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Anatomy of an Executive Assistant Infographic

Office Dynamics

Assistants go out on a limb so their bosses won’t have to lift a finger. Excellence for them is not just a goal, but a habit. This infographic is part of a series celebrating administrative excellence. Find out more at ‪ #‎BehindTheSuccess‬: The post Anatomy of an Executive Assistant Infographic appeared first on Office Dynamics.

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The Competition Between Traditional Jobs and Freelancing

Small Business Labs

The choice between self-employment or having a traditional job is a competition. People tend to go through a mental math process of weighing the options against each other. After weighing the options, a winner is picked. Up until about a decade or so ago the math heavily favored traditional employment, except for those that highly valued being their own boss.  But benefit cuts, increased workloads, declining job security and a growing desire for more work autonomy, control and flexibility

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An Alternative to Netsuite?

The Small Business Blog

Is there currently a SaaS offering that is an alternative to Netsuite? Yes! The answer is WinWeb. WinWeb gives you transformational enterprise level cloud computing for your growing business. One unified business management suite, combining traditional back-office, social media, web services, customer care, online & offline multi-channel sales and fulfilment activities.

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…and then what happened?

Practically Perfect PA

During Assist Travel 2015 we are running a brilliant interactive session called …What happened next ? I’m really looking forward to this one because we will look at how assistants have worked their magic to fix all manner of travel mishaps from cancelled flights, erupting volcanos to the wrong visas and flat tires. Using real life stories and worst case scenarios this session is going to be a lot of fun and we will also come up with a load of practical advice that the attendees can take b

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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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6 Ways You’re Wasting Time and How To Stop It

Office Dynamics

There are many activities and habits throughout our day that waste our precious time. At first glance a few harmless minutes are spent Facebook scrolling here, internet surfing or jumping around from app to app on your smartphone. All of sudden these seemingly insignificant amounts of time have added up to hours of wasted time. Here are 6 ways you’re wasting time along with some time management tips to keep you moving forward when it’s tough to get focused.

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4 Simple Steps for Creating Your Strategic Marketing Action Plan (MAP)

Office Organization Success

Think of the relief you’d get each day when you sat down at your desk, knowing exactly what you had to do that day. Better yet, think of the relief you’d feel knowing what to do not only each day, but each week, each month and each quarter. Suddenly becoming a business owner is a lot more fun! No more overwhelm. No more frustration. No more stress.

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The 4 steps of business travel: Getting your Executive home

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few weeks I have been writing about the four steps of business travel, firstly I published waving goodbye to your Exec. The second step was Delivering your Exec to their destination and the third step was managing your Executive while they are on the road. Today I will look at the final step: Getting your Executive home. So your Executive has made it to their destination, settled into the hotel and conducted the important business meetings that took them there in the first plac

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What If You Don't Want to Get Rid of Stuff?

Clutter Coach

by Originally posted 2011-11-03 08:44:13. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Organizing doesn’t always mean getting rid of things. It means finding places for them so that you aren’t tripping on them, distracted by them, maneuvering around them or always looking for them. It means cr eating a living space that is pleasing and supportive. You do need space to put things if you’re keeping them, however.

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Near-Shoring Hurting China, Helping Small U.S. Manufacturers

Small Business Labs

The Harvard Business Review's  You Can’t Understand China’s Slowdown Without Understanding Supply Chains  covers the interesting possibility that China's recent economic issues are at least in part being caused by manufacturing moving away from China. Key quote from the article, which is written by a MIT engineering professor: I nonetheless believe that the slowdown is due, in part, to an acceleration of “near-shoring,” the practice of producing closer to the customer.

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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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What Does Picking Out a Tile Backsplash Have to do With Online Marketing?

Office Organization Success

My husband is going to put a lovely new tile backsplash in my kitchen. So yesterday afternoon I went to a local tiling store to pick out what I’d like. They showed me rack after rack of different tile samples — round ones, square ones, rectangle ones, squashed hexagon ones. And then there were glass, metal, ceramic, and porcelain options too. My head was spinning with all the different choices.

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Why People Don't Like Your E-mails

On The Job

Writing emails during a workday is about as common as breathing. We often do it without thinking, firing off a missive and hitting "send" as quickly as possible so we can get onto the next email. The problem is that our emails often cause more problems than they solve. If they're not clear and concise, you can pretty much guarantee a)it's going to require five more emails to help the receiver understand what you want; b) the receiver will ignore the message because it's so confusing; c) the wron

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What I Did This Summer: WordCamp Edition

Tips From T. Marie

I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time saying good-bye to summer. Luckily, the temps here in Maine this week look like it should make it easy to pretend the first signs of leaves turning aren’t showing up on Autumn Lane. I took my own advice and took plenty of time off to enjoy the season. That meant less time for blogging, which also means I missed sharing some pretty cool stuff with you.

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What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)?

Small Business Labs

Regular readers know we like buzzwords here at Small Business Labs. We also like robots. So we're really like the term "RPA", which stands for robotic process automation.   According to the Institute for Robotic Process Automation (and yes, where there's a buzzword there's usually a supporting institute) RPA is: Robotic process automation (RPA) is the application of technology that allows employees in a company to configure computer software or a “robot” to capture and

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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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Email Marketing: When to Know the Right Time to Switch Systems

Office Organization Success

I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend (if you’re in the US). We really enjoyed the long weekend and got a lot of projects done around the house. And we also enjoyed the last weekend of the pool being open. As much as I love the long weekends, when I get back into my office I find that I’m now fitting four day’s work into three.

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Are You Offering Too Much -- or Too Little -- Praise to Your Team?

On The Job

There has been a lot written about the Millennial generation that grew up hearing “good job!” for nearly every achievement in their lives, whether it was coloring within the lines or winning a Nobel prize. The result is that many of us pepper our speech with “good job!” at work, feeling that as a leader we must continually offer affirmation to everyone we see in a day.

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Picking Up Chicks versus Attracting Meaningful Relationships

Brilliantly Better

I admit this is not a regular topic for me. I don’t usually write about this, and, to be honest, I’ve never been into picking … The post Picking Up Chicks versus Attracting Meaningful Relationships appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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The Key To Staying Productive When Working From Home

Productivityist

Fall is quickly approaching and summer is coming to a close. Recently, my kids returned to school. As a work-from-home dad, I try my best to be as productive as possible and this shift in schedules can be challenging. Before my daughters were in school, I would proof a blog post while they watched Frozen (again for the umpteenth time). I would go through email while they took a nap.

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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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Easy strategies for an endless stream of content

Men With Pens

Click here to read the full article →Another rocking post from Men With Pens! Easy strategies for an endless stream of content first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — 2015, [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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The Productivityist Podcast 57: Crafting Coaches with Tony Stubblebine

Productivityist

On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Tony Stubblebine of Coach.me. We talk about the power of coaching, what it takes to be a coach, and several areas that people could really use coaching in so that they can take their work (and their lives) to the next level. Relevant Links. Coach.me | Instant Coaching for Any Goal. Workflowing #129: Get A Lift with Tony Stubblebine.

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Why Google Calendar Eats All Other To Do List Apps For Breakfast

Productivityist

This is a guest post by Tor Refsland. Tor decided to leave his six-figure job in order to follow his passion – to help online entrepreneurs SAVE TIME and INCREASE RESULTS. Want to become more productive? Download his free eBook and learn how to DOUBLE your productivity in 7 days. You’re frustrated. No matter what you do, you can’t keep up with your never-ending growing to do list.

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The Time We Have

Productivityist

I am fascinated by time. I’m constantly aware of it – or so it seems. I notice things like movies that mention the word “time” in the title and then take a closer look to see if it’s something I might want to watch. I focus on task management over time management, but in order to create that segmentation I need to recognize time where it can be found as much as possible.

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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.