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International Women’s Day 2020 – A Message From Julie Reed

Office Dynamics

Sunday, March 8. In a recent interview, I was asked, “What motivates you to be an Administrative Professional Trainer and Coach”? I made it clear: I am passionate about my career of choice. More importantly, I am driven by the concept of igniting the power of you , the opportunity to gain control over your outcomes, and to value your value. I am an advocate for those who feel undervalued, those who are victims of their circumstances, the overwhelmed and stressed— basically, the disengaged and pa

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Accelerating your Assistant career path and progression

Practically Perfect PA

There are so many events, webinars, publications, blogs out there that talk about accelerating your Assistant career path and progression. Career success comes in many shapes and forms and, let’s face it, is an entirely personal definition. It could be that you define success as having a fantastic salary, amazing job title, or office [.].

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How to Jell With Your Boss

On The Job

It can be frustrating when you don't feel like you're on the same page as your boss. The result is that you've had some unpleasant exchanges in emails, or she ignores you in meetings. Maybe you've even heard that she's criticized you to others. Whatever the reason, it's not something that can be ignored. When you're not jelling with your boss, your career will pay the price.

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How to Be a Tech Savvy Professional (Webinar)

Eat Your Career

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of How to Be a Tech Savvy Professional. When asked to cite their biggest workplace frustration, many professionals say, “Keeping up with technology!” Nearly all fields are facing a rapidly, continually changing technical landscape. Whether learning a new or updated software system, adjusting to upgraded hardware, or simply trying to better utilize the technology you already know, most people agree it’s a serious challenge.

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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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Book Review: Gig Mindset

Small Business Labs

Gig Mindset is a different kind of book on the gig economy.  Almost all gig economy books focus on how to become a freelancer or some form of independent worker. But Gig Mindset is about how companies and workers can use freelancers and other gig workers to save time, access needed skills and increase productivity.  In other words, instead of focusing on how to become part of the supply of gig workers, it covers the advantages of using gig workers.  The author, Paul Estes, was

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7 Steps Towards a More Satisfying Life

Ian's Messy Desk

The post 7 Steps Towards a More Satisfying Life appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, of the University of California, has conducted considerable research in the area of personal satisfaction. The following seven points summarize her findings. There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps. Unfortunately, our calendars and to-do lists often get in the way of common sense.

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Podcast 139: Artist Kasey Smith on managing creative and work time

Clutter Coach

by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play ? iHeartRadio You can leave a review here! ?. This is Podcast 139 and it’s an interview with artist Kasey Smith who I met when she was the curator for the Oakland Figment art festival. Kasey creates site specific installations, performances, and art events with a focus on the ephemerality of the cityscape.

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Ipsos Global Trends 2020

Small Business Labs

The large, global market research firm Ipsos recently released its Global Trends 2020 study.  It's based on extensive surveys and interviews across 33 countries and updates similar efforts conducted in 2013 and 2016.  The study covers a lot of ground (the study report is 120 pages long) and identifies 12 key trends that Ipsos believes will dominate the world in the 2020s.  These are: Climate emergency and antagonism.

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How To Enjoy (Responsibly) A Mascletà

Brilliantly Better

At the end of February / beginning of March, Fallas, one of the biggest festivals in Spain and the iconic event for Valencia, explodes on the streets. Like, literally, it starts with an parade in which people are walking down a boulevard while throwing incessantly petards in front of their feet, up to the point. Read more How To Enjoy (Responsibly) A Mascletà.

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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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Is Your Business Guilty of Making These 5 Productivity Mistakes?

Small Business CEO

When just starting out your business, you may believe that all business models can be applied to create the perfect environment. But this isn’t so. The majority of startups fail within the first five years because they didn’t have a sound business model in mind. However, it’s the daily goings-on of the business that determines success. To prevent that from happening, here are five productivity mistakes you can avoid to ensure that your business is heading in the right direction.

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Episode 286: Doing Project 333 with Courtney Carver

Productivityist

I’m excited that my friend Courtney Carver returns for this episode of the program. We focus our conversation around her book Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More , which is a project I’ve undertaken and am still committed to several years later! This episode is brought to you by TextExpander.

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COVID-19 Crisis: 5 Tips for Building a Resilient Business

INSIGHTS: The Guthrie-Jensen Blog

How well can your business survive the impact of COVID-19? These tips on agile leadership can help you mitigate business risk and maintain operations.

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We Are Women

Admin Awards

© 2020 by Deidre L. Dixon. Looked over at my sister and what did I see? Someone fly. Someone strong. Looking back at me. Said hello to my sister and what did I hear? Someone kind. Someone smart. A woman I could revere. Explored beyond the surface and what did I find? One with strength. One with poise. Story similar to mine. She was Black, Brown, Yellow, Red and White.

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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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How Artificial Intelligence Is Advancing The Procurement Process

Small Business CEO

Artificial intelligence is a sophisticated technology distinguished by its unique ability to adapt behavior based on data specific to the system in which its operating. By introducing AI into procurement practices, organizations can streamline more complex processes that would otherwise require manual efforts. Not only will this ultimately reduce the risk of human error but will help to drive operational efficiency as well.

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Episode 286: Doing Project 333 with Courtney Carver

Productivityist

I’m excited that my friend Courtney Carver returns for this episode of the program. We focus our conversation around her book Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More , which is a project I’ve undertaken and am still committed to several years later! This episode is brought to you by TextExpander.

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Digital Marketing Tips For Your Business

Small Business CEO

Marketing is a necessary element of business, and the methods of marketing shift like the sands of the shore. It’s important to keep up with current marketing efforts in business, so you’re not left wondering what happened. Today, digital marketing is arguably the most important form of marketing for any business. The internet is a world within our world, and it’s an instant way to reach large masses of consumers with relatively low expense.

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How to Start and Grow Your Clothing Business

Small Business CEO

Competition in the fashion industry often turns into a contest of survival of the fittest, so starting a fashion business can be really challenging. However, if you know where to start and what it takes, being successful in this billion-dollar industry is possible. Image: apparelmagic.com. Here are 5 basic tips that can help you set a solid basis for your clothing brand. 1.

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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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What Are The Advantages & Disadvantages Of Using Reseller Hosting?

Small Business CEO

What is Reseller Hosting? Reseller hosting is when an individual or organization rents or purchases bandwidth and disk space from a web hosting service provider and then sells it to a third party. Depending on the type of reseller plan you choose it’s possible to have between 10 and 250 separate cPanel accounts. cPanel is a control panel that makes it possible to manage domains, publish websites, organize web files, create email accounts and more.

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Gender Equity and the Workplace: Has Anything Changed?

Small Business CEO

There’s no question that women gained ground in workplace equity in the last 40 years. More women work in management and executive positions now than ever. Still, gender equity is elusive. But, the labor statistics for the last half of 2019 tell a surprising story. Here’s what they show. Women Move In. No matter what the sector, whether it’s the military, government, business or academia, women traditionally had and still have a difficult time reaching upper-level management po

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5 Reasons Why More & More Millennials Are Using Web Push Notification

Small Business CEO

The prominence of push notification is not just only a proof of its effective working. The success of many businesses through it speaks itself a lot. Whether it is about an android application growing its user base or great conversions of a website. To tell you why businesses have adopted push notification as a major marketing strategy in their campaigns, we’ve come up with the following reasons.

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An Influencer Marketing Campaign Checklist: 5 Things You Should Know

Small Business CEO

Collaborating with influencers is a great way to promote your brand and reach out to your target audience. This is perhaps the reason why a lot of marketers have jumped onto the influencer marketing bandwagon. A study shows that 9 out of 10 marketers plan to maintain or increase their influencer marketing budgets. So, who’s using influencer marketing?

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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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Before Your Business Trip to The US: Things to Consider

Small Business CEO

Are you planning a business trip to the US? If so, there are some things to consider that will make your business trip an enjoyable one. You don’t have to limit yourself to meetings and deals when you are on any business trip because a business trip should be a good way to move around the world, meet new people and see all the beautiful things that are distributed across the world.

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Simple Basics For Small Business Startups

Small Business CEO

2020 Proofing Your Small Business. There is a vast amount of people who are realizing that branching out on their own in a business venture is well worth leaving behind being the backbone for someone else’s gain. Working for yourself is definitely not easy and the hours are well beyond the normal nine to five grind of being someone else’s employee.

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So You Want to Get Into the Used Car Business? 5 Tips for Pricing and Advertising

Small Business CEO

Starting a used car dealership is a great step for aspiring entrepreneurs in the United States. The business is booming and buying used has never been a better choice for many drivers. Even if you’ve got some experience in the industry, it’s important to know some tips for how to best price your cars, increase your inflow, and also what marketing strategy you can use to attract customers.

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Painless Payroll: 5 Top Tips on How to Streamline Your Payroll Process

Small Business CEO

Does the payroll process leave you feeling frustrated? If you’re not naturally a numbers person or don’t have payroll experience, the task can eat up lots of your work time. Payroll takes almost five hours per pay period for many small business owners. Streamlining the process helps simplify the tasks to make sure you get everything done while taking less time to do it.

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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