Sat.Sep 20, 2014 - Fri.Sep 26, 2014

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Do you really “get” emotional intelligence?

The Small Business Blog

'Over the last couple of months I have been running a series of workshops on emotional intelligence and from them I am now running a further series of six workshops going deeper into different aspects of EI. One of the interesting learnings for me has been the realisation that EI is one of those things… Read the full article here: Do you really “get” emotional intelligence?

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6 Advantages Your Small Business Has Over Bigger Competitors

Small Business Labs

'It's nice every so often to get back to basics.  Openview's article David vs. Goliath: Your Startup's Guide to Giant-Killing does just that by describing 6 advantages small businesses have relative to bigger competitors. These are: You're closer to your customers. You can turn on a dime. You can tightly focus on a niche market.

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How to organise the “best ever” Corporate Christmas party

Practically Perfect PA

'It’s that time of year again: the first robins and reindeers are infiltrating the shop displays and all over the country bosses are delegating the task of organising their company’s Christmas ‘do’ to their thinly-stretched assistants. While planning your own party can be a lot of fun, the job of corporate event organising carries some hefty responsibilities.

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How a Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity

On The Job

'Technology has helped us be so self-sufficient that it can feel old-fashioned or sort of elitist to think we need someone to help us keep our calendar, book a flight or research a new customer. But as the number of hours American workers spend on work-related tasks increases, it’s becoming clear that no amount of technology is going to fix the problem.

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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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Why it’s Smart to Offer Paypal as a Secondary Payment Option

Office Organization Success

'I get a lot of questions from business owners around whether they should get a merchant account or just stick with Paypal. I actually prefer the flexibility of a merchant account as my primary payment processor because it not only allows a client/customer to pay by credit card (without having to go through Paypal’s process to do that) but it also offers you more options in terms of recurring billing features (think membership programs ) and taking client’s credit card payments over

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Practically Perfect PA Survey 2014

Practically Perfect PA

'Practically Perfect PA is nearly three years old. (Wow!) The blog has come a long way since October 2012 and I’m really excited about what we have planned for next year, including our first event (more details to follow in the next few weeks!). Last year I conducted a reader survey that really helped me move the blog forward and I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions again.

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Ethics – Business Quote of the Week

The Small Business Blog

'“To run this business… you need… optimism, humanism, enthusiasm, intuition, curiosity, love, humour, magic and fun and that secret ingredient – euphoria.” – Anita Roddick Anita was talking about her very unique business The Body Shop, but in reality these are qualities that any entrepreneur will need to run their own business successfully.

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Charter Memberships Being Snapped Up

Office Organization Success

'This week I attended a fabulous leadership training program in Toledo — I am a member of a local BNI (Business Networking International) Chapter, and as from October 1st I’ll be President of our Chapter. The training was to teach me how to step into this role. This training is absolutely critical (and is mandatory) if I am to take on this role, and without this training I know I wouldn’t be able to fulfill the position.

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Purlin' J's Mobile Yarn Truck

Small Business Labs

'Purlin's J's Roving Yarn Company caught my eye in the Globe and Mail article Canada's Ten Most Remarkable Small Businesses.  It's a truck that sells yarn. In the article the owner says the secret sauce of this is business is: The truck at the very least is a curiosity. Everyone, knitter or not, wants to come on-board to see what it’s all about!

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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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Top tips for hiring meeting rooms

Practically Perfect PA

'I can’t begin to tell you the amount of conversations I have had over the years about meeting rooms. In practically every organisation I have worked in meeting rooms are like gold dust. If the office has meeting space, the booking system never completely works and assistants are always tasked with finding last minute rooms, offices or any space that provides a little privacy.

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If You Always Do What You've Always Done.

Virtual Moxie

'I can''t tell you how many times I hear VAs lamenting something that''s happening with a client.And often, the latest lament is just a refrain of an earlier one I''ve heard from the same people. For those of you who feel frustrated or pissed off even once a month….tell me true… do you actually like the drama, or would you rather have things going wonderfully well and have nothing to lament?

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3 Things to Consider When You've Been Demoted

On The Job

'Few events in your career are as difficult as being demoted. It may be that you saw it coming – verbal and written warnings from the boss indicated you were not meeting expectations – or it may totally blindside you. Whatever the reason, being demoted is something no one wants to experience, and the pain is often so great some people will just quit rather than accept it.

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1 in 4 Employees Regularly Work With Temps

Small Business Labs

'The GigaOm Research report The modern workforce part 3: a changing culture of work  (paid subscription required) covers the shift to what they call the "3D Workforce" They describe this as a decentralized, discontinuous and distributed workforce. By this they mean work is: increasingly distributed across geographically dispersed workers, different parts of companies, and different companies.  often done discontinuously as a series of short-term, time shifted projects. done i

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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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Hotel N’vY, Geneva

Practically Perfect PA

'I. I had never been to Geneva before so I didn’t quite know what to expect – except obviously a big lake. I have, however, booked many many business trips to Geneva over the years so I had the impression that most of the hotels would service businessmen and women. Business hotels tend to be a little soulless. Functional but not much to look at. Imagine my surprise on entering Hotel N’vY I was instantly surrounded by fantastic paintings and sculptures, funky furniture, splashes of bright colours

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Making BIG Changes: Don’t Blow It, Deal With It

Office Dynamics

'Hello, Motivators! I’m taking a break from writing the weekly Monday Motivators to nurture my Wellness Pillar. Thank you for understanding and it is my hope you’ll enjoy today’s throwback message. Communication is key, have you heard that one? The truth is, it really is. You can make or break your career by your ability or inability to communicate.

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When Screaming is Good

Loosely Speaking

Clearly, if you are in dire straits, a scream might be good. I can now report that screaming combined with maniacal laughing and tears can be incredibly cathartic.

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5 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Nonprofit Partner

Small Business CEO

'Glancing at most news reports doesn’t exactly inspire confidence on the subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Stories often detail companies cheating consumers, running scams, and fattening CEOs’ wallets while leaving employees and consumers to pick up the pieces. And sure, those companies exist. But the good news is that there are many businesses that build charity and social good into their core mission — and reap the cultural and financial rewards of doing so.

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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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Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill, Glasgow

Practically Perfect PA

'There’s no finer pleasure than visiting a restaurant during its opening week. It’s never the hustle and bustle of TV restaurant opening night; it’s only on the fantasy Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares that you would launch or relaunch a restaurant and decide to pack the place. Without a TV audience clamouring for c**k-ups and catastrophes a great restaurant takes its time to find its feet.

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The Story Of My First Mountain Half Marathon

Brilliantly Better

'On September 20th I finished my very first mountain half marathon, on the most beautiful road in the world, Transfagarasan, in a race called Transmaraton. … The post The Story Of My First Mountain Half Marathon appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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How to Tell if You're Plateauing (and What to Do About It)

Productivityist

'The following is a guest post by Kayla Matthews. Kayla is a productivity blogger with a passion for self-improvement and finding happiness. To read more articles by Kayla, you can find her at Productivity Theory , as well as on Google+ and Twitter. I guess we most commonly associate plateauing with age. People say that you plateau when you get older; that you level off and no longer become better at anything because your body and mind are tired.

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Australia’s Finest: My Favourite Graphic Designers from Down Under

Small Business CEO

'The world is full of amazing design talent, and they don’t all hail from the UK, Europe, Asia, Canada, or the United States. Here is a collection of my homegrown heroes! I feel that when I pick up one of my favourite design magazines like Computer Arts magazine, Juxtapose, and the like, I don’t see enough representation from the land down under, so I decided to compile a list of my own.

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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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Looking for New Clients? You Need an Affiliate Program!

Step It Up VA Coaching

'by Donna Toothaker. One of the principal ways I created a business so quickly and successfully was by creating an affiliate program. What is an affiliate program? It is a reward system for referrals to your business. In my case, I would offer a commission to peers, clients and others (affiliates) when people they referred to me signed on as clients.

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Life After One Million Words

Brilliantly Better

'Somewhere along the lines of this post I will reach an important milestone: one million words written on this blog. One million. Written. Words. I confess … The post Life After One Million Words appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Yes Before No

Productivityist

'I still have a hard time saying “no” to things. I’m getting better at it all the time, but that doesn’t mean I find it easy. Why? Because I’m naturally a “yes” person – and I’ve gotten used to saying yes over the years. In fact, I’d argue that all of the times I said yes has allowed me to start saying “no” more often. As a trained improviser, I was taught to say yes to every offer.

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How to Manage Disruptive Elements and Change Management Within Small Businesses

Small Business CEO

'When small businesses let go their conventional habits and look for improvement, various obstacles will start coming their way. These obstacles may be internal and external. Before a small business owner or manager tackles the external problems, he or she ought to manage the internal obstructions. If internal harmony prevails, the company that undergoes improvements can meet them in confidence.

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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