Success

APRIL 17, 2023

Gone are the days when new employees received a list of the company holidays during onboarding and a packet with information about how to sign up for health care and retirement benefits. Employers are now providing a broader suite of benefits and are increasingly recognizing the importance of financial wellness programs for employees.

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Success

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So, the holidays and all the cheerful “requirements” that come with it, from gift-giving for dozens of people to taking time off work, can just add another layer of stress in a season meant for joy and relaxation. Exhausted Americans are saying enough to the holiday extras. It’s time to have the talk and not feel bad about it.

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Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Usually after the oldest heads to the bus stop, the youngest will bobble downstairs, hair frazzling out in about 40 directions, rubbing sleep out of his eyes with balled-up fists and looking as if he’d ask me for coffee if he wasn’t 5. You can keep them anywhere. It’ll be hard to see him go, but I’m thankful that’s the way he is.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

With increased commercial activity during the holiday season of the year, it is a good idea to be extra careful to guard againstidentity theft. Minimize the number of identification and credit cards carried. Follow up with creditors if bills don’t arrive on time. Obscure credit card numbers on customer receipts.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 5, 2016

As the holiday season approaches, it can be much more fun around the office. He also has not paid you back for the lunch you paid for because he didn't have his credit card with him at the time. If the group is too big for separate checks, announce that you'll be dividing up the check to determine what everyone owes.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Does it seem like the holidays bring too much to do? By organizing Christmas this year you can help to make this a low-stress holiday. Automate your card list. If you’re planning a big holiday party, that’s not the time to test a new recipe. Don’t overspend on gifts, holiday outfits and food purchases.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Does it seem like the holidays bring too much to do? By organizing Christmas this year you can help to make this a low-stress holiday. Automate your card list. If you’re planning a big holiday party, that’s not the time to test a new recipe. Don’t overspend on gifts, holiday outfits and food purchases.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2016

It is vital that we keep up with these changes. Or in other words, tacking on some holiday time to your business trip. I think most of our Executives have done this at some point and usually we will be asked to also manage the holiday side of the trip. Are you gearing up to support a Millennial manager?

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could have a flexible schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays.

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Success

JUNE 23, 2023

After all, learning how to manage your finances before money mistakes happen can help you avoid easy-to-make slip-ups like dings to your credit score or an overdrawn bank account. Before you start divvying up your paycheck into budget lines, it’s a good idea to decide first how much savings you need to set aside for a rainy day.

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Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 14, 2010

You’re well into the holiday shopping season and these tips may be too little, too late for many of you. Make a list of everyone you plan to give holiday gifts to this year with an estimate of what you want to spend. It’s easy to overspend when your charging purchases to your credit card. image via Wikipedia.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 16, 2014

If the opportunity ever comes up it is well worth grabbing with both hands. Don’t think for one second you are holiday. Do have some conversation starters up your sleeve. Do take lots of cash and a credit card. Going on a business trip with your boss is work. Don’t take too much luggage. Just in case.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/10 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 10, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Organizations are working to help them size up.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2013

For example, you go into the local Hallmark store at the Christmas holiday to purchase a card and get all warm and fuzzy seeing all the Christmas wrap, bows and other goodies and walk out with $30.00 Keep in your mind that you are not going to use a credit card. I bet a lot of the shopping we do is emotional.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 9, 2010

Part way through the payment plan one of your client’s credit cards gets declined. How your sales policy is structured is entirely up to you; it’s your business and you’re the business owner, but once you’ve decided what those policies are you need to be strong in your implementation. How you handle your regular holiday sales.

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 6, 2010

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could choose my own schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays. Challenge/Mistake #2 – Taking on the WRONG Clients.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Consumer Reports just came out with their holiday report card giving holiday shoppers some interesting facts Santa’s helpers will surely want to consider before buying gifts either at the mall or online. photo credit: kholkute. Is customer satisfaction exploited by the fine print?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The lazy and stupid are getting complacent for the holidays.). Use a credit card. Hell, talk to us and we’ll try to come up with a solution to get you the website your business so badly needs. It’s the end of 2011. Smart people are already making plans for the coming year. It’s YOUR year.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 29, 2023

CONNECT WITH NICOLE Nicole on LinkedIn Bosun Solutions Mic’d Up Booking ABOUT NICOLE Nicole Grinnell is the CEO of a multi million dollar company and has a passion for helping other business owners find affordable solutions to help grow their business. And so I sort of moved up. Jeremy Burrows 2:49 Nice. Where did you jump in?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Try to set up the communication of the office so your boss checks their own emails and responds, but you are in charge of all the mtg coordination, phones, and anything that happens in the office. Start brushing up and training on weak areas with PowerPoint, Photoshop, business writing, or anything you can think of.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Then, after a brief period of motivation, we slip, forget and give up. The holidays give you the window of opportunity to do this important thinking - not the date on the calendar. At least you can party with a credit card! The important ones have an uncanny knack of popping up, in unexpected ways, anyway.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Even came up with 4 4 tips for traveling long distance. So, I usually take with me my identity card (in Europe I can travel only with that, I don’t need a passport), my driver license and my passport. In the form of the most used currencies (USD, Euros) or debit cards. Life should really be a holiday and enjoyed as such.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

The higher up you go on the ladder of admin roles, the longer your job hunt will take. Or you may tell yourself if you just waited until the new fiscal year, after the holidays, or some other meaningful event when more companies would be hiring, you might land your dream job then. Your job hunt will take a lot longer. Everyone is busy.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 23, 2015

Organising business travel can take up a big chunk of our time with most assistants booking complex travel on numerous occasions throughout the year. You are not on holiday. Have some conversation starters up your sleeve. Take lots of cash and a credit card. Be extra courteous with all the staff you encounter.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 25, 2010

I did a lot of trial and error but in the end I come up with quite a nice setup. Our work is less and less tied up to a physical location. Avoid the trap of: “we’re going to set up this at my office” or alike. Digital cults: reboot your epiphanies Living life like a holiday Still think productivity means getting things done?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Once I feel I've captured every idea on a note, I find a stretch of wall and stick each idea up. "Heads Up. I write down one task or to-do on a Post-It, and put it up on a wall. I can then either leave them up on the wall, and tweak them throughout the day, or I can generate a formal to-do list. Not Really!"

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