Sat.Jul 21, 2012 - Fri.Jul 27, 2012

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Job Interview Tips for Mature People

Job Advice Blog

To start with, here are some statistics: Only 28% of workers 55 and older find jobs within one year versus 71% of those aged 25 to 35, reports Career Builder. 63% of workers 55 and older applied for positions at lower levels than their previous jobs. 48% of workers 55 and older found positions at [.].

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Most Politicians, Bankers and big companies have no idea what it is like to be a small business owner

The Small Business Blog

Recently, I was going through my Evernote archives of articles that I had ‘clipped’ over the last month and that I thought would be good feedstock for blog posts. As I was going through all of the articles, I came across Most small business owners have skipped paychecks from Yahoo! Small Business Advisor.

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Confirmation Bias and Decision Making

Small Business Labs

Regular readers know survivor bias is our favorite bias here at Small Business Labs.  But if we had a 2nd favorite bias, it would be confirmation bias.  This is the tendency for people to favor information that confirms their beliefs or hypotheses. There's been a flurry of recent articles on confirmation bias: 1.   Doctors, Scientists say fracking critics misrepresent some facts to make their points is from the Washington Post.  It covers the many erroneous clai

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Do You Trust Your Knowing?

Virtual Moxie

Like many of you, I’m sure, the tragedy in Aurora, CO last week still weighs heavy on my heart. I’ve focused my maitri and tonglen practices there since I heard the news, and it’s still very heavy for me. I feel so deeply for the senseless loss of life—including the senseless loss of the person that James Holmes must have been at some point in his life, before he became a person who felt compelled to hurt others.

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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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How DreamWorks Teaches All Employees to Flex Their Creativity Muscle

On The Job

I know an accountant who does not consider himself artistic or creative. He knows he's organized and good with numbers, and can meet tax deadlines with ease. When he introduces himself to others and mentions he's an accountant, I doubt others say, "Wow, wish I could do such a creative job." But yet he is creative. He takes some of the most beautiful photographs I've ever seen.

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Career Lessons I Learned from Katy Perry

Eat Your Career

Confession: I saw the Katy Perry movie. Bigger confession: I LOVED IT. I know this puts me somewhere in the realm of teenybopper, but I don’t care. In truth, Katy has a pretty powerful story and a very inspirational message. And yes, the costumes were fantastic, okay?! All around, it was a worthwhile way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Odd as it sounds, I actually took note of several important career lessons Katy demonstrates throughout the film.

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Should you lie for your boss?

Practically Perfect PA

As you’ll know I’ve just started a new job and am in the process of learning how my manager likes to work. Mostly I’m figuring out how he wants me to manage his diary and emails but also how he prioritises his time, which calls he will take and if he really does have an open door policy. This is knowledge that an assistant can only gain over time but eventually it does become second nature and this is where I think we have to be very cautious.

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Week 4 #Cinchspiration

Eco-Office Gals

I’ve reached my Cinch Journey Week #4 aka 1 month of my #Cinchspiration journey. It’s been a challenging week. Not for this program – Friday the 13th just seemed to get extended a week. Tackling one obstacle after another made it hard not to cheat. Exercise – it didn’t really happen. I skipped a few shakes/meal bars for some real grub.

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Top 5 Tips for Business Technology on a Budget

The Small Business Blog

Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Don’t base your marketing strategy off something you have read in a marketing textbook.

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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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How to Train Your Virtual Assistant?

Tips From T. Marie

Over the weekend I stumbled across a video on YouTube entitled “How to Train Your Virtual Assistant” posted by a virtual assistant service company. Just the title alone set all kinds of alarm bells off in my head. I’ve mentioned before that although you may need to give direction and communicate clearly , there should be no need to literally train a virtual assistant.

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The Boys Initiative - Trying to Stop the End of Boys

Small Business Labs

One of the great things about blogging is you hear from lots of interesting people.  For example, the folks over at The Boys Initiative commented on our post The End of Boys. The Boys Initiative is a non-profit focused on promoting boys health and achievement.  They have a fascinating blog - Attention Must Be Paid - that covers the wide variety of issues boys are facing.   The editor of the blog, Mark Sherman, has a great article in Psychology Today called The End of Boys. 

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Moxie Tip 210: Focus and Grow

Virtual Moxie

What I know is that what you focus on increases. This is not fluff. This is not crap. It's law. If you focus on biz, you'll increase your biz. If you focus on hate, you'll increase hate. And if you focus on love, you'll increase love.and I believe help heal the world.

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5 Cloud Computing Security Concerns and How to Mitigate Them

The Small Business Blog

More and more small businesses are moving to cloud computing, signing up with private service providers that offer highly functional, subscription-based solutions that are far cheaper than the traditional in-house hosting method.

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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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Let Me Help You Create Your 90-Day Plan

Office Organization Success

Another week has whizzed by again … although much quieter this week, I did manage to get two movies in. We took the boys last weekend to see Spiderman, and I had a girls’ night out on Tuesday and we went to see Magic Mike! I’ve been sharing with you over the past couple of weeks about how I’m changing my business model so that it involves more direct one-on-one work with you, and that, as part of that change I’ll be releasing a brand-new program.

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Household Income in America

Small Business Labs

People tend to way overestimate how much money people make.  When we tell people the median U.S. household income is about $50,000, we're often told that can't be true and it must be much higher.   NPR has a nice summary of the household income for America's 114.6 million households that includes the following chart.  It shows a breakdown of how many households made different amounts in 2010 (U.S.

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Should you lie for your boss?

Practically Perfect PA

As you’ll know I’ve just started a new job and am in the process of learning how my manager likes to work. Mostly I’m figuring out how he wants me to manage his diary and emails but also how he prioritises his time, which calls he will take and if he really does have an open door policy. This is knowledge that an assistant can only gain over time but eventually it does become second nature and this is where I think we have to be very cautious.

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8 Steps to Effective Records Management

Ian's Messy Desk

Records are essential components of every business and organization. Business transactions and processes result to reports, documents , files, and contracts. Invoices, receipts, presentations, memos and letters are all too common in a business setting. Without a doubt, records are a big part of the corporate life and managing these records one of the building blocks for a transparent and credible organization.

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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 211: The Power in Your Words

Virtual Moxie

My words are very powerful. For me. Your words are equally powerful. For you. And your words will resonate more with the clients you attract if they are, indeed your words. If they’re not your words, then the person attracting the clients is, well, someone else, and what’s the point of that when YOU are what you’re “selling?” Be you. Do you. Share you.

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Is Big Data Getting Too Creepy?

Small Business Labs

One of the more interesting issues around Big Data is whether or not consumers (and business people) will find its use creepy.   Over the last year we've been researching Big Data and what it means for small businesses and consumers. One of the issues we've been exploring is how consumers and small business owners look at data privacy.

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Quick Biz Tip: Creating A Filing System

Office Organization Success

Creating and maintaining a filing system is the very foundation that your business is built on, so this is the very first system you need to put in place – an efficient and effective filing system. With a proper filing system in place you will very quickly and easily be able to find the information you need, when you need it.

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Las Vegas Project Gains LEED Credential, Thanks to V.P. Cindy Ortega

Eco-Office Gals

As more people become aware of environmental issues, businesses are responding with green marketing campaigns. Many are also establishing more sustainable practices in their business operations. While Las Vegas casinos aren’t the first place one would think of as being eco-friendly, the CityCenter development is in fact a leader in green practices.

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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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Clean up Uncertain Phrases in Your Communication

Ian's Messy Desk

What do these phrases mean to you? A good chance. Almost certain. Better than even. Definite. Highly probable. Highly unlikely. Impossible. Improbable. Likely. Possible. Probable. Quite likely. Rare. Seldom. Unlikely. Very. Do they mean the same thing to the people listen you use them or read what your write? What you say is only as effective as what is heard and understood by the listener.

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Moxie Tip 212: What You Need to Get Clients

Virtual Moxie

It’s not that you can’t get clients without first building your skill set you can, by knowing how to handle the gaps between what you currently can’t do and what the clients need. It’s also not that you can’t get skills without having clients, first—you can, by focusing on learning things that help you make more of your strengths.

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What's the best way to deal with username and password avalanche?

Office Dynamics

What’s the best way to deal with the username and password avalanche? by MARY ELLEN SLAYTER on JULY 5, 2012 8:14AM. in ADMIN PRO FORUM. Question: “Between all my different computer applications at work and at home, I’m absolutely drowning in usernames and passwords—many of which require updating every couple of months. Has anyone finally thought of an easy, secure way to wrangle all of these things?

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Last 3 Days To Get The Business Building Success Kit

Office Organization Success

Through this simple, 6-week virtual training program you will discover how to: Create a super-duper filing system so you never lose critical information again. Set up your financial management system so that you can easily track your revenues and expenses. Create a fabulous contact management system to make follow-up a cinch = more clients! Put together an irresistible free taste so that you can draw more clients into your pipeline.

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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