Sat.Feb 16, 2013 - Fri.Feb 22, 2013

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Using social media when organising an event

Practically Perfect PA

Yesterday I attended the BNC Global Event Show and on a number of occasions I was asked if I work in the event industry. I do not work in the events industry but a strange voice irrupted from my month with the answer ‘yes…well sort of… I’m an EA’. With that answer I had a few knowing people nod back because they understood that assistants organise a lot of events and you know some of us take that side of our professions seriously.

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Is a Solar Water Heater the Right Choice for Your Home?

Eco-Office Gals

Electricity bills are constantly increasing on what seems as a monthly basis and because of this, many home owners are searching for an alternative to save money with any energy usage. One way to do this is with the water heater in the home. The hot water heater in the home takes up around 15 to 20 percent of the electric bill. This is not an enormous amount but it does add up over time.

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Top 5 Tips for Staying Positive in Business

The Small Business Blog

Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Preparation can help you stay positive in your business because it allows you to cope with whatever the world throws at you. To be prepared you should make an effort to stay informed about your industry and the wider world in which it operates, as well as the trends you can identify from your customers. 2.

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Understanding the New Social Resume

Eat Your Career

Perhaps you’ve heard the term “social resume” floating around. Well, I addressed this very topic in my recent interview on Fox 31 Denver’s Good Day Colorado. Watch the video below and learn how to use online tools to raise your visibility, expand your network, and establish yourself as a expert in your field. (Note: These new resources DO NOT replace the traditional paper resume.

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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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Using your social media skills at work

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing about social media and how best assistants can use it for their professional lives. This week I want to look at how we can use our skills in this area to add value for our companies and mangers. I know a lot of business are still banning certain websites and it can be difficult to change the executive management’s mind when it comes to using social media at work but if your company is embracing all of the positive aspects of Twitter, LinkedIn

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Be very careful what you say

The Small Business Blog

Twitter, Facebook, websites, blogs – just how many choices are there nowadays to get your business message across, your opinions aired? What an extraordinary publishing age we are living through which is light and dark at the same time. There are so many soapboxes to choose from and we can all be heard. But a word of caution. Use it very wisely.

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MIT Study Shows How Companies Profit From Embracing Sustainability

Eco-Office Gals

Many companies are starting to come around to the realization that sustainability efforts can benefit their business operations in a number of ways. For one thing, doing a good turn for the environment may result in a multitude of monetary benefits, not only from savings brought about by reduced consumption of energy and water, for example, but also through improved brand image and the appeal of sustainability to a growing demographic of consumers.

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A Formula for Drama-free Client Communications

Virtual Moxie

After Moxie Tip 318 , Etta wrote a comment. I didn't publish it because it was the perfect lead in for today's post. She wrote: Anastacia, you said it's ok to be vulnerable, say what I need, and go take care of myself. I worry that if I do that, I'll be seen as bringing drama, which will be a turn off to my clients. How do I make myself vulnerable without bringing drama?

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Help! I’m Under Utilized!

Eat Your Career

Here’s a question I get all the time: “I feel unchallenged at work. I keep looking for new things to do and new responsibilities to take on, but I’m having trouble. How do I get my superiors to better utilize me and my skills?”. It’s a great question because it shows that you want to contribute to your organization in a meaningful way and you have more to offer.

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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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SEO Tips for Small Business

The Small Business Blog

Stretching your budgets into the realms of SEO and online marketing can often be tricky. That being said you don’t have to spend a penny on your online marketing efforts if you don’t want too, with just a little time and some creativity you can do wonders for your online presence and overall visibility within the search engines. Here are my top tips for small business SEO that are of course free!

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Many Americans Planning to Go Freelance

Small Business Labs

As part of the MBO Partners State of Independence study a national, statistically significant survey of adult (ages 21+) Americans is conducted.  One of the questions asked is: "How likely is it that you will be an independent worker (without a permanent employment arrangement) or own your own business in the next 24 months?" Earlier in the survey the term independent worker is defined to include freelancing, temping, self-employment, etc.  As you can see from the chart

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Green Your Laundry

Eco-Office Gals

Yes Green – not red, or more recently I turned everything a dark blue jean wash, but green as in less chemicals and waste in your washing routine. That’s what I did last weekend – DIY laundry soap. I had seen many recipes on pinterest for DIY laundry soap , I have tried a great batch made by Sweet & Woodsy , but I never tried my own, so I figured I’d give it a try.

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Love Your Career: Demonstrating Your Worth & Selling Yourself

Office Dynamics

Whether you work in a large enterprise or small company, you always need to establish your worth. Let’s assume that you have a great position, work for a great leader, like your environment. you probably think you can just rest on your laurels and continue to do a good job. But that is not enough today. With organizations working meaner and leaner, every employee must consider that they are working every day to keep their job.

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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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Benefits of a multi-day conference

The Small Business Blog

Time and money have always been a major consideration for businesses, even more so in the current financial climate. With budgets tight, many companies are looking to trim back expenditure by reducing travel costs, slashing marketing budgets and even downsizing the number of staff. Company conferences and events have also seen financial cuts. However current research shows that companies who have swapped their multi-day conference for a quick meeting in the office are probably suffering as a con

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Moxie Tip 319: Demonstrate Your Knowledge

Virtual Moxie

If you want your clients to believe you know a thing or two about a thing or two and can help them, share freely. Brainstorm in a consultation, for instance, and show them you’ve got the goods. Don’t be as concerned with what you’re giving away or about impressing them… just give and impress.

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Why Some Employees Love Their Jobs More Than Others

On The Job

Thoughts of love are in the air around Valentine’s Day, but Cupid’s arrow may be absent from many workplaces this year as employees feel anything but gaga over their jobs or employers. Overloaded and overstressed from the economic downturn, many workers are now starting to consider leaving their current positions as the job market improves. Like spurned lovers, these employees are ready to pack their bags and make employers sorry they didn’t treat them right.

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Managers, Can You Hear Me Now?: Hard-Hitting Lessons on How to Get Real Results

Ian's Messy Desk

The foundation of our managers’ philosophy relies on one main, undeniable point: a manager’s number-one priority is to deliver results.”. – Denny F. Strigl. Are you delivering? For managers, behavior is the real key to achievement. In order to stop struggling and start delivering, you need to close the gap between what you know and what you do.

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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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Think Big, Start Small: How to Save Money on Technology

The Small Business Blog

For most small businesses, the phrase ‘think big’ is an often used mantra. As a result, the temptation to overspend on company computers and state-of-the-art technology can be huge. However, with a whole range of other overheads to consider – from utility bills to keeping the staff room stocked with supplies – it’s actually advisable to start off doing the opposite.

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Moxie Tip 322: André Gide Knows What Matters

Virtual Moxie

Gide said, " it is better to be hated for what you are than loved for something you are not." He knew what matters. Be you. Do you. Attract others to you who really dig you. Then you’ll be on the way to having the practice of your dreams, and the marketing that will then flow from that be far easier and authentic. You don't want the clients that you attract by being someone else or even a made-up version of yourself, anyway.

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Grill Your Way to Network Success

On The Job

I once lived next door to an engineer and it was nearly three years after I moved in before he said hello. That's why I think the latest story I did for Gannett/USA Today provides so many great lessons. Engineers and scientists are often found in their labs, but this story shows they're smart enough to know the value of breaking out of their routine and networking.

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My Technology Disaster!

Office Organization Success

It’s been another great week of setting up systems for clients … and a week for a technology disaster too! Last night I was out and about watching my oldest play indoor soccer. I really enjoy watching him and his team play; it’s such good fun. And also a great way for them all to keep active during the Winter months. I had my first technology disaster on Wednesday.

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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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Office Software is Evolving, Are You Ready?

Tips From T. Marie

Office suite software is changing! If you haven’t heard, Microsoft is really pushing the new Office 365 , which is all of our old standbys from the Office Suite now delivered on a subscription basis, rather than purchasing that familiar box with the software on CD in it. Along with the standard programs, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc., is cloud integration, meaning you can access the software as well as your documents created and edited in them from any computer or connected device.

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Moxie Tip 320: Live in Your High Standards

Virtual Moxie

If you want your clients to respect you, be respectful, and stand up, strong and proud of yourself, with high standards and good boundaries you call them to honor. You can't people please and expect respect. You can't no show and not call and expect respect. Own yourself. Own your space. Then share it.

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Wellness Pillar: Feelgood Factor by Joan Burge

Office Dynamics

Imagine your body being strong and flexible. You are hydrated. You feed and fuel your body well daily. You have energy all day, every day, and you sleep well each night. You don't drag through the afternoons. You have energy available for those last-minute afternoon rush assignments. Generally speaking, you feel great and can get done whatever you want to.

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Good News for You!

Office Organization Success

As you may have read in last week’s ezine, the How To Discover Exactly What Your Clients Want Using Market Research workshop had technology problems and I ended up having to abandon and reschedule. The good news for you … if you didn’t register for this valuable workshop because you knew you’d missed the LIVE training, then we have rescheduled.

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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