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7 Questions to Answer Before Starting a New Business

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Some may be paid advisers, but others should be mentors who offer you guidance. Mentors and advisers were essential in educating me along the way. This article was published in April 2013 and has been updated. If anything were to get in the way of starting a business, what would it be? It’s not one or the other.

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Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development is Important but Few Plan to Invest in Them

Office Dynamics

Survey: Few CFOs Plan to Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development for Their Teams. June 19, 2013 / PRNewswire / -- Executives say it takes strong soft skills to move up the corporate ladder, but few firms provide training in this area, a new Accountemps survey finds. Not developing new skills. MENLO PARK, Calif.,

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6 Ways To Feast On Learning

Office Dynamics

I decided to pull out this Monday Motivator from 2013 because it is a favorite of mine, still holds true and in fact, I believe it to be truer than ever before. Since I wrote this in 2013, I have expanded my mind to the worlds of: Focus instead of multitasking. What can you learn from them to enhance your own communication skills?

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Inside the Peterborough PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Launched by Bethany Fovargue in 2013 this network has gone from strength to strength and Bethany is now asked to speak and promote the role of assistants all over the world. . There is no cost for the seminars and we pride ourselves on having had local support since April 2013. Firstly, can I have a little background about you….

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10 Must Follow Admin Resources On Twitter

Office Dynamics

Finalist – PPA Independent Publisher’s Business Magazine of the Year 2013 – Lucy has been a supreme collaborator and provider of quality content for administrative professionals. I love this resource for keeping my skills updated and continued learning. Her books, website, podcast and tweets are worth keeping close by.

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Tim Leberecht of The House of Beautiful Business | Making Business More Human

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From 2006 to 2013, he was the chief marketing officer of product design and innovation consultancy Frog Design. My my friend and mentor Priya Parker, who wrote this wonderful book, The Art of Gathering, always says if everybody is. There’s going to be a big skills shortage coming up, isn’t there? Tim Leberecht.

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Living the 5 Pillars of a BIG Life

Office Dynamics

If you are not familiar with the 5 Pillars yet, these were a key element of our Be BOLD: Mastering Exceptional Leadership Skills One BOLD Step At a Time 2012 conference theme. I was also casually mentored yesterday while speaking to one of our spiritual leaders.

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