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Lunch & Learn ⬇️ The ‘F’ in Feedback: A Practical Guide to Giving and Receiving Feedback in the Workplace 📅 Thursday 16th January 2025 ⏰️ 13:00pm 🖥 via MS Teams Join us to explore the skills, strategies, and secrets behind effective feedback. This session combines insights from two essential perspectives: giving and receiving feedback. Together, we’ll address the challenges and opportunities feedback presents, equipping participants with the tools to navigate both roles effectively. Whether you’re a leader looking to inspire your team or a professional eager to embrace feedback as a tool for personal growth, this session is for you. Use the strategies and techniques shared to help build a positive feedback culture within your organisation. Learning Outcomes By the end of this session, participants will be able to: ● Recognise the importance of all types of feedback. ● Apply structured techniques to give clear, constructive, and actionable feedback while creating a supportive environment. ● Manage emotional responses and biases to receive feedback with openness and turn it into actionable growth opportunities. ● Reframe feedback challenges as opportunities to build trust, collaboration, and mutual respect. ● Lead by example to create a feedback-driven culture that promotes continuous learning and shared success. ✅️✅️ TO BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE LOGIN TO THE PA FORUM MEMBERSHIP PORTAL Thank you so much Louise Wearne & Chris Battye (FF.ISP) for arranging this session for us and gifting your time!

Legal PA of the Year 2025 🏆 Finalists Revealed ⬇️ PA Forum are proud partner of the 2025 Legal Awards organised by Birmingham Law Society This is our 2nd year together since the introduction of the "Legal PA of the Year" category and it's been a pleasure to continue to build our partbership together championing Legal Exevutive & Business Support Professionals across the region The finalists in the category include: 🏆 Nikki Orton Cert CII (MP), Anthony Collins 🏆 Dorota Mazurowska, Clyde & Co 🏆 Sue Dale, Eversheds Sutherland 🏆 Lisa Roots, TLT Solicitors 🏆 Claire H., VWV On behalf of us all and to all the nominees a HUGE congratulations, we can't wait to meet you all Thank you to BLS for continuing to champion professionals across the sector, it's awesome to have the opportunity to work with you!

Prize Winner Announcement 📢 with Clays, Birmingham 🎯 Win The Ultimate Virtual Shooting Experience at Clays for up to 15 guests Take a shot at a fantastic interactive game experience at Clays! This prize is for the ‘Ultimate’ package for up to 15 guests and includes a semi-private peg for 90 minutes for you and your group to get competitive. What’s more, guests can indulge in a selection of mouthwatering dishes and premium drinks included in your package too! Congratulations Jessica Tyers We will be in touch with all the details soon 🤗 Amber Holgate thank you for gifting our community with this wonderful prize ❤️

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NOMINATIONS WILL CLOSE IN 2 DAYS 🕐📅⬇️ West Midlands PA Awards 2025 🏆 Please follow the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e2kcqG6X

PA of the Year Award 🏆 West Midlands PA Awards 2025 ⬇️ "The PA of the Year Award recognises C-Suite PAs to EAs, individuals in a support role who have consistently gone above and beyond their day job. Is your PA/EA someone who demonstrates the close working partnership type relationship with their boss and other senior stakeholders? Are they skilled at supporting with the strategic direction of the whole overall business and been closely involved in key projects? Do they act in an ambassadorial capacity, perhaps on a global/international scale? Are they the righthand person, allowing their boss to deliver and manage objectives across the business as a whole and be the key interface between the board, stakeholders and the rest of the business? We want to recognise individuals who have shown excellence across their career but particularly focusing on what impact they have made for you personally and/or the business over the past 12 months. We want to hear all about the positive impact they have made. We appreciate it can be overwhelming to be in the spotlight but we cannot wait to hear from you about this individual. If they can demonstrate continued commitment to the PA/EA profession, this is the category for them." 📅 NOMINATIONS WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER YOU CAN NOMINATE HERE ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gP2iFK6r We look forward to hearing from you Fay Gleeson Hannah Smith Mel Bates

TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD 🏆West Midlandd PA Awards 2025 ⬇️ "Are you supported by, or work within, a team that deserves recognition for the incredible job they do as a collective and who collaborate to ensure any job is completed successfully and with impeccable quality and excellence? Do they go above and beyond as a team and are the epitome of the well-known saying “Teamwork makes the dream work”? If so, the Team of the Year Award is the category for them as it aims to recognise teams of 3 or more executive or business support professionals from the same organisation. Using specific examples, we want to hear about how your nominated team has worked together to set and achieve objectives, supported one another through both the good and tougher times and how they have added value to your organisation." 📅 NOMINATIONS WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER - 17:00PM You can nominate here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e2kcqG6X We look forward to hearing from you Fay Gleeson Hannah Smith Mel Bates

West Midlands PA Awards 2025 🏆 FINAL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ⬇️ This is the final week to put forward any individual or team nominations and we can't wait to hear from you! The West Midlands PA Awards is the ONLY awards process in the whole region that is completely dedicated to celebrate Executive & Business Support Professionals Please don't miss this opportunity to share your heartfelt appreciation for the amazing work and significant.contributions for those who continue to ensure that the business is constantly moving forward, innovating and evolving. The awesome people who everyday give so much support, loyalty and dedication to you, making sure that you are always presenting the very best version you can be your working life. The people who protect your time. always ensure your prepared, take care of the tasks that might not be one of your strengths or that you really struggle to find the time to focus on. Those amazing individuals or teams that enable you to be forward facing, doing the things you enjoy and that play an integral part of the business operation There are SO many examples YOU could share with us about the amazing work going on inside and outside your organisations. This is the place for you to share those examples showcasing to the business community how important the role is and all the amazing examples of projects and initatives that are going on right now! There are 12 categories to choose from and every single nominee will be invited to a special kick off celebration event in January where we welcome all the nominees to a fantastic event at Clays, Birmingham YOU CAN NOMINATE HERE ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gP2iFK6r We look forward to hearing from you If you have any questions or queries get in touch 📩 Daniel@pa-forum.co.uk Fay Gleeson Hannah Smith Mel Bates

PA Forum - Calling out to our Midlands based Virtual Assistant Community ⬇️📋 Would you like to join our 2025 Virtual Assistant Co-Working Groups across the Midlands? Here at the PA Forum, we are excited to announce that, starting in 2025, we plan to host in-person co-working sessions in the Midlands. We want these events to be as valuable and relevant to you as possible and, for that, your feedback is essential! We’ve created a short survey to gather your thoughts and preferences on the types of events, frequency, locations and more. Your input will help us design co-working sessions that suit the needs of Virtual Assistants like yourself. Please take a few moments to fill out the survey by clicking this link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e6ywxZZd Your feedback is truly appreciated and will play a key role in shaping the success of these events. We want to ensure that we create the best experience possible for those who choose to attend. Thank you so much for your time and input! 🤗✅️ This initiative is being led by the wonderful Mel Bates, Elite EA and we are both really looking to hearing from you, Thank you so much Mel for investing your time and passion, pushing this initative forward to bring together our Virtual Assistant Communities