Tue.Jul 29, 2014

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How to Manage the Rush Jobs

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post How to Manage the Rush Jobs appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. It’s 3:00 in the afternoon and your boss calls from the road and says, “Drop everything, I need this report in an hour.”. Fifteen minutes later another manager comes by looking for last-minute help with a PowerPoint presentation. Meanwhile, you’ve skipped lunch, a courier is waiting on a delivery from you and the intern is hovering, looking for approval on the next step.

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Freelancers and the Rise of Multiple Income Sources

Small Business Labs

'A recent Freelancers Union post titled  87% of Freelancers Have Multiple Sources of Income covers the gowing trend of freelancers piecing together multiple sources of income - and even multiple careers - to meet their financial, work and lifestyle goals. The data comes from the Freelancers Union study How to Live the Freelance Life , a research project we partnered with the Freelancers Union on.   As the article's title states, 87% of the surveyed freelancers reported having mor

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Getting to grips with IT issues

Practically Perfect PA

'Don’t blame your tools they say, but we’ve all had those days when the equipment fails and things do not go to plan. Laptops do not synchronise properly, emails disappear, photocopiers jam and chew up your important documents etc. Here are some important tips so that you can keep calm when IT problems arise. Forward planning. Learn how your equipment works.

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Say What You Mean!

Virtual Moxie

'Joyce was recounting a story to me about a discussion she had with a client. In it, she shared that she told the client there was something she couldn''t do. "Couldn''t?" I asked. "Well, I can do it," she replied, "I just don''t do that kind of work.". "Can''t" means you''re not able. Don''t use it when what you mean is that you "won''t" or "don''t" do something.

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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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What is a Pop-up Business: Innovative Commercial Models for Beginners

Small Business CEO

'There is no doubt about it, the nature of business and commerce has changed considerably during the last two decades. While this may have coincided with the evolution of the Internet and online interaction, the changes go far deeper than this and have impacted on everything from the nature of commercial investment to the types of business models applied.

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