Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 9, 2011

We all know that email is a huge source of overwhelm for many solopreneurs, and also one of the biggest time drains. However, email is essential to a solopreneur’s success, so you have to find a way of organizing your emails. If organized properly you’ll quickly and easily be able to: Focus on the top priority emails first. Skim your emails and see which ones need your attention.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Small business owners who deal with customers face to face generally know what makes their patrons tick and can therefore plan to retain them effectively through their strategized business model.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Coworking facilities - shared, collaborative workspaces - are rapidly gaining traction as a work location option.  This is illustrated by several clear signals. Web traffic and activity related to coworking continues to surge.  The chart below shows the number of Google search hits for the term "coworking"   Yes, you don't want to read too much into Google search data, but we've found it to be a good indicator of trend directions.    

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. A re you one of those people who can’t seem to get things right until you have had your cup of coffee? Maybe you’re one of those people who can’t focus until sometime after lunch. Well, if you are reading this article you no doubt have a desire to get more things accomplished while most people are still walking around in their bunny slippers and pajamas.

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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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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 9, 2011

We all know that email is a huge source of overwhelm for many solopreneurs, and also one of the biggest time drains. However, email is essential to a solopreneur’s success, so you have to find a way of organizing your emails. If organized properly you’ll quickly and easily be able to: Focus on the top priority emails first. Skim your emails and see which ones need your attention.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 9, 2011

More than a third of all adults hit the “snooze” button an average of three times before getting up each morning. That adds up to 27 minutes each day. Imagine what you could do with an extra 14 hours per month.

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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 13, 2011

You can have all the experience in the world, but what matters is whether you've grown because of it--not whether you can do more as a result of it. At the end of the day, who cares about the doing? What I want to know is. is what you're learning helping you be a better person? . .

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 9, 2011

We all know that email is a huge source of overwhelm for many solopreneurs, and also one of the biggest time drains. However, email is essential to a solopreneur’s success, so you have to find a way of organizing your emails. If organized properly you’ll quickly and easily be able to: Focus on the top priority emails first. Skim your emails and see which ones need your attention.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Are you like me and sometimes wake up in the morning with a song in your head that you just can’t quite shake? Well, the other day I woke up and had the song ‘People should smile more‘ by Newton Faulkner.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 10, 2011

If you are an eco-savvy individual who is aware of the importance of the “go green” efforts to sustain the environment, you might question whether or not you can maintain a green lifestyle while dining out on the town. Well, with these tips it is easy to enjoy a meal at a restaurant while saving the planet at the same time. Carefully choose a restaurant.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 13, 2011

When I was in junior high, there were these things called "slam books." These were notebooks that were passed around anonymously with a different person's name on each page. On each page, you could write -- good or bad -- what you thought of that person and remain anonymous. To this day, I can remember one especially hurtful comment written on my page.

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Do you get a ton of emails each day? Does it take you nearly all day just to sift through them to find out which ones you need to deal with now, which ones can be dealt with later, or which ones are just junk? If this is you, then read on for some tips on organizing your Inbox so that you spend less time sifting through the junk and more time on the emails that need your attention now!

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The weekly top 5 tips post is always full of helpful hints and advice for small, home and micro business owners. 1. A lot of people have great ideas, but the ones that are truly able to disrupt the market are those who follow through and turn an idea into reality.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 14, 2011

By Nancy Fraze. Recently, I experienced an old-school, “you’ve-got-to-be-out-of-your-mind” moment. I’m sharing it with you in hopes our culture can begin a meaningful dialog about respect and perception. Here’s what happened: Following a 2-day business conference I had planned and organized, I was seated at dinner along with three attorneys, one of whom worked in Australia.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Dear EarthTalk: What is the environmental impact of so many people now using sites like Facebook and spending so much time online? – Bob Yearling, Paris, TX. The environmental impact of so much online time really boils down to energy usage, which in turn affects the amount of greenhouse gases we pump into our atmosphere. For one, each of us can help by limiting computer time (whether surfing the ‘net or not) and shutting them down or putting them into sleep mode when we aren’t using them (

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Pew's Fighting Poverty in a Bad Economy, Americans Move in With Relatives reports that over 50 million Americans live in multi-generational households.  As the report's title indicates, the Great Recession had a major impact.  From 2007 to 2009 the number of Americans living in multi-generational households increased from 46.5 million to 51.4 million.  But as the chart below (from the report) shows, the trend towards an increase in multi-generational households pr

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2011

I was in Spain last week with Hana, my fiancée, and we were staying at an apartment complex near Estepona in Andalucia. As part of the complex, there was a bar and restaurant run by a young entrepreneur Sam and his wife Kat.

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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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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Creating – Your Path for Personal Excellence. (Dan Lier, America’s Coach). Dan Lier fairly leapt onto the stage, full of energy, vitality, humor and wisdom. “I’m going to give you four tools to help you succeed,” he told the conference participants. 1) Change Your Beliefs and Change Your Life. A belief is a feeling of certainty. Dan shared a true story about Roger Bannister, a runner who broke the 4 minute mile in 1954, when it was believed humans could not run that fast.

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. I was absolutely thrilled to discover that I would have an opportunity to guest write here on Productivity Bits , so much so that I could hardly decide what to write about! In the end, I had to go with my gut and do something I’ve been mildly obsessed with lately: a garage transformation that calls for more organization and allows for more space!

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Origo is creating a 3D printer for kids.  The idea is kids can design their own toys using a very simple, PC-based drawing application and then make them out of plastic using the printer.  The picture on the right is an artist's rendering of their 3D Printer.  For those not familiar with 3D printing, my favorite description comes from a New York Times article on the topic from about 18 months ago: A 3-D printer, which has nothing to do with paper printers, creat

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2011

The HMRC is currently rolling out a new programme aiming to review the accuracy of financial recordkeeping of businesses all across the UK. If you have neglected your business records then it is possible that you could be liable for a large fine.

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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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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 12, 2011

You can't change people, and you certainly can't fix people. As such, you can't make a crappy relationship good. If you have one (or more) advantage takers in your practice, ditch 'em! . .

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Recently, a study revealed that knowing the ending of a book makes it more enjoyable to read. Sounds a little surprising, right? The researchers, Nicholas Christenfeld, a University of California, San Diego professor, and Jonathan Leavitt, a PhD candidate at UC San Diego studying psychology, tested readers to determine if “spoilers” really spoiled anything.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 14, 2011

While the speaker may seem like the centre of attention, speeches and presentations are a two-way process. The speaker should always be looking for feedback , both during and after the presentation. Here are three simple ways to get feedback from your audience: Use eye contact as a tool for continuous feedback. If you notice people with questioning looks, stop what you’re doing and ask if you need to clarify.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2011

OMG.This is truly my last visit to to the UK and London. My publisher forced me here to do some talks to publicise the latest edition of my blockbuster on enterprise, ‘Stripping for Freedom’ (available on Amazon). The visit started well as they put me in a nice house in St Johns Wood.

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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

Networking

Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Do you get a ton of emails each day? Does it take you nearly all day just to sift through them to find out which ones you need to deal with now, which ones can be dealt with later, or which ones are just junk? If this is you, then read on for some tips on organizing your Inbox so that you spend less time sifting through the junk and more time on the emails that need your attention now!

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. H ow well do you know what your staff are capable of? I mean this in the nicest way, but often when staff are recruited, it’s for a particular role. You then slot them into that niche and away they go. But what else can they bring to the table? One very successful company made a point, once their staff had settled in, of taking them out to coffee.

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Tips From T. Marie

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Anyone who reads this blog knows I’m a big fan of Twitter. ( Done the right way. ) And although I myself sort of dragged my heels at first, I have come to the conclusion that when it comes to social media for business, a Facebook Page is a necessity. The problem is, many small businesses are overwhelmed by social media and find the Facebook Page a bit confusing.

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