Sat.Jun 15, 2013 - Fri.Jun 21, 2013

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Do you have the confidence to open the boardroom door?

Practically Perfect PA

'I’m not quite sure why I’ve been so lucky but in my last three roles I have sat near the company boardroom, in the last two offices in fact I’ve sat directly outside the boardroom. Like I said, I don’t know why I was so lucky! I would see the comings and goings of all of the board members and senior directors and would get to chat with colleagues waiting outside the room for the meetings to finish or just hanging around trying to overhear or find out what was going on (I

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Should young people join start-ups?

The Small Business Blog

'The obvious answer to this question is “yes, of course” but the reality of the matter is that getting young people (and particularly graduates) to come aboard an actual start-up can be a tough sell. When faced with the uncertain path of start-up employment or a straightforward trek up the career ladder, it is understandable… Read the full article here: Should young people join start-ups?

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Pay What You CAN Day – - TODAY! Friday, June 21

Step It Up VA Coaching

'Announcing: PAY WHAT YOU CAN DAY!! For the rest of the day, until 11:59 pm EST, you can purchase a private, one-hour strategy session with me — and you pay whatever you can. No strings. No upsells. No gimmicks. Just you-and-me. Strategy. Growth. Success. Just one conversation can dramatically improve your business! And today you pay whatever you can. .

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Why Well-Thought-Out Career Choices Still (Sometimes) Don’t Work Out

Eat Your Career

'I recently spoke to a prospective career coaching client who told me she did everything right when she decided to change careers a few years ago. She went through a lengthy process of self-exploration to determine her strengths and weaknesses. She created a vision for life and then questioned how her career could support that. She did her research and conducted informational interviews.

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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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Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development is Important but Few Plan to Invest in Them

Office Dynamics

'Survey: Few CFOs Plan to Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development for Their Teams. MENLO PARK, Calif., June 19, 2013 / PRNewswire / -- Executives say it takes strong soft skills to move up the corporate ladder, but few firms provide training in this area, a new Accountemps survey finds. When chief financial officers (CFOs) were asked to identify the most common reason their employees fail to advance, poor interpersonal skills was the top response ( 30 percent ).

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How to Know When Someone is Lying

On The Job

'I think most people believe they are good at spotting liars. If you''re one of them, read this story I did for Gannett/USA Today, and you may begin to doubt your powers of perception. You might think you can detect a fibber by reading body language. Obviously, the weird guy who never makes eye contact or the woman who nervously chews her lower lip are showing signs they are lying, right?

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Recycled Paper Myths Busted

Eco-Office Gals

'Paper products account for the vast majority of waste generated from office environments. This means that any company looking to make their daily operations more environmentally friendly can make a huge impact just by switching to recycled paper products. However, many companies are still resistant to doing so because they do not have all the facts and have perhaps formed some unfavorable preconceptions about recycled paper.

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Baby Boomer Versus Millennial Brains

Small Business Labs

'An interesting article from Nielsen compares the kinds of advertising Baby Boomers and Millennials (also called Gen Y) respond to. According to Nielsen: Baby Boomers : Nielsen research finds that Boomers prefer clever, light-hearted humor (rather than mean-spirited) and relatable characters who are Boomers themselves or not much younger.  Millennials : Millennials prefer off-beat, sarcastic and slapstick humor.

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Top 5 Tips for Being a Better Boss

The Small Business Blog

'If everything goes to plan, hopefully your business will reach a certain point of success and then you will need to start employing people. At this point, for the first time ever, you are no longer just the boss of yourself but for other people too. It can be difficult to get to grips with… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Being a Better Boss on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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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Now Available. On Demand. Workshop Learning Library

Office Organization Success

'It’s a powerhouse of tools, systems, strategies, resources, templates, cheat sheets, and checklists. But more importantly, it helps you experience: 1. Consistent revenues – no more feast or famine cycles! 2. More clients – lots of your ideal clients too! 3. Less stress and overwhelm – you’ll actually fall in love with your business again! Not only are you getting on demand.

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6 Ways to Reduce Paper Waste and Save Money in Your Office

Eco-Office Gals

'According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 70 million tons of paper and paperboard are used in the United States every year.How much is your office using?It’s estimated that the average office worker uses 10,000 sheets of paper per year. Multiply that number by the amount of workers you have and you’ll see why going paperless is not only environmentally responsible, but also fiscally responsible too.

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Think Employees are More Committed than Virtual Assistants? Think Again.

Tips From T. Marie

'Categories: Business Tips. Featured Tags: Disengagement employee success virtual assistants Virtual Professionals Here’s another nail in the coffin for those folks who like to tell me “I prefer working with in office employees because I can tell they are doing the work.” According to this article at Salon.com 70% of the United States workforce is emotionally disconnected at work.

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Top 5 Tips for Steady Growth

The Small Business Blog

'It’s great when your business starts to grow. But frantically pushing for faster and faster growth without laying the proper groundwork first may mean that you are not adequately prepared to cope with the changes as they happen. Here are our Top 5 Tips for growing at a steady pace to avoid potential pitfalls: 1.… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Steady Growth on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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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Stale Work and Relationships? Here Are Some Things to Try!

Virtual Moxie

'Donelle wrote to pick my brain : I love my clients, I do. And yet, after a year with them, I’ve noticed that everything feels stale. The work feels stale (I do a lot of things, but it’s always the same). The relationship feels stale (we’re at a point where things run well and so we don’t have many reasons to interact often). I feel stale to myself in these relationships.

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LED Street Lights: The 21st Century Lighting Option

Eco-Office Gals

'LED street lighting is an innovation that is here to stay. From its limited use when it was introduced less than a century ago, it now finds use in an ever increasing range of applications. Television remotes, vehicle indicators, aircraft landing lights, fairy lights are just some of the areas that LED lights have edged their way into. There is not a shade of doubt about the fact that they are long-lasting, environmentally-friendly and energy efficient in comparison to traditional sodium lamps.

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A Fun Skype Video Interview

Office Organization Success

'My Dad arrived on Tuesday for a two-week visit. It’s lovely to have him here and spend some time with him. And Mom is never far from our thoughts either. Today, we’re all taking a mini vacation up to the Lake (Erie) to a little place called Vermillion. It’s a really pretty town right on the Lake. And this weekend is the Festival of the Fish (!

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Feisty Enterprise Tip #6: Find Some Business Owners You Can Trust and Ask Them Questions

The Small Business Blog

'Then do something in return for them so that you feel able to ask more questions another time. You help them to succeed and they’ll help you to succeed. There is no better way. It is why the Enterprise Rockers Movement was founded. Existing micro enterprise owners know more about running a business than you… Read the full article here: Feisty Enterprise Tip #6: Find Some Business Owners You Can Trust and Ask Them Questions on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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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LoMo Market: A Mobile Farmers Market

Small Business Labs

'American Express Open's A Mobile Business Model That Has Nothing to do With Apps reports on LoMo Market , a truck-based roaming farmers market in Durham, North Carolina. Key quote from the article: LoMo has three tractor-trailers that pull up to businesses, neighborhoods and schools to give customers the opportunity to buy fresh ingredients from local vendors.    We've been writing a lot of articles in our food truck section on new types of truck-based mobile commerce.

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Are We Addicted to Mediocrity

Ian's Messy Desk

'I wish I had written this, or something like this: The one possible weakness of this otherwise terrific little volume is that it is aimed solely at people who are creative, intelligent and want to succeed. Those who are mediocre, unmotivated or just coasting through life will probably not get much from Godin. He is not an elitist, but his message is squarely aimed at those who want to succeed or at least achieve excellence.

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Assertive versus Aggressive

Office Dynamics

'Be Assertive, Not Aggressive. What is the difference between assertive behavior and aggressive behavior? Assertiveness has to do with having an “attitude of confidence.” It is an attitude of self-respect; it is an attitude of respecting other people’s rights. It is an aura of confidence. When you are assertive, you not only ensure that your needs are met to get the job done, but you actually help others be more efficient and effective.

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Help – I Can’t Move!

The Small Business Blog

'Turn to the business section of any national paper, listen to media sources or look at business websites and you understand one of the major hurdles a business faces is ‘access to finance’ to start out or grow. But this problem does not end there – access to personal finance for business owners can cause… Read the full article here: Help – I Can’t Move!

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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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Breather: Startup Providing "Zip Car" for Offices

Small Business Labs

'Breather is a startup providing hour by hour access to private offices. The goal is to give folks who are away from their home or office a place to "meet, work or rest"   All of the spaces include a couch, a desk, Wi-Fi, and electrical outlets. The picture below is from Breather's website, so I assume it's what at least one of their offices looks like.      Rooms are found and reserved via the Internet using a browser or smartphone app.  Breather ha

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Finding the Right Clients Starts With Knowing Where To Look

Step It Up VA Coaching

'by Donna Toothaker. Some years ago (for those of us “seasoned” enough to remember), there was a very popular country song entitled, “Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places.” It was quite a catchy little tune, and it came to mind as I began today’s article. Do you ever feel like you’ve been looking for clients the same way?

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Administrative/Clerical: Finding Time in the Day

Office Dynamics

'Time-Management Tips. Time management is one of the most important skills you can develop as an administrative assistant, office manager, secretary, or other type of clerical worker. You may perform dozens of tasks each day, all of which are important to your supervisor and your colleagues. Good time-management skills will help you meet deadlines and ensure that all tasks are completed properly.

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Professional Cloud Email for life

The Small Business Blog

'Want Cloud email functionality that’s tightly integrated into the rest of your business processes? WinWeb have the ideal add-on for any existing users of their Cloud Apps or anyone just looking to make their first steps into the world of Software-as-a-Service. Pay once and gain lifetime access to the Cloud email app. Read the full… Read the full article here: Professional Cloud Email for life on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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