Office Organization Success
MARCH 5, 2015
'If you’re not fully maximizing your website you’ll be missing out on new subscribers. There are many ways to capture a visitor to your website, and turn them into a new subscriber, but if you’re not fully using all of the strategies available to do so, then you’re going to be missing out on filling your pipeline with potential clients and customers.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 3, 2015
'Completion of Certificate Programs, Certifications and Designation are industry marks of excellence. They are immediately recognizable and say to others, “I take my career seriously.”. In today’s competitive workplace, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. Employers want administrative and executive assistants with more than experience. They want true professionals—people who are committed to the administrative profession as a career choice, willing to invest in their own growth, and eager to go
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Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 5, 2015
' My first attempt at public speaking was back in 2013 at an exhibition for assistants and office managers. At the time I was absolutely petrified. Every fibre of my being was telling me to run away as quickly as my shaky legs could carry me. I managed to get through that first speech and since then I have presented at a number of events. Although I still get incredibly nervous I am less likely to bolt or shake uncontrollably.
Productivity Bits
MARCH 5, 2015
'Discipline. That''s it. That''s no drama. That''s no secret either. But the question is how to attain that level of discipline that will get everything you committed to doing done. Habits. Discipline, in a sense, is adherence to habits that you, yourself, have established and decided to stick to. Thank you for subscribing! Please grab my free productivity ebook!
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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On The Job
MARCH 5, 2015
'Customers no longer just want a great product and good service – they want a great customer experience. But the challenge is not only how to provide that in a sustainable way, but how to hire those who will be able to provide it. One company, the Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), believes it has found the key to hiring employees with the emotional intelligence to drive long-term customer experience satisfaction.
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Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 3, 2015
'All photographs are copyright of Rebecca-Monique Williams. So after many months of planning and organising the Assist Conference finally took place on Friday 27th February. I can honestly say I have never felt more apprehensive (and I am literally about to give birth) about anything I have done before. Walking into the Proud Archivist at 7am on Friday morning I felt very far away from my comfort zone.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 3, 2015
'Seems like everyone is getting into logistics. Same day delivery services are being offered by Amazon , Ebay and Google in a variety of geographies. In addition to Internet companies, traditional retailers are also starting to offer same day delivery, with Macy's and Ace Hardware as diverse examples.
Virtual Moxie
MARCH 3, 2015
'I''ve been asked what I think a Virtual Assistant should do if a new client wanted her to sign a confidentiality agreement about his intellectual property. The VA was disinclined to do it because she 1) thought the client should trust her, and 2) because this particular confidentiality agreement spelled out, very specifically, an exorbitant amount of money she''d be responsible to pay him if she spilled the proverbial beans.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 5, 2015
'A Conversation with Joan Burge – Author, Master Trainer and Founder of Office Dynamics. Joan Burge, a renowned author and administrative expert, is the creator of the Star Achievement Series®, World Class Assistant™ Certificate Program, more than 40 customized workshops and seminars for administrative professionals and author of several books.
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Office Organization Success
MARCH 3, 2015
'As I was wrapping up my latest GET CLIENTS NOW! program with my clients last week, I left them with this thought for the day: It really doesn’t matter what you choose; the important thing is that you choose. After working with many clients over the years, there is one thing that they all have in common and that is that they’re overwhelmed; they don’t know what to do first, second, third in their business.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
'Popular Mechanics has a great story about robot penguins being used to study Emperor penguin colonies in their natural habitat without disturbing them. After discovering tagging penguins with bands around their flippers was harmful—it impaired their survival and the number of their offspring, presumably by reducing their speed in the water - scientists switched to implanted RFID tags.
On The Job
MARCH 2, 2015
'If you''re one of the millions of Americans who are overweight, it''s going to be more difficult to get a job or promotion at work. That''s because according to a new paper by Wharton University, "The Affective and Interpersonal Consequences of Obesity," there is clear bias against the obese -- even by those who themselves are overweight. Some key insights from the paper: Both men and women are biased against obese people.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 2, 2015
'I’m sure you can all think of a person at work who seems to take the joy out of everything. Or no matter what good is going on, they can find a down side to it. You really have to be careful and protect yourself from these people because they can affect your attitude, productivity, progress, and success. Individuals who tend to focus on the negative or what could go wrong, tend to be pessimists.
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Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 6, 2015
'What is Camscanner? The Camscanner App allows users to convert and save any document into a PDF using their mobile phone. Camscanner uses a freemium pricing plan, with a free basic account. What does it do? Camscanner has a number of features. From a mobile phone users can: Scan any kind of document in seconds, texts or graphics. Scan multi-page documents.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 2, 2015
'The Great Decoupling is a term some economists use to describe the economic decoupling of productivity, wages, jobs and GDP growth. These 4 factors used to move more or less in unison. But as the chart below shows, starting around 2000 the growth in labor productivity "decoupled" from job growth. But the decoupling is even broader. As the hard-to-read (sorry) chart below shows, labor productivity and GDP growth has also decoupled from median household income (it's the bottom
Loosely Speaking
MARCH 3, 2015
During our 2015 Oscar party, my DDIL and I both infamously voted for the “Lego Movie” as the winner in the best song category. No matter that I didn’t know that song because I forgot to watch “Lego.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 6, 2015
'Each month we spotlight a questions from our friends over at AdminPro Forum. This month we’re looking at the questions submitted by Nancy about covering the front desk at her office. Please chime in and let us know your thoughts on this subject in the comments section below. How do you feel when you are expected to take time away from your work so that you can be covering the front desk?
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.
Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 2, 2015
'What are the main aspects of your role? Job title: 4Talent Team Assistant and Personal Assistant to Head of People Services, HR. It’s a bit cliché, but no day is ever the same. Diary management is my smallest yet most consistent task; meeting invites popping into the diary throughout the day and I deal with them as they come. 4Talent on the other hand, is the arm of Channel 4 that does the outreach across the UK to inspire and engage young people to find or create their paths into the creative
Small Business Labs
MARCH 5, 2015
'In 2013 Linda Tirado saw the following question on an online forum she followed: Why do poor people do things that are so self-destructive? Tirado felt she could explain what she'd seen and how she'd reacted to the pressures of being poor, so she wrote a response. Within a couple of days her response - This is Why Poor People's Bad Decisions Make Perfect Sense - went viral.
Clutter Coach
MARCH 2, 2015
'by Originally posted 2008-01-17 12:27:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Rule of thumb: it’s easier to organize things when there are fewer of them. How often do you look through a folder or collection of digital photographs and find only a handful that you want to show to anyone? The rest are too dark, out of focus, more versions of the same thing, make you look fat, or you have no idea why you even took them.
Loosely Speaking
MARCH 6, 2015
I recently heard a podcast segment which reminded me that we aren’t JUST knitters or crocheters. We are all primarily something else, professionally or personally.
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.
Productivityist
MARCH 6, 2015
'One of the reasons productivity experts suggest that you break down tasks into their smallest components is so that you can wrap your head around them better, allocate the proper amount of time to deliver quality results, and complete them in a way that allows the large task (which is, in reality, a project) to be completed in stages. You make measured progress with every small task you complete, and that is what gives you the small win.
Men With Pens
MARCH 3, 2015
'Click here to read the full article → Another rocking post from Men With Pens! Why You Need to Choose Between Success and Popularity first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — 2015, All Rights Reserved.
Small Business CEO
MARCH 3, 2015
'When considering the modern landscape of communication and news-gathering, we can all agree that the use of blogs and social networking outlets are increasing in their popularity and usefulness. Unfortunately, this incredible rise in use and visibility also increases the risks of online defamation. Defamation occurs when someone online writes something that falsely and negatively affects another person’s reputation and/or business.
Small Business CEO
MARCH 6, 2015
'If you’re using more than one online marketplace, you can understand the frustration of having to log into multiple different channels to manage your orders and inventory. Perhaps it’s time to think about investing in a multichannel software. To help you, we’ve compiled this list of features every multichannel software should have.
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
Small Business CEO
MARCH 5, 2015
'Printed-media really is a fantastic way to showcase your business. Since the early beginnings of what is considered modern marketing, printed adverts have existed. While some may make the point that today’s markets are driven purely by the internet, there is still a big part of it that can be tapped into via print. Yes, it’s a valid point to make that the internet is a great way to create sales, but it doesn’t cover all your bases.
Small Business CEO
MARCH 5, 2015
'Globalisation is a divisive subject – some see it as a blessing, others as a curse. Regarded as a standardisation of business and cultural features around the world through the diffusion of commodities and ideas, the phenomenon has grown through various means including – but not limited to – E-commerce , international travel, currency banking , popular culture and wireless communications.
Small Business CEO
MARCH 2, 2015
'You lock up your office for the evening, head home, have some food and sink off to sleep. But all through the night, as your open eyes and stare at the ceiling, you can’t help but think that something doesn’t feel right. It’s only when driving your convertible up to your workplace that you notice your big mistake. Smoke billows from your office’s roof, ash impinges on the air and crowds have formed around police cordons.
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