Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 23, 2017

by Barbara McNichol. Our society loves “3”; we remember things in “3s”; we’ve learned it from kindergarten when we were told to hop, skip, jump and stop, look, and listen. Businesses gravitate toward “3” when they create marketing taglines. Look at these examples: Reduce, reuse, recycle (recycle guide). Buy it. Sell it. Love it. (eBay). Grace, space, pace.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I recently was interviewed on a podcast, "Find Your Dream Job." You can find the full transcript here , but I'm including some of it now. Mac Prichard: Now our topic this week is about the importance of preparation in a job search. When you and I chatted before the program, you were saying this was the one thing people have to do in a job search. What do you mean by preparation, Anita?

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 23, 2017

So, the first ever PPPA Virtual Summit happened! Last Friday we hosted the first ever online conference for Assistants around the world and I’ve got to say… It was, without doubt, the most utterly terrifying thing I have ever! We had just over 500 assistants book on to the Virtual Summit, which is just unbelievable and not something I was expecting when I set up the Crowdfunding project for this event back in April.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 23, 2017

One of the best ways to keep your job is to make your boss happy. When your supervisor is pleased with your level of performance then you are ensuring that you are stable in your position. Putting forth the right actions in order to make sure that you are secure in your job, means staying on the right path for the long haul. Many people fail to realize that with only a few simple adjustments they can really shine in the eyes of their boss.

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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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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Upwork and the Freelancers Union released their 2017 Freelancing in America study last week. This is the 4th year of this study. The key finding is the estimated number of freelancers continued to grow in 2017, reaching 57.3 million, up from 53 million in 2014. That's about 36 percent of the workforce. According to the study, part-time freelancers are both the largest group and the ones driving this growth.

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