Office Dynamics

JANUARY 20, 2015

'Your career should be a work in progress whether you are climbing the corporate ladder or staying in your current position and wanting to increase your effectiveness. There is a difference between having an occupation and a career. In an occupation, you are stagnant. A career is taken seriously; you continually seek out ways to grow and improve. An occupation is short term; it is drudgery, draining and just something you do until something better comes along.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 20, 2015

'In honour of National Employee Motivation Day (January 21 st 2015), we thought we’d inspire all the Practically Perfect PAs out there with a few tips for climbing the career tree, all the way to the top. Are you motivated to get your career moving this year? Do you feel you have it in you to take over from your Boss? When we left off with Mad Men, Joan, played by Christina Hendricks had manoeuvred herself all the way from Office Manager to the brink of a fortune.

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On The Job

JANUARY 20, 2015

'There are a lot of complaints these days about open concept offices. Workers complain there are too many distractions, they’re so loud you cannot hear yourself think and everyone is in everyone else’s business. But organizations like the idea of workers being close enough to one another to collaborate easily or come together for quick brainstorming.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 20, 2015

'I'm more than a bit behind on my book reviews, which is why it's taken me so long to get to Jacob Morgan's excellent book, The Future of Work. Morgan is one of the leading futurists examining work, so it comes as no surprise he does a great job of describing the forces that are changing work and explaining how organizations and their leaders can successfully respond to these changes.

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Tips From T. Marie

JANUARY 20, 2015

'I’m a stickler about customer service. I could blame it on being a waitress in my teens, but it’s more likely because I was taught that we should always treat people the way we ourselves would like to be treated. I have experience serving and helping others, so when it comes time for me to be the customer I have high expectations. This morning I read Seth Godin’s latest blog post entitled, Please Go Away in which he talks about the way most big businesses deal with customer service.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 20, 2015

'Demand for internet and related telecommunications services has grown significantly in the last few years. This has compelled businesses to explore access technologies that promote their information technology (IT) investments. Dark fibre solutions offer a cost-effective way for businesses to control their bandwidth requirements and fool-proof their operations.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 20, 2015

'To date, there have been two books that I can claim, without hesitation, have had a dramatic effect on the way I organise and live my life. The first is the world-famous Getting Things Done by David Allen. Not too long ago, I was a disorganised mess, lacking even the most basic skills in the art of prioritisation, information management and daily structure.

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Virtual Moxie

JANUARY 20, 2015

'Jasmine picked my brain with a billing question. One of her clients has her making lots of phone calls. Often, Jasmine ends up sitting on hold for long periods of time. And when she does, there’s another client’s work that’s easy to do at the same time. Her question was whether she should be billing them both for the same time, or not. It’s a great question—and the answer is yes; bill them both.

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