November, 2008

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Can you afford not to take a vacation?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets enjoy our day together.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 November, 2008 Can you afford not to take a vacation?

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Ezine vs Blog? Making the Right Choice For Your Solo Service Business

Office Organization Success

I often read debates on forums about whether you should have just a blog or just an ezine, with questions like, “I currently publish an ezine and a blog, but I’m thinking of dropping the ezine and going with just the blog.”. My answer… you need both! And here’s why: Creating a blog post is much easier to do than going down the whole ezine publication route; however, as you do not know who is reading your blog you cannot begin to build a relationship with the reader in the same way you can

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Winweb Security – winwebsecurity.com – more facts. | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

E-Mail me or follow me. Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. Starting a Small Business? On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. Build your own network!

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When Was the Last Time You Made a Career Deposit?

On The Job

When I was a child, my mother often talked about living through the Depression. As the oldest child, she was sent to live with relatives when her family could no longer afford to feed all three children. Even though her time away from the family only lasted about a year, it greatly affected her life. She hated antiques. She thought of them as old, and old stuff meant poverty.

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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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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Retrieve Your Files With Ease By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you have quite a bit of filing to do? Do you feel that you should have some sort of control over these files on how you find them, for future reference? Creating a filing system can be tricky, as you need to know exactly how to file your files and what type of information you would need to be able to access quickly.

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I got an e-slap on the wrist - Ouch!

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets enjoy our day together.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 November, 2008 I got an e-slap on the wrist - Ouch!

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Organizing Philosophy for the Holidays

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How to fix/remove 'Winweb Security' Virus/Malware. | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

E-Mail me or follow me. What is Small Business Infrastructure? How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Outsourcing Options For Small Business Focus on your business, timeshare professionals. Benefits of Online Software for Small Business. Concentrate on your business, not your office. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral.

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10 of the Toughest Interview Questions Ever

On The Job

My last post generated a lot of comments regarding the tougher stance employers may be taking regarding truthfulness from job seekers based on President-Elect Obama's criteria, and it got me to thinking about just how far the new administration may be willing to go when it comes to vetting job candidates. The Obama Administration is reportedly going to check into everything from an applicant's friends, family and associates to past e-mails, texts, online comments, etc., looking for anything that

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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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Organize With Social Bookmarking!

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Organize With Social Bookmarking! By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 03, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity D o you find articles on this site intriguing? Do you wish that you could save them to your Favorites so that you can look at them again and again? Do you wish that you could take your Favorites with you where ever you go, even if you dont own a laptop and have access to a computer with internet access?

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Bioteams: P2P Foundation Book of the Week

BioTeams

Michel Bauwens founder of the Foundation for Peer-to-Peer Alternatives has just selected Bioteams as the P2P Foundation Book of the Week. "Bioteaming is not about us all behaving like ants or bees - rather it is about how we incorporate natural principles, based on 10 million years hard won evolutionary experience to make smart human teams much more effective and how we can use technology to help!".

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets enjoy our day together.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 November, 2008 Writing when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

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How Can I Help You Get Organized?

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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UK/Ireland small Business News Round-up – 11/04/2008 | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

E-Mail me or follow me. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral. Starting a Small Business? On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Enhance Your Work-Life Balance Have it all your way – family, friends, work and most of all a life!

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10 Good Things About Working Longer Hours

On The Job

With the economy in the crapper, most people I know wouldn't even think of uttering the words "work/life balance." As more people are laid off, it's up to the survivors to pick up the work load and do it without complaint -- if they want to keep their job. But it's tough. Real tough. That's why I thought I'd end the week with a sort of optimistic view of what many of us are going through right now -- work/life imbalance.

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InformationWeek reviews my favorite client collaboration tool: CentralDesktop

Denise Aday

After an extensive search and testing over several months, I settled on CentralDesktop earlier this year as my client collaboration tool of choice. For those with multiple ongoing projects and/or virtual team members in various locations, it just can’t be beat in both number of features and ease of use. It eliminates the need for several separate applications, saving time and money.

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Bad leaders cause their team health problems

BioTeams

BBC News reports on work by a team of Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute and Stockholm University which shows that "inconsiderate bosses not only make work stressful, they may also increase the risk of heart disease for their employees.". The study suggested that "managers should give employees clear work objectives and sufficient power in relation to their responsibilities" ie clarity and autonomy which resonates with bioteams concept.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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We have a winner!

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets enjoy our day together.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 November, 2008 We have a winner!

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Five Ways to Network With the Boss

On The Job

Want to know a key player many people forget to network with these days? The boss. Yep, the head honcho. The big kahuna. The top dog. You may wonder why you need to network with the boss when a) you see him every day; and b) you see him every day, dammit. But networking involves much more than just trying to get new business or find a new job. It's about understanding what the other person needs, what will help make him or her successful and how you can develop a quality relationship with the pe

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Is the New Color of Success. Green?

On The Job

When this nation was in it's formative stages, many people were struggling with low wages, few jobs and limited opportunities. "Go West, young man," advised many. So, thousands of people headed West, seeking their fortune and new lives. Now, I'm about to offer the same advice. Want better wages, a new and growing career and unlimited oportunities? Go green, ladies and gentlemen, go green.

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Contest!

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets enjoy our day together.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 November, 2008 Contest! I am remiss.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Now That The Election is Over, What Will You Talk About at Work?

On The Job

The leaves have fallen off the trees, the pumpkins are rotting on the front porch and we've got a new president-elect. It is, indeed, a changing of the times for us, and that is evident even in the workplace. For so long, politics and what Sarah Palin spent on her clothes and which foot Joe Biden shoved in his mouth were topics of conversation around the cubicles of America.

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How to Get the Boss To Listen to You

On The Job

Do you sometimes think you've become the invisible employee? Do you think the only way your boss might pay attention to you is if you were holding a phone and saying: "I've got Oprah on the line for you!" You're not alone. Many people have felt ignored by their managers, but they are really beginning to fret more about it these days because they fear that "out of mind" may mean "out of a job" if layoffs hit their workplace.

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The Seven Stupid Mistakes People Make on a Telephone Interview

On The Job

"Hello?" "Mr. Jones? This is Mr. Smith from Acme, calling for our telephone interview?" "Oh, yeah, sure. Can you hang on a sec?" "Sure." (A toilet flushes.) "Whew! OK, much better. Wassup? Mr. Smith.you there?" "Uh, yes, I'm here. Now, Mr. Jones, I'd like to ask you about your work experience." "Sure.prob.lots of." "Mr. Jones? Are you there? I seem to be losing you.

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It's Lonely in the Corner Office.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets enjoy our day together.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 November, 2008 Its Lonely in the Corner Office.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha