Sat.Nov 25, 2017 - Fri.Dec 01, 2017

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Top productivity tech to help you take back Monday

Practically Perfect PA

Sometimes it can be hard to find that extra dose of #MondayMotivation, especially when you’re faced with a myriad of emails first thing in the morning and your to-do list becomes longer than your arm. We know nobody has a to-do list longer than a PA, EA, admin assistant or office manager. But fear not, […].

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The Digitialization of Jobs

Small Business Labs

Brookings recently released an interesting study on Digitalization and the American workforce.  The report: " presents a detailed analysis of changes in the digital content of 545 occupations covering 90 percent of the U.S. workforce in all industries since 2001. The analysis categorizes U.S. occupations into jobs that require high, medium or low digital skills and tracks the impacts of rapid change." The study findings show the U.S. economy is digitializing rapidly.  As the

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Why It's Time to Push Back Against Industry Norms

On The Job

Since he was a university student in the Netherlands, it has bothered Freek Vermeulen that newspapers are printed in the broadsheet format, which he contends is awkward and flimsy to read. When he became an assistant professor of strategic and international management at London Business School, he took the opportunity to question newspaper leaders about their format and discovered leaders didn’t really know why they used broadsheets – it had just always been done that way.

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Podcast 079: Work backwards

Clutter Coach

by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. You can leave a review here! This is podcast 79 and it’s based on Simple Way #51 in my book, Work backwards. For the last several months I’ve been talking about other topics that aren’t in the book but today we’re back. Only one more to go after that!

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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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Day in the life: Gillian Aitken Snr Business Admin & PA, Price Jones Ltd.

Practically Perfect PA

Today’s day in the life: Gillian Aitken Snr Business Admin & PA, Price Jones Ltd. Gillian is PA to Pat Price and proud owner of Arch the pug (more on that in that in a bit)… What are the main aspects of your role? As a long-time Executive Assistant, my day is incredibly varied which […].

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Research Shows Why You May Make Bad Decisions

On The Job

If you are under persistent, long-term stress, be aware that any decisions you make will tilt toward higher-risk options -- such as accepting a job that might be a mistake. New research from MIT neuroscientists finds that riskier decisions are made when there are impairments of a specific brain circuit. The good news is that in tests on mice, scientists were able to bring back normal thinking patterns by manipulating this circuit.

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6 Business Tips You Must Ignore

Small Business CEO

When you want to start your own business, you start looking for information on the Internet to get some tips. It’s possible to find so many tips that you can feel totally overwhelmed and confused. In this article, we have gathered some “bad” tips you should avoid, helping you in realizing how you need to act. 1. Don’t even try to start. Just from the moment you’ve got a great idea for your startup, begins bad advice from others.

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10 websites every PA should read for career development

Practically Perfect PA

Today I am sharing the love by showing you guys 10 websites every PA should read for career development. I follow these websites and they all have brilliant content for PAs, women in business and career advice in general. Do check them out! Her Agenda ‘Her Agenda is a digital media platform working to bridge the […].

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Are Makers the Future of Small Manufacturing?

Small Business Labs

The National League of Cities recently released Discover Your City's Maker Economy , a report that "provides a roadmap for cities to develop policies, programs and a culture that better supports local maker businesses." The thrust of the report is that "maker-entrepreneurs" -  individuals or micro-businesses who create (either by design or fabrication) and sell tangible products - are potentially the future of manufacturing.  The report also suggests the mak

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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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How To Find Your Way Forward (And Finish)

Productivityist

The following post is an excerpt from my first book, The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want. I’m sharing it with you here to help you finish whatever you’re working on – and finish strong. Imagine you’re on a golf course. Actually, you’re on the green. You’re so close to the end—it’s mere steps away. The landscape may still have its ups and downs—its peaks and valleys—but the hazards are gone, and you’re perhaps just one shot away from your outcom

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Business Visa Interview Tips for Those traveling to the United States

Small Business CEO

If you’re a businessman and you wish to travel to the United States of America , you probably know that a business visa is required and, for the same, you need to clear the interview round. When we talk about the interview around, there are many assumptions made by people such as grammatical activity on a particular accent will be tested but this is not true.

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Why Most Businesses are Keen to Establish a Strong Online Presence

Small Business CEO

Accessing the internet is like getting in and out of your house or calling someone on the other end. It is simple and offers the best platform for users to connect. With the mobile technology quickly advancing, people visit their social media accounts using their mobile phones. This means that, by tapping into that market, you will be able to propel your business to greater heights.

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Insights for Small Businesses with Exposure to Foreign Exchange Risks

Small Business CEO

Small businesses seeking to grow their bottom lines often have to look for opportunities beyond their immediate markets. Many small businesses looking for growth often forge strategic alliances for international exposure. Some small businesses find suppliers in foreign markets in order to create a competitive advantage. Other small businesses hire professionals in foreign countries or market their products and services to buyers in other countries.

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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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How Virtual Offices Can Help You Win the Cost Cutting Game

Small Business CEO

A virtual office offers benefits to businesses of all sizes, including small startups and large corporations looking to expand operations into new areas. The fact is that in the era of digital, there’s no reason to rent, furnish and maintain an expensive office location, when a virtual office offers all the advantages at a fraction of the cost.

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5 Aspects Every Business Website Should Display

Small Business CEO

Building an effective business website takes a delicate mixture of several concepts of business. You must effectively represent your brand , call your viewers to take action, and maintain the interest of web users in only a few seconds. It may sound like a tall order, but business web design is not as hard as you think. Those who have designed before you have figured out a sort of equation that seems to work best.

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How to Find a Reliable Asset Protection and Living Trust Attorney

Small Business CEO

A living trust refers to an estate-planning document with a list of instructions about what will happen to your assets after you die. Most people opt for living trusts instead of wills because they help avoid unnecessary expenditure and time wastage. It might be a good idea to sort out your living trust in case of something unexpected happens. Probate proceedings involve many complications and are tiresome, so you should consider setting up a living trust.

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Q&A with James Turner, the Managing Director of Turnerlittle.com, on American Adults’ Attitude Toward Cryptocurrencies

Small Business CEO

Cryptocurrencies’ popularity blasts through the roof. In fact, the search term “buy bitcoin” is being used more than “buy gold” – an indicator of people’s behavior toward buying/selling or investing in cryptocurrencies, specifically bitcoin. So, it’s safe to say that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are supported by many, right?

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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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6th Tax Compliance for Financial Institutions

Small Business CEO

From 7th to 9th November, Hermes bank representatives reaffirmed their commitment to regulatory transparency by turning their attention to adopting CRS updates and sustaining FATCA compliance. The 6th Annual Tax Compliance conference held at Times Square, New York brought together a global pool of acclaimed professionals in their field. In attendance, the bank benefited from the experience of industry experts from international players such as BNP Paribas, JPMorgan Chase, BNY Mellon, Deutsche Ba

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Top Issues Faced by First Time Entrepreneurs and Solutions to Getting By

Small Business CEO

Being the boss is rewarding, but not without challenges. Though there will be peaks and valleys throughout your time as an entrepreneur, it is the beginning stages of starting a business that seems to cause the most obstacles. The quest to establish a new brand and being successful in the competition is not an easy one. Everything from raising startup funds and managing cash flow to standing out from the competition and obtaining new customers, there’s a lot that comes up for first-time entrepre

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5 Smart Blogging Tips for CEOs

Small Business CEO

Blogs play a crucial role in online marketing for businesses of all sizes. While most companies pay writers to handle these posts, some prefer to take a more personal approach. As the CEO of your company, you have more knowledge and insight to share than just about any member of your team. If you’re going to roll up your sleeves and do the dirty work of blogging, use five these tips to make sure you do it right. 1.

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Why It is Dangerous to Keep Extending Debt Collection Time Frames

Small Business CEO

In the movies, debt collectors are thuggish, scary-looking individuals who hound consumers and threaten them with shame and physical harm. In the real world, unless of course, you borrowed from the mob, your debt collector is more likely to be a polite, well-dressed professional who will talk to you nicely with a sprinkling of legalese. As a debt collector, the first thing you should do when you contact a debtor is to tell them what their rights are.

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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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How Behaviour Science Can Help Solve Our Global Energy Crisis

Small Business CEO

It’s no secret that Australia, and indeed the world, is undergoing an energy crisis like never before. Our state and federal governments continue to make the argument that coal is the way to go, even as the threat of blackouts looms over us every summer. Despite this, a recent report has seen Australian chief scientist Alan Finkel reminded us that the Australian energy crisis could be seeing a resolution in as little as three years – but that coal use is not the answer, no matter how much

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Is Cash really Dead? 4 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Using It

Small Business CEO

Plastic have become so much the in thing when it comes to financial transaction that cash might as well be dead. Well, maybe not. But while there may be some benefits in using cash for your purchases and everyday transactions, they are even more benefits to using credit cards. If you can use plastics responsibly, you find that you are better off doing your payments with a credit card than with cash.

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Business Benefits of Making People Comfortable

Small Business CEO

One of the ways that you can make your business better for your clients is if you focus on making customers comfortable. This means thinking about different sensory input that a person might be going through, and trying to control it as much as possible to get people into a pocket of being happy in their physical location. A few ways that you can do this include getting your outdoor heating right, controlling your indoor lighting, creating a comfortable meeting environment between yourself and p

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Man Up with Bedros Keuilian

Productivityist

On this episode of the podcast I chat with Bedros Keullian. An immigrant from a communist country turned hugely successful entrepreneur. Bedros uses the stage, TV and social media platforms to share his personal Immigrant Edge and American Dream story to help inspire audiences worldwide to reach their fullest potential. Some of the things we dive into during our discussion include how habits led to the rapid growth of his his journey to becoming a more effective leader, the difference between “e

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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