Sat.Feb 08, 2014 - Fri.Feb 14, 2014

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Don't Tell Me What to be Happy About!

Virtual Moxie

'In the middle of an interview with a prospective client, Jean knew she didn’t want to work with him. She waited for a break in the conversation and gently gave him the news. He said, snidely, “Young woman, you should be happy to get the work from me!”. Ha! You should be happy to get the work…as long as it’s work you want to be doing, for a client you wish to work with.

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Want To Know The Fastest Way To Grow Your List?

Office Organization Success

'The answer is telesummits! Telesummits are hands down one of the fastest ways to grow your subscriber list in a very short amount of time – this is why they’re such a popular online marketing strategy. Sounds great in theory, right? But the reality of it is that it’s a lot of work to pull off. And many Telesummit hosts are usually left frustrated wondering why their list didn’t grow as much as they thought it would.

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Gorgeous guy fails to land second date

The Small Business Blog

'Arriving at the station the other morning I overheard a conversation between two young women. It went something like this: First woman “How did your hot date go with that good looking guy?” Second woman “You know what, it was OK. But all through the evening he talked about himself and I just listened.” First… Read the full article here: Gorgeous guy fails to land second date on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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How to keep your career passion burning

Practically Perfect PA

'I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. How do assistants keep their career passion burning when we have certain tasks that can be quite monotonous? When we don’t quite get the recognition we deserve and our job is one of the hardest out there? Well I think we might have to take our career passion in our own hands! Here are my essential top ten tips for keeping your career passion burning (if you are reading this via email click here ).

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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 to Determine Who to Trust at Work

On The Job

'Do you trust your co-workers? Do you trust your boss? Does anyone at work trust you? These are questions we may not ask ourselves consciously, but they are key in determining success in our careers. "I think what makes trust in the workplace a little bit different is that the stakes are usually higher day to day in terms of pushing for profit and everyone is trying to maximize their own gain in the workplace," says David DeSteno, a Northeastern University psychology professor.

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Infographic: Student Startups

The Small Business Blog

'Today’s technology makes it easier than ever for a student to also be an entrepreneur at the same time. Many of the giant tech companies which are household names today began life as college businesses – Microsoft, Google and Facebook being three notable examples of this. As a student entrepreneur you have access to all… Read the full article here: Infographic: Student Startups on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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A bespoke travel provider that really gets to know your boss

Practically Perfect PA

'Running personal errands for our managers is nothing new. Most assistants see this as part of their role and will happily pick up the dry cleaning, arrange dentist appointments and liaise with the nanny to get the manager to the kid’s school play on time. These tasks are frequent and not something that would trouble a well organised assistant.

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The Existential Anxiety of Freelancing

Small Business Labs

'What Musicians Teach Us About The Challenges of Being Your Own Boss is a fascinating article that covers a topic that hasn't gotten much attention - the existential anxiety of being self-employed.  According to a study done by a group at the University of Michigan, independent work raises a host of existential issues that people who work for organizations don’t have to deal with.  Those who work at organizations are part of bigger whole and have bosses, coworkers and offic

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Tips for a Better Working Relationship With the Boss

On The Job

'It’s often said that employees don’t leave companies , they leave bosses. In other words, when employees don’t like their bosses, they’re more likely to leave while those who like or appreciate their bosses are likely to stick around longer. But what if your boss isn’t exactly awful? What if you’re thinking about leaving because you just can’t seem to get him to give you a chance to succeed, or your personalities are polar opposites – or he just seems to not care what you do?

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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 5 Tips for Reacting to Failure

The Small Business Blog

'Failure is almost certainly to be part and parcel of your experience running a business. It simply isn’t possible to hit a home run every time you try something new with your business and so sometimes we get things wrong or things happen that are outside of your control that result in failure – whether… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Reacting to Failure on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Project Works Still Goes On…

Office Organization Success

'Another week blighted by snow; another snow day and two-hour delay <sigh> I heard on the news earlier in the week that one day winter will be over and spring will be here! Still, the weather hasn’t put a dampener on me helping out my clients! I’ve worked on: >> Setting up a teleclass campaign in Infusionsoft. >> Creating a workshop and registration page, plus all the back office systems in Infusionsoft. >> Doing a new WordPress + Wishlist Member insta

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Data Shows Fall of Goods, Rise of Services

Small Business Labs

'It's well known that services are becoming a bigger part part of the U.S. economy. But it's always nice to look at the data. The chart below shows the steady decline in the goods sector's share of U.S. national consumption since 1970.   It's interesting to note the share of consumption spent on goods has fallen a very consistent 3% per decade over the last 3 decades.  This raises the question of how low can it go - especially given the growing interest in experiences

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Delegation Skills – The Difference Between a Good Manager and a Great One

Small Business CEO

'Of all the skills you’ll use as a manager, delegation is one of the most valuable. It’s also one of the most underused and underdeveloped management skills. Just 30 percent of managers claim to be able to delegate effectively – and of those 30 percent, only one-third have earned the praise of their subordinates regarding their delegation skills.

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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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Get social for Valentine’s Day

The Small Business Blog

'We all know that social media is important for small businesses, but are you really sure how much impact your social strategy is having? If you needed to make changes to your social media strategy would you even know where to start? Those looking for a bit of help with their social media should enter… Read the full article here: Get social for Valentine’s Day on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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How To Use Evernote To Store And Organize Your Ideas

Productivityist

'I write for a lot of different sites and I write for a lot of different projects (books, etc.). Keeping track of what should go where can be a real challenge in a writing app itself (I use Byword for articles and Scrivener for larger writing projects) because you can really only store things in a singular fashion unless you have a series of nested folders for each site or project.

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Major League Baseball to Use iBeacon

Small Business Labs

'According to Mac Rumors , "major league baseball Major League Baseball will begin rolling out thousands of iBeacons in ballparks around the country" They go on to say MLB hopes to have 20 ballparks iBeacon enabled by opening day. For those not familar with iBeacon , it's a location-based technology service that uses a low power version of Bluetooth (Bluetooth LE) that enables smartphones, smart objects and other computing devices to communicate when in relatively c

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Welcome Spring with a Spectacular Office Party

Small Business CEO

'As winter winds its way down, so does office morale. Cold weather, short daylight hours and frayed tempers can all take their toll on everyone in the office. However, as we begin to count the days until spring begins, there are some great ways to celebrate the season and brighten outlooks at the same time. If your office has not already implemented an annual spring party, now is the time.

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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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Infographic: Repairing Efficiency

The Small Business Blog

'Even when you have important deadlines to meet, it can be very easy for other business distractions to get in the way of what you are trying to achieve. If you’ve ever experienced this scenario then you will know how difficult it also is for you to get back on track once you’ve been knocked… Read the full article here: Infographic: Repairing Efficiency on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Do you believe in ‘never give up’?

Men With Pens

'It''s a shame that giving up is often seen as reproachable, even shameful. We''re infused with the message that stopping what you''ve started is a bad thing to do. People are encouraged to see it through, no matter how hard, tough, difficult or complicated the situation. I see and hear it from people all the time: "I have to see this through," they say.

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Men Without Jobs

Small Business Labs

'The Wall Street Journal's More Men in Prime Working Age Don't Have Jobs covers a topic we've been following for some time - the decline in workforce participation by men aged 25-54.  Key quote: In the early 1970s, just 6% of American men ages 25 to 54 were without jobs. By late 2007, it was 13%. In 2009, during the worst of the recession, nearly 20% didn't have jobs. Although the economy is improving and the unemployment rate is falling, 17% of working-age men weren&

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Common Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a Business Plan

Small Business CEO

'For years you’ve toyed with the idea of starting your own business. You’ve fancied yourself as an entrepreneur and you’re ready to make the move from a corporate pencil pusher to a business owner. You’re excited to get started and have found the inspiration needed to begin the process of transitioning out of the daily grind and into the excitement of small business ownership.

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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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Leadership – Quote of the Week

The Small Business Blog

'“A leader is one who ventures and takes the risks of going out ahead to show the way and whom others follow, voluntarily, because they are persuaded that the leader’s path is the right one – for them, probably better than they could devise for themselves.” – Robert Greenleaf (1904-90) US director of Management Research… Read the full article here: Leadership – Quote of the Week on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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My iPhone Screens, Explained

Productivityist

'I recently posted a photo of my iPhone 4S home screen on Facebook and Twitter, and people started asking about why certain apps had a home there. Rather than try to explain it over social media, I decided I''d write a post about it. I also decided to up the ante a bit and offer up all of my iPhone screens in the process. By displaying everything I''ve got installed, you''ll get an idea of what apps I''ll be focusing on iOS-wise over the next few months.

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Spread some facts. "Now that you know where the truth stands,

Denise Aday

'Spread some facts. "Now that you know where the truth stands, the administration and its supporters are left only with claims that trolling through our data provides “peace of mind” and that someday in the future these massive databases will somehow thwart a terrorist attack. Those are inadequate justifications for widespread spying on everyday people, particularly in a democracy.".

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5 Reasons to Exhibit at a Trade Show

Small Business CEO

'Compared to direct marketing and online advertising, exhibiting at a trade show is far from cheap. From renting floor space to developing a great booth, the high cost of exhibiting at a trade show makes this form of marketing one that many small to medium-sized companies ignore solely due to its expense. While exhibiting at a trade show can be expensive, the rewards can match – and in many cases, vastly exceed – the cost of developing a booth, renting floor space, and travelling to and from the

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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