Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 23, 2017

Do you organise meetings, away days, conferences, private dinners, summer parties, teambuilding or other events? As a PA or EA, finding the perfect venue can often be tough – especially when you’re simply asked for ‘something different’! But there’s one thing you can do to ensure you always make the right choice. The events show from SquareMeal. Venues + Events Live is the award-winning exhibition from SquareMeal, and helps PAs, EAs and event organisers find venues, suppliers and inspiration for

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 23, 2017

Those of you who have read my blog for a while know that I’m always looking for career lessons in the strangest of places. This past Monday, I found a few in the sky. Here in the U.S., we experienced our first total eclipse of the sun since the 1970’s. It was quite a sensation, as the “ path of totality ” spread all the way across the country. Enormous groups of eclipse enthusiasts gathered at various points along the way to appreciate the rare phenomenon.

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On The Job

AUGUST 23, 2017

How do you drink your vodka? That’s a question Absolut Vodka wanted to answer when they hired a research firm that was tasked with figuring out how people drink vodka and other liquors. But researchers didn’t simply poll people about their alcohol consumption to find the answers. Instead, the researchers decided to focus on the emotional nuances of the social setting where people share alcoholic drinks.

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Energage

AUGUST 23, 2017

Fewer layoffs, more quitters, and lower participation add up to a tough talent market for employers. Next month, Doug Claffey and I will be co-presenting some new research with Moritz Kothe, CEO of the workplace ratings site Kununu. We will be at California HR on Monday, August 28th and HR Florida Conference & Expo on Tuesday, August 29th. In preparation for those sessions, I have been dusting off some of my favorite Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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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 CEO

AUGUST 23, 2017

Recent years have seen the emergence of the “influencer economy” – a departure from the typical advertisement venues towards personal endorsements by internet personalities. Influencers command a coveted currency in the ecommerce world: trust. Here are 4 tips to get you well on your way to connecting with influencers to successfully market your product.

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