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3 Companies That Give Back to the Community Year-Round

Success

This hashtag-driven holiday generated $3.1 According to the Giving USA annual philanthropy report, corporate giving totaled $29.48 The duo started asking questions and volunteering and eventually founded their business in 2013. And that doesn’t just mean bountiful gifts to friends and family. billion for U.S.-based

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Assistants as information managers

Practically Perfect PA

Back in 2013 HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland released the Management Assistant 2020 report , which detailed how the role of an Assistant will change by 2020. This is what the report says about Assistants as information managers. In 2013, many assistants still sat in silos in their office.

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Administrative/Clerical: Aiming for the End of the Year

Office Dynamics

The fourth quarter of 2013 is fast approaching, so now is a good time to start preparing for the end of the year. Doing so will help you avoid the hassle of rushing to get things done during the holiday season. If you wait until it gets closer to the holiday season, you might not be able to get the venue or caterer you want.

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What You Can Learn About Making Decisions From a Baseball Umpire

Success

They receive scouting reports before each series on who and what to watch for. That also helps write the report after the game, as you tried to give the guy a chance to stay in the game. There isn’t a ton of pregame preparation, at least in terms of reading reports or going over ground rules. Oakes is now a Triple-A umpire.

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Top Ten Countdown of Best Business Tips for 2012 – Part 1

Step It Up VA Coaching

While brainstorming ideas for my last two articles of this year, I knew I wanted to share something with you that would lead you into 2013 with renewed energy and motivation. VH1 and MTV do countdowns of the top songs of the year; the TV networks run holiday marathons of their best shows; even David Letterman does a top ten list!

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Do You Know Your Lifestyle Ratios?

Stephanie LH Calahan

Each month, you may anxiously await the reports that provide the numbers that help you manage your business.  Assuming a 5-day work week, there are about 250 working days in a year, not including about 10 holidays.   What about you? Today I asked my friend Linda Siniscal talk about life beyond the profit and loss statement.

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Feed Your Inner Brainiac: Books to Fuel the Fire - Part 1 of 2

The Marq

Here are the books and a short description of each, listed in order of recommendation, highest first: Ego is the Enemy , by Ryan Holiday This was a book I started during Christmas time and finished in early January. I pre-ordered David and Goliath when it first came out in 2013. This is another book I wasn’t quite ready for.