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Tips to Be Present at a Networking Event

Jen Lawrence

One big challenge with going to networking events is staying present and engaged. If you want to maximize your experience at a networking event, be present. You can’t be fully present with possible new connections or your learning if you’re constantly connected to work and other obligations. Set Your Out of Office. Speaking of….

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4 Things to Consider Before Working with a Virtual Financial Adviser

Success

Though it presented some initial challenges, the shift to online meetings over Zoom or FaceTime enabled financial advisers and investors to grow accustomed to this new normal. Work up an agenda and send it via email a few days in advance. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many routine in-person interactions went virtual.

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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Review calendars and compile date and time options. Check with all participants on availability for the options presented. Determine the agenda and who is presenting. Create the meeting agenda for the department head’s approval. Gather all materials for the agenda and participant materials. Meeting Agenda.

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How You Can Combat Collaboration Overload to Improve Company Performance—and Your Own

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A 2016 Harvard Business Review article found that over the past two decades, time spent by leadership and employees in collaborative activities has grown by more than 50%. For example, perhaps your manager wants all team members to do a final readthrough of each presentation before it’s printed and finalized.

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Hunt is on for the most influential workplace and facilities leaders

Workplace Insight

The discipline, whilst having been spoken about for a number of years in its own right, is beginning to establish itself as a cornerstone of modern organisations, particularly as they emerge from the challenges that the pandemic presented.

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

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Being out also affected Deer’s role as a business owner, sharpening her attention to details during tasks like reviewing the brand’s marketing materials. “I All bodies, races, genders, sexualities and a variety of abilities are present and revolving through our website, ads, emails and social media.”.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

If you don’t have everything (or anything at all) documented, there’s no time like the present to get started! Here’s a glimpse into our comprehensive onboarding agenda: Introduction to Team Dynamics Schedule regular daily huddles in the initial weeks, adjusting to fewer meetings as the new hire becomes more integrated.