Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

To find out exactly what your target market wants, you gotta ask them! Sounds easy enough, right? But you’d be surprised at how many business owners don’t do this. They just assume they know what their audience wants. Or they see someone else having success with a product or program, so offer something similar to their own clients and subscribers (I remember once a mentor telling me that I’ll always have success if I offer list building.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Assistants go out on a limb so their bosses won’t have to lift a finger. Excellence for them is not just a goal, but a habit. This infographic is part of a series celebrating administrative excellence. Find out more at ‪ #‎BehindTheSuccess‬: The post Anatomy of an Executive Assistant Infographic appeared first on Office Dynamics.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

So this is part three of my four part business travel planning guide. So far I have published part one: waving goodbye to your Exec and part two: Delivering your Exec to their destination. Today I will look at how you can manage your Executive while they are on the road. Here are my top tips: Prior to the trip make sure that you both have the same expectations.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The choice between self-employment or having a traditional job is a competition. People tend to go through a mental math process of weighing the options against each other. After weighing the options, a winner is picked. Up until about a decade or so ago the math heavily favored traditional employment, except for those that highly valued being their own boss.  But benefit cuts, increased workloads, declining job security and a growing desire for more work autonomy, control and flexibility

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

As a coach to smart women wanting to run smarter businesses, I help clients explore all manner of things (like who they are, what they do well, what they should be focusing on, how to set up a business strongly, and how best to market their services). Exploration of themselves, others, and the world around them is some of the most important work they'll ever do.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Is there currently a SaaS offering that is an alternative to Netsuite? Yes! The answer is WinWeb. WinWeb gives you transformational enterprise level cloud computing for your growing business. One unified business management suite, combining traditional back-office, social media, web services, customer care, online & offline multi-channel sales and fulfilment activities.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

I recently received a request for advice from an assistant named Kathryn. She posed a typical problem that I have heard for years and I want to respond to her question in a blog as I bet many executive and administrative assistants run into the same problem. My challenge will be answering this concisely because I have a lot to say about executives and assistants meeting daily, whether it is on the telephone or in person.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Over the last few weeks I have been looking at the four stages of business travel planning. Today I am going to write about stage two – delivering your Executive to their destination. At this point we have organised the trip, confirmed flights, booked the hotel, written the itinerary and waved goodbye to our Executives. Now, from the comfort of our desk we have to ensure they arrive at their destination without any problems.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

According to data from the 2015 MBO Partners State of Independent study , the percentage of U.S. full-time independent workers/freelancers who report having health insurance increased from 64% in 2013 to 82% in 2015.  This increase in coverage means that roughly 3.2 million more freelancers have health insurance than in 2013. Full-time independent workers are defined as those who work at least 15 hours a week as independent workers/freelancers (self-employed, independent contractors, etc.)

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Attraction. If you're an AssistU-trained VA , it's a concept (or, as TJL would say, an "operating system") you've heard a lot about. Others of you reading this probably also know about Attraction—it's difficult to move about the 'net anymore without running into it. Recently, I've run into some VA web sites where the VAs are trying to employ some sort of Attraction mojo, but they aren't really getting it.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Is there currently a SaaS offering that is an alternative to Netsuite? Yes! The answer is WinWeb. WinWeb gives you transformational enterprise level cloud computing for your growing business. One unified business management suite, combining traditional back-office, social media, web services, customer care, online & offline multi-channel sales and fulfilment activities.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Making more profit is NOT the same as generating more revenue. They are two completely different areas, and something that I see very little discussion on. Sure, I see LOTS of talk about revenues, i.e. six-figure businesses, multi-six-figure businesses, seven-figure businesses, but you never seem to get to the real story behind these headlines – how much profits are they really making?

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

There are many activities and habits throughout our day that waste our precious time. At first glance a few harmless minutes are spent Facebook scrolling here, internet surfing or jumping around from app to app on your smartphone. All of sudden these seemingly insignificant amounts of time have added up to hours of wasted time. Here are 6 ways you’re wasting time along with some time management tips to keep you moving forward when it’s tough to get focused.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

What does your career path look like? I left school without a clue as to what I wanted to do when I grew up. Lady Diana had just accepted a proposal from Prince Charles – Lady Diane was a nursery nurse, so I thought that was an excellent career path. My Father asked me to hold that idea until I learnt to type, so off I went to college and did a BTEC General Diploma in Business Studies for a year – this led to the start of my career in administration; the nursery nurse idea was long gone.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Last week, I wrote about how truth telling gives you a powerful marketing advantage. This week, I want to talk about why it also gives you an advantage with relationship building. Obviously, people who form relationships with you will feel better about you and safer with you if they believe you tell the truth. And, I'd like to think that, for the most part, people do tell the truth—at least when it's easy.

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Clutter Coach

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

by Originally posted 2012-07-31 17:20:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter How does it feel to be disorganized? Not so good, right? I’ve heard people say embarrassed, overwhelmed, exhausted, anxious and desperate. Here’s the thing. It can be really hard to make a change when you’re in the grip of such negative emotions. If you act from those emotions, every decision will be agony and you’ll feel so tired and disheartened that you won’t get very far anyway.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Last week I had one of the highest number of unsubscribes for a single broadcast than I’ve had in a while. And this is perfectly normal! I know it wasn’t the content of this particular broadcast; if it was that there was something wrong with the content, I would have gotten feedback to let me know. No, the reason for the unsubscribes was simply the time of year!

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Maintaining and building your online persona is a part of the new job search. Building your personal brand is crucial to standing out from the crowd when job hunting. After all, Inc reports that every corporate job opening attracts an average of 250 resumes, but on average only four to six people will interview for the position. Here’s a look at some tips on how you can build your online presence and find the job that is right for you.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

During Assist Travel 2015 we are running a brilliant interactive session called …What happened next ? I’m really looking forward to this one because we will look at how assistants have worked their magic to fix all manner of travel mishaps from cancelled flights, erupting volcanos to the wrong visas and flat tires. Using real life stories and worst case scenarios this session is going to be a lot of fun and we will also come up with a load of practical advice that the attendees can take b

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Industrious is a fast growing coworking chain that started in Chicago and now has spaces in a dozen or cities. Like the better known WeWork, Industrious spaces tend to be quite large by traditional coworking space standards. What I really like about Industrious is how they've branded themselves. The call themselves "social offices" Key quote from their website: We've created the social office—communities of 1 to 10 person private offices with plenty of common space and coworking

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I love Mike Dooley. His work is phenomenal and has helped so many people. If you haven't read his books, and have never seen Notes From the Universe, you're in for a treat. Today, a quote of his that, I think, stands without any embellishment from me. Keep on rockin' your standards. They will absolutely help you get where you want to go!

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Clutter Coach

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

by Originally posted 2011-11-03 08:44:13. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Organizing doesn’t always mean getting rid of things. It means finding places for them so that you aren’t tripping on them, distracted by them, maneuvering around them or always looking for them. It means cr eating a living space that is pleasing and supportive. You do need space to put things if you’re keeping them, however.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

There is always the latest *hot* new marketing tool that you can use to market your business. What was in favor just a couple of years ago has now been replaced with the latest whiz-bang tool. Just because there is a new tool available doesn’t necessarily mean it’s right for you and/or your business and you should use it. One of the latest marketing tools I’m hearing about is the new social media tool, Periscope.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Imagine this… There is a huge fiery dragon roaming the earth. Some days, the dragon is a little more tame and other days the dragon is on a rampage breathing fire. Do you know this dragon? You may not be directly affected by this dragon the dragon can be creating pain for your industry, your employer, managers, executives, and customers. Now, what do I mean by starve the dragon?

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Over the last few weeks I have been writing about the four steps of business travel, firstly I published waving goodbye to your Exec. The second step was Delivering your Exec to their destination and the third step was managing your Executive while they are on the road. Today I will look at the final step: Getting your Executive home. So your Executive has made it to their destination, settled into the hotel and conducted the important business meetings that took them there in the first plac

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The New York Time's article A Toxic Work World nicely summarizes the growing Darwinian nature of traditional jobs. Key quote: FOR many Americans, life has become all competition all the time. Workers across the socioeconomic spectrum, from hotel housekeepers to surgeons, have stories about toiling 12- to 16-hour days (often without overtime pay) and experiencing anxiety attacks and exhaustion.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Recently, I ran into a seriously difficult problem with a trusted vendor. Friends told me to walk away--find someone new. But because this is a trusted vendor, and I've worked with this company for years, I want to have a conversation and find out what happened, as well as what will happen to prevent this thing in the future. The point of my telling this story is that I'm sure there are lots of people who wouldn't bother.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Choosing an office space for one’s company may seem not-all-that-important. If a business owner is running a quality business, people will come, no matter the other factors, right? If you’re under this misconception, you better forget all about it. The foundation of your company starts at the very beginning, when choosing where to make your headquarters.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

My husband is going to put a lovely new tile backsplash in my kitchen. So yesterday afternoon I went to a local tiling store to pick out what I’d like. They showed me rack after rack of different tile samples — round ones, square ones, rectangle ones, squashed hexagon ones. And then there were glass, metal, ceramic, and porcelain options too. My head was spinning with all the different choices.

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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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