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4 Ways To Get Noticed At Work

Office Dynamics

Don’t Get Lost In The Clouds … The Visible Assistant . Hello Monday Motivators! I hope you had a great weekend. To continue our travels through this special month of June, the official month of the 25 th year anniversary of Office Dynamics, I found more goodies to share with you! Star Quest was the first newsletter I published. Last week I shared with you a story about Office Life which came after Star Quest , an 8-page color newsletter we published monthly.

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The Science Behind Getting What You Want at Work

On The Job

When you were a kid, your mom probably asked you to say the “magic word” when requesting something. You quickly found out that saying “please” could get you what you wanted. But Tim Davis, a professional magician and communications expert, says there are actually seven magic words backed up by science that can help you persuade, influence and engage others.

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Green Building Principles That Will Make Your Home More Sustainable

Eco-Office Gals

Photo source: architektur. As more and more people get accustomed to the idea that fossil fuels are finite and that it’s every person’s responsibility to ensure the transition towards a healthier and more environmentally conscious lifestyle, sustainable homes are rapidly gaining foothold in the contemporary housing marketplace. It is also worth mentioning that buildings consume a substantial amount of resources through their inhabitants.

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Cloud Security a Plus for Small Businesses

Small Business Labs

The Wall Street Journal's Small Firms Shift Towards Cloud-Based Software covers the "fundamental shift" towards the use of cloud software and services by small businesses. The article points out one of the major concerns on the part of small businesses is cloud security and whether or not their data will safe. It also nicely covers why this shouldn't be a major issue.  Key quote: Mr.

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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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[Quick Tip] For a Successful Launch Campaign

Office Organization Success

Phew! What a busy couple of weeks it’s been. I’ve been working diligently behind the scenes for one of my clients getting everything set up for her to launch her live 3-day event in October … and we got it launched earlier this week. There was a ton of set up work to do in Infusionsoft to ensure that the campaign would work correctly and the attendees would get all the necessary information that they need.

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Focus on Your Own Stuff!

Virtual Moxie

It rarely happens, but occasionally, I'll get email from someone wanting to "make sure" I know what someone else in the industry is doing. In reality, I almost never know, or care. It's not that I am shoving my head in the sand, but that I've learned an important lesson (in last week's post —this is #2). Being successful requires you to focus on what you're doing, and what you want to do.

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Mobile Ad Spending Booming

Small Business Labs

Not surprisingly given the growth of mobile computing, spending on mobile digital advertising is booming. As the chart  below shows, eMarketer is forecasting that in 2016 digital ad spend will surpass $100 billion and account for more than 50% of all digital ad expenditure.          They are also forecasting that in 2015 there will be there will be more than 2 billion smartphone users and about 1 billion tablet users worldwide.

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6 Secrets to Achieving a Good Work-Life Balance for Busy Mums

Small Business CEO

When done solely, having a job, managing a household and raising kids are all extremely time consuming and sometimes difficult elements of everyday life. But what happens when all of these elements are combined together and one person is required to do all three of these things? For many busy working mums, it can all become a little too much sometimes which is why achieving a good balance between work and home life is extremely important and essential for success in all parts of life.

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Diving Deeper Into Dropbox: The Ultimate Unofficial Dropbox Guide

Productivityist

I’ve been a Dropbox user for as long as I can remember. The thing is, I feel as if I’ve used it in the same way that I initially used Evernote – by throwing a lot at it and not necessarily organizing it while doing so. So what happened? Well, the same thing that happened with Evernote. I now have a resource that isn’t very effective because it’s in disarray.

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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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Boost Your Brand Credibility with Personality Traits

Men With Pens

Click here to read the full article →Another rocking post from Men With Pens! Boost Your Brand Credibility with Personality Traits first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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How Silicon Valley is Changing How and What We Eat

Small Business Labs

KQED's 6 Technology Trends That are Changing How We Eat covers a group technology startups that "help people choose healthier, and affordable, food options." Food products and technology have become a hot area in Silicon Valley. According to Time's How Silicon Valley is Addressing the World's Food Crisis : the food industry and tech industry have started to intersect and companies like Google and Yahoo have major research projects related to the future of food.

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The 3-Dimensional Roles of Exceptional CEOs

Small Business CEO

Being a successful small business owner is about delivering results consistently through your products/services to those you serve. It demands a high level of coordination and execution of several key activities. These activities cannot be handled successfully by only one person over a long period of time without creating an operational structure/system.

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Practical Productivity: Personalize Your Own Process

Productivityist

The following is a guest post from Luke Burkey. Luke is a student at Wheaton College and a software entrepreneur looking to solve pressing problems in the staffing industry. You can connect with him on Twitter @luke_burkey or via email. The world of productivity is overflowing with amazing thinkers, innovative methods, and practical software tools.

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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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13 Tips for Establishing Healthy Boundaries at Work and in Life

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello New and Returning Readers, Many apologies that I have not been blogging as much. I have been getting your comments and emails. It’s been a very busy year so far and I can’t believe half of the year is almost over. Wow! Time flies when you are having fun! It’s startling to me how things seem to be getting more amazing every year, and until you try something new or different, you don’t realize how much more your happiness can grow exponentially.

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Tech Choices for the On-the-Road Office

Office Dynamics

These days, many employees and entrepreneurs find themselves working outside the traditional office and on the road at least some of the time. According to the software developer Cint, seven in ten U.S. employees work outside office hours. Almost 60 percent of the employees interviewed felt that just owning a smartphone or tablet encourages them to work outside of the office.

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Check Out the Clutter Diet

Clutter Coach

by Originally posted 2008-06-18 10:13:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Getting organized can be challenging and time consuming. My aim with the blog is to help people with that task as much as I can without actually being there in person. Of course, I'd be happy if you wanted to hire me, but if you have a large project, hiring a professional can be pricey, to be honest.

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