Tue.Apr 14, 2015

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20 questions to ask a new boss

Practically Perfect PA

'For assistants to be successful in their career they must must must have a good working relationship with their boss. The role is ultimately making the boss a success so the assistant has to ensure that the relationship is strong from the outset. The first meeting an assistant has with their new boss is so important and must be used wisely. During this meeting an assistant can lay the foundations for the relationship going forward, gain an insight into how their boss operates and understand wha

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Coworking and the Blending of Work and Life

Small Business Labs

'We quit using the term "work/life balance" many years ago. It simply doesn't fit the world most of us live in. Instead, we started using "work/life flexibility" This term fit what we were hearing in our interviews and seeing in our survey results. People consistently tell us they want to be able have some control over where, when and how they work.

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Professionalism Without The Price Tag

The Small Business Blog

'When embarking upon a new small enterprise or startup money tends to be on the tight side. But a lean budget doesn’t have to mean unprofessional looking. Clients don’t need to know if you’re operating out of your basement or not – you can still maintain a very high quality front without wasting too much… Read the full article here: Professionalism Without The Price Tag on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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A Smart Way to Think About Your Spare Time

Virtual Moxie

'In my office, I have many things that inspire me. One of them is a perpetual wall calendar (I admit I don''t use it, but it''s beautiful, so I keep it). It''s done in mixed media, and across the top in fabric, paper, blocks, and marbles, is a sentence: . Although paraphrased from a longer Emerson quote, I prefer this one! For me, it has one meaning—for you, possibly something very different.

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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 Well Do You Communicate? by Judi Moreo

Office Dynamics

'<Guest Post by Judi Moreo> Administrative Professionals are the key to good communication in an organization. It is imperative that we are able to communicate clearly and precisely in order to avoid misinterpretation and misunderstandings that can be extremely costly to the organization. When communication is not good, it can cause serious damage to our organization, our executive, and even ourselves.

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Is WixStores the Best Ecommerce Platform for Small Business Owners?

Small Business CEO

'The answer to that question is a resounding yes! In fact, there is a recently-launched platform with the small business owner’s needs totally in mind, WixStores. WixStores is Wix’ new online ecommerce store builder. If you haven’t heard of Wix – the company have long been known for having the most feature-rich, hosted site building platform online, allowing for much more design and interface-tweaking flexibility for “non-coder” types who don’t like the

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Should you pursue your Bright, Shiny Idea?

Men With Pens

'Click here to read the full article → Another rocking post from Men With Pens! Should you pursue your Bright, Shiny Idea? first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — 2015, All Rights Reserved.

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6 Ways to Select the Best Employees

Small Business CEO

'An article appearing in Harvard Business Review showed that of 2,700 employers surveyed in a recent study, 41 percent reported a poor hiring choice cost the company as much as $25,000. The costs of an unsuitable hire come as the result of problems like poor productivity, the individual’s negative impact on morale and expenses of training a new hire.

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Is Your Company Secretly Failing At Employee Recognition?

Office Dynamics

'Survey: Three in 10 Workers Think Their Employer Is Ineffective at Showing Appreciation to Staff. MENLO PARK, Calif. , April 14, 2015 / PRNewswire / — With Administrative Professionals Week ( April 19-25 ) approaching, many members of the office support team will receive special acknowledgment for their contributions. But opinions are divided between employers and their staff on what constitutes effective employee recognition, according to a new OfficeTeam survey.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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Licensing and Permissions for Planning a Public Event

Small Business CEO

'If you are planning on running a public event, there are a number of procedures that you will need to go through, including obtaining permission or a specific licence from the relevant authority in your area. It is not uncommon to actually need more than one type of licence for an event and this could involve things like obtaining an alcohol licence or getting consent to erect a temporary structure like a Smart Space building that you are using to host the planned event.

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