On The Job
MAY 24, 2012
I participate in several LinkedIn groups, and one question that caught my eye the other day was whether journalists should have a blog as a way to promote their personal brand. I answered the question by pointing out that by developing a personal -- yet professional -- blog, I've been able to make some really cool connections and find wonderful sources.
The Small Business Blog
MAY 21, 2012
Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Make sure that your email Inbox is totally clear of anything urgent and that you have replied to everything important.
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Virtual Moxie
MAY 24, 2012
I'm beyond grateful to all of you who took time out of your days to weigh in on the survey about the frequency of the Moxie Tips. Thank you. ?. It's clear (67% to 37%) that you love getting the tips four times each week, and one longer Moxie post--just the way I've been serving it up. So that's what I'll continue to do! For those of you who wanted fewer tips, I hope this decision won't be a huge disappointment!
Office Dynamics
MAY 20, 2012
If you feel you are on the verge of stressing too much because of your job or even home life, take a step back. You might be burning out. Before it becomes full-blown, take these steps: Find time to play. Even if it means forcing yourself. People on the verge of burnout usually are spending less time with family and friends. They have trouble getting away from the workplace.
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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Job Advice Blog
MAY 25, 2012
Many people don’t realize how different from the job search of today is from the job search of not even too many years ago. Many others find it difficult to learn about today’s different kind of search and therefore shove the issue to their back burner, planning to deal with it later—if they do at [.].
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Virtual Moxie
MAY 21, 2012
How many times have you heard a suggestion and immediately cast it aside? Maybe your immediate thought was, “Nah… that won’t work!” But how do you know ? I understand that with experience and expertise comes an often nearly instant recognition of what will and won’t fit the bill, but with that gift often comes the droning of doing the same thing even in areas of life where there is no experience, much less expertise.
Office Dynamics
MAY 25, 2012
I finally took time to attend my big industry annual conference related to training. It is called the ASTD conference and was held in Denver in early May. I had not been able to attend this event for several years due to Dave’s (my husband) battle with pancreatic cancer. I had remembered it was a large event – 8,000 – 10,000 attendees, more than 290 sessions, and more than 700 exhibitors.
Small Business Labs
MAY 22, 2012
The PhD Now Comes with Food Stamps is an interesting article on the struggles of adjunct university faculty. Adjuncts are freelance faculty who are paid per course taught. According to the article, the average adjunct is paid $2500 per course taught, but it can be as low as $600. As freelancers they don't have job security or, in most cases, benefits. This is very different deal than what tenured professors get. Tenure is granted after a 5-7 year process a
The Small Business Blog
MAY 21, 2012
Many businesses are not aware of the potential to release cash against their sales ledger. For every sale made, you have to invoice your customers for goods sold or services provided. Factoring.uk.net explains how resourceful your sales ledger could be in these economically demanding times.
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Virtual Moxie
MAY 22, 2012
Your capacity is the place right before you start to lose it. The moment you lose it you’re overcapacity, and that’s a horrid place to be. Know where your "overcapacity" placel is, and stop yourself when you see it coming, *before* you get there. Create a reserve of space between you and your capacity so that you can relax a bit instead of being hyper vigilant about going over.
Office Organization Success
MAY 25, 2012
Solopreneurs – are you regularly publishing your ezine? If not, then you should be. Your clients/audience get to know about you & your programs through your ezine, and if you’re not publishing on a regular basis then they will quickly forget about you.
Small Business Labs
MAY 24, 2012
We posted the article Gen Y Independents: Socially Oriented and Serving Non-Profits over at MBO Partners blog. The article covers one of the more interesting statistics from MBO Partners State of Independence Study , which is 22% of Gen Y (born 1980 to 2000) independent workers (freelancers, temps, etc.) reported that the primary market they served is non-profits.
The Small Business Blog
MAY 22, 2012
No use complaining Keep up won’t you? There’s no room for weenies in the global micro enterprise community. My hapless and hopeless UK agent, Tony Robinson OBE, sent me a press clipping of what Serena Williams said after winning the Madrid Open last week.
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Eco-Office Gals
MAY 24, 2012
There has been so much controversy about the importance of converting traditional offices to paperless offices. The fact is the majority of businesses today are still living in the past. The move to the futuristic paperless workplace is not as difficult as some business owners believe it to be. Companies, businesses and industries with lots of customers have to implement several filing systems.
Office Organization Success
MAY 21, 2012
What a whirlwind this week has been. On Monday I was at the Women’s Entrepreneurial Network (WEN) Growth Summit … and a first for me, I was a table sponsor. You can take a look here at what my table display looked like. And the best part is, I now have the marketing materials to use again and again. Doing any kind of sponsorship at an event is a great way to get your name out there.
Small Business Labs
MAY 23, 2012
We've long followed the growing number of coworking facilities that cater to vertical markets, specific industry groups and/or professions. It's even on our list of the Top 10 Signs Coworking is Growing Up. This week a series of articles highlight this trend: - Co.Exit's Forage Kitchen: A Coworking Space for Food covers a new effort to create a food-oriented coworking space. The article mistakenly says it "may end up being the first full-
The Small Business Blog
MAY 23, 2012
Need some software? Well, what you do is go online and sign up for online software or order a boxed software product to help you manage your business. But does it really ‘help’ you manage your business, or does it just put you in a software ‘straight-jacket’?
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.
Step It Up VA Coaching
MAY 24, 2012
by Donna Toothaker. Do you run a multi-VA business? Are you on the same page as your VAs? Working virtually means you may never see them in person – you may be hundreds or even thousands of miles away. Even so, team building is a foundational activity that keeps your team, and business, running smoothly; it can be done successfully even if you and your team are never physically in the same room.
Virtual Moxie
MAY 23, 2012
When you first start out, it's helpful to model the language used by industry leaders or other VAs you admire. But if you’ve been in biz for more than a year, you need to find your own voice. Talk about what you do & offer in your OWN way; don't copy. You may think to yourself, "I can't say it better than this VA or that VA does," but you can. If you want to attract clients to yourself, you can't do that with other people's words.
Eco-Office Gals
MAY 24, 2012
Environmental issues abound nowadays with global warming, and government regulations are becoming more complicated. The need for an environmental consultant is rising , and now is a great time to start. Education Credentials. In order to start your own consulting firm, you need to first make sure you’re properly qualified. An environmental consultant should preferably have a degree in Environmental Science or even Environmental Engineering.
The Small Business Blog
MAY 25, 2012
OK, let me start to paint you a picture of office life at Mother’s Garden, the English/Catalan micro business based in a little office in our old farmhouse in The Priorat, Catalunya, north east Spain. It will be self evident why we need to evolve.
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.
Virtual Moxie
MAY 20, 2012
As VA's we *all* contribute to a wonderfully diverse and rich landscape that didn’t even exist just a short time ago. We have a lot to be proud of!
The Shrink for Entrepreneurs
MAY 24, 2012
Today, I have something a little different. This is for the folks who know me (and care) enough that they’d like some insight into my world. If you’re curious about where I’m growing (and struggling) and think that you might benefit from that perspective, then welcome! I’m serving up a fresh helping of all that and more. I rarely use this blog to update you, in classic look-what-I’m-eating-for-breakfast style, on what’s going on in the life and world of me.
The Small Business Blog
MAY 24, 2012
Have you ever wondered how much of the Mobile Working craze is simply hype? Or could it be that the climate of work is genuinely shifting to a more fluid, on-the-go style to reflect the technology that we use in our personal lives?
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
Service Untitled
MAY 21, 2012
If I have a problem with Comcast, I am obligated to call their toll-free number and begin the maze of selecting the right option. When I finally arrive at choice #3 I am then instructed to hold on for the next available agent who will assist me with my problem. There is no relaxing elevator music where I can work until an agent answers; instead I’m forced to listen to a litany of advertisements offering me more services that might very well call me back to this same maze of customer servic
Virtual Moxie
MAY 24, 2012
Be yourself. Speak for yourself. Do you. Everyone else is already taken.
The Shrink for Entrepreneurs
MAY 24, 2012
Today, I have something a little different. This is for the folks who know me (and care) enough that they’d like some insight into my world. If you’re curious about where I’m growing (and struggling) and think that you might benefit from that perspective, then welcome! I’m serving up a fresh helping of all that and more. I rarely use this blog to update you, in classic look-what-I’m-eating-for-breakfast style, on what’s going on in the life and world of me.
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