Sat.Sep 08, 2012 - Fri.Sep 14, 2012

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Strategies for Automating Some (Hopefully not All) of Your Social Media Content

Stephanie LH Calahan

I have been talking with people about social media a lot lately.  There is a lot of confusion and frustration about what to do and what not to do when it comes to social media. Recently, I participated in Michele Price's #SpeakChat on Twitter.  The topic was on the social media mistakes that speakers make.  While Michele focuses on speakers in her chat, the tips she shared are excellent for many other industries.

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How to negotiate when planning an event

Practically Perfect PA

Pin It. As we all know being an assistant means that our super organised skills are second to none. Fact! We are the most organised profession there is available to the working world and our skills can be transferable to many different tasks, including managing an event from start to finish. Like most assistants I’ve organised quite a few in my time and have felt quite comfortable managing all aspects of the event, for example I know how to arrange a conference room, I know which AV equipment to

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Be Wary of the Dream Sellers

The Small Business Blog

Unlocking the handcuffs No, I’m not talking about the bondage scenes in ’50 Sheds du Lait’ my latest, erotic fantasy novel. My next book is about a billionaire dairy farmer hooked on gorgonzola and addicted to early morning visits to the ‘Beyond the Pail Room’ with a trainee yoghurt maker.

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How to Negotiate a Salary

On The Job

If you’ve just been offered a new job, you probably feel very fortunate to be one of those people who will no longer have to spend endless hours surfing job sites or supplying perky Twitter updates to garner some attention from a recruiter. But now you’re about to take on one of the most difficult tasks in this job search journey: Negotiating a salary.

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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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How Well Do You Manage Your Social Media Content Assets?

Stephanie LH Calahan

I was on the phone the other day with one of my private clients and we were talking about her social media strategy.  She tells me: " I just don't know what to say!  I barely have enough time to create my webinars and blog posts.  Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn , Quora and the list goes on and on!  How do I make up unique content for each platform?

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Top 5 Tips for Devices in your Small Business Workplace

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. Nearly every person in your small business is likely to have either their own smartphone, tablet computer or laptop.

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Put a Star on Today

Eat Your Career

When I was in fourth grade, my best friend and I were really “into” day planners. We meticulously noted our homework, our special activities (like trips to the mall) and anything else we found relevant in our young lives. Every once in a while, we would play a game. I’d take her planner, and she’d take mine. We’d casually turn to different pages, pick a random day, and put a star on that day.

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Control the Time to Control the Work

Virtual Moxie

Don't get caught up in the thick of thin things. -- Stephen Covey. A friend who's a management consultant told me a story I'll never forget. It’s said that Charles Schwab, when President of Bethlehem Steel, paid $25,000 for one idea—worth about $550,000 today. He paid it, despite immense criticism from friends and colleagues, because he said it was the most profitable thing he'd ever learned.

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It's All About Flexibility

Small Business Labs

About 5 years ago we quit using the term "work/life balance" in our work and starting using "work/life flexibility" instead.  We did this because almost everyone we interviewed described balance as having a flexible work schedule. Today it seems it's all about flexibility.   A recent survey by Mom Corps as reported by Business News Daily found that nearly half of the repondents would give up an average of nearly 10 percent of their salary for a more flexible work

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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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Why licensing is a good business move in the current economic climate

The Small Business Blog

The management of innovation is very important. Without discipline, innovation is not controlled and sculpted in a way that is beneficial to a business. The money spent on research and development has to show a return on investment – this is where innovation management comes in.

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How to negotiate when planning an event?

Practically Perfect PA

Pin It. As we all know being an assistant means that our super organised skills are second to none. Fact! We are the most organised profession there is available to the working world and our skills can be transferable to many different tasks, including managing an event from start to finish. Like most assistants I’ve organised quite a few in my time and have felt quite comfortable managing all aspects of the event, for example I know how to arrange a conference room, I know which AV equipment to

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Moxie Tip 238: Don't Struggle--Find What Works!

Virtual Moxie

Have the moxie to get the help you need so that you don't struggle. Some people think the easy way is for sissies. I think struggling is for sissies; it takes guts and heart to admit you can't do it alone and that you need help. Not struggling is, I think, the smartest path, ever.

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Remembering and Reflecting 9/11

Eco-Office Gals

I don’t think anyone who witnessed the tragic events on 9/11 will ever forget – I can narrate that entire day as if it happened this morning! Every call, news reporters watching in shock, arguing with the VP that the towers were leaning, insisting they were going to come down. That is one argument I would have gladly lost. The days of heartache and tears for the lives lost.

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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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Monetizing Your Website – Get a Merchant Account

The Small Business Blog

Do you want to make money off of your website or blog? There are many ways you can monetize your website such as selling items on your website, advertising, signing up for advertisement link service such as Google ad-sense, or being an affiliate.

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Workforce Participation: Where is Everyone Going?

Small Business Labs

Ugly is only way to describe the August job report.  Non-farm payrolls grew by an anemic 93,000.   And if you look under the hood at the new jobs, you find the greatest gains came from the food services and drinking sector.  This means it was an OK month if you're looking to be a bartender or wait tables, but not much else. But the big problem is 368,000 people gave up looking for work in August.  This resulted in a workforce particaption rate of just 63.5% - the lowe

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How to Manage the Best in Tech Talent

On The Job

Yesterday I was affected for several hours by the Go Daddy crash. As I felt my blood pressure spike, I calmed myself by knowing that I had just talked to some pretty smart folks who reassure me that the bad guys who caused it will be found -- and stopped in the future. Here's a recent story I did for Gannett/USAToday.com. Hackers often are portrayed as basement-dwelling, junk-food eating computer geniuses who enjoy wreaking havoc on unsuspecting people by sneaking into their computers.

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Moxie Tip 240: What Lights You Up?

Virtual Moxie

What stirs you up? At points in our lives, we are each introduced to people, places, things, that really light us up inside. And those are the people, places and things that we absolutely must pay attention to, make time for, and give our energy to.

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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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Tips for Overseas Business Expansion

The Small Business Blog

Expanding small businesses overseas can be a risky business, but with cities like Dubai performing well economically in terms of trade and tourism at the moment, the UAE could be the place to do it.

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Health Care and Education Inflation

Small Business Labs

New Geography's The End of the Road for Eds and Meds argues that the health care and education industries are "at the end of their growth cycle."   Because of this, cities and regions that have based their economies on these industries will likely face weak prospects over the next decade.  Key quote: "Whether the end of the great growth phase in eds and meds comes 1, 5, or 10 years from now can't be predicted.

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How to Ensure That Your Resume-Writing Guarantees You a Job

Job Advice Blog

It is a mad rat race for landing the handful of the most coveted jobs available in the market and you will need to ensure that your resume does half the hard work when it comes to job hunting. For this, your resume should be so good that you land interview calls in multiple places [.].

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Moxie Tip 239: What's Deep Inside Won't Lie Still

Virtual Moxie

You can’t ignore your dream. It won’t let you. Now you can walk away from it purposefully. You can close the door, lock it in a trunk, or actively choose to turn you back and go do something else, but it won't leave you alone. And someday--maybe when it's too late to do anything about it--it will come screaming at you. So listen now. Act now. Go for what you want, now.

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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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Manage Your Time. Schedule Your Workflow. Save Your Sanity.

Step It Up VA Coaching

I heard an old expression the other day, “the harder I work, the behinder I get!” Do you ever feel like they’re talking about you? I remember times when I certainly felt this way. That got me to thinking about the importance of managing your time and workflow, especially as a small business owner or entrepreneur who typically works alone. Our goal, after all, is to work smarter, not harder, right?

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How to Give an Impromptu Speech

Ian's Messy Desk

Has this happened to you? You’re attending a meeting. You’re not expecting to say anything, just sit and listen. During a presentation, your boss is asked a question about the department’s plans for the coming year. He turns to you and says, “Ian, you’ve been working on our major project for the past year. Maybe you could say a few words about how this project got started, where it stands and where it is going.”.

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Interviewing is a Two-Way Street

Job Advice Blog

So many of us focus so intently on preparing to answer interview questions that we often neglect to prepare a strong set of questions for the interviewer. This is a major mistake. To simply not ask any questions during an interview is unforgivable and fortunately most candidates do not commit this job-search sin. But, how [.].

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Online Systems Workshop + All New Access Pass

Office Organization Success

Just a reminder that TOMORROW we are holding our first workshop of the 2012-13 school year… How To Set Up Your Online Systems To Earn Your First $1,000 (Or More). If you’re confused when it comes to setting up your online systems, then this workshop is for you! You will learn: How to set up your core online systems, including the minimum online tools you will need to get up and running.

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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