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What Highly Skilled Independent Workers Want

Small Business Labs

.  Like PWC's Talent Exchange and Deloitte's Open Talent Community , the goal of GigNow is to help EY find and engage skilled independent workers - both for EY's internal use and for use on client projects. The opportunity the learn and build skills. These are: Access to diverse and interesting gigs.

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NEW! OneNote 2016 Training Series

All Things Admin

Whether it’s creating effective systems for minute taking, follow-up on action items, travel planning, procedures documentation, or developing communication systems that are easy for your executives to scan for information, organization is a vital skill for success-minded admins. Part 1: May 12 – Getting Started Using OneNote 2016.

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10 reasons to attend Assist 2016

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few months I have been busy behind the scenes working on the programme for Assist 2016. There will be a number of specific skills based sessions for assistants, including an interactive workshop from Heather White , founder of Smarter Networking, on that all important question ‘what are you good at?’

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The Expanding High Skill Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

More and more professions that require advanced degrees or highly specialized skills are joining the gig and/or on-demand economy. Key quote: "Three-quarters of law firms with more than 250 lawyers use contract attorneys, says a 2016 report from legal consultancy Altman Weil." A good example is law. 

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6 Powerful Personality Traits of Influencers

Success

Seemingly overnight, influencers can inspire the evolution of a smaller project into a world-changing idea. Influence is not something you are merely born with—it’s a learned and acquired skill. And like most skills, one’s influence can be honed and crafted over time. Little things make big things happen.”

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3 Science-Based Mind Hacks to Get Into Flow

Success

Have you ever lost an entire afternoon to an engaging conversation or become so involved in a work project that everything else was forgotten? Trigger 3: The challenge/skill ratio. Have you ever been tasked with a project that you felt was too challenging? This article was published in May 2016 and has been updated.

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Follow That Gut Feeling: 4 Signs You’re Dealing with a Toxic Client

Success

They don’t trust you A client comes to you because they know you’re skilled in your field… right? It was an awful experience, and I fired him as a client halfway through the project,” Labunski says. “I Wood won’t take on these clients’ projects because he knows they will end up being a disaster. The lesson?

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