On The Job
MARCH 15, 2011
For Lent this year, I've given up potato chips, french fries and swearing. I decided to go for all three since my effort last year (to give up criticizing others) failed on a regular -- almost hourly -- basis. Not three hours after I made my vow of abstaining from salty food and salty language, I dropped a box of spaghetti in the pantry that exploded like a thousand pick-up sticks.
Stephanie LH Calahan
MARCH 14, 2011
" Balance? What is that?! " was how she responded when I asked her if she had a balance plan. She is not alone! People are working more than ever. "The more I work the more I get done" is the thought, but that is not always true. Professionals often become overwhelmed with the handling of their personal and business matters.
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Small Business Labs
MARCH 17, 2011
There's some really interesting data in the Network Solutions State of Small Business report on the impact of social media on traditional websites. When asked how social media usage is impacting their spending plans on their traditional websites, 62% of small businesses said that social media didn't change their spending plans for the coming year. 27% said they are planning on increasing their spend due to social media. But 9% plan on elimin
Virtual Moxie
MARCH 15, 2011
Today is VMoxie day (as you know). What you may not know is that I almost never write in advance, choosing, instead, to writing about whatever’s showing up now that I want to share with you. Unfortunately, today I’ve woken up having caught my DH’s cold, I feel like total crap, and I don’t feel like teaching or being witty. COULD I do it anyway? I could.
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!
Job Advice Blog
MARCH 18, 2011
The job-search arena has changed. The new technology makes job search more sophisticated and difficult. Think social media, video interview different type of resumes and more.
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Small Business Labs
MARCH 15, 2011
Network Solutions recently released its 2010 State of Small Business report and it has lots of interesting information, including data on social media usage by small businesses. As the chart below (chart 14 from the report) shows, Facebook is used by 27% of small businesses for business purposes. That's up from 17% just last June. This is stunning growth and another data point suggesting Facebook is taking over the web. The chart also
The Small Business Blog
MARCH 16, 2011
SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is one of the most effective methods of driving traffic towards a website. I have written about SEO before, but one aspect that I haven’t touched on is the amount of misdirection and confusion that surrounds the topic. Small businesses often mistakenly believe that they will need a separate page on their website that is dedicated to SEO.
Eat Your Career
MARCH 15, 2011
This past weekend, I became very familiar with a little thing called “resistance”. It’s kind of like a temperamental toddler in your head, kicking and screaming and repeating, “I don’t wanna! I don’t wanna! I don’t wanna!” That’s what resistance feels like. It happens when you know you SHOULD do something, you know you WANT to do it, and you know you CAN do it, and yet…you just don’t wanna.
Stephanie LH Calahan
MARCH 16, 2011
Last week I shared 16 Things Business Owners Would Do Differently. Writing things down was identified consistantly! Today, one of my contributors, Kariné Macri, expands on the things she has done to make sure procedures are in place for her business. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. There is nothing like peace of mind, especially when you have a business that serves as an ambassador to your profession.
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Make or Break Moments
MARCH 16, 2011
Are you watching the news? Of course you are – how could you not? It is at times like this when we witness the devastation through no fault of anyone and the subsequent death, injury and homelessness that we should stop and count our blessings. We have a chance to make a difference – you [.].
The Small Business Blog
MARCH 13, 2011
The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. If you can persuade the previous owner of the business to stay on for a short period after the purchase, do so! It really helps to utilise their expertise in a consulting role. 2. Get to know the workforce that you have at your disposal. You will soon be able to identify your best personnel assets. 3.
Loosely Speaking
MARCH 16, 2011
Everybody is using one or more of the social networks these days. It’s crazy how much information exists on how to use them, why, where, etc. What are the most creatively brilliant uses of these networks, either that you yourself have experienced, or that you have observed? Let’s call them “WOW’s&# and let’s talk about them here.
Stephanie LH Calahan
MARCH 16, 2011
Are you a virtual, executive, administrative or personal assistant? If so, you'll be interested in knowing about a great portal called AssistantEdge.com. They contacted me and let us know that they liked our content so much that they'd like to feature Productive & Organized. The site aggregates content from numerous sites across the web that have content of interest to those in the assistant industry. Pretty cool stuff.
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Ian's Messy Desk
MARCH 14, 2011
Image via Wikipedia. ?Behavioural Descriptive Interviewing (BDI) has been around for more than ten years. It is an efficient way of structuring interviews to learn about the skills and competencies a candidate has exhibited in previous roles. It is looking at past behaviour to predict future performance. BDI takes longer than traditional interviewing.
Tips From T. Marie
MARCH 14, 2011
( This is the second in a series of posts covering the basics of what you need to know in order to create your business website with WordPress ). In the last post, I discussed the fact that there are two versions of WordPress,com and.org as well as which is the preferred choice for building your website. And in order to go with that choice there are a few items that you’ll need to have in place.
Step It Up VA Coaching
MARCH 17, 2011
by Donna Toothaker. When you first start a business, it’s all about pursuing your dream. You set out with great excitement and dedication to build something that will support you, reflect your ideals, and offer a place for your skills and talents to bloom. In the beginning, bringing others on board to work for you may seem more of a luxury than you can afford.
Complete Organizing Solutions
MARCH 17, 2011
I will keep this short and sweet. I am changing things up a bit around here. My business site will stay here but the blog is moving. Well, it will still be floating around out there, kind of, but I will now be writing here… Please come check it out and subscribe so you don’t miss out.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.
Ian's Messy Desk
MARCH 17, 2011
Yesterday, Rick Broida posted about increasing productivity by adding at “snooze button&# to your e-mail in-box. Ultimate Productivity Tool: A Snooze Button For Your Inbox. “My inbox sometimes feels like an e-mail graveyard, with old messages dropping out of sight because I wasn’t ready or able to act on them just yet. And you know the saying: out of sight, out of mind.
Tips From T. Marie
MARCH 18, 2011
( This is the third in a series of posts covering the basics you need to know in order to create your business website with WordPress ). You now know the difference between the two versions of WordPress , and what a domain name is and how to choose and purchase one. It’s time for step three. Web Hosting. If your domain name is the address for your business on the Internet, web hosting is the building your office will reside in.
The Shrink for Entrepreneurs
MARCH 16, 2011
Went to South by South West. This is my obligatory "What I learned at Internet spring break" post blah blah blah. Let's get to the good stuff. SXSW made me realize that almost everything we know about goal setting and communication is wrong. Big time. Here's why: Meeting people face to face rocks my world. I can't escape the fact that this Internet schtick doesn't come naturally to me - I'm an offline man living in an online world.
Brilliantly Better
MARCH 15, 2011
Tweet A couple of weeks ago I was in Christchurch, New Zealand. Yes, I was there just days before the earthquake, but I’m not gonna talk about that in this post. While I was there, I had the urge of getting a tattoo. If you want to know why, well… I don’t kinda have an answer to that question… I gave it some serious thoughts myself and, after a few days and nights of pondering things out, I decided that I got a (Scorpio shaped, if you really want to know) tattoo, just bec
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Ian's Messy Desk
MARCH 16, 2011
Image via Wikipedia. Filling out a blank cheque (check) seems like it should be a simple process. However, in age of debit cards, automatic teller machines and on-line banking , the need to write cheques (checks) is disappearing. There are still places where cash or cheque is the only accepted form of payment; housing rentals being a key example. Most checks make clear where you need to put what information.
Small Business CEO
MARCH 17, 2011
Starting a new business is an exhilarating experience. It’s like going out on a first date. Your toes get all tingly, you try to dream of every mishap that could happen and you try your hardest to make it work. And like dating, it’s possible that it could have disastrous results. In fact, according to the SBA, “two-thirds of new employer establishments survive at least two years, and 44 percent survive at least four years.&# For a newbie in the business industry, it might cause
BioTeams
MARCH 15, 2011
In a 12-minute video Michael Cavanagh discusses the difference between complicated and complex projects and describes the additional project management techniques needed to succeed in the latter. Michael also demonstrates an on-line assessment tool to allow the whole project team to quickly establish consensus on the issues and the options for addressing them.
Brilliantly Better
MARCH 14, 2011
Tweet As a digital nomad , I do spend a lot of time processing and evaluating information. But the “nomad” part of being a digital nomad means I do it mostly when I’m on the road. I do not have a fixed office space. I work in a variety of places, from shared offices to coffee shops (most of the time), my own home or even parks (when weather allows me, that is).
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
Service Untitled
MARCH 14, 2011
As the popularity of online shopping continues to grow by giant leaps, so does the need for online customer service. What used to be emails, telephones, and traditional online customer support, the current trend of online chats have now become representative of that real salesperson we used to meet and speak with when we shopped at brick and mortar stores.
Stephanie LH Calahan
MARCH 18, 2011
People that are motivated are more productive. They just get more done - plain and simple. Yet, many struggle with motivation, either with their staff or themselves! So, how can one get motivated? Back when I used to work in Corporate America, I lead large teams (anywhere from 15 to 300 at various points of time). We worked hard -- often clocking way more than 70 hours a week. My team was highly educated and highly skilled. Over the years, there were thi
Loosely Speaking
MARCH 18, 2011
READER WARNING: If you don’t care about baseball, skip this post, one of my periodic updates on our son’s progress through the Los Angeles Angels organization. I may have imagined such a night, but I couldn’t have scripted it any better than it happened. It’s true that you just can’t make this stuff up. We got a call the night before Dillon was asked to report to the major league game in case they needed a back up 1B player.
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