Sat.Mar 14, 2015 - Fri.Mar 20, 2015

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10 Tips to Beat the Overwhelm and Stay Focused

Office Organization Success

'Staying focused and on track is one of the hardest things for a business owner to do. After all… there are the emails to check. the client calls to take. the follow-up to do. the product to launch. the program to create. the social media to update. Phew! The list goes on and on … And it’s a constant hamster-wheel of busyness and things to do.

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The Virtual Assistant's Bill of Rights

Virtual Moxie

'In the Virtual Mentoring Program, and Virtual Basics at AssistU (and in the Virtual Training Program that came before them), we''ve long shared two documents: The Virtual Assistant''s Bill of Rights , and the Client''s Bill of Rights. . The idea behind their creation was to help blast apart the inherent patriarchal relationship most admins have known as employees. where the "boss" is always right (or at least, always the boss and always in charge), and the admin has very little power or equal

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

'The Importance of Daily Huddles. When I was an executive assistant, one of the best success strategies my favorite executive taught me, at a young age, was to have daily huddles with him. Now this came from an executive who traveled around the world, would work until 2:00 a.m., come in on Saturdays and had 10 Directors reporting to him. So, if that executive could make time for me, anyone can do this.

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5 Things to Never Say in a First Job Interview

On The Job

'Blogs, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter provide forums to share our thoughts on a daily basis. We might complain about the rotten weather, how long we had to stand in line to get coffee or the dog that barked all night and kept us awake. But when it comes to interviewing, you need to be more careful in what you choose to say because what your followers on Twitter may see as a funny rant against a slow barista comes across as whiny and immature to a hiring manager.

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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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Small Business Owners Don't Like Taxes

Small Business Labs

'I've never met a small business owner who liked taxes. No surprise there. Also, if you talk to small business owners for any length of time, most will eventually complain about taxes. The recently released Wasp Barcode Small Business Accounting Report supports this.  As the report chart below shows and Wasp highlights in their blog post on the report , 52% of respondents report that they pay too much on taxes are they are not sure.

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Working with a boss who has never had an assistant before

Practically Perfect PA

'Working for a new Executive who has never had an assistant before can be a tricky situation to find yourself . You may have been an assistant for years and know the role inside out, but your new Executive doesn’t have a clue what you do and how to work with you. In this instance assistants really do have to take the lead. It can be time consuming and frustrating, particularly if you are also working with an number of other Executive’s or if you have been given this new Executive wit

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Can’t Travel to Work? It Doesn’t Matter if You’re in The Cloud!

The Small Business Blog

'If you’re sick of staff sickness, the Cloud could be your remedy Discover how embracing the Cloud can help keep workers working and your business booming. Employee absence due to ill health costs the UK economy almost £29 billion every year. As you can imagine, the worse hit are the small and medium sized businesses,… Read the full article here: Can’t Travel to Work?

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Wasp Barcode's Excellent Small Business Accounting Report

Small Business Labs

'Kudos to Wasp Barcode Technologies for their excellent Small Business Accounting report. It contains survey results from companies with 11-100 employees on issues related to their accounting and finance functions. According to their blog post on the report , the key findings include: 52% of respondents report that they pay too much on taxes are they are not sure. 70% of small businesses outsource tax preparation, and 30% outsource tax planning. 88% say they are either very satisfied or somewhat

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I Know It’s Boring But It’s Important

Office Organization Success

'How many of you track your business stats each week? I’m guessing not many! I know it’s not the most exciting thing to do, but it’s so critical to your business success. I actually do mine each Monday morning – I have it scheduled in my calendar, and it honestly doesn’t take that long to do. Having vital business statistics available at your fingertips is so important when it comes to managing your business, especially when it comes to product or program launches.

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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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Ten tips for organising a business trip to… Edinburgh

Practically Perfect PA

'As I currently live in Edinburgh I thought I would share my top ten tips for those organising business travel to this wonderful city. With such a large number of financial organisations based in Edinburgh, many of you will organise business trips here at some point or another. It is a fairly easy city to get around, the transport links are fantastic and the airport is a quick 25 minutes away by cab.

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Are we all hypocrites?

The Small Business Blog

'How often have I complained about our High Street consisting of only coffee shops and charity shops – not that I have anything against charity shops or coffee shops for that matter? Everyone I talk to says it is sad to see all the independent shop owners go and disappear. It is especially poignant when… Read the full article here: Are we all hypocrites?

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Uber and Lyft Lawsuits & the On-Demand Economy

Small Business Labs

'Uber and Lyft were both dealt legal setbacks in two different lawsuits last week. The separate suits - one filed by Uber drivers and other by Lyft drivers - allege they are misclassified as independent contractors. The drivers are claiming they are employees. Both Uber and Lyft had sought summary judgments dismissing the cases, but the judges in both cases denied their requests and the suits will be decided by juries.

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Luck or Preparation?

Office Dynamics

'When I teach goal setting, the first thing we talk about is our belief system. I ask my participants if they believe people achieve great things, promotions or success because of luck or preparation. What would your answer be? Some of my participants say, “I definitely believe people are lucky.” Other participants say, “I think a person has worked hard to get to that particular place or get that job they wanted.”.

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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 New Leaders Say That Employees Hate

On The Job

'Young leaders are faced with numerous challenges, but perhaps none are greater than learning to communicate and connect with employees. If they fail in those areas, they may find their teams underperforming and their own careers in jeopardy. Consider these points from Gallup and Edelman : High-performance managers know what employees are working on and don’t take a “laissez faire approach to management”.

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Is average good?

The Small Business Blog

'When you talk to people about how their business is doing, they will often say something like: ‘OK – average, I guess.’ What does that even mean, I do not know and more to the point the people who said it don’t know either. I’m much more for the way Australians use the word ‘average’!… Read the full article here: Is average good?

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Wix, Squarespace, Muse & WordPress. Finding the Right Choice for Your Website.

Tips From T. Marie

'One of the most frequent questions I get from people in need of a website or a website makeover is: “Why WordPress, I’ve heard is so much better?”. You can fill the blank with Wix, Squarespace, Adobe Muse or any of the latest website builder tools that might be available and highly visible at the moment. Perhaps the best way for me to answer that question is to explain what some of the others are and compare them to what WordPress is.

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Technology of the week: The Man in Seat Sixty-One

Practically Perfect PA

'What is The Man in Seat Sixty-One? The Man in Seat Sixty One is a fantastic website which focuses on train travel throughout the world. Seat 61 explains in great detail how to get from London to anywhere in the world using trains. What does it do? The website really is packed full of information and is incredibly useful for anyone booking train travel across Europe and the rest of the world.

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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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Do You Respect Your Own Time?

Step It Up VA Coaching

'by Donna Toothaker. When it comes right down to it, our most valuable business resource is our time. If you’re like me, you have created systems and outsourced certain tasks so you can make the most of the time you have doing the most important things (like building and marketing your business). This has allowed you to ultimately work less for more, and spend more time with your loved ones, and doing things you love.

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White collar crime does pay, doesn’t it?

The Small Business Blog

'My favourite group of people, the bankers, are in the news again. This time it is not mainly about fraud, but about £16.5m extra bonuses paid by Barclays Bank to its executives. While the rest of us has to live with cuts to our welfare state, these guys are paying themselves more and more money,… Read the full article here: White collar crime does pay, doesn’t it?

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Christine Arylo on self love, success and clutter

Clutter Coach

'by Originally posted 2009-06-01 13:35:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. Creating an organized space makes it easier for you to lay your hands on the things you need and helps you be more effective because you now have time for the important stuff. It's also an essential part of taking care of the most valuable person in your life, yourself.

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Editions, Istanbul

Practically Perfect PA

'Unsurprisingly for a hotel in Istanbul’s financial district the facade of the hotel is uninspiring on a busy main road. However, the foyer / reception area is considerably more impressive, spacious and airy with an inviting bar. We were greeted by the concierge who took us to check in and offered us their signature tea, I would highly recommend giving this a try, very refreshing after a long journey.

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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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10 Ways to Optimize Your Business Manufacturing Process

Small Business CEO

'Streamlining your manufacturing process can help to save time, save money and help to minimize operational discrepancies. If you are looking for ways to optimize the manufacturing process for your product or factory business, read on for 10 invaluable tips. Sourcing and Partners. 1. Consider Asset Finance. The most cost effective way to replace or upgrade your machinery and equipment is to lease.

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Start From The Edges

Productivityist

'When you begin to assemble a jigsaw puzzle, you are faced with a slew of pieces scattered randomly. The first thing you’ll want to find are the ones that have smooth edges – the edge pieces – because they will allow you to build the puzzle faster. Sure, there may be a few pieces you find during the process that don’t fit that description, but even if you manage to put two or three of them together, they don’t have anything to tether them to the puzzle as a whole.

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How to Avoid Late Payments as a Small Business

Small Business CEO

'For small and big businesses alike, late payments can be the bane of a company. It’s a hassle to chase clients around, hounding after them to please pay up. Sometimes it’s simply because it slipped their mind. Sometimes it isn’t, but either way there are strategies you can put in place to help avoid them. From invoicing techniques to contingency plans these techniques will help you to get paid on time.

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When Should You Consider Using a Virtual Office?

Small Business CEO

'Virtual offices stand out as great options that can be used to offer an extra edge to a business. There is the possibility of getting a professional address in a hub that has a great economic reputation. That is always great and the best thing about it is that you do not have to pay too much for this privilege. We are basically faced with something that seems to be a perfect win-win situation.

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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