Sat.Dec 01, 2018 - Fri.Dec 07, 2018

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

I am very fortunate in that I get to read fabulous letters from executives touting the behavior changes they see in their executive or administrative assistants after attending our Star Achievement Series® course. I love reading these letters as 1) I see the training we provided truly worked, but more importantly, 2) I learn what executives appreciate—what executives look for in an assistant—and what executives value and observe.

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JWT Intelligence's Top 100 Trends for 2019

Small Business Labs

The 2019 edition of one of our favorite trend reports - JWT Intelligence's annual forecast of 100 trends to watch in the coming year - is out.  Yes, it really covers 100 trends across 10 broad categories. The chart below (click to enlarge) shows 5 of the categories and around 50 of the tracked trends. JWT Intelligence is part of the giant advertising and marketing group J.

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How can you be heard when people don’t want to listen?

Practically Perfect PA

At some point, you will have been in a meeting and felt that no one was listening to you. Perhaps people were on their phone, looking confused, talking over you or ignoring you. It’s hard to continue speaking when it seems that people are switching off, disengaged or rejecting your ideas. So how do you […].

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Client Gifting: 5 Ideas to Show Your Appreciation This Holiday Season

Tips From T. Marie

It's December, the time of year when our thoughts are drawn to holiday festivities and the purchase of gifts. As a small business owner, it's also the time when you need to think about what you are going to do about client gifting. Of course, before we dive into gifting ideas you'll need to make the decision whether or not you're going to give your clients gifts.

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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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Podcast 108: Passive attention

Clutter Coach

by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play You can leave a review here! This is Podcast 108 and it’s about passive attention. Back in podcast 83 I talked about paying attention, about mindfulness. It’s a critical skill for being more effective and getting things done. It’s related to focus, but it’s a little different.

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Group booking… every travel manager’s nightmare!

Practically Perfect PA

Your boss comes to you and tells you that you need to book the travel for 100 people for a Winter getaway, and it needs to be done by next week… eek! Where do you even start? Well, there are two options: 1. Book it yourself. You could always waste several hours searching multiple websites […].

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How to Respond to a Demotion

On The Job

Have you ever been demoted? If so, you're not alone. A survey finds that 46 percent of human resource managers say their company has demoted an employee. Most of those demotions hit male professionals and those ages 18 to 34. If you think about it, the first thing you would want to do after being demoted is deliver a significant hand gesture to your boss and walk out the door, possibly kicking a nearby trash can for good measure.

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How to Make & Break Habits

Eat Your Career

Ah, ’tis the season of inspiration , my friends! Every December, I find myself spending a lot of time reflecting on the past year and planning for the new one. As I’ve shared many times before, I am a total geek for goal setting. It makes me feel unbelievably motivated and optimistic about the future. So, this time of year is my “happy place.”.

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How to Fund Your Startup Business: 10 Tips to Get the Funds You Need

Small Business CEO

There are good and bad ways with how to fund your startup business. Good ways offer capital so you don’t plummet at runway’s end. Positive funding terms let your business thrive without interference. Bad investments are a burden, with nightmare scenarios like losing control of ownership. Startup capital isn’t as large an undertaking because of agile operations.

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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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Powerful Presentation Tips

Jen Lawrence

Be honest… how comfortable are you with public speaking? Very uncomfortable? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. 74% of adults experience some form of public speaking anxiety , which makes it the most claimed fear – over spiders and death. Seriously. I’m guessing if you’re reading this you’re seeking ways to build your skills and therefore, your confidence as a public speaker.

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3 Ways the Office Party Can Help Your Career

On The Job

Whether it's an office potluck or a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant, most workplaces have some type of holiday gathering. You may look forward to these events as you sneak extra cookies into your pocket -- or you may dread them and plan to fake a case of malaria to get out of it. (Bad idea. Don't skip the event as no one ever believes such excuses).

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How to Make and Break Habits

Eat Your Career

Ah, ’tis the season of inspiration , my friends! Every December, I find myself spending a lot of time reflecting on the past year and planning for the new one. As I’ve shared many times before, I am a total geek for goal setting. It makes me feel unbelievably motivated and optimistic about the future. So, this time of year is my “happy place.”.

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How an MBA in Marketing Can Help Your Entrepreneurship Efforts

Small Business CEO

In an era where almost every person has a basic education degree, it is mandatory to improve your marketing skills if you intend to succeed in entrepreneurship. One of the ways to do this is through gaining a post-graduate degree in marketing. Find details on how an MBA in marketing can help your entrepreneurship efforts in startups and already established businesses.

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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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5 Things Every Meeting Management Guru Does

Melissa Peoples

“Oh wow, I have so much work time that I wish I spent more time in meetings!". Said no person, ever! Okay, well, maybe someone has, but they were clearly having a momentary lapse of sanity! If meeting management is the bane of your existence, then just keep reading. We can all agree that we spend way too much time in meetings. Meeting management is complicated these days, and mismanaged meetings waste your executive’s time, focus, and energy.

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How to Make Money With a Liquidation Business

Small Business CEO

Making your way as a small business owner in America isn’t always easy, but it can be immensely rewarding—both personally and financially. If you value the ability to set your own schedule and work on your own time, then you might find that starting a business is the best way for you to make a living doing work that you care about. And if you’re considering starting a business, then you’ll want to look at the possibility of going into liquidation.

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4 Things Employees Look for When Job Hunting

Small Business CEO

It could be because an employee is leaving, or perhaps you’re scaling up your business and want to attract the top talent. No matter the reason, when recruiting for your company, it’s about more than crafting the perfect job description and promoting the advert. When job hunting, prospective staff consider more than just the job role. So, to appeal to future employees, consider the following.

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How to Launch and Market Your New Logo for Branding Success

Small Business CEO

Whether you are a new company or you are an existing one who is just going through a period of reinvention, branding plays a huge role in the company’s overall success. Without an effective branding campaign and strategy, it will be hard to build recognition and loyalty, which means your customer base will suffer. One of the central parts of any branding strategy is to create a company logo that is unique, memorable and strong, giving customers something that they will instantly recognize moving

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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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Empowering Conversations for Executive Assistants - Career Changing Conversation

Melissa Peoples

Join me for this brief excerpt from my podcast series on Empowering Conversations for Executive Assistants. In this podcast, I share a personal story about a 1:1 meeting that revolutionized my career as an Executive Assistant. In this excerpt you will learn how to make yourself a priority, work on developing a dynamic strategic partnership with your executive business partner and how to value your role.

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Question & Answer Session - Empowering Conversations for Executive Assistants

Melissa Peoples

[link] In this Q&A session for Executive Assistants and Administrative Assistants, I answer three questions on how to be a successful professional assistant. 1. How to successfully work with multiple executives? 2. How do you handle meeting management when you don't own the meeting. 3. How to automate your Outlook inbox. I really enjoy these Q&A sessions that allow us to deep dive on topics that are relevant to all of us as admins.

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Qualities that Good Managers and Leaders Possess

Small Business CEO

Introduction. It’s easy to think that there is not much difference between a good manager and a good leader. However, there is a difference! In short, managers concentrate more on doing things right, while leaders focus more on doing the right things. At the end of the day, both good management and good leadership skills are indispensable to an organization’s bottom line.

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How to Know When you Need an ERP System

Small Business CEO

Enterprise resource planning, better known as ERP, is a software system that is crucial to the success of a business. The purpose of using an ERP system is to efficiently combine the core processes that are necessary to running a company. These processes may include supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, finance, and human resources, among others.

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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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5 Qualities of a Good Client Proposal Template

Small Business CEO

Whether you’re from an up-and-coming startup or a business that’s been enjoying some prosperous growth, you should know that one of the most effective ways to score big-time clients is to up your client proposal game. To do that, you either need someone who’s absolutely brilliant at writing client proposals, or you can also use a good client proposal template.

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