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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

Pin It. As we all know writing minutes is a basic skill for assistants and we have probably written more over the years than Stephen King has writing novels. I had a job a few years back that provided support for twelve Committees who had four meetings a year, which meant I was writing a set of minutes practically every week. As you can imagine I got quite good at bashing out minutes without much thought behind them but no matter how easy I found writing the minutes the process still took foreve

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The Grass is Greener on the Other Side.Or is it?

Stephanie LH Calahan

We've all heard the phrase, "The Grass is Greener on the Other Side."  It is a phrase that has been used for years to describe how the average person looks at someone else's life or another situation and thinks it is better than their own. Is the grass greener on the other side? The other day I was listening to the radio and caught Justin Bieber's latest hit right when these lyrics were sung: "But the grass ain't always greener on the other side, It's green

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How to Nail a Great Internship

On The Job

I live in a city with a major state university and things are starting to get a little crazy this week. Hundreds of college students are buying dress clothes, running off resumes as Kinkos and removing nose rings and covering tattoos. It can only mean one thing. Employers are in town. It's time to start interviewing for jobs and internships, and it appears they're right on track.

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What’s thong with ‘entrepreneurial’?

The Small Business Blog

Be disruptive not desperate ‘I’ll do it’ That’s the response you get from Tony Robinson OBE’s answer-phone. It doesn’t surprise me that he’s desperate for work – he can’t do anything. As a literary agent, to yours truly, he’s been as successful as my goldfish.

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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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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

As we all know writing minutes is a basic skill for assistants and we have probably written more over the years than Stephen King has writing novels. I had a job a few years back that provided support for twelve Committees who had four meetings a year, which meant I was writing a set of minutes practically every week. As you can imagine I got quite good at bashing out minutes without much thought behind them but no matter how easy I found writing the minutes the process still took forever.

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Moxie Tip 252: You Are Magnificent

Virtual Moxie

Truly, you are likely far more magnificent than you give yourself credit for being. And giving yourself more credit is one huge step you can take in the direction of banishing that fear you have. Focus on what you want, and what you hope for. Walk toward that. Keep your eyes on that. Make every action about that. And trust that which matters—which will never be your fears.

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How to keep your small business financially adaptable

The Small Business Blog

Financial commitment can feel alarming when the economic future looks this murky. Flexible, online systems and a freelance workforce are becoming more common, and are both good ways to keep costs low.

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Reshoring of Manufacturing, Services Accelerating

Small Business Labs

According to several recent studies America is becoming increasingly cost competitive for manufacturing and services relative to our competitors overseas. Because of this, the reshoring to the U.S. of work once outsourced to the rest of the world is accelerating. A recent study by the strategy consulting firm BCG found that the U.S. is the most cost competitive developed country for manufacturing.

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If You Are Considering Running a Contest, Consider Using One of These Tools

Stephanie LH Calahan

Lately, I have been informally investigating tools to run contests. I started thinking about this because I have either had colleagues that have been nominated for something or I have been nominated for various things. As I receive notifications of the voting opportunity via email, twitter, facebook, etc. I click on the link.  Like many people, if it is not easy for me to figure out, I bounce out without ever having "voted." Sound like you too?

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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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Moxie Tip 250: How do you Show up?

Virtual Moxie

Think about your presence--it really is more than the "look" of your site, or the "design" of your Facebook fan page. It's the moment-by-moment way that you create a digital version of yourself; usually in type; sometimes by voice or video, often in images. What is it that you want people to see and experience of you? How do you know whether they do?

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Top 5 Tips for Turning a Hobby into a Small Business

The Small Business Blog

Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. They often say running a small business should be something you love doing.

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The Final Stretch of 2012: Three Questions to Ask Yourself

Eat Your Career

Note: Please leave your answers to these questions in the comments below! I don’t want to scare you but…brace yourself… we’re in the final stretch of 2012 ! (Cue screams of horror and outrage). It’s now officially “Q4″ and you know what that means: The holidays are just around the corner. And we all know that after Halloween, the days slip by like sand through our fingers until about a week after New Years.

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Join @AdamUrbanski and Me On His Webinar Your Big Ticket Sales Formula - How to Quickly Attract More High-End Clients

Stephanie LH Calahan

Adam Urbanski & Stephanie Calahan. Knowing how to attract your right audience and turning that audience into high paying customers doesn't just happen by accident - there is a formula for that. Do you know it? Most people don't! And if you are a coach, author, speaker, consultant, sell information products, or have knowledge that can profoundly HELP others you need to know this formula!

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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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Stay Focused Tip #5: Block Out Your Client Calls

Office Organization Success

Allocate specific blocks of time for client calls. Rather than having your client calls/appointments all haphazard in your calendar, create blocks of time when you’ll be available to speak or meet directly with clients.

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Moxie Tip 251: People Pay Well For Value

Virtual Moxie

There simply is no other choice than to cover your expenses with your fee. Doing anything else leaves you unprofitable. Being unprofitable is stupid. Being stupid while you assume risk and responsibility, is beyond stupid. Don't go there. If you can't bring yourself to be profitable, don't be in business for yourself. It’s unreasonable to think that no one will want you if your fee is set appropriately.

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It Takes More than Marketing to Deliver Your Ideal Clients!

Step It Up VA Coaching

You get what you give. You reap what you sow. What goes ‘round comes ‘round. There may be several ways to say it, but there’s only one way to do it. If you want to work with great clients, you have to be a great client. Think about why you have the friends you have. It’s because you have similar interests, personalities, and attitudes. We all tend to gravitate to people that we have things in common with.

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Is 3D Printing Overhyped?

Small Business Labs

3D printing has been getting a lot of attention these days. Maybe too much. The chart below shows the number of Google hits for 3D printing for each of the last 4 years.  The hits are in millions and for 12 month September to September time periods.    It's pretty clear from this data interest in 3D printing has taken off over the last year.

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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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#Cinchspiration Update

Eco-Office Gals

I’m not going to put a week this round since I’m ashamed to say I was VERY uncommitted to the Cinch Program this month and my stats say it all. We’ll make this short and sweet I’ve stocked up the pantry and I’m ready to give more effort and commitment. Let’s just turn it over to my readers this week for some inspiration as I try to get rolling again: What do you do to stay on track with your weight goals?

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How To Use Google Tools To Increase Your Productivity

Office Organization Success

Having access to your emails, your calendar, and your documents, from whichever portable device you’re using, makes running your business a whole lot easier. It means you’re no longer tied to your office, and you can take your business with you, wherever you go. Join me as I show you how to incorporate Google tools into your daily business activities so that you can become more productive and efficient.

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Moxie Tip 253: Have the Moxie to Tell the Truth

Virtual Moxie

The reality of what you offer is so awesome that you don’t have to “spin” it in order to make it appear more attractive. AND, you do the client no favor by presenting anything other than the completely real and true picture of what’s going on in every context—this one, included. Clients need the whole picture so they can make good decisions for themselves.

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Book Review: The End of Men

Small Business Labs

To be honest, I was disappointed by The End of Men and the Rise of Women.   It's a decent book. But except for the detailed coverage of the sexual activities of today's college women,it adds little content wise to the excellent Atlantic Monthly article the book is based on.   So my advice is read the article and skip the book.

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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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Why own a Hybrid car?

Eco-Office Gals

If you’re trying to think of a new eco-friendly way to travel to work, but can’t quite face cycling in, why not invest in a Hybrid car? Here we take a look at the benefits of owning a Hybrid, comparing them to both electric and fuel cars, in order to help you decide whether or not a Hybrid is the right car for you. How does it work? A Hybrid car runs on both electricity and gasoline, in order to reduce your emissions and save you money on fuel.

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Overcome Organization Overwhelm!

Office Organization Success

I’ve had really short week this week due to having to take some time off at the start of the week, so I can’t believe Friday has come around again already! The highlight of this week was Wednesday afternoon’s free business planning workshop: 3 Essential Elements for a Successful Online Marketing System. It was a lot of fun and, judging by the chat going on, the attendees enjoyed it too.

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Should I Go Back to School for My Career?

Eat Your Career

In my most recent segment on Fox 31′s Good Day Colorado, I address one of the most challenging questions facing professionals: Should I go back to school for the good of my career? It’s a big decision. School can impact almost every aspect of your life so it’s not something to just jump into without thinking it through. Here, I provide four key questions to ask yourself prior to making the leap.

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The Changing U.S. Household

Small Business Labs

The Population Reference Bureau's Household Change in the United States does an excellent job summarizing the changing composition of America's 117 million households. As the chart below shows, family households have steadily declined while one person households have steadily increased.      Also important to note is only 1 in 5 U.S. households are currently of the Ozzie and Harriet variety - a married couple with children.   For those not familiar with Ozzie and

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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