Sat.Dec 28, 2013 - Fri.Jan 03, 2014

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How to remain flexible while handling multiple priorities

Practically Perfect PA

'You know that sinking feeling when you come back from a long break (Happy New Year by the way!) and you have a vast number of emails to sort through, you have loads of paper work to read and everyone wants you to deal with their urgent issue first? Yes, well, welcome to the life of an assistant! That sinking feeling is an every day experience for us.

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Get Your Message Out Farther by Getting Rid of Your Visibility Blocks

Stephanie LH Calahan

'One of the fastest ways for you to reach more people, so you can serve more people, is to get your message out far and wide.  We all know that using different media to teach and market is an awesome way for our ideal clients to find us.  Yet, we put off actions that we know will produce results for our business. Why is that?? Secret: Many of us have a sneaky gremlin or two that keeps us from really being all we can be.

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How Your Drive for Success Can Derail Your Life

On The Job

'Are you addicted to speed? You may answer in the negative, thinking this refers to a desire to drive over the speed limit. But many of us are addicted not to going faster in our cars but in our lives, says psychologist Stephanie Brown, an addiction specialist. We''re afraid to slow down our busy, chaotic and frenzied lives that have us constantly chasing success, power and the next big thing.

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3 Simple Steps to Get Your Business on Track in 2014

Office Organization Success

'As we sit here at the start of a New Year, many of you may be wondering what the heck you’re going to do this year in your business. You may be: Feeling overwhelmed with getting your system in place – maybe you don’t have any clients yet so you’re trying to set up a system so you can serve clients; Stuck in “analysis paralysis” because you have so many ideas you don’t know where to start; or.

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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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Practically Perfect PA visits: NH Constanza Barcelona

Practically Perfect PA

'On the run up to Christmas I’d been working some pretty long hours so it was with much relief that I could take a break and spend a few hours at the very lovely NH Constanza Hotel in Barcelona. I enjoyed a beautiful meal at NHube (the hotel restaurant and bar) and I also took a look around the hotel, which I must say is one of the nicest I have seen since I moved to Barcelona last year.

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10 Simple Communication Resolutions for 2014

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post 10 Simple Communication Resolutions for 2014 appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Here are some things you can resolve to improve the way you communicate with others. These are simple changes, easy to keep all year. I will talk less. I will listen carefully. I will always tell the truth. I will encourage someone every day. I will treat all people with respect.

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How to Turn Metal Trash into Treasure and Help the Environment

Eco-Office Gals

'Each year, tons of metals are disposed of worldwide, with the US being the leading culprit, at about 540 pounds of metal waste per family per year. Europe, as a whole, is not far behind with a staggering 10,000,000 tons of metal waste per year, and each Australian produces close to 165 pounds of metal waste per year. This causes a large strain on the environment by creating larger amounts of trash in landfills, especially due to lack of biodegradability, and the carbon emissions from companies

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How Not to Behave in Front of Co-Workers

On The Job

'Office holiday parties are an annual tradition, whether they’re a potluck among the cubicles or a more elaborate affair complete with a DJ and a chicken dinner. But no matter what kind of soiree you’re planning on attending this year, there are a few things you need to remember in order to avoid damaging your career. I know, I know. You feel like you know how to behave at an office party.

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Turn Post-Holiday Panic into Fresh Starts for the New Year

Tips From T. Marie

'Categories: Business Tips I don’t know about you, but from mid-November to January 2nd it always seems like the majority of business decisions are put on hold for the holidays. In a way it’s kind of nice to think that the joy, fun and family aspects of the holiday season takes precedence for at least a short period […] ( Read more. ).

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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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Forget New Year’s Resolutions

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post Forget New Year’s Resolutions appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Just choose one word. This is an interesting idea. Instead of setting a list of resolutions you hope to keep over the next twelve months, pick one word that will define the way you live during that period. From the One Word 365 Home Page: Forget New Year’s Resolutions.

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Get My Ebook: 52 Simple Ways to Get Organized

Clutter Coach

'Originally posted 2010-08-04 16:53:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter This ebook will help you get organized. What exactly will you get out of it? Lots of creative, helpful and immediately useful tips, including: You’ll get more time. Time to spend the way you want to. You’ll be in control of your environment. Your life will be simpler. You’ll save money.

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Top 10 Business Trends for 2014

Small Business CEO

'Business in 2014 is bound to be more vibrant, connected and tech savvy. Here’s how things are set to be in the year to come: 1. Visual Explosion. Pictures can speak a thousand words and they are really more effective in communicating ideas and messages. This is probably why platforms like Pinterest and Instagram have become platforms and vehicles for those who’d like to tell a story with their products and services.

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9 Ways to Become a More Productive Writer

Productivityist

'Sometimes all we need are simple reminders on how to be more productive in our field. This is no different for writers, and this list post by guest writer Melisa Marzett will likely act as a "head check" for many writers who know they could be using their time better. Melisa is a writer at an essay writing service , as well as a blogger. You can contact Melisa at Google+.

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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 to Make New Year’s Resolutions Stick

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post How to Make New Year’s Resolutions Stick appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore. At the beginning of each year so many of us commit to changes and worthy goals to be accomplished in the next twelve months only to be disappointed come next December 31 when we discover we are no closer to achieving thoseresolutions than we were on January 1.

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10 Hopeful Things That Happened in 2013 to Get You Inspired for What’s to Come

Denise Aday

'10 Hopeful Things That Happened in 2013 to Get You Inspired for What’s to Come : Beyond the headlines of conflict and catastrophe, this year’s top stories offered us some powerful proof that the world can still change—for the better. Good and important news to share. The common denominator? PEOPLE. The People linking minds, hearts and hands.

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Easy Step by Step Approach to Make a WordPress Site for Your Small Business

Small Business CEO

'Almost every small business owner is faced with the challenge of building a website to help develop and market their brand at some point. To those of us who’ve successfully built a few, or dozens of sites, it seems almost silly that anyone would anguish over such a task – it’s really not that difficult right? However, for those of you who haven’t, but desperately want to: you probably have a hundred different questions running through your head: “Do I really have t

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Focus, Forward, and Family: My Three Words for 2014

Productivityist

'I don''t do new year''s resolutions, and I certainly don''t take on anything huge in the first month of the calendar year. My energy levels just aren''t at a place where I can handle massive undertakings during the month of January. That''s why the exercise of exploring three words for the year is not only compelling to me, but pretty much a necessity.

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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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2014 Pet Industry Trends

Small Business Labs

'I can think of no better way to start 2014 than with a look at 2014 pet industry trends.  Multibrief's Pet Businesses Will Prosper: Industry trends for 2014 and beyond  provides such an outlook. According to the article, the pet industry is forecast to continue to grow driven in large part by the pet humanization trend. This is the growing trend of people treating their pets as family members and more like humans instead of animals.   Key quote from the article on the grow

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What to Look for in Your First Task Management App

Productivityist

'There are so many task management applications you could add to your workflow in order to get a better handle on what you need, and want, to get done. In my experience, people that get into the task management space for the first time tend to dive in rather than test the waters first. That''s why they''ll spend money on something like OmniFocus or Things and abandon them because they seem to complicated or they''ll sign up for something like Asana or Evernote thinking that it can handle task ma

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Focus, Forward, and Family: My Three Words for 2014

Productivityist

I don’t do new year’s resolutions, and I certainly don’t take on anything huge in the first month of the calendar year. My energy levels just aren’t at a place where I can handle massive undertakings during the month of January. That’s why the exercise of exploring three words for the year is not only compelling to me, but pretty much a necessity.

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What to Look for in Your First Task Management App

Productivityist

There are so many task management applications you could add to your workflow in order to get a better handle on what you need, and want, to get done. In my experience, people that get into the task management space for the first time tend to dive in rather than test the waters first. That’s why they’ll spend money on something like OmniFocus or Things and abandon them because they seem to complicated or they’ll sign up for something like Asana or Evernote thinking that it can

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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.