Thu.Mar 24, 2016

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Idea > Decision > Action

Clutter Coach

by For many people, it’s easier and more fun to think up new ideas than to take action on the ones they already thought of. Buckling down and focusing on one idea and making it happen can make them antsy. Sometimes the project you take on is very large and there are so many things to address that you’re tempted to start them all at once.

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How to Embrace an Owner Mentality

Office Dynamics

Embracing the “Owner” Mentality with Special Guest, Daren Martin, PhD. As an administrative professional, you probably think of yourself as an employee. You provide a service to your organization, and in return, they provide a paycheck. But what would life be like if you were to shift your mindset and instead of thinking like an employee, you thought like an owner?

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6 Musts for Startup Managers Dealing With Employees

Small Business CEO

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Microsoft Office. All opinions are 100% mine. If a new business is to grow and thrive, a startup owner or manager must recruit the right talent, then successfully manage them in a way that gets the best results for the business. Some leaders come from a great upbringing that makes them seem like they must have come out of the womb that way.

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My Vacation: Sun, Sand, And A Productivity Surprise

Productivityist

Last month, in an effort to beat the winter blues (and grey Ohio skies) our family went on a cruise. It was great. The warm temperatures and change of scenery felt great. I thought they might. What I didn’t expect was a productivity boost. Sure I was recharged, but that wasn’t the biggest thing. Rather, it was that I unplugged when I left, and then had to plug back in.

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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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The 4 Kinds of Work in the Future

Small Business Labs

HBR's Work in the Future Will Fall into These 4 Categories  has a great 2X2 matrix (below) showing the 4 different types of work likely over the next decade. Two things really struck us about this article and chart. The first is all 4 quadrants assume the growing use of contingent labor. But contingent labor is especially more important as work becomes more democratized and empowered by technology.

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