Sat.Apr 06, 2013 - Fri.Apr 12, 2013

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Will new technology eradicate the need for assistants?

Practically Perfect PA

'I’ve just been reading this fantastic article by Richard Branson on LinkedIn where he discusses how much he values his assistant. I’ve always admired him but to see him praise the assistants he has employed over his career has really raised my estimations! If only all our managers could be so complimentary and aware of how useful we can be.

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Turn Up the Heat on Your Professional Passion

Eat Your Career

'As many of you know, I talk a lot about professional passion. I believe it IS possible to love your job and really feel a fire in your belly when you think about the contribution you’re making at work everyday. I’m always careful to note though that work passion is very different from passion passion…you know, the kind that gets you all hot and bothered…?

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Profiling Mature (Aged 67+) Independent Workers

Small Business Labs

'Older workers - those over the age of 65 - don't get much attention from researchers or the media. The reason is pretty straight forward. Historically the vast majority of older people were not in the workforce.  But that's changing. Over the last decade the workforce participation rate for Americans 65+ has consistently risen even as the overall workforce participation rate has fallen to levels not seen in several decades.

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How to Be Successful Even When Under Stress

On The Job

'Got stress? If you’re like 75% of other Americans, you’ve experienced moderate to high levels of stress in the past month, and often lie awake at night because of it. Trying to balance the demands of your work and family life can stretch even the strongest among us to the breaking point. But there is a way to be successful and productive even when under stress, says Sharon Melnick, PhD and author of “ Success Under Stress: Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive When the Pres

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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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What to do when there is nothing to do

Practically Perfect PA

'Thank you everyone for your kind messages over the last week. It is really nice to know that I have such amazing readers and just emphasises how supportive assistants are of each other… I always knew we had each other’s backs! Some of you have asked if I will continue the blog and I can confirm that I certainly am and actually will be able to spend a bit more time on my writing as my new employer is very happy for me to spend at least a day a week on it.

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Moxie Tip 349: Keep Moving

Virtual Moxie

'Our dilemma is that we hate change, but we love it at the same time. What we want is for things to remain the same, but get better. – Sydney J. Harris. It’s impossible to move in the direction of what you want while staying with what you don’t want. You can’t steal second base while keeping a foot on first.

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How to Spring Clean Your Job Search

On The Job

'Spring cleaning isn''t something I really look forward to, but when it''s done I feel like I''ve accomplished something worthwhile. Read this latest column I did for Gannett/USA Today and see if your job search doesn''t need the same. If you have had a long winter of job searching with no luck, you may need to freshen up your job-hunting strategy, career experts say.

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The Growing Numbers of Not Working

Small Business Labs

'The most recent BLS jobs report showed that almost 500,000 Americans left the workforce  in March, resulting in the workforce participation rate falling to 63.3%.  This is the lowest its been since 1979.   There's a pretty active debate over what's driving this decrease. We covered this last year in our article Workforce Participation: Where's Everyone Going?

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What is Personal Effectiveness?

The Small Business Blog

'For most of my professional life I have been employed, by both large and small organisations, and in between these periods I have set up and run a number of small businesses. Running parallel to the actual demands of the roles I performed was an interest in understanding and identifying the patterns of behaviour that… Read the full article here: What is Personal Effectiveness?

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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 348: Don't be a Yes Person

Virtual Moxie

'Too many times, business owners roll over—doing what the client wants, even when it makes no sense. For instance: you invoice by email, and the client prefers a paper invoice, so you decide you’ll mail one to her so she can have what she wants. That makes no sense when you can invoice via email and she can print your invoice on her end. Don’t be a “yes” person.

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4 Key Tips for Preparing a Speech

Ian's Messy Desk

'If you want your speech to be lively and appealing, these are four key steps you need to apply as you prepare your speech. If you write a speech before delivering, use these four tips as a part of editing your first draft. If you prefer to speak from an outline, practice your talk keeping these principles in mind. 1. Use Short Words. People find short words easier to understand than long words; especially when spoken.

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Making Serendipity Happen

Small Business Labs

'Greg Lindsay's NY Times article Engineering Serendipity is a fascinating look at how companies are trying to increase the amount of serendipity that happens at their firms. It includes a good description of serendipity: The term, coined by the British aristocrat Horace Walpole in a 1754 letter, long referred to a fortunate accidental discovery.

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Infographic: What an Event Looks Like to Small Businesses

The Small Business Blog

'Has your business ever hosted an event? Many small businesses rely on events as a cost effective way to promote themselves in the local area or farther afield. This interesting infographic provided by Constant Contact compiles a whole host of statistics about small business events such as the average number of events hosted by a… Read the full article here: Infographic: What an Event Looks Like to Small Businesses on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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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Moxie Tip 347: Financial Recipe for Disaster

Virtual Moxie

'Your being paid should never be contingent on whether the client’s been paid by her clients. If she has an ongoing cash-flow issue, it’s not smart for your business to continue to work with her, because she''s contracting for work she''s not sure she can afford. That''s a recipe for disaster for her. Don''t get caught in it.

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7 Ways to Make Waiting Time More Productive

Ian's Messy Desk

'As much as you would like to avoid it, there’s no getting away from having to wait. You wait on hold on the telephone, wait for meetings and appointments, wait for hockey practice to end, a spouse to finish work, and wait and wait and wait. Waiting can eat up a fair portion of your time. Good time management puts waiting time to use. Whether at the office, out and about, or at home, here are seven ways to make use of waiting time: Work your lists : Check your to-do lists, your shopping lists or

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How to Train Your Manager

Office Dynamics

'Executive Assistants—How to Train Your Manager. If you think about today’s manager, executive, leader (whichever you’re comfortable with) they are independent, tech-savvy, and very proud that they can do things on their own. While this is good news, you’re going to have to train your manager on better utilizing you and to maximize your time and talents!

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Top 5 Tips for Maximising ROI with Social Media

The Small Business Blog

'Small business owners have a very finite amount of time in their working day, yet it seems like the list of tasks they must complete grows constantly. Social media has become another one of those “must-do” daily tasks for the average entrepreneur. But how can you avoid simply wasting time on social media and maximise… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Maximising ROI with Social Media on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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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Moxie Tip 350: Let Your Feelings Guide You

Virtual Moxie

'When you take away your energy (from someone or something) you may as well go—in truth, you’re already gone, even if you stay. If you feel it in your body--possibly as dread or procrastination, or even illness--resolve to move away from the person or thing bringing it up for you, even if it means letting a client go.

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What are Bitcoins?

Small Business Labs

'Bitcoin is an online digital currency. It was introduced in 2009 as an electronic alternative to traditional money. Because of this, Bitcoin is a truly decentralized currency totally independent of any government entity. Bitcoins can be used just like any other currency (at least online). You can buy things with them and use them settle debts - assuming the other party in the transaction accepts Bitcoins.

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Creating Your Marketing Strategy Can Be Easy!

Office Organization Success

'This week started off a bit wonky when I realized Gmail had changed its interface!! I am a very routine person and tend to be a bit set in my ways, so when something gets changed on me without warning, I’m thrown. I’m happy to say I quickly got used to the new email interface, and actually like it! I put the finishing touches on my brand-new online training course this week too.

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5 Minutes With… Andy Peers

The Small Business Blog

'Welcome to the first in an ongoing series of entrepreneur interviews for The Small Business Blog. These short Q and A sessions are conducted by myself and will feature some of the most exciting figures in the business world. Our first interviewee is Andy Peers, founder of Love Enterprise, a brand new social enterprise venture… Read the full article here: 5 Minutes With… Andy Peers on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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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Label Storage Containers with Pictures

Clutter Coach

'Originally posted 2009-04-07 13:57:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. Last week I went to Kangaroom Storage's brick and mortar store (360 Langton Street, Suite 105, San Francisco) grand opening with my pal/colleague Victoria Roberts-Russell. We saw lots of clever products for the home and colorful, fun ones for kids. I asked designer Patricia Richman what hot concepts the company is currently working on.

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Pillar Huddle: Dating Your Money

Office Dynamics

'We had fun with the pillar huddle and you can tell because we kept going into fits of giggles. Join our huddle and listen in as we talk about how you can actually make budgeting an experience that you enjoy. Let''s get started. Click the Soundcloud play button below. This is an embedded audio file, if you don''t see the play button hit the refresh button on your screen.

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Your Systems For Success Will Revolutionize Your Business

Office Organization Success

'I see so many business owners needlessly struggling. All because they don’t understand that in order to build a successful business they just need to set up the RIGHT systems in the RIGHT order! Are you one of those business owners that I’ve been speaking to? It’s really frustrating for me to hear this, especially when there is a really simple, 3-step plan , that you just need to implement to take you from struggling to thriving.

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Infographic: Audience Retention

The Small Business Blog

'The average human attention span has dropped from 12 to 8 seconds in the last thirteen years. This means that when marketing your small business you have very little time to get your message across. It also means that you’ve probably almost lost interest in this post already, so before you fall asleep check out… Read the full article here: Infographic: Audience Retention on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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