Sat.Nov 29, 2014 - Fri.Dec 05, 2014

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A day in the life: Michelle Smith, Financial Times

Practically Perfect PA

'What are the main aspects of your role? A lot of time is taken up with diary planning and liaising with the various companies that Ben works with. Ben is Deputy CEO of the Financial Times (FT) but is also Chairman/Non Executive Director of another fives companies so it can get rather hectic at times, it certainly keeps me on my toes! I also look after the Commercial team events so researching and visiting potential venues, caterers etc.

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The Lean Years

Small Business Labs

'Rarely do I read an article that captures and describes the impact of economic uncertainty on personal decision making as well as The Lean Years.  Written by Millennial and freelance writer Melina Coogan (Twitter handle @melinacoogan), The Lean Years describes the economic angst of many Millennials (and those older).   Key quote: One of the reasons that I'm scared to have children is because I can't give them everything my parents gave me.

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Moxie Starts in a Deep, Quiet Place

Virtual Moxie

'I had the most interesting conversation with a new mentee at AssistU. Her POV on moxie had it dealing with action. Strong action—ballsy action. I shared with her that while it''s often true that moxie deals with action, moxie starts with strength…internally, deeply and quietly. Without that, strong action is just bravado with no real underpinning, and, in my view, not genuine moxie.

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CyberWeek Deals: WordPress Maintenance

Eco-Office Gals

'CYBER WEEKEND DEALS CONTINUE! Just like buying a house, your website needs maintenance. You need a good foundation and you want to protect your investment. You don’t want all that hard work bogged down by slow servers or worse hijacked by a hacker bot. We’re delivering some awesome Cyber Week WordPress Deals to make sure your website runs smooth and stays secure and up to date.

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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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5 reasons every assistant should attend external training

Practically Perfect PA

'There have been so many times over the years that I have received an email about a fantastic training course or conference that I would love to attend. As I’ve read over the details, looked at the programme and the speakers I thought to myself ‘I’d love to attend that conference’ and then rather than doing something about it I’ve deleted the email.

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Truck-Based Commerce Continues to Expand

Small Business Labs

'The New York Times article Shops on Wheels, but the Goods aren't Sold From the Trunk covers the growing trend towards trucks being used as mobile retail/service outlets. The article features the fashion truck Nomad , which we covered last year in our article The Rise of Fashion Trucks , as well as Bootleg , which we covered several years ago in our article The Advantages of Truck-Based Commerce.  The key article quote goes to the heart of why mobile retail is becoming more popular - l

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Here’s What I Do At This Time Of Year

Office Organization Success

'For those of you in the US, I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving break. Even though this isn’t a traditional holiday for us, we’ve embraced the Thanksgiving Holiday — it’s like Christmas but without all the hassle! We enjoyed lots of family time (my son was home from college) and went to the movies to see the latest Hunger Games movie.

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Practically Perfect PA Giveaway: Airport meet and greet service

Practically Perfect PA

'We have a fantastic competition for you this month! One very lucky assistant will win a free airport meet and greet service courtesy of DiamondAir International. If you are an assistant based in the UK and you have plans to travel to or from London Heathrow or London City Airport in January or February 2015 this is the competition for you! The prize includes: Departing from the UK : You will be met by a personal airport concierge agent from your vehicle outside the terminal.

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25 Business Cliches to Never Say Again

On The Job

'I just got back from my sister''s farm in Oklahoma, and it was a wonderful break. I spent a lot of time with family, and just enjoying the peace and quiet of rural America. (But I didn''t enjoy it as much as my sister''s new bull, who had a really fun time with the lady cows.) It was so nice to just talk with friends and family who didn''t constantly pepper their conversations with "at the end of the day," "win-win" or "low-hanging fruit" that is part of the business jargon that is so overused

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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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The Mobile Explosion in 2 Charts

Small Business Labs

'The use of mobile devices and mobile data  continues to grow at a very rapid clip. BI Intelligence explains why this happening in great detail in their 138 slide presentation The Future of Mobile: 2014. You have to be a paid subscriber to download the presentation, but at a cost of only $495 per year the service is steal.  Since I've given them a sales plug, hopefully they won't sue me for copyright infringement for showing the following charts from their deck.

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What Busy Hospitals Can Teach You About Office Management

Office Dynamics

'What Busy Hospitals Can Teach You About Office Management – You don’t need to work in a hospital to benefit from the knowledge shared in this post! What Busy Hospitals Can Teach You About Office Management. Working in a busy hospital is demanding and requires complicated systems with clear instructions in order to manage unpredictable and a constantly changing workflow.

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5 Tips for Dealing with Personal Crisis as a Small Business Owner

Tips From T. Marie

'There is no shortage of information and advice for small and micro business owners when it comes to dealing with the ins and outs of running your business. Articles and posts on the subject of money management, marketing, dealing with uncertainty and growth are abundant, if not consistent. However, there is little material out there that talks about how to deal with personal situations that effect your business.

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Hilton Doubletree, Dundee

Practically Perfect PA

'There really couldn’t be a more convenient hotel in which to stay in Dundee. The DoubleTree sits on the seam of the outskirts of the city on the main roundabout off the A90 that sends traffic into or above the city of Dundee. The Hotel is exceptionally convenient for Dundee’s Ninewells Medical Complex and the burgeoning technology park – the birthplace of “Grand Theft Auto”.

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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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Portland's Artisans

Small Business Labs

'The Portland Made Collective is an association of Portland-based Makers, artisans and manufacturers. It promotes its members and their products through media and marketing support, public education, promotional events and retail sales.   They recently conducted a membership survey  which yielded a lot of interesting results. The full report can be accessed here.

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What the Big Bang Theory Really Teaches Us

On The Job

'“I am not crazy. My mother had me tested.”—Sheldon Cooper Devoted fans of the television show, “The Big Bang Theory,” rejoiced when the sitcom about a bunch of nerdy guys entered its eighth season this year, with some 18 million people tuning in for the season’s opener. But even though it’s America’s most watched show, critics have not been as enthusiastic.

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The Story Of My Fourth Marathon

Brilliantly Better

'A couple of days ago I finished my 4th marathon. I think it’s the first marathon that I didn’t know I was going to run … The post The Story Of My Fourth Marathon appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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5 Eco-Friendly Changes You Can Make to Your Office Space

Small Business CEO

'A lot of business owners put off making eco-friendly changes to their office spaces and businesses because they believe that those changes are expensive. If we’re being totally honest, the actual implementation of those changes does usually cost money–sometimes a lot (like with the solar paneling we mentioned here). What makes that cost worth it, though, is the amount of money the change saves you over time.

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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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Social design inspired by nature: Positive Impact Magazine

BioTeams

'Excellent article by Positive Impact Magazine which reviews the growing field of Organizational Biomimicry and showcases Bioteams, the Biomimicry Institute and Honeybee Democracy. Nice examples of what we have learned from pigeons, bees, beetles, termites, geese, shrimps and even fungi. Read the full article: SOCIAL DESIGN INSPIRED BY NATURE. Find out more about The Biomimicry Institute here.

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The Productivityist Podcast: Episode 15 with Jaime Tardy

Productivityist

'This week on the had a great chat with my friend Jaime Tardy , founder of Eventual Millionaire and author of the book The Eventual Millionaire. We discussed the growth of our respective businesses and the things we did to level up along the way. You can listen to the podcast below or over at The Productivityist Podcast website , which is hosted over at Simplecast.

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100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 25. Avoid Fighting

Brilliantly Better

'Fighting is the biggest energy leak of your being. Trying to prove another guy wrong is so against your true nature. You’re here to acknowledge … The post 100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 25. Avoid Fighting appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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The Pros and Cons of Taking Your Business International

Small Business CEO

'Taking your business international opens up a huge number of markets, but also invites some risks. According to Shahram Shirkhani , your small business can have greater success if you adapt to the global marketplace. Even if your local markets fail, your business can prosper in the international market. Advantages of International Business. You can offer a wider range of products globally than you may be able to offer locally.

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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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Multitasking Revisited

Clutter Coach

'by Originally posted 2008-08-06 11:07:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. My previous, multitasking-bashing post may have given the impression that I'm against multitasking. I'm not. I'm for anything that helps you get your work done. Multitasking, or the illusion thereof, is appropriate when: You have a short attention span. You crave novelty.

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The Productivityist Podcast: Episode 15 with Jaime Tardy

Productivityist

'This week on the had a great chat with my friend Jaime Tardy , founder of Eventual Millionaire and author of the book The Eventual Millionaire. We discussed the growth of our respective businesses and the things we did to level up along the way. You can listen to the podcast below or over at The Productivityist Podcast website , which is hosted over at Simplecast.

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100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 21. Be Better, Not Perfect

Brilliantly Better

'Striving too much for perfection will ruin your life. It will wipe out all those little imperfections which are making you… well, human. Being better, … The post 100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 21. Be Better, Not Perfect appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Managing your Wealth: Understanding Risk and Maximising Returns

Small Business CEO

'If you are investor, you will no doubt have become accustomed to strained economic climates and fluctuating returns in the wake of the Great Recession. The current economic landscape is no different, as while it will continue to cool throughout the fourth financial quarter it is likely to remain among the strongest in the developed world over the course of the next decade.

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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