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More Women Are Taking Up Leadership Roles, But Progress Remains Slow

Allwork

While this is good news and follows the trajectory seen since 2017, the growth remains “modest.” . According to the study, 60% of men made up management positions, 63% made up senior manager director positions, 68% made up Vice President positions and 74% made up C-suite positions. .

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7 Mental Techniques to Improve Your Time Management

Success

Beneficial time management is something most of us struggle with. If you would like to start getting more value out of the hours you’ve been given, check out these seven mental techniques for improving your time management. When you wake up each morning, decide then and there what you want to do with that day. Set deadlines.

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Upwork's 2017 Freelancing in America Study

Small Business Labs

Upwork and the Freelancers Union released their 2017 Freelancing in America study last week. The key finding is the estimated number of freelancers continued to grow in 2017, reaching 57.3 million, up from 53 million in 2014. For example, someone who works part-time at a start-up, manages an Airbnb and does freelance coding.

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Use These Five Hacks To Rein In Meeting Madness

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The late management guru Peter Drucker was an opinionated prognosticator. He often weighed in on management topics in rather blunt ways, infuriating his critics. Drucker was not the only management thinker to worry about meetings. Meetings need to be tightened up. The fewer of them, the better.” Maybe a half hour, tops.

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Have you missed the content from June 2017?

Practically Perfect PA

Have you missed the content from June 2017? We don’t want you to miss out on the great Practically Perfect PA stuff… Here is a round up of this month’s posts and newsletters. June’s blog posts: JUNE 28, 2017 Business Travel Safety in a Volatile World. JUNE 23, 2017 Technology of the week: Join.me.

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12 Days of Christmas Webinar: Must-Have Skills for 2017

Office Dynamics

As you enter into 2017, be sure you are equipped with this top-notch skill set. We invite you to watch the webinar replay: Must-Have Skills for 2017. Webinar Resources & Follow-up Links. Download the Webinar Handout: Must Have Skills For 2017. Catch up with all the 12 Days of Christmas Webinars.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2017

Small Business Labs

This digital transformation will continue to accelerate in 2017 and SMBs who do not keep up with the pace of change will be increasingly disadvantaged. SMB Globalization: Despite the backlash against globalization and international trade, exports by small, micro and even solopreneur businesses will continue to expand in 2017.

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