Time Management
Time management for PAs – balancing your boss’s calendar as well as your own
PAs play a vital role in keeping their boss’s calendar updated and their schedule on track. To do this, they need to carefully plan their own activities. The boss needs…
Time Management
The myth of multitasking – how do you stay focused in a distracted world?
Running payroll, answering a customer query, organising a delivery, managing a staff training session – there are so many distractions and conflicting calls on the time of a manager. The…
Time Management
Planning for Christmas 2025
Yes, you read that correctly and no, it’s not a typo! I said planning for Christmas 2025. January might seem way too early for some to think about a Christmas…
Bookkeeping
Make holidays fun again with stress free travel
We love our summer holidays but just sometimes, it all feels like hard work. Juggling planning, packing, ensuring the business will survive whilst we’re not there, and preparing the house…
Time Management
The Hour Hands top tips for summer holiday travel!
Summer is finally here and many of us are getting ready for a break from the normal routine – whether that means heading to a festival, taking mini-breaks or enjoying…
Time Management
How working parents can survive the summer holidays
As the summer holidays begin, working parents find themselves faced with the challenge of balancing work commitments with caring for and entertaining children. This is a challenge until the children…