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How Assistants Can Have Staying Power

Office Dynamics

With all the buzz technology and workplace trends generate, it’s easy to forget that the foundation of every administrative professional should be built on timeless skills. Failing to develop these critical cornerstones for administrative assistants often means failure to thrive and succeed. There’s a reason some skills are needed decade after decade.

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How Assistants can keep up in a fast-paced working environment

Practically Perfect PA

In a recent survey we conducted with the Practically Perfect PA readers we found that many Assistants struggle with the huge amount of work they have to get through in a day. The fast-paced environment, the never-ending deadlines and demands on their time seems to have become the norm. In this article we will [.].

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How Long Should You Stay at Your Job?

Eat Your Career

As you may know, I host a free Q&A session every month. ( You can sign up to be a part of them here. ) During this time, I put on my “career coach” cap and answer questions submitted by participants related to your career and workplace issues. It’s truly one my favorite things to do! Oddly, there seems to be a handful of the questions that get asked over and over again.

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Should You Prepare Your Home Business For The Coronavirus?

Tips From T. Marie

If you work from home you’re probably feeling pretty good about the whole Coronavirus thing. After all, you don’t have to get out of the house in order to go to work, right? Maybe, but we should still prepare our home business for the Coronavirus, flu or any other illness that becomes widespread. Why? Not every home business owner works strictly from a home office.

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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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3 Questions Every Manager Must Ask

On The Job

Companies spend a lot of money -- more than $4,000 -- to bring on a new employee. Then, it costs more than $1,200 to train each new worker. The Society for Human Resource Management says that about one quarter of new workers leave within their first year, which means that companies are doing a pretty fair job of hanging onto their investment in the early days.

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5 Unexpected Positive Effects Of The Coronavirus Panic

Brilliantly Better

The world is rapidly heading towards a general lockdown these days, because of the Corona virus pandemic. Entire countries are shutting down, flights are suspended between continents, people are advised (or forced) to work from home, public activity is reduced to a minimum. It’s like humanity hit the brakes so hard, you can almost hear. Read more 5 Unexpected Positive Effects Of The Coronavirus Panic.

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Nurturing And Motivating Virtual Teams In Uncertain Environments

BioTeams

The world is currently facing new challenges and the impacts of potential global pandemics are shaking fundamental working paradigms that contributed to and engineered economic success in the past. Companies are being forced to look at ways to support their workers through virtual technologies that foster remote working and collaborative project engagements in distributed, non physical environments.

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Episode 287: Where The Action Is with J. Elise Keith

Productivityist

On this episode of the podcast I’m joined by J. Elise Keith , co-founder of Lucid Meetings and author of Where The Action Is: The Meetings That Make or Break Your Organization. We dive into an area of our work lives that can have a direct impact on our overall productivity both individually and organizationally. That area is… meetings.

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3 Tips for Creating More Engaging Content

Small Business CEO

With the sheer volume of content that’s being added to the Internet on a daily basis, you’ve really got to impress if you want people to pick your content assets out of the crowd. But for many businesses, creating engaging content isn’t something that comes easy. Luckily, with a few tweaks and changes, you can adjust the content you’re already creating to make it appeal to more people on a deeper level.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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Social Engineering – The “Coronavirus Event”

Brilliantly Better

This will probably go down in history as one of the biggest social engineering events of humanity, probably one that will mark the beginning of a new era. In the sense that “life after Coronavirus” and “life before Coronavirus” will be strikingly different. The Facts Covid-19 is a highly viral respiratory infection, first identified in. Read more Social Engineering – The “Coronavirus Event” The post Social Engineering – The “Coronavirus Event” appeared first o

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Nurturing And Motivating Virtual Teams In Uncertain Environments

BioTeams

The world is currently facing new challenges and the impacts of potential global pandemics are shaking fundamental working paradigms that contributed to and engineered economic success in the past. Companies are being forced to look at ways to support their workers through virtual technologies that foster remote working and collaborative project engagements in distributed, non physical environments.

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Episode 287: Where The Action Is with J. Elise Keith

Productivityist

On this episode of the podcast I’m joined by J. Elise Keith , co-founder of Lucid Meetings and author of Where The Action Is: The Meetings That Make or Break Your Organization. We dive into an area of our work lives that can have a direct impact on our overall productivity both individually and organizationally. That area is… meetings.

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4 Tips for Hiring a Video Production Team for Your Next Corporate Video

Small Business CEO

Corporate videos are a great way to onboard new employees, introduce your brand at events, or attract new clients. Some can be informational in nature, or for training purposes. In all cases, corporate videos have to be compelling enough for your audience to actually follow them, but they have to be well made as well if you want them to accomplish their purpose.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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The Utterly Incomplete, Deeply Biased And Soon-To-Be-Outdated “Working From Coffee Shops Guide” In Valencia

Brilliantly Better

It’s been already a year since I moved to Spain and many parts of my life are starting to fit together quite nicely. One of the most important parts, work, was specifically interesting during last year and in today’s post I’m going to share what went good, not so good and great about working from. Read more The Utterly Incomplete, Deeply Biased And Soon-To-Be-Outdated “Working From Coffee Shops Guide” In Valencia.

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Continuing to Navigate and Remaining Calm Through Difficult Times

Office Dynamics

The world around us is in a state of pandemonium. The threat of Coronavirus has highlighted our greatest fears and worst nightmares. Its tentacles have a firm chokehold on the economy, and basic infrastructures are grinding to a halt. Times like these remind us of an old concept developed during the Cold War era, VUCA. VUCA stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity.

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Podcast 140: Speak clutter aloud

Clutter Coach

by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play ? iHeartRadio You can leave a review here! ?. This is podcast 140 and it’s called speak your clutter aloud. Whenever I start working with a client, the first thing we do is take a tour. This is partly for me to find out what’s going on, but it’s also for the client to become more aware of what’s going on.

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CRM: Why You Need To Learn The Basics Of This Software

Small Business CEO

CRM software is the primary automation tool that’s used for customer relationship management in a business organization. In a more profound sense, it also refers to the strategies and technologies that companies use to reach out to customers. Not only does CRM software apply to their existing customers, but also to those they’re still trying to target.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

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.

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Put Things in Their Place to Get Organized

Ian's Messy Desk

The post Put Things in Their Place to Get Organized appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. One of the oldest organizing adages is often attributed to Ben Franklin, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” Whether Ben was the first to say it is debatable, the truth of the saying is not. The single-most important step you can take when organizing is ensuring you have a place to put […].

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Elevate the Organism

The Marq

Today I started the Story Skills Workshop , one of t he many workshops that Seth Godin and his team have put together to help us each become more than a single person, to make a difference. I posted my introduction in the workshop and realized I've not shared here what I wrote there. Here it is: I came here because I want to become a better human at best, a better business person at least.

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10 Ways to Spend Less When Dining Out

Small Business CEO

According to the latest Retail and Food Services report of the Department of Commerce in August, American have spent more than $2 billion at restaurants compared to the total money spent at grocery stores. This statistic only shows how everyone loves dining out. Rather than cooking their meals, people would prefer to spend on ordering meals at different local restaurants.

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Financial Advice When Looking For a Job as Unemployed

Small Business CEO

Becoming unemployed can be devastating for anyone, particularly those with a family to support. The stress of maintaining a home and ‘putting food on the table’ can cause great unhappiness and this can be compounded if finances are not taken care of during this difficult period. Clearly, it will be necessary to review all expenditure and to prioritize spending as much as possible.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

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.

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The Steps to Take if Your Business Can’t Pay Its Taxes

Small Business CEO

When it comes to business taxes, it doesn’t pay to mess around with what’s due to the IRS. They don’t have a sense of humor about getting payments in on time and can take steps against the business, including charging interest, adding penalties or even freezing accounts if it comes to it. In this article, we cover the steps to take when a business is struggling to pay its taxes. 1.

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What are the Top 3 Biggest Risks to Starting a Jewelry Business?

Small Business CEO

Jewelry store owners conduct a risk analysis to find all risks that could affect the business. The findings show the business owner the best ways to protect the company and its inventory. Entrepreneurs who want to start a jewelry business should review these top three biggest risks of starting a jewelry business. 1. Theft and Burglary. Theft and burglary are the greatest risks for jewelry store owners.

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3 Ways to Smooth the Friction Between Sales and Marketing

Small Business CEO

Of all the departments within a small business, perhaps no two have a more dysfunctional relationship than sales and marketing. Different surveys reveal different reasons for this, but the most common culprit is poor communication. The sales team might believe marketing should provide better leads, while marketing might think sales should do a better job closing the leads it does generate.

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Missing the Money: How to Stop These 3 Bad Financial Habits

Small Business CEO

There are two types of people when it comes to starting and maintaining healthy financial habits: people who think they’ve got it all under control, and others who have no clue what they’re doing. The one thing that both have in common is that they are both guilty of having bad habits that they may not recognize. According to Ubiquity , a retirement and 401k savings plan provider, here are a few of the most common bad habits in managing your personal finances and how to overcome them. 1.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

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