Small Business Labs

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provide their skills to business clients.   The common denominators among these roles are that the work is knowledge-based and that the skills they represent are often difficult to source through traditional labor markets. MBO Partners recently released its 2020 Client of Choice study results, which found that 7.6

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MAY 27, 2022

In 2017, I read an editorial in The New York Times with one eye on the paper and the other one rolling in the back of my head. I would love to live in that world, where talent, ingenuity and skill guarantee success. This article was published in December 2017 and has been updated. Metaphorically, that is. But I don’t.

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JULY 19, 2021

Learning how to budget your attention is an essential skill in the Attention Economy. If you want the best of everything in life, the skill of eliminating what you don’t want is critical. This article originally appeared in the May 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine. What’s the Attention Economy? It’s the world we live in.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

One of the most valuable skills an individual can develop is creative problem-solving—that uncanny ability to see solutions where others see only challenges and obstacles. For example, if you’re a diehard capitalist, try reading a few socialist articles to goose your mental mojo.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Back in 2017, a study from Business in the Community’s Future Proof Campaign revealed that two-thirds (66%) of young people who appraised company vacancies did not understand the role they were applying for. Overinflated job titles are not novel, but they are making a conspicuous comeback.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2023

During the pilot program, look to match mentors and protégés based on common interests and skills. This article was published in October 2017 and has been updated. Setting up regular sessions, general goals, desired outcomes and a template for discussions can be helpful and is more likely to yield a concrete result.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Listening is a skill , and reflecting is a technique almost all mental health professionals and business coaches use when teaching listening to their clients. This article originally appeared in the August 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Part intuition and part effort, it’s the stuff of human connection.”.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I was equipped with both and strong leadership skills that could help me succeed anywhere. “If In 2017, after years of lawyers, hearings and paperwork, Morales received her green card. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine. So, I did.”. Photo courtesy of Lizeth Morales.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

At its core, mindfulness is a skill that teaches us to retrain our attention and boost concentration power. This article was published in July 2017 and has been updated. Mindfulness gives us a space between our emotions and our fight-flight-freeze reactions, however brief, and increases our ability to respond more skillfully.

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Success

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I didn’t enjoy it or receive much praise for my language skills. I soon learned that the value I provide comes more from my ideas and experiences than my copy editing skills. Surround yourself with people whose skills complement your own, and you can turn your writing into a powerful tool for your brand.

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Success

MARCH 24, 2023

By channeling your energy into a project’s beginning and end, you’ll focus your skills where they count and pull them back when it’s your team’s time to shine. This article originally appeared in the December 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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AUGUST 13, 2022

Instead of improving your skills, focus on increasing your confidence. This article originally appeared in the April 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Follow these tips to boost your confidence so it falls in line with your competence: 1. Make the choice. Remind yourself that the feedback was mainly positive.

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JUNE 5, 2022

So include here the “hard-won wisdom,” insights and skills you’ve learned from the school of hard knocks that no classroom could ever teach. As you finish this article, your purpose might remain unclear. This article was published in June 2017 and has been updated. Clarify what you care about deeply. Live your passion!”

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2018

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 there were 22 million administrative support occupation positions recorded in the United States alone! Time to read and share professional blogs, articles, books, and webinars (most are free!). Seek answers, ask questions, share your skills…never stop learning.

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Success

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

And they teach futuristic thinking skills to their teams. This article was published in December 2017 and has been updated. They use their contextual knowledge of their customers, market trends, studies and projection to imagine what customers will be doing in the future. Cross-pollinate. Photo by @Rushay/Twenty20.

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Success

JANUARY 7, 2023

It’s a productivity skill that must be learned, polished and practiced. There is a process you can follow to acquire it as a skill: Become aware of the need to improve your focusing skills. Implement your new skills and make them routine. It’s a skill and it’s not complicated—you just have to train yourself for it.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Although CEOs believe creativity is the most important skill for leaders, research shows that 80 percent of U.S. This article was published in October 2017 and has been updated. Do you allow yourself the “think space” you need at work? workers feel more pressure to be productive than creative. Photo by wavebreakmedia.

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MAY 26, 2022

I learned new skills and acquired some practical information on public speaking. This article was published in November 2017 and has been updated. Others might think I’m an average public speaker—or even a lousy one. To some, I might look pretty. To others, I might not. And now, I would like to hear from you.

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JUNE 4, 2022

Even the most carefully structured brainstorming session will fizzle, not sizzle, however, without a skilled facilitator. It’s a learned skill,” Segal says. Like any learned skill, it takes practice.” “It This article was published in October 2014 and has been updated. Photo by Stock Rocket /Shutterstock.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Learn a new skill, read a new book, learn a language, take a class, learn to dance, learn to play an instrument. This article was published in September 2017 and has been updated. People seem to have a way of remembering the people who made them feel special. Invest in yourself. Life is short but incredible.

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Success

MARCH 8, 2023

In her 2017 book, A Uterus Is a Feature, Not a Bug , she writes, “There’s something liberating about realizing that owning your motherhood could give just as many benefits in public life as denying it.” This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. And maybe to lead for a while.”

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MARCH 23, 2023

as of 2017. These students can choose between courses that teach both core soft skills, such as “ communications ” or “community and culture,” and hard technical skills. They yearned for more and they knew they had the skill set to accomplish more. They are on their own. Photo courtesy of College of Adaptive Arts.

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JANUARY 1, 2023

I could jump right in and talk to you about food choices and exercise habits, or even thought patterns that change the way your brain functions, but if you don’t have the motivation to actively pursue brain health, you might as well skip the rest of this article. As of 2017 , more than 90,000 police-reported U.S.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 7, 2018

The chart below, from the New York Times article  Workers Hardest Hit by Recession Are Joining in Recovery , shows this group's unemployment rate is down to 5.1%. The strong economy makes independent work more attractive for those with in-demand skills. This is leading to more highly skilled workers going independent. 

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 5, 2017

As usual, we have a packed schedule for 2017, starting with the Assist Conference in February. Sure, I worked on projects that contributed to the success of the organisation but I had many skills that were not used because nobody knew I had them and I didn’t proactively promote them. Assist Conference 2017.

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MAY 28, 2022

You must still do the work: Reach out, be social and have sales skills. This article was published in August 2017 and has been updated. One reason I created 10X Growth Con—a large networking event for entrepreneurs—was to bring like-minded people together. Just attending an event will not create a network.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The researchers studied the performance of 121 chess players across three separate tournaments between 2017 and 2019. Between 1995 and 2015, the proportion of high-skilled occupations as a share of total employment increased by roughly 5% in North America and almost 8% across Europe. Read the original article. trillion (£6.7

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 20, 2017

Back in 2010, I wrote an article called How to Be Proactive at Work: My 5 Step System. Every week, hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of people search “How to be proactive at work” and land on my article. I still stand by everything I said in my first article, but I wanted to offer some of my new insights on the topic here.

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Success

OCTOBER 10, 2022

After launching an inclusive salon and accompanying philanthropic organization in Detroit in 2017, their next big project (they’re two of the advisors for First Women’s Bank) combines their decades of philanthropic and entrepreneurial experience. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2022 Issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Expanding our vocabulary skills is a task we left in our third-grade classroom. Learn skills they didn’t teach you in school. MindTools.com offers thousands of free online resources including quizzes to test your existing skills. This article originally appeared in the June 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Although I was having financial success as a writer, I wasn’t sure that my skills could translate from nonfiction to fiction. Because I am goal-oriented, I equate my daily writing to the length of a magazine feature, more or less the size of this article. That would be 30 articles in one month. But I need encouragement again.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

The legendary 17th-century Japanese samurai Miyamoto Musashi—one of the most skilled and feared samurai ever to live—delved into the balancing power of introspection in his classic writing, The Book of Five Rings. This article was published in November 2017 and has been updated. And where do you even begin to find this balance

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

From dealing with the challenges I never would have chosen (experiencing an armed robbery and numerous family tragedies) to those I’ve willingly taken on (having four children in five years while moving around the world), I’ve discovered that courage is a skill. And, like all skills, it can be learned and mastered.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

a Buddhist monk and bestselling author, writes in Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill : “When we are happy, the feeling of self-importance is diminished and we are more open to others.” This article originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

But when news broke that she was abruptly leaving the show in February 2017 after losing her time slot amid the network’s programming restructure, the veteran broadcast journalist took the opportunity to focus on her family, her self-care and her next step. Hall made history as the first Black woman to co-host an hour of NBC’s Today show.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The article The Contingent Workforce Management Program of 2016 provides their view of how corporate contingent labor programs will evolve over the next couple of years. Key quote from the article: In 2009, the estimated percentage of contingent workforce utilization within the average enterprise hovered around 16% or 17%. The

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Duhigg writes that scientists see motivation as a skill. But for the most part, my skill level was right where I left it. T his article originally appeared in the October 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Unlike cognitive closure, my lack of motivation at lunch had nothing to do with personality.

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