October, 2010

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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Office Dynamics

Dear Monday Motivators, Today is a very important day for 2 reasons. One is that it is my 34th wedding anniversary. People often ask me, "How have you stayed married so long?" I answer, "I travel a lot!" All kidding aside, it is not easy to make a marriage last especially in this day and age. So I want to congratulate all couples who have had an enduring marriage.

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Top 5 Financial Tips for Small Business

The Small Business Blog

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Keeping your finances in order will ensure that your small business is attractive to potential investors. 2. Minimising risk is a key aspect of financial management. Ensure that all of your most valuable and important business items are well insured. 3.

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Green Halloween Round Up

Eco-Office Gals

Sending the kids out to panhandle for candy tonight? Here are few green Halloween reads to send you scary ghouls on their way! 10 Easy Ways to Green Your Halloween – Busy Mommy Media. Cheapskate’s guide to a green Halloween – MNN. Green Halloween decorations – MNN. Take part in The Green Halloween Pledge! – Green Halloween.

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Envelope please.

Laughing all the Way to Work

One of my assistant's responsibilities is logging correspondence, preparing address labels for envelopes and completing the mail out. The one complaint she has is that since she doesn't have a printer at her desk, if she only has a few labels to print (not enough for a full page of labels), then she has to get up and go to the photocopier to print each envelope.

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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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Temporary Staffing Industry Booming

Small Business Labs

Workforce Week has a special report on contingent staffing.  The short version - it's booming.  The American Staffing Association reported that 2010 Q2 staffing industry revenues were up 33% versus Q2 2009.  Yes, 2009 was not a good year.  But this is still impressive growth and the highest since the association started keeping track of this data in 1992.    This revenue translated into the staffing industry employing 2.4 million temporary workers pe

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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Office Dynamics

Dear Monday Motivators, Today is a very important day for 2 reasons. One is that it is my 34th wedding anniversary. People often ask me, "How have you stayed married so long?" I answer, "I travel a lot!" All kidding aside, it is not easy to make a marriage last especially in this day and age. So I want to congratulate all couples who have had an enduring marriage.

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Us Media Radio: Where Relationships and Technology Collide

Make or Break Moments

(reprint from Ohio Web Writer, my other site) Starting this coming Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 10am est a new radio voice will be heard. Actually, two voices. Candace Benson of Camp Tech will be sharing her views from a technical perspective and yours truly from AllWrite Ink will be covering the customer relationship perspective. Us [.]. Tags: Training Websites making a difference social media AllWrite Ink Camp Tech Candace Benson Facebook Mark Zuckerberg new radio show The Social Network Us M

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how honest should you be in an interview?

Job Advice Blog

How honest should you be when you’re interviewing? Unequivocally one hundred percent honest. But don’t confuse honesty with showing all your cards or not utilizing the power of presentation. Nor does honesty mean volunteering your dark secrets – perceived or otherwise – from the moment you walk through the door. For far too many candidates, [.].

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Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can and Should Bring to the Office

Laughing all the Way to Work

Recently I was at a professional dinner and mentioned I had spoken about soft skills on a webinar I participated in. I was met with blank stares. I said, "You don't know what I'm talking about do you?" They were relieved I had asked, because they had never heard of soft skills and up until a year ago, neither had I. We don't know about them, so we don't realize how valuable and important they are to our employer.

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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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Credit and the Two-Speed Economy

Small Business Labs

Good article in CFO Zone on a New York Federal Research report showing that small businesses are still having a tough time getting credit.  At the same time, large corporations are issuing debt instruments at record rates.  Key quote from a Bloomberg article on corporate borrowing: "Borrowers have bolstered their finances by slashing spending and raising cash, selling $945.8 billion of U.S. corporate bonds this year, following a record $1.23 trillion in 2009." This borrowing

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Upgrading Your Pocket Moleskine With A Pen Holder

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Visit the original article at [link]. Post written by Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. The Moleskine Notebook is arguably the most popular notebook in the world today. It boasts of a rich history highlighted by its being a notebook of choice by Ernest Hemingway, Vincent van Gogh, and many other key figures. The overall quality of the Moleskine notebook is more superior by far than its closest competitors.

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Organize Your Christmas with a Christmas Countdown

Ian's Messy Desk

Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Organize Your Christmas with a Christmas Countdown Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 27, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Starbucks Refusal Hurts Barnes and Noble Employees

Make or Break Moments

I met a customer at the local Barnes and Noble bookstore over the weekend. We both decided to grab a cup of coffee. My customer, Kathy, is a loyal – no, more like an obsessed Starbucks fan. Everyday she has to have her Starbucks – not just in the morning but several throughout the day. [.]. Tags: Attitude Customer Moments Employee Moments Expectations First Impressions Missed Moments Barnes and Noble employees Starbucks.

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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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An Announcement from WinWeb.com

The Small Business Blog

I would like to let all current WinWeb customers know that the WinWeb.com website will be down this weekend – which will mean that customers will be unable to login or use their WinWeb Software. However, this inconvenience will be worth the wait as WinWeb’s V6 Software launches on Monday 1st November. WinWeb’s all-new software encompasses all I believe is necessary for small business success.

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Bathroom Blogfest 2010 – Stuck in the 60s?

Customers Rock!

Once again this year, I am pleased to be participating in the Bathroom Blogfest. This is the 5th year of the Blogfest (4th year participating for me – now with 34 other bloggers in 2010), and we use this opportunity to focus on the customer experience in one of the “forgotten&# spaces, bathrooms! This year’s theme is inspired by Mad Men, and we will look to see whether some of these areas area still “stuck in the 60s&#.

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Intuit Tweet Chat Today on the She-conomy

Small Business Labs

Intuit is hosting a Tweet Chat today at 1:00pm Eastern, 10:00am Pacific on the She-conomy. The Tweet Chat will focus on financial and small business tips and advice for women.  The Twitter hashtag for the event is: #More$$inPurse. The chat panelists are: Stacy Kildal: Owner of Kildal Services , a full service bookeeping, payroll and administrative service company.

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When you can't go back, and you don't know how to go forward, make.

Virtual Moxie

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Renee on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Pam Ryan on Speed is the enemy of many good things.

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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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Another Christmas Planning Checklist

Ian's Messy Desk

Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Another Christmas Planning Checklist Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 27, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Where’s the Focus: Marketing or Service

Make or Break Moments

When you look at the company budget – do you spend equal dollars on marketing for new customers as you do servicing your existing customers? When the economy started to tank, one of the first things companies pulled was training. The focus on customer service shifted from having importance to a “nice to have.&#. I wonder if [.]. Tags: Attitude Customer Moments Loyalty marketing customer loyalty customer service existing customers returning customers Training.

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Is the Product & Marketing Funnel Model Dead?

Office Organization Success

First off let me explain what I mean by the Product & Marketing Funnel, and then I’ll share with you my thoughts on this particular business model. Building your solo service business using the multiple streams of income model means that you are not only working one-on-one with your clients but you are also developing additional ‘streams’ of income, i.e. other revenue lines. .

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3 Rs or 3 Cs?

Office Dynamics

(Excerpt from Training Magazine August 2010). The Three Rs aren't cutting it for today's workforce, according to the American Management Association's 2010 Critical Skills Survey of 2,115 managers and other executives. Besides reading, writing, and 'rithmetic, employees need the four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation).

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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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The Top 5 Coworking Myths

Small Business Labs

Since starting our research project on coworking , we've noticed there's a lot of confusion about what coworking is and what the most important benefits are.  Because of this, we decided to put together a list of the most common coworking myths and misconceptions we hear in discussions, presentations and interviews.  The myths/misconceptions are in bold below.  Following each myth is the reality, or at least our view of the reality based on

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5 Ways to Gain Control of Your Home Office

On The Job

On the job, your work space is tidy and well maintained, with all your projects lined up like neat little soldiers. You can put your hands on just what you need at a moment’s notice, and never fail to throw away useless items. But while co-workers see you as the poster child of organization, you hide a dirty little secret: Your home office looks like a typhoon just hit.

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How to Act Like a Leader Even When Following

Ian's Messy Desk

Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Act Like a Leader Even When Following Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 25, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Top 5 Social Media Basics

The Small Business Blog

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. It is important for you to locate where your customers are most likely to congregate online. This will vary based on your industry so choosing the right social network will ensure that you don’t waste time. 2. Set aside a certain amount of time every day for social media activities.

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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