Tue.Mar 22, 2016

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Benefits of corporate hospitality for small businesses.

The Small Business Blog

For some small businesses corporate hospitality can often be overlooked as an unneeded jolly. In this article we will be examining how in fact this can be an easy preconception and that corporate hospitality can actually bring a wealth of benefits to any small business. Growing as a team: Within a small workforce it is extremely important to have happy, harmonised and engaged employees.

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The Rise of Internet Middlemen

Small Business Labs

One of the most persistent myths about the Internet is that it's eliminating the need for middlemen.  Since the early days of the Internet when Bill Gates wrote in his book The Road Ahead  that the "information superhighway" would become the "ultimate go-between" and that "only the humans involved in a transaction will be the actual buyer and seller" there's been a constant theme that middlemen are finished.

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The Importance of Team Game Plans and RAPPORT

BioTeams

Team Game Plans are essential when team is faced with a new and challenging task , such as a business simulation game. To formulate a Game Plan the team must quickly look at their goals and targets and then, based on a shared set of priorities, values mental models and working practices, come up with a plan for achieving them. The word 'RAPPORT' is an excellent mnemonic for remembering the 7 key elements of a great Team Game Plan as RAPPORT is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as: 'A close and ha

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Home Business IT: Guide to Secure Your Wireless Home Network

Small Business CEO

There are so many users looking for securing their wireless network because they want their Wi-Fi network protected from Wi-Fi theft; this includes for those who work in a home office. Here in this article, we are going to discuss about ways to secure your home business’ 802.11b/g/n Wireless home network. It is very important that you secure your Wi-Fi network because this way, your neighbours do not only borrow your internet connection, but also be able to access your files and check acti

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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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Why I’m Diving Into Deep Work (and How I’m Doing It)

Productivityist

This is a piece that was originally published in The Productivityist Weekly newsletter. If you would like more updates, click here to receive fresh productivity insights delivered to your inbox every week. At the beginning of 2016, I read a book that changed how I approach my work. This book is called Deep Work by my friend Cal Newport. After I finished the book, I realized that I need to spend more of my time doing deep work.

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Why I’m Diving Into Deep Work (and How I’m Doing It)

Productivityist

This is a piece that was originally published in The Productivityist Weekly newsletter. If you would like more updates, click here to receive fresh productivity insights delivered to your inbox every week. At the beginning of 2016, I read a book that changed how I approach my work. This book is called Deep Work by my friend Cal Newport. After I finished the book, I realized that I need to spend more of my time doing deep work.