Tue.Apr 15, 2014

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Networking – it doesn’t have to be a chore!

Practically Perfect PA

'Networking can be a scary word can’t it? At the start of my career aged just 21, I had no real grasp of what networking was, nor was I interested in finding out. Now, just 5 years on, I have come such a long way and networking has been a huge part of my journey and contributed to my success. Years ago I would attend events with the sole purpose being to chat to my friends and drinking as many free glasses of wine as possible.

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10 Business Card Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Office Dynamics

'What business card mistakes are you making? Like it or not, business cards are still widely used among entrepreneurs and their prospective clients. But if you’ve recently handed out several business cards and never heard back, it may be a sign that you’ve gone wrong somewhere along the way. So, whether you’re looking to improve your current offering or you’re starting from scratch and want to make sure things are right first-time around, read through these 10 business card mistakes – it could m

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Infographic: Social Media Timings

The Small Business Blog

'If social media is just something you do as an afterthought when all your other business tasks are complete, it is not very likely that you are gaining much traction with it. Different social networks are popular at various times during the day or on different days throughout the week. For example, most people do… Read the full article here: Infographic: Social Media Timings on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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The Rise of the Extended Workforce

Small Business Labs

'The consulting giant Accenture has released a study showing the use of contingent workers and other external talent is growing in importance for major corporations. Accenture uses the term "extended workforce" to describe the many types of workers companies use. This definition includes internal employees, vendors, consultants, alliance partners as well as contingent workers who work for the organization on a project basis.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Use Lists to Manage Your Life

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post Use Lists to Manage Your Life appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. My wife is the queen of lists. She uses an iPHone 4s and can, a swipe and a couple of taps, pull up whatever information she needs to plan her next action. For example, she uses SplashShopper to track all our shopping lists. If we pop into Home Depot to pick up a gallon of paint, she checks to see what other hardware items we might need, saving a second trip.

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How to Get the Best Employees to Stick Around

On The Job

'Get ready to say good-bye to some of your best talent this year. According to new RainmakerThinking research, employees are unhappier than ever and Founder Bruce Tulgan believes that it could lead to a “sudden spike” in turnover as the job market improves. In the words of Scooby Doo: Ruh-roh. Specifically, the survey finds that 46% of employees report that in the last year they’ve felt “stuck” in their jobs and have an unfulfilled desire to head for the exit.

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Call For Help: The First Two Weeks With A Virtual Assistant

Productivityist

'In the second part of this four part series , I discuss what happened during the first two weeks I worked with my new virtual assistant. After going with Zirtual as my virtual assistant solution , I decided to outsource some particular tasks to my new assistant. During the first two weeks I decided to start slowly, by giving my assistant only a few areas of responsibility: 1.

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How to help call center representatives improve customer service

Service Untitled

'Centralized call centers receive and transmit an enormous volume of telephone requests daily, with the purpose of collecting and handling information, ranging from product inquiries, questions about transactions, and customer service. Although emails and social media networks provide more outlets for complaints regarding a particular organization or service, statistics show calling is still the most popular method of communication when a customer or client has a problem.