Office Dynamics
APRIL 5, 2016
by Brandi Britton, district president, OfficeTeam. This article was originally published in Executive Secretary Magazine and shared with permission by OfficeTeam and it’s author. Today’s administrative professionals have anything but an easy and boring job. Over the years, their roles have moved well beyond circulating memos and taking dictation.
Practically Perfect PA
APRIL 5, 2016
In last year’s Practically Perfect PA reader’s survey I asked you lovely lot “What area of your role do you think you need to learn more about? ”. Business travel was a pretty clear winner. From this Assist Travel was born. We ran our first conference and exhibition for business travel booking assistants last September and I’m very excited to announce that we will be running Assist Travel again this year.
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Virtual Moxie
APRIL 5, 2016
Kathy came to me to ask me to review her business in the hopes that I would tell her where I think she fits in the overall landscape of Virtual Assistants. She told me that if I thought she was one of the best, it would absolutely do wonders for her business, proving she was great and helping her compete for clients. I took a deep breath and shared that in my view, the fact that she wants someone to tell her she's one of the best means that she doesn't believe she is.
Professional Assistant Blog
APRIL 5, 2016
Espresso machines produce highly concentrated ,dark and rich brew that are mostly found at the coffee shops. The coffee beans must be finely ground and packed to produce strong coffee which some people prefer to take as shots. Espresso machines can also be used to make milk-based beverages such as lattes and cappuccinos, where milk is heated separately using the machine’s frothing tube which blow steam into the milk whipping it to froth.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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Clutter Coach
APRIL 5, 2016
by My general rule about storage units is this: avoid them at all costs! People rent them and forget ’em and they often turn out to be filled with junk. Let’s look at why you really might need a storage unit. There’s a short list of reasons that are acceptable. You are temporarily living in a place that’s too small for your possessions.
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Clutter Coach
APRIL 5, 2016
by Want less clutter on your desk? Can you spare half an hour? What if it would make the following half hour twice as productive? And the hour after that too? Spending time on organizing is a great investment because it always gives you a high return (unlike many investments these days). Starting. Figuring out how to start is often the hardest part of decluttering.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 5, 2016
Fusion's Harvard economist: All net U.S. job growth since 2005 has been in contracting gigs covers a study by two noted academic economists that found all net employment growth in the U.S. economy since 2005 appears to have occurred in alternative work arrangements. In other words, contingent jobs have been growing quite rapidly over the past decade.
Productivityist
APRIL 5, 2016
This piece originally appeared in The Productivityist Weekly newsletter. If you’d like to receive first-run and exclusive content delivered to your email inbox every week (and receive additional bonus offers and a free copy of my manifesto The Way of The Productivityist, sign up here. As I wrote this I was flying at 30,000 feet en route to Austin, Texas for the Think Better, Live Better event in January of 2016.
Small Business CEO
APRIL 5, 2016
It may sound obvious, but talking directly to a potential customer is one of the most effective ways to promote what you do. By talking directly, I don’t mean crafting a personalised email to a carefully curated mailing list. I’m talking about having a conversation face to face. photo credit: Jon Crel / Flickr. That’s where pop-up marketing comes in.
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