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FOREWORD October/November 2016 THE MAGAZINE FOR PROFESSIONAL PAS AND SECRETARIES INQUIRIES EDITORIAL Kirstie Bedford [email protected] ADVERTISING 07 3839 4911 [email protected] CONTACTS CHAIRMAN Russell Peacock GENERAL MANAGER AUSTRALIA James Brome 07 3839 4911 [email protected] EDITOR Kirstie Bedford [email protected] DIGITAL MEDIA SALES Suresh Seneviratne [email protected] DIGITAL MEDIA SALES Daniel Brown [email protected] OFFICE MANAGER Ella Hannah [email protected] FINANCE [email protected] ASIA Spring is finally here and with it comes thoughts of hosting clients for the various up-coming events, including, but not limited to, the Melbourne Cup. It also means Christmas is looming, but we’ve got it all covered for you. Check out our story on page 32 about how to ensure you can entertain and indulge clients, and more importantly get a return on your investment. On page 42 we explain the dos and don’ts of corporate gifts. Don’t also forget our own event, the Executive PA Awards, and a link to book your table for this celebratory event and recognise the best in the business is on page 18. For a dose of inspiration this edition we interview burns survivor Turia Pitt on page 12 and her incredible struggle against adversity and she has some advice for those doing it tough. Then there are those EAs who are already driving significant change in their own business, we look at how they’re achieving it on page 21. Our reader events this edition include everything from cruising on the Sydney Harbour to animal encounters and in our final page we cover off how you can ensure you future-proof your career. Kirstie Kirstie Bedford, Editor, [email protected] James Brome [email protected] UK & EUROPE Stephan Pavlovic [email protected] PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT [email protected] READER EVENTS [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS AND MEMBERSHIP [email protected] PUBLISHED BY Solutions Publish LTD PO Box 10137, Adelaide Street Brisbane, QLD, 4000 www.executivepa.com.au PRINTED BY Printgraphics DESIGN BY purple ink creations Copyright 2016 Solutions Publish All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be copied or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. While every care is taken in the compilation of this publication, the publishers can not accept any responsibility for any inaccuracies or changes since compilation, or for consequential loss arising from such changes or inaccuracies, or for any other loss, direct or consequential, arising in connection with information in this publication. Acceptance of advertisements does not imply recommendation by the publisher. LONDON | BRISBANE | SINGAPORE Audited circulation: 12,333 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 | WWW.EXECUTIVEPA.COM.AU 03