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CEOs Are Moving To Remote Teams and It’s a Win for All of Us

ProAssisting Blog

Grit Daily recently sat down with Ethan Bull to discuss the rise in demand of the remote executive assistant and how ProAssisting is reshaping the industry.

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The organised Assistant

Practically Perfect PA

The role of the Assistant these days is pretty diverse; one day you will be assisting one Executive with personal tasks, the next you may be making business travel arrangements for a different person, managing a project, working on a big event or hiring a new Administrative team. Assistants are always pulled in so [.].

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Customize Your Zoom Background for Your Home Business

Tips From T. Marie

It seems like everyone is using Zoom for video conferencing during this time of social distancing due to Covid-19. Students and teachers are using it for learning. Friends and family are using it to keep in touch and more businesses are using it now that many of their workers have moved to working remotely. Some of us have been using it all along to communicate from our home offices.

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Independent Workers Qualify for Unemployment Insurance Under the CARES Act

Small Business Labs

Last week Congress passed and the president signed the CARES Act, a $2 trillion stimulus bill designed to help businesses and Americans weather the economic storm caused by the COVID 19 pandemic. Independent workers (the self-employed, freelancers, gig workers, etc.) qualify for a number of assistance programs contained in the bill.  We'll be covering these over the next couple of days.   But we want to specifically call out that under the bill most independent workers qual

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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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Go Remote: How CEOs Can Work in the Digital World

ProAssisting Blog

Ethan Bull shares his insights with Nasdaq on the trend of CEO's hiring remote executive assistants and how they can best utilize this rising position.

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Career Advancement for Administrative Professionals (Webinar)

Eat Your Career

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of Career Advancement for Administrative Professionals. April is Admin Appreciation Month! Consequently, this month’s webinar is devoted to administrative professionals. If you’re not an admin, you are still welcome to attend. However, you may find more benefit from some of our past webinars available in the Career Success Library.

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How Many Employees Will Small Business Layoff?

Small Business Labs

Based on an industry by industry analysis of small business employment, our base case estimate is employer small businesses will layoff about 21 million employees through July (1). This is about 36% of those working for employer small businesses, which are SMBs with an owner/owners and at least one traditional (W2) full or part-time employee (2).  Our high case layoff estimate is 27 million (about 46% of employees of employer small businesses) and our low case estimate is 17 million (about

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Unemployed? Transferable Skills are the Answer

On The Job

In the coming weeks and months you're going to hear a lot about "transferable skills." Transferable skills are those abilities that you can use in a variety of jobs: communication, organization and teamwork. They may also include things like customer service, or familiarity with some software programs. The reason these skills are going to become so important is that as millions of workers try to get back to work once the COVID-19 pandemic is under control, they are going to need to apply for job

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Administrative Professional’s Day: Best Gift for Your Assistant

Office Dynamics

When I worked as an executive assistant, I was always flattered on Administrative Professional’s Day when my leader would generously give me a gift in recognition for my service and hard work. It made me feel special and truly meant a lot to me. Now as an executive myself, I’ve had the opportunity to experience both sides, and I have a much different suggestion for recognizing your stellar assistant today.

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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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Improve Hiring Success with Behavioural Interview Questions

Ian's Messy Desk

The post Improve Hiring Success with Behavioural Interview Questions appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Behavioural-descriptive interviewing is an approach that looks at past behaviour as a predictor of future performance. The goal of the interview process is to predict future job performance based on a candidates responses from previous specific behaviours, which illustrate desired competencies through careful probing.

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The Stimulus Programs Gig Workers and Freelancers Qualify For

Small Business Labs

Congress passed and the president signed the massive Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) economic stimulus package last week.  The legislation contains a number of provisions aimed at helping independent workers (the self-employed, freelancers, gig workers, etc.) weather the economic storm caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Podcast 143: Tips from work-at-home veterans

Clutter Coach

by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play ? iHeartRadio. You can leave a review here! ?. In this podcast I talk to two women, Melissa Kirk and Mimi Heft, who normally work at home to get some tips for the rest of us who are suddenly now doing that. We discussed the common advice; set up a dedicated work space, work regular hours, get out of you pajamas, resist sleeping in, create productive routines and set boundaries with family and friends so they don

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Should You Launch a Business in Edinburgh?

Small Business CEO

There are numerous reasons why you should consider launching a small business in Edinburgh, aside from the fact that the Scottish capital’s average monthly rent of £946 remains relatively competitive. Skill levels in Edinburgh are also relatively high, with 57.7% of the local population boasting NVQ Level 4 qualifications or above. This is the third-highest tally in the UK, with Edinburgh’s world class university a hotbed for burgeoning talent across a number of industries.

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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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10 Questions and a Selfie: Carol-Ann Martins

The Persistent Assistant

What is your full name? Carol-Ann Theresa Martins. What is your professional job title? Executive Personal Assistant & Office Manager. What does a typical day in your life look like? I generally get up at 4h00 to get ready for work. I leave home around 4h30 so I’m at the office by 5h00. Once I get to the office I switch on the TV’s, unlock the managers offices and collect the coffee cups.

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Episode 290: Creative Menopause with Chase Reeves [Recorded LIVE at The BIG Ready]

Productivityist

On this special episode I’m joined by Chase Reeves LIVE at The BIG Ready to talk about many things, including something Chase calls “creative menopause.” Chase co-founded Fizzle.co — the first education platform designed for modern indie entrepreneurship — as well as the Chase Reeves YouTube channel, where he makes 60 minute reviews of backpacks that somehow people love watching.

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Covid-19: Am I bored?

Confessions of an Admin Junkie

I’m in the second weekend of teleworking due to coronavirus. And I find myself asking, “Am I bored?” My response? Yes, I am bored. The Governor has us pretty much staying home. But that doesn’t mean my hubby and I will not go outside to walk the dog. Throw the ball with the dog. Throw […].

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Truly Memorable: Does Your Business Have a Niche?

Small Business CEO

Successful businesses find a product or service niche and learn how to excel in it. Entrepreneurs should find their niche before even drafting a business plan, but those who are already getting a business off the ground and want to become more focused can still play catch-up. photo credit: Koma Indo / Flickr. Read on to find out how to identify a business’ unique niche and learn how to target particular audiences.

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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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How a Headless CMS can speed up your Digital Transformation

Small Business CEO

Headless CMS has become quite a big thing in the past few years, but there are still a lot of developers who continue to use a traditional content management system. The following article discusses how a headless CMS can provide potential benefits and help you speed up your digital transformation. photo credit: GegeRiyadi.com. What is a headless CMS?

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How Restrictive Legacy Technology is Holding Your Business Back

Small Business CEO

Remember your favorite old pair of jeans that you wore everywhere just because they were comfortable? Legacy technology is something similar to that. Any form of an old method, technology, or system used in a working space comes under this category. photo credit: Uncle Saiful / Flickr. With the technological world progressing so fast, sticking to the legacy technology may attract more cons than pros.

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Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS™) Recruiters

Small Business CEO

The world of entrepreneurship is an exciting and dynamic one that involves quick thinking and determination. Competition is high, oversaturation of the market is common, and ample funding is necessary. In truth, we’re all just trying to make it. photo credit: Traction Process. The official definition of entrepreneurship is the process of discovering new ways of combining resources.

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How To Become a Successful Forex Trader In 2020

Small Business CEO

Forex or Foreign Exchange is an over the counter marketplace for exchanging currency. It’s a marketplace that is decentralized around the globe. This is the largest global market worth 5 trillion dollars. This is where you can exchange currency and make a sizable profit. However, working this exchange in real time is not an easy task. In fact, most people find it difficult to earn a profit from trading forex.

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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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How to Get Everyone In Your Team Involved in a Project

Small Business CEO

Undertaking a new project can come up with a lot of challenging tasks. All from planning to directing the assigned venture, a team of proactive individuals can certainly help you in meeting your goal. While on the other hand, even the slightest of remissness can nullify all your hard efforts. Hence it is necessary to ensure the equal contribution of each team member during the endeavor.

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3 Best File Sharing Services

Small Business CEO

Online file sharing is convenient and lets users share large files quickly. In many cases, it’s desirable over sharing files via email. This is because emails limit the size of attachments that can be sent. Instead of fiddling with sharing files via email, you can simply send a collaborator a download link and you’re done. There are lots of file-sharing services and it can feel like navigating through a maze on your journey to find one that works well.

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How to use IT Tracking Systems To Flag Upcoming Problems in Your Network

Small Business CEO

We use tools and machines to take out errors from the workplace as much as possible. For this, we turn manual work into programmed work, and that is somehow not adequate for all tasks. It is not possible to remove external factors like environment, power outages, and network visibility, apart from human errors. Read on to know more about how you can use IT tracking systems to determine what problems are upcoming in the network and thus be able to avoid the same.

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Tips to Start Your Own Business at University

Small Business CEO

I am glad that you are reading this article. It means that you are a student who doesn’t want to get a diploma and find a 9-5 job. If you are looking for some tips to starting your own business, you are in the correct place. Pros of Being an Entrepreneur. Is it hard to run your own business? Well, it requires a lot of effort. Furthermore, you are the only one who is responsible for the result.

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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