Sat.Jul 05, 2014 - Fri.Jul 11, 2014

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Regaining your mojo after a mistake

Practically Perfect PA

'Anyone that has worked in a high pressured job will, at some point in their career, have made a mistake. For those of us that have to multitask, juggle many many different jobs and work for a number of Executives and colleagues the likelihood of making a mistake increases significantly. Now, I would love to say that I of course have never made any errors at work but, dear reader, I would be lying my backside off.

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10 Must Follow Admin Resources On Twitter

Office Dynamics

'Twitter was founded March 21, 2006. Many of the early adopters have years of tweets and relationships built on this communication platform. We’ve noticed that the number of administrative professionals have been surfacing on Twitter has been increasing. With more assistants and professionals advocating for and teaching others how to use this valuable communication tool, assistants are seeing the value and deciding to jump on board.

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London & Barcelona Have More Than 100 Coworking Spaces

Small Business Labs

'The European Coworking Conference site's article The Number of Coworking Spaces Exceeds a Hundred in Some Cities i s fascinating. Regular readers know we follow and do forecasts on the coworking industry. But even we're stunned at how big coworking has become in some places around the world.  Spain in particular is simply amazing. Barcelona has over 100 spaces and Madrid has near to 100.

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Why working hard and doing a good job is NOT (necessarily) a recipe for success

The Small Business Blog

'Do you remember that friendly, caring, loving parental advice you received about working hard and doing a good job? I would think most of us have had that talk at some point in our childhood. (If you didn’t then hopefully it was because you had super smart parents who realised that it might not be… Read the full article here: Why working hard and doing a good job is NOT (necessarily) a recipe for success on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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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Create Something of Value and Then Charge For It!

Virtual Moxie

'Just today, I visited two different sites where the business owner gave away something for free: on one, it was a free consultation, and on the other, a free downloadable audio. In both cases, emblazened across the graphic advertising the free thing was something like, "A $400 value!". Now, I know that''s "how it''s done" in Internet-marketing land.

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The Florentine, Chicago

Practically Perfect PA

'Upstairs in the Marriot Hotel on West Adams Street in the Chicago Loop you will find the Florentine. If you are ever in the area I can’t stress this too strongly: you must head up those stairs to the Florentine because failure to do so would be to miss out on what must be one of the finest Italian restaurants in Chicago. Having travelled quite a bit in Italy I can say that true, authentic Italian restaurants are always defined by the same three things.

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Winning – Quote of the Week

The Small Business Blog

'“A business’ flexibility in adapting to change and market dynamics will mark the winners and losers in this fast-changing Internet Age. Flexibility is a tight pairing of speed and agility. Linking businesses together using information is at the center of value creation in the Internet Age.” – Michael Dell, US Chairman of Dell Computer Corporation.… Read the full article here: Winning – Quote of the Week on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Reuters Top 10 Innovations for 2025

Small Business Labs

'Reuters Science Watch has released a set of predictions on the the landscape of science and technology in 2025 by examing global patent data and scientific literature. This was done by data mining the  Reuters Web of Science service. This is an integrated database of curated content that includes cross disciplinary scientific data, books, journals, proceedings and patent information.   According to Reuters , several of the key forecasts include: Solar is Largest Source of Ener

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Grab your free TEMPLATES from Templates-A-Palooza

Office Organization Success

'I’m thrilled to let you know about an amazing TEMPLATE giveaway event – Templates-A-Palooza – happening throughout the month of July! There are a ton of free templates from industry experts on business management and online marketing that are just waiting to be snapped up! Grab yours here. We all know that when you’ve got a template to follow, setting up your online business management and marketing systems becomes a cinch!

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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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Etiquette Lessons for the Company Picnic

On The Job

'It’s summer and we’re finally enjoying those carefree days of warmth and sun we dreamed of while enduring one of the most brutal winters on record. And with the increasing temps comes the surest sign of summer: An invitation to the office picnic. Such events are often seen as a way to let your hair down and enjoy time away from the office, but they’re also a minefield of potential etiquette disasters that can derail your career.

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Brasserie Jo, Boston

Practically Perfect PA

'Oh my guuuddd it was freezing in Boston. I had already spent the best part of 2 months in the States and thought I had acclimatised to the cold winter weather. But no, Boston plunged me into new depths of frozen despair. The first two days of my stay in Boston were most spent in my hotel room or quickly running across the road to the nearby shopping mall for convenience food and Starbucks coffee.

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How to Live the Freelance Life

Small Business Labs

'Last week the Freelancers Union released How to Live the Freelance Life , a report based on a survey of more than 1,100 freelancers nationwide that asked freelancers about their work, money, lifestyle, and values. There were a number of interesting findings, but three jumped out at me: 1. The Why Do You Freelance chart shows that freelancers are choosing to be independent to gain control over their lives and do work they love.    2.

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Is it Christmas in July?

Office Organization Success

'As early as 1950 there have been Christmas in July sales… After all, it’s a great excuse to get out and save, right? I’ve teamed up with Shannon Cherry and a few other experts, as we give the ‘annual summer sale’ a new twist. And it’s something you won’t want to miss! Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Summer Sale allows you to buy any item offered (from some truly amazing experts) for $10 each.

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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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Best Document Tracking Tools and Methods

Office Dynamics

'Question: “We have so many people in my office creating and revising so many documents and swapping them around, I don’t know of the best way to ensure someone’s not grabbing the wrong one from the network—or from the person they’re teaming with. Does anyone have any tips so I don’t keep hearing, ‘Oh, I think this is the right version’?

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Girly Girl Geek Answers Normal Folks Baffling Tech Questions

Tips From T. Marie

'Categories: Girly Girl Geek As a self proclaimed geek people tend to come to me with questions about technology, specifically online technology. Some of you know I have an alter ego known as Girly Girl Geek, the lovable website creating WordPress Whiz and Headway Hotshot. Today’s post is taken directly from tomorrow’s edition of my recently launched […] ( Read more. ).

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Online Talent Marketplaces Continue Strong Growth

Small Business Labs

'The Staffing Industry Analysts  is reporting there are currently more than 145 online staffing platform businesses operating globally.   They also reported in 2013 the industry generated roughly $1.4-$1.6 billion in "gross spend"  This is the dollar value of work completed and paid for.  And while they're not specific about 2014, they say it's "shaping up to be another year of very strong double digit growth in this segment" Our

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Online Invoicing App CurdBee To Shutdown As Users Move To Hiveage.com

The Small Business Blog

'A reimagined approach to online invoicing, Hiveage is a secure, cloud-based billing platform that saves small business owners an average of two days per month and enables them to grow their businesses up to 20 percent annually by reducing the costly, time-consuming administrative tasks associated with billing and invoicing. Read the full article here: Online… Read the full article here: Online Invoicing App CurdBee To Shutdown As Users Move To Hiveage.com 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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Idea > Decision > Action

Clutter Coach

'by Originally posted 2012-01-26 10:07:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter For many people, it’s easier and more fun to think up new ideas than to take action on the ones they already thought of. Buckling down and focusing on one idea and making it happen can make them antsy. Sometimes the project you take on is very large and there are so many things to address that you’re tempted to start them all at once.

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Girly Girl Geek Answers Normal Folks Baffling Tech Questions

Tips From T. Marie

'As a self proclaimed geek people tend to come to me with questions about technology, specifically online technology. Some of you know I have an alter ego known as Girly Girl Geek , the lovable website creating WordPress Whiz and Headway Hotshot. Today’s post is taken directly from tomorrow’s edition of my recently launched info-letter Geek Speak.

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Why You Need to Hang on to Troublesome Customers

Small Business CEO

'We’ve all been there at one point or another in business: dealing with a mean, snarly, over-bearing, impossible-to-satisfy customer that seems hell-bent on milking every last dime of profit from your business. As a business owner, it’s so easy to focus on these “PIA” customers: concluding that telling them to “hit the bricks” is the only sensible solution.

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How To Be A Part Of Connect Hub

Brilliantly Better

'Launching a new business is always exciting, wether you’re starting it because you want it, or because you’re compelled to. I’ll come back later to this … The post How To Be A Part Of Connect Hub 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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A Glowing Testimonial

Denise Aday

A glowing testimonial from another happy (and wonderful) email marketing client! I cannot lie, this one made my spirit soar. The post A Glowing Testimonial appeared first on denise aday.

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PA life as I knew it was over……….or was it?

Practically Perfect PA

'I was a career PA who worked hard and played hard. I had never had to separate my work life from my personal life as they had merged into one. My colleagues had become my friends, we worked long hours and we enjoyed venting about our days over a glass (ahem, I mean bottle) of wine. What started out as Wine Wednesday soon turned into Monday Malbec, Tuesday Tipple, Thirsty Thursday and Fizz Friday.

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Retreat, Reset, Results: Why We Need to Step Back More Often to Boost Productivity

Productivityist

'"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread." – Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism. We live in a world where speed and quantity dominates. Bigger, faster, better, stronger is the motto that a lot of people shoot for, but many tend to spend more time on getting faster so that they can build more things – and they feel as if they''ll do better every time they start something new with that motto in mind.

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Why Running For A Cause

Brilliantly Better

'I started to run roughly 3 years ago. It all started with a year-long challenge, called taming twelve monkeys, in which I picked a specific setback (or … The post Why Running For A Cause 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