Sat.Nov 30, 2013 - Fri.Dec 06, 2013

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Secret Santa presents

Practically Perfect PA

'It is that time of year again – Christmas parties, sparkly dresses, an indescribable amount of mulled wine and a stash of minced pies to ward off unwanted hangovers. Yup you’ve guessed it – December, where the best kept secret in the office is who has whom for their secret santa. I must admit I have always encouraged secret santa when organising the office Christmas party but do end up rushing around on the day of the party trying to actually purchase something.

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Better Business: Five Solid Reasons You Should Invest in Solar Power

Eco-Office Gals

'Solar power isn’t something you think of often. Mostly, it’s something you hear about on TV and blasted all over the Internet. But, this technology has come a long way since the 1970s. Most businesses don’t think it belongs on their rooftops, but there may be applications where it’s legitimately useful. Prices Have Come Down.

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Free Worksheet: End-of-Year Career Review

Eat Your Career

'As we approach the new year, now is a perfect time for reflecting on the year that was—where you’ve been and where you want to go in the future. This is equally important for your professional life as it is for your personal life, which is why I always recommend doing an end-of-year career review. While I’ve written about this topic in the past, this year, I wanted to make the process even easier for you.

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It's Time to Shed the "Should"

Stephanie LH Calahan

'The other day I was taking a walk with Danny (my ever faithful Havanese) and I really took in the look around us.  We had an unusual cold snap a few weeks ago and all of our trees dropped their leaves at the same time.  On one hand, it made quite a mess!  On the other, we raked them all at once and have not had to rake since.  That got me thinking about entrepreneurs and letting go.  More specifically, this entrepreneur (me) and what she is letting go and encouragi

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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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Totes emosh (emotional intelligence) training

Practically Perfect PA

'One of the best training courses I have attended in my career was an introduction to NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) with specific training on emotional intelligence. The reason I decided to take this course was because my manager at the time was taking a similar course for executive staff. I had heard a lot about NLP over the years and I thought it would be really helpful if both my manager and myself were learning how to use emotional intelligence at the same time.

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5 traits of business owners that can make it difficult for them to be good managers

The Small Business Blog

'As the owner of a business you must have some entrepreneurial spirit. But as your business grows and you employ people to drive your business forward it is important to understand that some of the traits that helped you to drive your new business forward are not necessarily the traits that will help you manage… Read the full article here: 5 traits of business owners that can make it difficult for them to be good managers on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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NEW! Business Rocks Magazine

Office Organization Success

'Exciting news! You can now find one of my articles, “5 Reasons to Automate & Streamline Your Business” , inside the latest issue of the Business Rocks Magazine #BizRocks for #WomenInBiz. Click Here to download the FREE app from Apple iTunes today! And to celebrate, you can get a 3 MONTHS free subscription using code: 3Biz. .

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Haiku Deck & ten top tips on minimising interruptions

Practically Perfect PA

'Over the last few months I have been designing a lot of presentations for the company I work with but also for my own little foray into the world of public speaking. When I say a lot of presentations I mean A LOT! So I’m really pleased I stumbled across Haiku Deck back in May and have been a massive fan of it ever since! If your Executive does many public speaking events or presents to staff then I’d seriously suggest you check out Haiku Deck.

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Why it Pays to Be More Popular at Work

On The Job

'Does any of this sound familiar? You have to introduce yourself to the security guard every day to gain entrance to your office, and you’ve worked at the company for three years. At last year’s holiday gathering, the office manager mistakenly thought you were the Federal Express driver and handed you two packages instead of a glass of wine. You were out sick for nearly a week before anyone noticed you were gone.

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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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Want to hangout with one of our authors?

The Small Business Blog

'“Resourceful Me” author Dene Stuart is a regular contributor to this blog, providing excellent business advice and self-improvement tips. You can hangout with him next week in a FREE webinar where he will share his expertise. Don’t miss out! Read the full article here: Want to hangout with one of our authors? on: THE SMALL… Read the full article here: Want to hangout with one of our authors?

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Tidy Way to Charge Your Phone

Clutter Coach

'Originally posted 2009-01-06 18:56:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. This adorable wall socket cover provides a spot to park your phone while it's charging. The antlers are rubber, so they'll grip the phone, plus there's more antler space for draping the cord. And they come in three deer varieties!!! There's another model to cover a light switch.

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Administrative/Clerical: Prioritizing Work More Efficiently

Office Dynamics

'Prioritizing your work efficiently is one of the best ways to succeed as an administrative professional. Good work-management skills make it possible to manage multiple projects without missing deadlines or submitting subpar work. Use these tips to make work management easier no matter how many projects you are working on at one time. Administrative assistants and secretaries face more disruptions than many other office professionals because they often have to greet guests and answer the teleph

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Want To Go Into 2014 With A Plan?

Office Organization Success

'I’m hosting a free training next week. It’s called: Create Your 2014 Strategic Business Plan. Click here to join me. I’m going to be sharing with you my proprietary business plan model; one that I’ve developed, tweaked, and fine-tuned during my 12 years in business. Once you understand how all the different systems fit together, creating a plan for your business becomes so much simpler.

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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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Client Personality Calculator

The Small Business Blog

'Here is some interactive fun for the weekend. If you work as a freelancer or contractor, have you ever wondered how your personality is compatible with (or conflicts with) your clients? The folks at Hiscox have developed a cool app that allows you to answer some questions about your personality and the personality of your… Read the full article here: Client Personality Calculator on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Low Wage Workers Getting Older

Small Business Labs

'The New York Time's The Minimum Wage and the Laws of Economics  has some really interesting age related data on low wage workers, which they define as earning less than $10 per hour. As the chart below (from the article) shows, low wage workers have been getting older and better educated.  One only has to visit a fast food store to see this.

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What Are Your Weaknesses?

Virtual Moxie

'A Virtual Assistant and I were talking: She: Hey, I have a moxie-filled answer to an old interview question! Me: What''s that? She: So glad you asked! When I''m asked what my weaknesses are, I say, "I don''t have any!" Me: Hmmmmm. I''m sure they ask you to explain that--what do you say? She: I tell them that I am always the best me I can be. Whenever there''s something I notice that I don''t do well, or that needs work, I work on it and take care of it so that it''s not a weakness.

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5 Steps to Going Paperless in 2014

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post 5 Steps to Going Paperless in 2014 appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. I have slowly been making my way towards the paperless office, both at work and at home. It’s been a steady process, but there is still some ways to go. One of the best resources for going paperless is Jamie Todd Rubin , the Evernote Ambassador for Paperless Living.

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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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Top 5 Tips for Strategic Hiring

The Small Business Blog

'Unless you are hiring someone as part of a strategic plan to improve your business in the long-term, actually hiring them at all might be a mistake. Too often, people are brought into a business and their presence just makes things worse rather than improving things. Here are our Top 5 Tips for being more… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Strategic Hiring on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Why Your Employer Wants You to Be Healthy

On The Job

'Stress can mean different things to different people, but the American worker clearly has plenty. Consider: • Interruptions ruin our day. A survey by AtTask finds that 37% of workers say interruptions lead to "work hell." • We work too much. Some 57% of workers put in more than 40 hours a week while 8% work more than 60 hours a week, the AtTask survey finds. • Financial worries abound.

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Everyone Should Plan for Self-Employment

Small Business Labs

'The Forbes article Why Everyone Needs a Business Plan covers what we feel is a very, very important topic - that most Americans, at some point, will be self-employed.   Key quote on shifting career paths leading to more self-employment and/or contingent work: Thanks to corporations’ desire for agility, more people are going to find themselves getting replaced by new technologies and workers with more flexible relationships to the company, such as outside contractors.

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Administrative/Clerical: Tips for Listening and Comprehension

Office Dynamics

'Administrative/Clerical: Tips for Listening and Comprehension. Clerical workers and administrative assistants rely heavily on listening skills to ensure that they accomplish tasks quickly and effectively. Well-developed skills in listening and comprehension give a worker an edge on their competition and allow them to respond to the underlying needs of their employers as well as the immediate requests of their bosses.

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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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Bizarre Business

The Small Business Blog

'Think that your business idea is too “out there” to be successful? You might want to think again. History has shown us that it is possible to be a success even if people initially dismiss your idea as something that is wacky. Even great ideas like Twitter were by no means surefire successes. Who would… Read the full article here: Bizarre Business on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Free Checklist: End-of-Year Career To Do List

Eat Your Career

'The end of the year is always a hectic time. Unfortunately, with so many personal obligations centered around holiday activities, it’s easy to get distracted and let your professional loose ends remain untied. When that happens, you end up starting the new year behind the eight ball, racing to catch up. Who among us hasn’t been there?! To help you out, I’ve created a simple, easy-to-follow downloadable checklist for end-of-year career activities.

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Amazon's Drones and Forecasting Mistakes

Small Business Labs

'Amazon caused quite a stir with their "announcement" on 60 Minutes this week that they are working on creating autonomous delivery drones.   This was clearly a very successful PR ploy and not a real announcement of any product or service.  The MIT Technology Review summed it up best: Amazon’s plans to deliver packages by drones, which it predicts “will be as normal as seeing mail trucks on the road today,” has been widely dismissed as little more than clever self-promotion.

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Administrative/Clerical: Tips for the Office Holiday Party

Office Dynamics

'The office holiday party is a hallowed institution with a rich and storied history. The office holiday party of the 1950s and ''60s is today the stuff of legend. The business climate has changed quite a bit since then, of course, and it''s a good idea to reevaluate the office holiday party in the light of today''s institutions, corporate culture, and revised expectations.

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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