Sat.Jan 03, 2015 - Fri.Jan 09, 2015

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A day in the life: Rebecca-Monique Williams, Adaptive Lab

Practically Perfect PA

'What are the main aspects of your role? I have a dual role: my primary responsibility is being the PA to the managing director. I manage his schedule and monitor his emails, as well as help organise some of his travel, company events, and client dinners, occasional research, expenses and ad hoc tasks – all the general PA duties. The second part of my role is office manager, which involves maintaining and helping to run our trendy studio in Shoreditch.

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5 Essential Tips for Marketing Your Green Business

Eco-Office Gals

'Are you a green company, or are you just trying to attract a new segment of buyers? The truth is, many companies are a little bit of both. Green industry is still on the upswing, and the market is big enough to interest all types of business. However, as more companies get into it for the money, consumers are becoming pickier about who they use and why.

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12 Perspectives To Embrace This New Year

Productivity Bits

'If you are like most productivity-aware people, chances are you already have penned down goals or "things" that you want to accomplish this year. Most have theirs when the last quarter kicked in last year. You constructed these goals in a way that each one is geared towards you becoming a better person than last year - more or less. You probably have an execution plan on how to accomplish them in manner that WINNING is the only result expected.

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Accept or Shift Your Primary Commitments to Reach Your Goals With Ease!

Virtual Moxie

'The brilliant Alice Inoue of Happiness U wrote a smart post about why people don’t reach their goals. I loved it, wanted to share it, and felt called to add one more piece to the discussion in case it’s helpful. Be sure to read it, then come back and continue to read my post. Alice talks about the conscious and unconscious, and how, in goal achievement, the unconscious always wins.

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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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Tips on transitioning your career

Practically Perfect PA

'As a PA you know you have the organisational skills to rule the world and actually know your company well enough do half the jobs in the place if push came to shove. A PA is part office manager, part senior project manager and part psychic, all skills that are extremely transferable if you decide you would like steer yourself on to another career path.

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How Successful People Overcome Failure

On The Job

'There are several things in your career that are fairly well guaranteed: At some point you will work for an idiot ; you will be convinced human resources is populated by Death Eaters; and you will experience failure. While an idiot boss and the followers of Lord Voldemort can be worrisome, it will be failure that will truly test your path toward greatness.

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Are You Still Struggling to Get Clients?

Office Organization Success

'Have you ever wanted to create a marketing plan so that you would know exactly what to do to get more clients? Well now is your chance: GET CLIENTS NOW! 28-day marketing plan. Here’s just some of what you’ll learn during this program: What really works to market a service business, and what doesn’t. Over 100 different tools & tactics for marketing your business.

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The Year the Job Broke (and the Year We Start Fixing It)

Small Business Labs

'The Pacific Standard's interesting article What Was the Job? claims 2014 was the year the job broke. By that they mean 2014 was the year we accepted a re-interpretation of the traditional job's fundamental bargain and "bought in to the push to get us to all work for ourselves rather than each other" Key quote: The job was once something we felt we could depend on.

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Is office technology taking admin jobs?

Office Dynamics

'Is office technology playing more and more of your admin role? by MARY ELLEN SLAYTER on DECEMBER 30, 2014 8:00AM. in ADMIN PRO FORUM. Question: “Not that I want to be out of work, but it seems to me that technology has now given my boss plenty of tools to fend for himself in a lot of areas. Outlook does pretty much everything I can in the scheduling department, and it just takes a few clicks to book a flight or rent a car these days.

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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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Technology of the week: Eventbrite

Practically Perfect PA

'What is Eventbrite? Eventbrite is a well established event management platform for all different types of events. The website also has a search function for events taking place in their industry and location. What does it do? Eventbrite has a number of features. Firstly, there is a free online event registration tool which allows delegates to register for your events online.

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Tips for Boosting Productivity in 2015

On The Job

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Questions on the Rise of the 1099 Economy

Small Business Labs

'I did an interview  with the folks at Zen99 last week.  Zen99 is a Y-Combinator backed startup that provides tax and insurance tools for independent contractors.    They also offer advice through online guides at Zen99 University , which is where the interview appeared. The interview covered a lot of ground related to the growing freelance economy.

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59. Randomly Hug A Person You Don’t Know

Brilliantly Better

'Ok, this might be a little bit dangerous, but only if you think at it. If you’re doing it, chances are that you’re going to … The post 59. Randomly Hug A Person You Don’t Know appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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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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Practically Perfect PA Giveaway: DiamondAir Winner

Practically Perfect PA

'Thank you to everyone who entered the DiamondAir competition! I can now announce the winner … drum roll please… it is: Sophia Hutchings. Congratulations Sophia! We will contact you to get your details. DiamondAir International. Since 2001 DiamondAir International has been the world’s leading provider of the finest luxury airport services to over 500 destinations worldwide, including London Heathrow and London City Airport , rail stations, ports and other transport hubs.

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App Review: Reflect

Productivityist

'Didn’t I save this to Evernote? I’ve wondered about that question many times and after some tinkering with Reflect ( reflectapp.io ) I can say that, yes…I have. Reflect lets you review your Evernote notes on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. A great thing about Evernote is that it keeps everything organized for me. The bad things about Evernote is that it’s like my junk drawer.

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CES: Everything is Better With Bluetooth (and Sensors)

Small Business Labs

'Fans of the TV show the Big Bang Theory know that everything is better with Buetooth (see the clip below). Evidently the consumer electronics industry agrees and also thinks sensors make everthing better. The New York Times Bits blog article From the Start, Sensors Rule at CES  reports: It was clear from the beginning that the show would focus heavily on connected devices such as wearables and Bluetooth-enabled toothbrushes with 3-D motion sensors.

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100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 57. Stop Watching TV

Brilliantly Better

'Television evolved a lot from the balanced news provider it was in the beginning up to the current manipulating tool. Just stop watching it for … The post 100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 57. Stop Watching TV appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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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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How Safe is your Company from Losing Credibility?

Small Business CEO

'Carmakers that need to recall defective vehicles lose credibility. Multinational banks busted for bribing foreign officials lose credibility. And brand name designers busted for running sweatshops in third world countries lose credibility. People thinking of buying that product or using that service prefer to look elsewhere. There is nothing more damaging to a company than loss of credibility.

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The Truth about Content-Writing Mastery

Men With Pens

'We all know how we''d like to feel when we write. We want to be transcendent. We want to craft breathtakingly compelling content that brings us piles of comments and eager new clients. We want words to flow from our fingers and magically appear on the page, dashing genius from our brows after four hours of taking dictation from gods on high. We just don’t want to do the work it takes to get there.

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Dine on Demand - Healthy Lunch & Dinner in Minutes!

Bhavana Kumar

Are you a busy Executive Assistant supporting a busy executive looking for healthy and good quality.

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100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 55. Move To Another Town Or Country

Brilliantly Better

'Maybe it’s time to change the environment? Take the plunge, move over. Pick another neighborhood, another town or even another country. Like all the good … The post 100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 55. Move To Another Town Or Country appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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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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Could Your Small Business be Acting Faster?

Small Business CEO

'Small business startups know all-too-well the value of minutes and seconds in matters of money. Making a sale or sealing a contract often requires precise timing in getting the gears turning. The hard part is knowing when to start and at which r.p.m. each one should be set. Enterprises large and small spend considerable amounts of time looking over data and coordinating team member efforts before they act on the information learned therein.

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Workflowing: A New Way I’ll Work

Productivityist

'Yesterday Michael Schechter and I launched our new joint venture: Workflowing. Like Schechter, I’ve been split across too many online realms for too long. So I’m not only consolidating my projects into less portals, I’m also going to be better clarifying what will go up here and what will go up at Workflowing. Managing multiple social media profiles has become onerous as well – even with tools like HootSuite.

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Are You an Overdoer Procrastinator?

Clutter Coach

'by Originally posted 2009-05-29 13:30:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter This is the second part of my series on Linda Sapadin's six procrastination styles, based on her book, It's About Time! Last year I wrote about perfectionism. Today's style is overdoing. The other styles are the dreamer, the defier, the worrier and the crisis-maker.

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100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 56. Join A New Group

Brilliantly Better

'Go to a bikers meeting. Or, if you’re not a biker, to a toastmasters meeting. Join a new group and see how you fit in. … The post 100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 56. Join A New Group appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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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