Mon.Jul 21, 2014

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Sincerity – Quote of the Week

The Small Business Blog

'“Managing a business requires a great deal of frankness and openness and you actually lead by being very honest with people.” – Michael Owen Edwardes, British company executive Anyone who has ever owned a business will know that you can’t get very far without being honest, whether it is to your employees, suppliers or customers.… Read the full article here: Sincerity – Quote of the Week on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Ten tips for organising a business trip to… Houston

Practically Perfect PA

'After many many years of booking business travel to Houston for my Executives I finally got to travel there myself in January 2014. I had certain expectations about Houston based on all of the itineraries I had created. The oil and gas industry weaves its power and money through the city and I must admit I thought Houston would be made up of lots of impressive skyscrapers and activities designed for middle aged businessmen.

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Part-Timers, Labormetrics and the Just in Time Workforce

Small Business Labs

'The New York Times article A Push to Give Steadier Shifts to Part-Timers covers the growing opposition to the practice of rrequiring workers to be “on call” at short notice or scheduling them for shifts and then sending them home if business looks light.  The issue is nonstandard work schedules makes life much more difficult, especially for those with children.

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BIG Change: It Takes BIG Faith

Office Dynamics

'Have the Faith to Change Your Life. Do you have the faith to change your life? When you approach a situation that you wish you could change but it appears to be impossible, that’s when we need our faith more than ever! Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Faith in action is when something seems so unrealistic, so out of reach, we have the faith to step out and go for it without knowing 100% of the detail on how we&

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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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How to Know If You're a Toxic Sponge

On The Job

'Are you the one that colleagues or your boss turn to when there is a crisis or they just need to unload their negative baggage? Do you then feel pressure to fix whatever is going wrong – as they walk away feeling better from having unloaded their troubles on you? If so, you may be a toxic sponge. While others find your calm demeanor and attentive presence reassuring and comforting, the reality is that you can only absorb so much negativity.

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