Sat.Nov 04, 2017 - Fri.Nov 10, 2017

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Modernising the ‘bring up’ folder

Practically Perfect PA

Today I thought I would write about a system I used to use to keep my Executive organised everyday – the ‘bring up folder.’ I think most of you are familiar with the bring up folder system and many of you use it to also keep your Executives on track throughout the day. For those […].

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Most Cities Embracing the Sharing Economy

Small Business Labs

It's always interesting how the media covers the sharing economy.  Take for example the coverage of the recent National League of Cities report  Cities and the Innovation Economy: Perceptions of Local Leaders. It reports that 55% of cities have a good or very good relationship with sharing economy companies like Airbnb and Uber (see chart below; click to enlarge) and that 4 out of 5 cities support the growth of the sharing economy.

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7 Tips for Coming Down the Home Stretch

Office Dynamics

Welcome to November—the 11th month of 2017! With just less than two months to go, how are you going to wrap them up? Are you going to fizzle out as the weeks pass or are you going out with a bang? Do you feel like you are running out of steam or taking one big, deep last breath to push through the next eight weeks? Many of you might be thinking, “Thank goodness this year is over.

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If You Do Any Project Management, You Need to Know This

On The Job

Great project managers often are described as good communicators, able to delegate tasks and be cool under pressure. But as competition heats up in various industries and the marketplace becomes more globally connected, such qualities won’t be enough to ensure a successful project management career. Instead, those abilities – and others such as emotional intelligence and business savvy – will be demanded by companies looking to gain an edge.

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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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The tech savvy assistant: What does it really mean?

Practically Perfect PA

Most of us that have been working in the PA industry for a while now will have heard of the phrase ‘the tech savvy assistant’ It might have cropped up on your job specs and been discussed during your most recent job interview. But what does it actually mean? Here are my thoughts on what […].

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Podcast 077: Stories we tell ourselves

Clutter Coach

by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. You can leave a review here! This is Podcast 77 and it’s about stories we tell ourselves to excuse our behavior. We think they’re helpful because they explain ourselves to us. And that’s true. But these stories can be dangerous too because they prevent us from moving forward and changing things we want to change.

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So, How Do You Feel About Meetings?

On The Job

If you ever lack for conversational openings at a networking event, you can always ask "So, how do you feel about meetings?" The other person is likely to respond with at least several minutes worth of opinion, from "there are too damn many" to "meetings are slowly killing me." There have been many ideas over the years on how to either shorten meetings or eliminate them.

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Managing a LinkedIn Profile

Practically Perfect PA

Well folks I think we can all agree that Social Media isn´t going anywhere (understatement of the year right?!) In fact, many Assistants are being asked to look after their Executive´s online profiles and their organisation´s meanwhile they have to keep their own social profiles up to date and professional. It can be a pretty […].

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4 Powerful Ways to Market Your Business

Small Business CEO

The main objective for any small business owner is to sell as many products and services as they can. Though there are a lot of layers to successfully making sales, the largest component of that is marketing. By effectively positioning your business in front of your target audience as a solution to a common problem, you increase the likelihood of turning them into sales.

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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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Better Communication in the Workplace Starts With These 5 Tips

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Better Communication in the Workplace Starts With These 5 Tips Poor communication within organizations is often at the heart of damaged reputations and loss of revenue. From under-resourcing new ventures to product recalls, better internal communication can help businesses avoid common pitfalls and protect their futures and bottom lines. Learning to communicate better throughout your organisation will help you avoid the damage that can be incurred by ignoring obvious and permeating interaction d

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Gorilla Tactics? You be the Judge!

The Marq

Some of you may have heard about Gorilla Tactics in running a business and, more specifically, in running your marketing and sales operation when you're first starting a new business. In short, it means you're creative with the way you approach marketing, business development and sales, When everyone else does x, you do y. You experiment and focus on steps that produce results.

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Behind the Scenes with Dexter Guff and Peter Oldring

Productivityist

On this episode of the show, I am delighted to have two guests join me. First up is thought leader and podcast host Dexter Guff , host of Dexter Guff is Smarter Than You (And You Can Be Too) and following his appearance I speak with his alter ego, comedic performer Peter Oldring. While Dexter and I discuss a lot of the usual lifehackery stuff, Peter and I dive deeper into what makes Dexter tick.

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8 Huge Inventory Management Mistakes

Small Business CEO

Inventory management is way more than taking a tally of boxes in your warehouse every six months. In fact, an updated inventory management system can give you all sorts of insights into your business, from tracking seasonal trends to understanding why certain products aren’t selling. Yet, plenty of companies continue to perform manual counts, making all sorts of egregious mistakes that cost their business vital money and time.

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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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Few Small Businesses and Freelancers Will Benefit from the Pass-Through Provision of the Tax Plan

Small Business Labs

It's been said that the DC based small business trade association the  National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)  is "less an advocate for small businesses than an arm of the Republican Party." And even if that's a bit of an exaggeration, it's true that the NFIB almost always supports Republican legislative positions.   So it's both interesting and informative that the NFIB has come out against the proposed Republican tax cuts and jobs act.

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Managing Risk and Reward Inside Your Business Framework

Small Business CEO

Lots of people have lots of great ideas as far as business is concerned. They think about things in terms of production and development and research and profit. But not everyone is comfortable thinking of risk and reward, and that is something that everyone should take seriously as a priority. If you start with risk assessment of any business decision, then moved to budgeting, a clear plan should develop on its own.

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The Last-Minute Checklist for Business Trips

Small Business CEO

Are you preparing to leave on a business trip in the near future? Do you have everything in order, or do you have some concerns that you’re going to leave something of importance behind? While there may be a lot going through your mind as your business trip closes in, here are some of the last minute questions you should definitely address: 1. Did you book your hotel?

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How Small Businesses can Monitor Employee Productivity

Small Business CEO

As a business owner, you’ve likely encountered low productivity from your staff. Low employee productivity is a business problem that affects every organization large and small. In many cases, owners may feel they are not getting enough output from an employee for the salay paid. It can be even more challenging to identify if you have an employee productivity issues if you have no means or framework for monitoring employee productivity.

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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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Factoring for Small Business – The Essential Guide and Most Important Benefits

Small Business CEO

As a small business owner, you probably did some crucial thinking before you started your enterprise – as any good business owner does. But beginning a business of your own entails more than just the proper planning – it also entails a day-by-day effort to make your business grow. It requires a lot of dedication and commitment, and if you’re not passionate about what you are doing, it’s easy to throw in the towel and walk away.

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How to Identify Detractors using an NPS Tool

Small Business CEO

Detractors have a negative impact on your reputation by leaving negative reviews on the web. They tend to spread negative word-of-mouth making sure their bad experience is heard by as many people as they know. At some point everyone of us have been a Detractor. Have you ever been loyal to a brand and then suddenly stopped purchasing from them because your experiences had become disappointing?

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How to Plan a Business Dinner With a Client

Small Business CEO

Every January, thousands of professionals and entrepreneurs gather in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)—one of the biggest trade expos in the technology calendar. During the daytime, some of the biggest companies and most exciting startups in the world put their new products on display. But according to one insider , “the real show begins about four hours later,” at dinner.

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5 Logistics Management Tips for Small and Medium-sized Business

Small Business CEO

When done right, supply chain and logistics management can be a harmonious symphony of vendors, trucks and warehouses. All parts work together to ensure the product is delivered undamaged, on time and to the customer’s satisfaction. On the other hand, an incoherent, poorly planned and ineffective supply chain can potentially deal a fatal blow to the average small and medium-sized business (SMB).

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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.