Sat.Jul 27, 2013 - Fri.Aug 02, 2013

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Covering cover letters

Practically Perfect PA

'I updated my LinkedIn profile the other day, for no particular reason other than it was a bit dull. I then went on a mad CV updating, portfolio organising frenzy. In amongst all of my files and paperwork I discovered a handful of my old covering letters for various jobs I had applied for over the years (one was hand written – that is how old I am!).

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Seriously, What Are You Waiting For?

Stephanie LH Calahan

'What Are You Waiting For? The next certification? Until you know more? Until your list is bigger? Until your book is done? Until you lose 20 pounds? Until. I talk to so many amazing people that are holding off creating their programs because they don't have the "perfect" circumstances.  Maybe you would like to host a telesummit. Maybe you would like to switch from hours-for-dollars to results-based programs.

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Setting up an Eco Friendly Online Marketing Business

Eco-Office Gals

'The workplace can be a wasteful environment if the right steps aren’t taken to limit the amount of waste produced. However, if an office has a collective goal to reduce the amount of unwanted waste, it can become significantly more environmentally friendly. It’s important to understand that everyone in the office can play a big part in creating a new way of working.

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Why the Love of the Gmail Tabbed Inbox is Good News For Marketers

Virtual Moxie

'I ? Gmail. I just do. I love how it works, I love how easy it is, I love that it’s ubiquitous, I love the interface…I just love it. Like a whole slew of people, I got the new tabbed inbox last week. And like most of you, I imagine, I’ve received email upon email and have seen countless Facebook updates from people with something to sell via email alerting me to the fact that Gmail has taken over my email with the new tabs.

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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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Picking up skills along the EA career path

Practically Perfect PA

'I’ve been an EA for quite some time now, in fact I started working in 2003 so it has been a decade. Most of that time has been spent figuring out how to look as youthful as I did at 21, making terrible decisions with fashion, money and well men but also making my way along the career path that has led me to being an EA in Barcelona. My career path looks something like this: Like most EAs I started out at a very junior level, working as a Team Administrator at Deloitte, I did have a degree

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Should you Refill or Replace Old ce255a Ink Cartridges?

Eco-Office Gals

'One of the many dilemmas that people face with their ce255a ink cartridges is whether to replace or refill them. Although this is a very common question today, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages that people should know about to make sure that they are getting the printing quality for the lowest amount of money. Refilling. Today, there are ink cartridge refill kits for the ce255a that provide one of the quickest ways of refilling an empty one.

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Administrative/Clerical: Do Rewards and Recognition Really Motivate?

Office Dynamics

'Whether you''re helping your boss create motivational tools for your department, or designing a rewards program for your clerical staff, it''s tempting to assume that cash is king. Although everyone appreciates some extra spending money, there are risks associated with cash incentives, and there are other motivational tools that work without the expense.

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Feisty Enterprise Tip #12: Get Into Networks That Give You Know-How and Fun

The Small Business Blog

'Choose carefully with your business networks. Informal networks may be best. Most business networking meetings are an absolute waste of time. It doesn’t matter whether they are online or offline, time is the one resource you cannot afford to waste. Many networks seem like a lot of desperate people hoping for a break in the… Read the full article here: Feisty Enterprise Tip #12: Get Into Networks That Give You Know-How and Fun on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Gmail Has List Owners In A Panic!

Office Organization Success

'I tell ya! All the drama and desperate-sounding “please don’t let my emails end up in your promotions tab” emails that have sent out this week have business owners running around like headless chickens. Well, trust Rob Schultz to come up with his own unique spin on this topic. Enjoy!

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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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Happy Birthday Saleabration--Save BIG on Our Virtual Assistant Trainings!

Virtual Moxie

' . As brilliant as I can be, there are times when I''ve compartmentalized things so cleanly, that I can''t connect my own dots. Case in point, we''re running a promo on both the self-study Virtual Basics Program, and our deeply-personal and focused Virtual Mentoring Program in conjunction with rounding out the end of my 50th bday celebration. But did I think of writing a post about it?

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How to Become a Better Writer

On The Job

'Chances are that you spend much of your day writing. Whether it’s crafting a project update report or sending an email, your written communications are often a big part of your professional life. What you may not realize, however, is how that writing can make or break your career. Poorly written reports, sloppy emails and even terse text messages can undermine your professional image, perhaps even costing you a promotion or an important customer.

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Book Review: Work Women Want

The Small Business Blog

'Recently I read a business book that I really enjoyed. The author, small business owner Jennifer Forest, worked from home following the birth of her children and set out to make that the topic of her latest book. She found that she was often asked by mothers she met about how they could start working… Read the full article here: Book Review: Work Women Want on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Summer is a Good Time to Review Your Financial Management System

Office Organization Success

'I had a great trip to Portland last week. The fashion event was fabulous. But now I’m glad to be home knowing that I’m not going anywhere for a while. I can’t believe that in just a few short weeks the boys will all be heading back to school … the summer seems to have gone by so fast. We’ll be going school supplies shopping next week.

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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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Behavioral Finance Lessons for Entrepreneurs

Small Business Labs

'Despite ample evidence this approach was wrong, until relatively recently the vast majority of economic and financial theory was based on the assumption that people always made rational decisions in these areas.   The academic fields of behavioral finance and behavioral economics have changed this by including social, psychological and emotional factors in the analysis of economic and financial issues.

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How to Get your Project Back on Track

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post How to Get your Project Back on Track appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. No matter how much planning you put into projects, things can get off track pretty easily. In fact, it’s standard practice to build buffers into the variables of a project to allow of delays and over-runs. If you’re working on a project and it gets off track, here are some steps to get things back under control: Renegotiate : The easiest action, when you can’t meet a deadline, is to renegotiate the due date.

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Top 5 Tips for Crowdfunding

The Small Business Blog

'It is now potentially easier than ever to raise startup capital and get a great business off the ground. Crowdfunding has been made accessible to every entrepreneur via the internet and this is good news for anyone that has an amazing idea but lacks the resources to actually turn it into a business. It might… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Crowdfunding on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Go Beyond Your Job Description: Tips for Getting Ahead at the Office

Office Dynamics

'It’s time for somebody to get a promotion. The boss has it narrowed down to two people with equal performance on paper. The difference is that one of the candidates greets co-workers each day with a smile. He is friendly to the people in the office and people look forward to seeing him. He is always open to constructive criticism and is the first one to speak up at meeting.

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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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Electric Cars and the Hybrid market – Is Going Green worth It?

Eco-Office Gals

'The times – they are a changing! Gone are the days when gasoline prices were so low that you didn’t have to think twice before tanking up. Increasing gas prices accompanied by rising costs of other essentials have made life for the average Joe pretty difficult – on road as well as at home. Propelled by the need to save on gas, more and more Americans are choosing hybrid and electric cars over conventional vehicles.

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Intuit Contest: Winner Gets Free Superbowl TV Ad

Small Business Labs

'Intuit is conducting a really cool small business contest called Small Business Big Game.  The winner gets a free 30 second commercial during the 2014 Superbowl.   The ad for the winning company will be created by RPA, an advertising agency that has produced past Super Bowl commercials, including an Acura ad starring Jerry Seinfeld and a Honda spot with Matthew Broderick.

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Infographic: Monsterpreneurship

The Small Business Blog

'Time for a bit of Friday fun before the weekend! Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes. Do you think that any characteristics of your personality resemble some of these “monsterpreneurs“? Perhaps you are like the “Chatti” and have great communication skills or maybe you are more of a “Massodermis” who has seen it all… Read the full article here: Infographic: Monsterpreneurship on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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3 Keys to Building a Profitable E-mail List

Office Organization Success

'The easiest and most effective way to follow up and nurture relationships with your clients and potential clients is to build an e-mail list of people who have “opted in” and given you permission to send them e-mails. With a profitable e-mail list you can: Fill your seminars and programs. Attract more clients and sales. Turn current clients into repeat clients.

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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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Going Green In The Office Can Be Fun

Eco-Office Gals

'Let’s face it. With all of the news stories about the environment being harmed by human consumption and waste, the average consumer can get the impression that in order to fix the planet we have to stop doing anything fun. Or that we have to spend a lot of money that we don’t have turning ourselves “green” The video on YouTube about the life of a plastic trash bag that ends up in the ocean is cute at first, but ultimately is depressing.

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Pet Humanization and the Quantified Dog

Small Business Labs

'An alert reader sent me to the article  Market Trends Show the Power of Pet Humanization. It's from the research folks at Packaged Facts. They do studies on consumer markets, including pet spending. They recently released their 2013 - 2014 U.S. Pet Market Outlook.  According to the report, the U.S. pet market will reach $62 billion in 2013, up 4.7% over 2012.

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Infographic: Startup Trends

The Small Business Blog

'The world of startups moves at a very rapid pace and there is no guarantee that something which is hot now will still be hot six months down the line. Are you up-to-date with the latest startup trends? In 2013, social network game development is an extremely popular choice for startups, with an absolutely huge… Read the full article here: Infographic: Startup Trends on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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What did you notice today?

Office Dynamics

'When you walked into the office this morning, what did you notice? Did you observe people passing you by or the expressions on their face? What emotions did you pick up from your observations? What do you sense is going on in their lives? Are they happy, sad or maybe worried? Our days are very busy – there is no arguing that. However, this busyness can result in us walking around with blinders on.

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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