Sat.Mar 21, 2015 - Fri.Mar 27, 2015

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Celebrating Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

'Administrative Assistants Rock! Join our April Blog-A-Thon. April is just around the corner and we love celebrating administrative professionals! This is the month we can (and will) celebrate in a big way. In honor of Administrative Professionals Week (4/20 – 4/24) and Office Dynamics 25th Year in business educating administrative professionals and their executives, we are bringing back our Blog-a-Thon.

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10 do’s and don’t for managing your boss’s task list

Practically Perfect PA

'In this post I am assuming your Executive has a task list that they use every day to get through their work! Hopefully this task list is available for you to access on a daily basis and you have the rights to edit and update the list. Ideally the list should be on the same email system that you use to manage their inbox and schedule (Microsoft Outlook for example).

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The Decline of Employee Training & The Rise of Side Gigs

Small Business Labs

'The chart below, which shows a decline in employer-provided and on-the-job training in recent decades, has been making the rounds in the economic blogs. It comes from the 2015 Economic Report of the President  (page 147), which is prepared annually by the President's Council of Economic Advisers for Congress.      This data is collected only occasionally by the U.S.

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The Client's Bill of Rights

Virtual Moxie

'Last week, I posted about the VA''s Bill of Rights, and suggested that you embrace the standards it contains. This week, I''m sharing the Client''s Bill of Rights, and with it the same suggestion. :). Clients have the right to certain expectations of you in the work you do together. Please notice that none of the rights have anything to do with making you "less-than," or treating you like an employee.

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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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Mouth to Mouth Marketing

The Small Business Blog

'Getting new prospects is the first step in getting new clients and orders. Even then it is not certain you will get any new business. Over the years I have learned one thing, customer referrals are by a long way the best way to get new customers. Simply put, clients who talk about you do… Read the full article here: Mouth to Mouth Marketing on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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You Need to Understand This

Office Organization Success

'One of the areas that I help my private consulting clients understand is that of strategy — understanding the WHY behind the systems your set up : Why do you need this system? Why are you setting it up this way? What is going to be the end result of setting up this system? As a business owner it’s so important that you understand the strategy behind everything you do you in your business.

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Why Sharing Credit at Work Is Good For Your Career

Eat Your Career

'I talk a lot about how to advocate for yourself , be loud and proud of all you do , and t ake credit for your work even when others are trying to steal the spotlight. But today, I want to turn that around and talk about the other side of the coin: sharing credit with others. It’s an overlooked, but equally important part of your career success. A true professional knows that, whenever you experience a great achievement at work, you should be vocal about it!

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Meetings, Meetings, Meetings

The Small Business Blog

'Do you really need to have a meeting? I would suggest not! Meetings cost time – which means money. They often do meetings achieve very little and are not really necessary. But should you need to discuss – person to person – any issues, there are other ways to hold a meeting too. Here to… Read the full article here: Meetings, Meetings, Meetings on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Confidence is key for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

'Having low self-esteem or confidence issues can be a real challenge in life, particularly in the office and particularly for assistants. We have a difficult job and if we are unable to stand up for ourselves this makes the role a lot harder. It can lead to feeling unchallenged, unappreciated and more importantly managed ineffectively by your Executive.

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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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A Honey of an Indiegogo Campaign

Small Business Labs

'Beekeeping has been around for thousands of years. And the process of collecting the honey has always been difficult (just ask Winnie the Pooh).   It's also hard on the bees, which often believe their hive is being invaded and attack the beekeeper. But a father-and-son team from Australia have developed an innovative beekeeping system - Honey on Tap -  that simplifies the process and makes it easier for both the keeper and the bees.

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Administrative Professional’s Day Gifts

Office Dynamics

'Are you perplexed as to the ideal gift to give your administrative assistant in honor of Administrative Professionals Day? If you are like most busy executives or Human Resource departments, you haven’t given it much thought until 2 weeks out, or even 2 days before the big event (April 22). I have closely worked with assistants for 25 years through my training company, Office Dynamics, and I was an assistant for 20 years prior to starting my company.

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Here's What Managers are Doing Wrong When Trying to Implement Change

On The Job

'No organization these days can afford to ignore the fact that change has become a permanent part of the business landscape. Those who are not prepared to transform quickly may find themselves left behind. But research finds that even when organizations embrace change management, they’re falling short. Specifically, a study by the Katzenbach Center at Strategy& (formerly Booz & Co.) found that 48% of change initiatives fail because companies lack the skills to ensure that change can be s

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How to Avoid Being Named in a Fancy Hands Type Lawsuit

Tips From T. Marie

'Fancy Hands, the service that assigns virtual assistants to complete tasks at ridiculously low prices is facing a misclassification lawsuit for minimum wage and overtime pay. It really shouldn’t come as a surprise. Although many people sought out the services at Fancy Hands , any logical person had to surmise that the virtual assistants doing those tasks couldn’t be making minimum wage at the rates the service was charging.

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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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Tom Tom Suites, Istanbul

Practically Perfect PA

'Despite this hotel being off of the main Taksim shopping street we found it very hard to find. It was down a very steep hill which involved lots of steps (the taxi driver refused to take us to the door due to building works taking place a few doors down from the hotel!). Once we eventually found the hotel the Townhouse style exterior contributed to the boutiquey feel of the hotel.

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Your Case for Training: Adult Learning Retention Statistics

Office Dynamics

'I haven’t been able to find this information on adult learning retention rates until now and I’m sharing it with you! I just got back from a great meeting today with my local ATD Chapter. ATD stands for the Association of Talent Development, formerly called ASTD (American Society for Training & Development). It is the world’s largest organization for talent and human capital development.

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Why Sharing Credit at Work Is Good For Your Career

Eat Your Career

I talk a lot about how to advocate for yourself , be loud and proud of all you do , and t ake credit for your work even when others are trying to steal the spotlight. But today, I want to turn that around and talk about the other side of the coin: sharing credit with others. It’s an overlooked, but equally important part of your career success. A true professional knows that, whenever you experience a great achievement at work, you should be vocal about it!

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Top Ten Tips to Help You Waste Time and Procrastinate Growing Your Business

Tips From T. Marie

'There are plenty of people out there telling you how to grow your business. I’m actually one of them. But in the interest of not leaving anyone out, I’ve decided that I should probably think about those business owners who would rather not see their businesses grow and gain success. Below are my top ten tips for helping you waste time and procrastinate in growing your business. 10.

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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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7 Incredibly Simple Productivity Hacks For Insanely Busy People

Brilliantly Better

'We all live in a busy world, but, let’s face it, some of us slightly more than others. You know the feeling: it’s like you’re … The post 7 Incredibly Simple Productivity Hacks For Insanely Busy People appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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3 Simple Steps to Improving Communication Skills

Office Dynamics

'You cannot afford to take the critical skill of communication for granted! Especially when communicating with co-workers. Let me illustrate my point: You receive an e-mail from a colleague, but you can’t grasp the tone of the message because the words can be read in a variety of ways. Is the person OK? Angry? Upset? Confused? It’s hard to tell. Would you: a.

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6 Money-Drainers of Small Businesses (and How to Overcome Them)

Small Business CEO

'Is your business seeping cash for no reason? Some expenses are like a dripping faucet: you know it’s there, but it seems insignificant, so you let it go on too long. Others are more like a broken pipe underground, well-hidden but causing massive damage. Here are some places to check for financial leaks so you can stop your biggest money-drainers.

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Measuring The Right Things

Productivityist

'While on a recent run I realized this lesson, mostly accidentally. My goal was to run for two hours and listen to podcasts while my Nike+ app tracked my distance. Things started out fine but around the one hour mark I noticed that my battery percentage was hovering around 50%. “Hmm,” I thought. “I can’t let that run all the way down.” I’m the primary contact for my daughter’s school and to tell my wife that she had to leave work because I was listening

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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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85% of Managers are Looking for This

On The Job

'Recently I received an interesting study from Instructure that showed: 85% of managers place the highest emphasis on hiring candidates with fundamental skills like attitude and hard work. When hiring, 79% of managers said that prestigious schooling was the LEAST important consideration, and only 40% emphasize trade skills. Only 8% of managers say millennials are very prepared to contribute immediately at work.

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Should I Save or Should It Go?

Clutter Coach

'by Originally posted 2008-06-26 10:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter People who are collectors love to tell me that things they've held onto for years and years have actually come in handy, so it was worthwhile to keep it. There's often a note of triumph in their voices when they come to the story's punchline, "and I had one!

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Three Non-Traditional Ways to Launch Your Brand

Small Business CEO

'Trusted aphorism not withstanding, they will not come merely because you built it. If you are going to start a new business, you have to get the word out. You have to find a way to reach the person on the street, let them know that you have a new product or service, and give them a reason to want to try it. Traditional methods of doing this include print advertising such as: Brochures and Guides.

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To Produce, Consume, or Just Leave My Phone in My Pocket

Productivityist

'At the start of his podcast, Tim Ferriss’s introduction mix goes like this, “optimal mental performance…at this altitude I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking.” Then Tim goes on to have a one-of-a-kind interview with a one-of-a-kind person. Even if you aren’t a fan of Ferriss’s approach and presentation, his interviewing skills are some of the best in the digital world of podcasting.

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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