August, 2012

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Moxie Tip 227: Proper Posture

Virtual Moxie

Standing (always doing what's best) for the client is always a fabulous idea. Remember, when you stand for the client, you ultimately stand for yourself and your practice, too.

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Is it Possible to be an Outgoing/Extraverted Introvert?

Stephanie LH Calahan

Earlier this week, one of my readers commented on a post I wrote about ADHD.  Her comment was such a good question that it sparked this post.  She said: I love Janet's question!  Let's talk about that today. Over the years of attending networking functions and conferences I've learned that a good number of the people there consider themselves introverts. me. included.  (It's helpful to note that being shy and being introverted are not. necessarily the same

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Your Professional Brand

Office Dynamics

Greetings! I am in San Francisco this week teaching an on-site version of my World Class Assistant workshop to a great small group of assistants. I have not been in San Francisco for more than 10 years! My hotel is just 3 blocks from Fishernan's Wharf so I headed there the first night of my arrival to check it out and to find a place for dinner. I walked past several little restaurants and eateries with their menus posted outside their doors.

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Quiz: Are You a Team Player?

Eat Your Career

Let’s face it: Everyone wants to be a team player. And most people think they are. But we know that’s not true. Some people are so consumed with their own work; they forget to support their team—or they flat out don’t care. It isn’t always easy to be a part of a team. In fact, it’s sometimes a real pain! But it’s an absolute necessity in the workplace.

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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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Stay Focused Tip #1: Set Times To Check Email

Office Organization Success

Only check email at certain times. You’re not going to do yourself any favors by checking your email every 30 seconds. Once first thing in the morning and again in the afternoon is enough.

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Using Kickstarter to Fund a Space Elevator

Small Business Labs

Kickstarter has a project that is looking for funding to help with space elevator research. For those who aren't Star Trek fans, a space elevator is a device for lifting things into space. Long the staple of science fiction - a space elevator plays a role in the most recent Star Trek picture -the science behind the space elevator is real.  All it takes is: A space station in geosynchronous orbit (also serves as a counterweight).

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Update & Giveaway: #Cinchspiration

Eco-Office Gals

I have exciting news to go with my update this week. As you know I have been doing the Cinch Program for the past 2 months and I’ve slowly dropped my weight and inches, with little effort on my part. I can only imagine the results if I could get out of this computer chair once in a while! Here are the latest updates: Measurements: Weight: I’m about out of meal bars for NEXT month, they’re just the easiest option when you’re running errands, out of Silk, or just being lazy

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Moxie Tip 232: Listen

Virtual Moxie

Things show up in our lives first as Messages. These are the gentle rumblings inside which make us uneasy, or give us a sudden flash of intuition that something just isn't right. Be sure to listen to them when you hear them the first time. If you don't, they come back even more loudly and annoyingly.

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5 Essential Steps for Swapping Careers Successfully

Eat Your Career

This article was originally published on U.S. News & World Report. If you’re considering a career change—a move from one industry and/or one position to an entirely new industry and/or position—preparation is absolutely essential. Taking some time on the front end to map out your plans will reduce stress and anxiety, plus it will improve your chances for success dramatically.

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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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How To Set Up Your Online Systems [Registration Now Open]

Office Organization Success

Woohoo … I’m so excited. School’s not only back for my boys, but for you too! I’m thrilled to announce that registration is now OPEN for the first workshop of the 2012-2013 school year! When starting out in your business it’s easy to become so involved in getting out there and getting clients (or even your first client!) that you don’t really give a thought to the systems you need to have in place to support you in your business-building endeavors.

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What do our clothes say about us?

Practically Perfect PA

Pin It. Last week on the blog I wrote about how to dress down for work without looking unprofessional, particularly when the company allows for casual Friday. I received feedback that suggested a lot of companies have stopped casual Friday for one reason or another. It would seem that professional and smart attire is back in fashion. This pleases me because I always like to dress up for work.

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Campbell's Soup Learning From Food Trucks

Small Business Labs

The venerable consumer products company Campbell's is attempting to spice up their line-up of soups and other foods in an attempt to ramp up sales and earnings.  To accomplish this, they've been studying food trucks. Key quote from an article from NewJersy.com on Campbell's research: " went to such "hipster hubs’’ as Austin, Portland and San Francisco to study the rituals and preferences of people in their mid-20s and 30s.

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Update & Giveaway: #Cinchspiration

Eco-Office Gals

I have exciting news to go with my update this week. As you know I have been doing the Cinch Program for the past 2 months and I’ve slowly dropped my weight and inches, with little effort on my part. I can only imagine the results if I could get out of this computer chair once in a while! Here are the latest updates: Measurements: Weight: I’m about out of meal bars for NEXT month, they’re just the easiest option when you’re running errands, out of Silk, or just being lazy

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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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How Helicopter Parenting is Invading the Workplace

On The Job

I'm a parent, so I know that even when you vow not to hover over your children, you always do it to some degree. We tell ourselves that if we don't hover, our kids won't get into the right preschool and that will lead to the kid living at age 27 in a box somewhere with no dental health benefits. Some of that is just the endless worry that every parent must deal with, but some of it goes too far.

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3 Tips for Breaking the Clutter Cycle at Your Desk

Stephanie LH Calahan

Guest post by Kenneth McCall.   Over the course of history, plenty of landmark scientific breakthroughs and literary masterpieces have resulted from the minds of people with messy desks. Albert Einstein himself is often cited as inspiration (or justification) by the worst clutter offenders. Perhaps your favorite college professor worked from amidst towers of books, articles and paperwork, setting an example that you’ve happily followed for years.

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Moxie Tip 231: The Truth About Authenticity

Virtual Moxie

Nothing anyone else says or writes or thinks or shares has to be spot on for you. You are free as a bird to happily adapt, change, or even disregard anything you read or that anyone says to you. In fact, I encourage you to develop this mental inquiry, this mental check in with yourself to challenge yourself so that the world you live and work in is a more authentic (for you) place.

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What do our clothes say about us?

Practically Perfect PA

Pin It. Last week on the blog I wrote about how to dress down for work without looking unprofessional, particularly when the company allows for casual Friday. I received feedback that suggested a lot of companies have stopped casual Friday for one reason or another. It would seem that professional and smart attire is back in fashion. This pleases me because I always like to dress up for work.

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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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Showrooming Reaching Tipping Point, Changing Retail

Small Business Labs

Showrooming is the trend towards shoppers visiting stores to see a product, but then buying it online or from some other store.  The reason is they've used their smartphone to compare prices and have found the product cheaper elsewhere - and elsewhere is usually online. A recent study by GroupM Next found that 44% of consumers use a mobile device when shopping in stores.

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4 Simple Ways to Make my e-commerce Website more Eco-friendly

Eco-Office Gals

With the digital revolution in full swing, internet retailing has become the business of choice for many entrepreneurs. Amazon, eBay and ASOS are a few of the leading names in the industry, and with the low start-up costs and overheads, it is something that everyone should consider. By sharing some creative ideas to make running your e-business greener, I can help you become a super player in the industry without destroying world.

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How Assistants Can Save Time and Be More Efficient

Office Dynamics

Are you an assistant looking to become more efficient? Save time and get more work done? Below is a listing of ways you can save time and be an efficient assistant. The bonus? These tips were provided by executive assistants like you! Time Saving Tips for Assistants. Manage priorities. Make To-Do lists. Touch-base with executives using their preferred method of communication.

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Using Common Sense To Cut Small Business Costs

The Small Business Blog

Whether you’re a gambling person or not, setting up a new small business is a daunting experience. Let’s make no qualms about it; this is more than just putting $100 down on the roulette table.

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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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I’m Sorry—My Crystal Ball’s Cloudy

Virtual Moxie

"How long will it take you to do my ezine?” “How many ARs can you set up in an hour?”. “How much time will it take you to do these 27 things?”. Have you ever been asked a question like this by a client or prospect? If not, you’re a lucky one. Questions like this seem to spew forth from the lips of clients often--clients who seem perfectly intelligent, and yet ask what sound like really stupid questions.

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It’s Back To School Time

Office Organization Success

On Wednesday the boys went back to school. And even though I LOVE having them at home, I realized just how much the change of routine affects my work flow. Wednesday I was going gangbusters through my work! Yesterday I had lunch with a really good colleague of mine. It was great to meet up with her as I hadn’t seen her since before the Summer break.

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Book Review: Running a Food Truck for Dummies

Small Business Labs

A good sign that a trend is reaching the mainstream is the publication of a Dummies book on the topic. So it comes as no surprise to those following the food truck industry that Running a Food Truck for Dummies was recently released. The guide is written Richard Myrick, a great choice to author this book.  He's an expert on food trucks and the editor and founder of Mobile Cuisine , an online website covering the mobile food industry.

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4 Simple Ways to Make my e-commerce Website more Eco-friendly

Eco-Office Gals

With the digital revolution in full swing, internet retailing has become the business of choice for many entrepreneurs. Amazon, eBay and ASOS are a few of the leading names in the industry, and with the low start-up costs and overheads, it is something that everyone should consider. By sharing some creative ideas to make running your e-business greener, I can help you become a super player in the industry without destroying world.

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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