Office Dynamics

MARCH 1, 2016

For many people, working at home is a dream come true. In addition to saying farewell to long commutes in bumper-to-bumper traffic, remote workers can pretty much wear whatever they want and often schedule projects around their families. Come tax time, they may be able to deduct a lot of their home office-related expenses. Of course, there is a flip side to the often glorious world of telecommuting.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 1, 2016

After Jonathan’s fantastic motivational keynote at the Assist Conference I was keen for him to share his knowledge and experience. Here is his take on how unconscious bias can mean you miss out on the best personal and professional relationships. As a PA you are constantly meeting new people and how you connect with them is fundamental to your professional role.

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Virtual Moxie

MARCH 1, 2016

Yvonne wrote a follow-up question to last week’s post. "Thanks, Anastacia. I too love the front seat. And in that particular instance, there wasn't a question or a problem. But what if there had been? Who navigates the bus while we're off duty? Will there be instances when we do need to break our standards to respond to a true problem?" Great question!

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Clutter Coach

MARCH 1, 2016

by. Won't being organized make me dull and boring? No! Many people have an instinctive aversion to being organized. When they think “organized,” they think of an accountant with a pocket protector sitting at a bare desk in a room full of filing cabinets. Or they think of gleaming supermarket shelves, with rows upon rows of evenly spaced, carefully lined up items.

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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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Small Business Labs

MARCH 1, 2016

The real estate company and website Trulia recently released the report From Own to Rent: Who Lost the American Dream?   It covers the ongoing growth in the percentage of Americans who rent instead of owning their home. The key finding, which is shown in the report chart below, is the share of U.S. households that rent increased from 36.1 percent in 2006 to 41.1 percent in 2014.

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Productivityist

MARCH 1, 2016

At some point, each of us faces a wall that stops us from moving forward. You don’t know why the wall is there, and you’re not sure to get around it. It’s frustrating. You stare at your list of tasks and find yourself frozen in place. You’re stuck in what I call “task paralysis” – and it’s not a fun place to be. Task paralysis is often brought on by one of three things: You have a list of tasks is so long that it is overwhelming.

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