Talk from Daniel Kahneman, we look at the difference between happiness and well-being, and distinguishing between experiences and memory. Honestly, it's fascinating

Training and tech

  • If you are fed up with trying to arrange meetings with various people (colleagues, meeting attendees, friends) try Doodle's free appointment scheduling tool. It's so simple, it's brilliant 
     
  • Executive Secretary has just announced their ExecSecTech conference which is coming at us in September. Register now for their early bird tickets
     
  • Ever wondered if you can make a poll on WhatsApp? Wonder no more! Yes you can
     
  • Want to see 49 of your colleagues in one go without going into the office? Now you can, with these new features from Microsoft Teams

That's a Wrap

  • It's the end of an era for Segways, which are ending production next week 😭
     
  • Ever wondered why crackers have jagged edges? No? Neither have we. But apparently there's a reason
     
  • Swimming pools aren't open yet, but that's still no excuse to use a fish tank
     
  • If you are enjoying this newsletter, you can buy me a coffee! (I can't promise that I won't exchange it for wine) 
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