Sat.Nov 02, 2013 - Fri.Nov 08, 2013

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3 Reasons Going Green Can Benefit Your Business

Eco-Office Gals

'The main reason to go green is to do your bit for the environment. However, if you run a business, going green can lead to numerous additional benefits. Here are three of the most important that you can take advantage of by improving your green credentials. 1. Save Money. Going green can be a great way to improve your bottom line. By making more effort to turn off lights and computers, using a fan instead of air conditioning and printing less paper, you can cut down on energy, paper and ink cos

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Reviewing performance reviews

Practically Perfect PA

'I must admit I’m not a big fan of this time of year or as I like to call it ‘performance review season’ For an assistant most of the next few weeks are filled organising meetings for our manager and their direct reports to review the last year. Somewhere in that list of meetings we normally squeeze ourselves in to our manager’s packed diary for a 15 minute chat about how everything has been fine.

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Jasmine Freeman named Vice President,Office Dynamics International

Office Dynamics

'November 7, 2013 - Las Vegas, Nevada, For Immediate Release. Jasmine Freeman named Vice President, Office Dynamics International. Jasmine Freeman, Chief Executive Assistant to Joan Burge , founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International , has been named an Officer of the Company, Vice President. Jasmine has been with Office Dynamics for 7 years, demonstrating leadership, excellence, engagement, commitment, and innovation.

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Can You See the Easy Way Out?

Virtual Moxie

'Yesterday, I had blocked out my afternoon to go to see a doc with my mother-in-love. I arrived at her place early, so we watched some TV together before leaving. There was a show on Animal Planet about a blackbird who was loose in a store, and the animal control people who were chasing it all over the place trying to catch it so they could take it outside and set it free.

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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 Are You Allowing Yourself to See?

Stephanie LH Calahan

'What Are You Allowing Yourself to See? There are things right in front of you every day that you don't see. To prove my point, let's go with the car example. Have you ever. experienced purchasing a new car? You do the research and you decide on a certain make and model. Then, all of a sudden, that make and model is. around you everywhere on the road!

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Healthy Eating Habits Take a Back Seat at the Office For America's Working Professionals

Office Dynamics

'GrubHub Seamless Survey Finds Disconnect Between Healthy Eating Know-How and. Workplace Eating Habits. NEW YORK – November 5, 2013 – The difference between a sluggish staffer and a productive employee could possibly be attributed to at-work eating habits, according to a new survey released today by Seamless Corporate Accounts , a division of GrubHub Seamless, the nation''s leading online and mobile food-ordering company.

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The Cloud's Impact on Business Models

Small Business Labs

'I had an interesting time this week at Solutions 13 , which is the Sleeter Group's annual accounting solutions conference.   Over 800 people attended the event which focused on improving business processes through the use of mobile, cloud and connected services and technologies. My biggest take away from the event was the impact cloud technologies are having on accounting firm business models.   The use of cloud-based accounting systems such as Quickbooks Online is fundamentally

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The Freedom to Work from Anywhere: Your Virtual Business Tips (Part 4)

Stephanie LH Calahan

'I hope you are enjoying this series Freedom to Work from Anywhere: Living the Mobile Life. Many of my friends and colleagues run their businesses from all over the world and I have had a mobile business since 2003. No matter if you are crossing over multiple time zones or simply want to be able to go to the park and work outside, creating your freedom is possible.

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Enterprise Rockers gig at the WinWeb Hub

The Small Business Blog

'Starting tomorrow (Thursday 7th November), Enterprise Rockers in the Hertfordshire area will be taking over the WinWeb HUB at the Goldsmith Centre in Letchworth. David Hardstaff will be leading the band between 12-2 PM on the first Thursday of every month and hosting an informal get-together, where like-minded businesses and business owners can network and… Read the full article here: Enterprise Rockers gig at the WinWeb Hub on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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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10 Great Ways to Relax After a Long Day

Office Dynamics

'Stress can make us nervous, irritable and angry; it gives us headaches, saps us of energy and keeps us up at night. More than 75 percent of Americans cite work and money as their main stressors, according to the American Psychological Association, and 69 percent of highly stressed Americans say their stress levels have increased in the last 12 months.

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How The Benefits Of Rainwater Harvesting Can Help Big Business

Eco-Office Gals

'The use of rainwater harvesting systems by businesses all over the world is on the rise, and it’s easy to say way. Developed countries like the UK and the United States have high water demands and areas with significant levels of rainfall (the South West of the UK and the South East of the USA, for example), allowing companies to benefit both financially and environmentally from their usage.

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Mastery of the Message: Using the 3 M’s of Speaking Success

Stephanie LH Calahan

'Mastering your message delivery is one of the best ways to share your brilliance with your tribe and make a real connection.  Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey is a pro of powerfully speaking from the stage and I asked him to share a few tips with you.  I'm happy to say he agreed to write this guest post as as well as give you  the opportunity to get a Kindle version of his book for no cost (available for the next three days.)  Enjoy!

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Most Frustrating HR Challenges

The Small Business Blog

'Some aspects of working in HR can be frustrating, and it can be difficult to know what to do to overcome certain challenges. Human resources professionals have to effectively communicate information to employees. Although there are definitely some frustrating aspects to the role, you can put measures in place to make your life easier. An… Read the full article here: Most Frustrating HR Challenges 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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Little Things You Can Do to Make Life Better

On The Job

'Tom Rath is a bestselling author of books such as “StrengthsFinder 2.0” with more than 5 million books sold. But what many people don’t know about Rath is that in addition to being one of the most influential voices today in human behavior, he also suffers from a rare genetic disorder called Von Hippel-Lindau that leads to what he describes as “rampant cancerous growth throughout the body.

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Create Your Own Free Lunch and Learn Sessions

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post Create Your Own Free Lunch and Learn Sessions appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. What do you do with your lunch hour, hang out with the gang in the lunch room, go for a walk, take a nap or continue to work? Most of these are not bad ideas ( though working through lunch can be counter-productive ). Here’s another idea. Why not use one lunch-break per week as a lunch-and-learn session?

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Monday Motivator: Feasting On Achievement

Office Dynamics

'Now that you have survived Halloween, we are on to the next holiday. Last year, around this time, I saw great article in my Training & Development magazine entitled Feast on Achievement. I thought this would be a good theme for November; a time when we will be feasting at Thanksgiving. Today, I want to focus on what achievement means to you. Several times, I have read that human beings are designed for achievement.

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Infographic: One Day Shipping

The Small Business Blog

'Internet shoppers are increasingly demanding the convenience of one-day delivery on the products they order online. Apart from Amazon – which can afford colossal warehouses enabling them to keep almost every item in permanent stock – the majority of smaller internet retailers can’t offer true shipping within one day of ordering. Instead, they have to… Read the full article here: Infographic: One Day Shipping 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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Tips for Vets Re-Entering the Civilian Workforce

On The Job

'Joe Kearney retired from the Army in May after 23 years and has two words of advice for fellow veterans who will be looking for a job in the private sector: "Start early." Kearney, who now works as a project manager for Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson in Plano, Texas, says jobs are out there for veterans, but finding them takes a lot of planning and hard work.

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The Atlantic's 10 Stealth Economic Trends

Small Business Labs

'The Atlantic's 10 Stealth Economic Trends that Rule the World Today  covers 10 trends in an interesting point-counter point style that lists the new trend versus the old trend. For example, their first trend is: 1) Old Trend : Expensive solar, surviving only on subsidies.  New Trend:  Cheap solar, disrupting old industries.

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The Cure for Home Office Doldrums-The Coffitivity App

Tips From T. Marie

'Categories: Business Tips Tags: App Coffee Shop creativity The Home Office Working From Home Your Home Office I’ve talked about breaking the monotony of working from home by visiting a local coffee shop before. It works great for those of us with a coffee shop close by. But what about those people who would have to travel an hour or more just to sip coffee (or tea!

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Competition: Quote of the Week

The Small Business Blog

'“I believe that if you’re going to take someone on, you might as take on the biggest brand in the world.” This weeks quote is by Richard Branson, the legendary British entrepreneur and CEO of Virgin. His attitude is the direct opposite of many micro business owners who feel they lack the money or ambition… Read the full article here: Competition: Quote of the Week 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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Is your Air Conditioning System having a Negative Ecological Impact?

Eco-Office Gals

'After a scorcher of a summer we are all grateful for that hero that saves us from the sweltering heat. It may be while we are at the work place, making sure our PC and our brain does not over heat, or maybe while we are at home as we get back from working outdoors in the stuffy summer air. Air Conditioning has become a necessary item for many and with the ever growing concern for our environment; you may wonder what type of impact these will have on our ecosystems.

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Pillar Huddle: How to Shine Like a Star

Office Dynamics

'Pillar Huddle Time ! If you aren''t familiar with our team''s Pillar Huddle practice I encourage you to learn more about our team''s daily huddles. In our huddle today we''re talking about shining like the star you are meant to be. The article, How to Shine Like the Star You Are, by Jessica Mullen was our inspiration. "What is a star? On one hand, being a star can feel a little too ambitious.

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Not Ready to Get Organized?

Clutter Coach

'Originally posted 2007-02-08 10:17:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Are you using "I need to get organized" as a smoke screen? You could be doing that without even realizing it. Think about this: what would your life be like if you were already organized? If those boxes were all cleared out of the back closet, if all the Christmas gear were not still on the guest room bed, if those shopping bags of paper weren’t crowding your knees under the desk?

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Top 5 Tips for Avoiding Bad Business Practices

The Small Business Blog

'If you are an entrepreneur, your role is very different than if you were employed by somebody else. At the end of the day, the responsibility for running your own business lies at your feet and any bad decisions you make are ultimately things that later on you will have to either stand behind or… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Avoiding Bad Business Practices 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