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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion.

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Money Remains a Top Stressor for U.S. Adults—Here Are Some Tips to Better Manage Stress (and Finances)

Success

“I would lie there and catalog the things I had bought over the years that now made absolutely no sense to me: that luxury car lease, that tech gadget, that suit, that watch, that ridiculously expensive bottle of wine.” (And This article appears in the October 2015 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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Bleisure Travel Continues to Increase

Small Business Labs

We first reported on bleisure travel , which is the the blending of business and leisure travel, back in 2015.    A According to the folks at the expense reporting and management firm, SAP Concur, it continues to gain popularity.    Key quote from their blog post  Do You Bleisure?

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3 Financial Tips to Consider Before Pursuing Your Passion Full Time

Success

But the steps required to get to this point began as early as 2015. The general rule of thumb is to have three to six months of your living expenses set aside in a savings account for emergencies. As we began to envision a more balanced life, we asked ourselves some critical questions. What work do we want to be remembered for?

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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

Success

You’ve just encountered a major obstacle, and now completing the project will be a lot more expensive and take much longer than you initially planned on. According to one 2015 study by Oettingen and colleagues, participants who had mentally contrasted reported being more successful at managing their time.

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

This is the best advice you will ever receive on how to build a strategic partnership with your executive, manage their day, and stay on top of the volumes of tasks and projects you have to handle. When it comes to e-mail management, there are various approaches. TIME: INVESTMENT OR EXPENSE? Discuss E-mail Communications.

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Are there any Pitfalls in Cloud Computing

The Small Business Blog

Cloud computing is a method of managing and storing data in the same way you would on your computer or local server but via the internet in a virtual environment called the cloud. For example Microsoft Office 365 users experienced a server outage on December 3rd 2015. What is cloud computing?

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