Eat Your Career
JUNE 30, 2011
This article is the second in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. In a recent study identifying the most common career-limiting habits , “It’s Not My Job” came in second place. This attitude is so prevalent in the workplace and, if you’ve ever worked with a person like this, you know how frustrating it can be. This is not the mindset of a team player.
Eco-Office Gals
JUNE 24, 2011
Making your home more energy efficient has many benefits, including reducing the cost of high energy bills, improving personal comfort, and helping to protect the environment. As the cost of energy rises and people’s awareness of the harmful effects of energy production increases, the demand for environmentally renewable energy sources becomes greater than ever before.
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Stephanie LH Calahan
JUNE 10, 2011
Just because you can do something does not mean that it is a good idea to do it. Maybe you would be more productive if you stopped reading your e-mail on your phone. Don't get me wrong, you know from reading my blog and listening to my podcasts, I LOVE technology. In fact, most of the time I'm touting the benefits of using different apps and other technology to improve your productivity.
Virtual Moxie
JUNE 21, 2011
One of the best things I think a VA can learn is to respect the limits of a client’s resources—of all types. So that takes into consideration the resources of money, of course, but also things like energy, connections, emotions, and time. By way of example, if you know that your client is at her best in the morning, and really only has the energy to lick stamps after 2pm, it’s not respectful of her energetic resources to lay something heavy on her in the afternoon.
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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.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 28, 2011
High-growth entrepreneurship - mostly from the technology industry - has become the poster child for U.S. business success. Start-up founders have rock star status, with their exploits covered in places like Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone in addition to the business press. Yet high-growth entrepreneurial enterprises make up less than 1% of U.S. small businesses overall. This means, of course, that the vast majority of America's small business owners aren
Productivity Bits
JUNE 10, 2011
Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. Kristy Ramirez writes for Life Insurance Finder where she helps people to compare life insurance quotes and select the best policy to meet their needs at the best possible price. It is no secret that life in the modern professional workforce requires serious dedication.
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Eco-Office Gals
JUNE 1, 2011
While the health benefits of green living, ranging from the immediate respiratory benefits of lowering indoor air pollution to the increased exercise that goes along with lowered car use, have long been well documented many people do not realize that green construction and green living inside their workplace is extremely important as well. Since the average American is at work for nearly a third of their life, the important health benefits of going green at work can be severely underrated.
Stephanie LH Calahan
JUNE 22, 2011
Once a month, I share links to a number of different blogs and sites. Today, I decided to do things a little differently and ask my Facebook network of productivity and organizing pros to share info about their blogs. You will find blogs on productivity and organizing as well as some of their personal blogs on topics like gardening and living a simplified life, etc. Stephanie L H Calahan You can find my blog at [link] and my podcast at [link]
The Small Business Blog
JUNE 20, 2011
The weekly top 5 tips post is always full of helpful hints and advice for small, home and micro business owners. 1. The number of people with smartphones is growing exponentially. Consumers increasingly expect to be able to access company websites from their mobile devices, so a mobile-friendly version is important. 2.
Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 7, 2011
Image via Wikipedia. Yesterday, Evernote announced they had passed ten-million registered users. I don’t know how that stacks up against active users, but I suspect the ratio is high. What is Evernote? If you’re not familiar with Evernote, it’s an application that helps you get organized and remember everything. Here’s a short description from the Evernote website: “Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you
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Productivity Bits
JUNE 27, 2011
Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. This guest post is provided by Francisco Sáez of FacileThings. A couple of years ago I was immersed in a very busy and unpleasant lifestyle, working too hard as a Project Director for a Spanish software development company. I hardly had time to enjoy weekends because of the strong feeling of not catching up on my commitments.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 28, 2011
This article is the first in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. Unreliability was identified as the number one career-limiting habit and it’s no surprise. After all, if the people you work for (and with) can’t depend on you, what purpose do you serve? Truth be told, unreliable people are actually dangerous to the success of the entire team.
Eco-Office Gals
JUNE 22, 2011
Eco-tourism continues to grow in popularity as awareness about finite resources continues to increase. Usually, when people think about eco-tourism, they think about small, no-frills hotels. However, more and more eco-hotels are offering attractive, all inclusive holidays. These eco-hotels provide luxury accommodations and amenities while maintaining harmony with the environment around them.
Stephanie LH Calahan
JUNE 24, 2011
The question of " Where in the world does my time really go? " is often asked by frustrated business owners. You work hard and it seems that there are never enough hours in a day. This gets even more complex if your business uses time tracking to bill clients. I remember the first time I was told I needed to track my time in 15 minute increments - we called them units. It was back when I worked for a large consulting firm. I thought the idea of tracking
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The Small Business Blog
JUNE 4, 2011
Think about Skype, sometimes the calls I make are very good and sometimes very bad and anything in between. In other words you can’t say their service is perfect! Most of the calls you make are free anyway and the calls you pay for are very cheap – above all Skype is convenient.
Customers Rock!
JUNE 26, 2011
A friend of mine has been a member of a particular airline’s frequent flier program (we will call this major US airline, AirlineX) for a number of years. He even has a credit card linked to that account to help accrue points. This friend had earned enough miles for a free trip to Europe but hadn’t been able to fly AirlineX for awhile since his company now required him to fly the cheapest option (which this airline never was).
Virtual Moxie
JUNE 6, 2011
As a followup to last week’s post on how I stay productive, Jane wrote to ask me if I would share more about how I keyboard more than I mouse, so here I am to do just that. Why I Keyboard. I didn't type much before starting to work for myself in 1993. But once I did, and I realized there were ways to click one or two buttons and do tasks in a blink of an eye, I think I was so intrigued that I wanted to learn.almost in the way that I love to learn languages.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 8, 2011
Don’t worry. I’m not turning this into a political thing. Admittedly, not so long ago, I admired the guy. Anthony Weiner has always been outspoken and unafraid. I loved this video of him on the House floor fighting for compensation for the heroes and victims of 9/11. When we talk about finding your voice in the workplace , Weiner was definitely a role model.
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Eco-Office Gals
JUNE 10, 2011
WEEE recycling has not been optional for businesses in the UK. Since the 2007 Directive placed the responsibility for end life product disposal firmly on the shoulders of any company that manufactures, retails, otherwise distributes, stores or disposes of electrical or electronic equipment – failure to comply is creating devastating consequences for developing countries that accept black market e-waste.
Stephanie LH Calahan
JUNE 17, 2011
Information Overload is a topic that comes up frequently when I talk with people about what holds their productivity back. Many people have become "information junkies" collecting all kinds of information but not having it in a format that makes it usable. Jeff Janer and his team at Spring Partners saw that coming a few years ago and developed a great tool called Springpad. Today I talk with Jeff and he shares some great insight on how Springpad could be one of your Product
The Small Business Blog
JUNE 13, 2011
The weekly top 5 tips post is always full of helpful hints and advice for small, home and micro business owners. 1. For full-scale exporting of a product, extensive market research is essential before even considering it.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 21, 2011
Long ago when I first entered the workforce, one of my most financially successful relatives told me "you can't get rich working for someone else." Back then the vast majority of wealthy Americans got that way by owning their own business or through inheritance. This is no longer true. The Washington Post article With executive pay, rich pull away from rest of America chronicles how the growth in executive pay has resulted in corporate senior managers becoming a
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Office Organization Success
JUNE 2, 2011
One of the many requests I get from business owners is asking me for my advice on how they can work productively when they’re not in their office, i.e. work remotely. With so many technology choices available today it becomes overwhelming knowing which one(s) are the most effective. I have the traditional solo service professional office set up – I have a dedicated office space in my home with a desktop PC and wireless all-in-one printer.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 14, 2011
Recently, while hosting a free group coaching call , I had a few questions from professionals who wanted assistance in the art of persuasion. Whether you’re looking to convince your boss that you need some additional training or you’re hoping to show an interviewer that you’re the best candidate for a job, persuasion is an essential tool for professional success.
Virtual Moxie
JUNE 28, 2011
I’m teaching a class loosely called “ Get Me Outta Limbo! ” It’s for AssistU Virtual Assistants who feel stuck in some context as they build their businesses. Today was the first of four sessions, and I’ve gotten so much good feedback from participants about a certain thing I shared that I decided to share it with all of you, in case it’s somehow helpful.
Stephanie LH Calahan
JUNE 3, 2011
I tried it once and it got rave (laughing) reviews, so I've decided to do it again with a new topic. A few weeks ago my organizer and productivity colleagues gave us some tongue-in-cheek commentary about time management. This time, I said to them: "I know you have seen people hang on to paper that they don't need right?!
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The Small Business Blog
JUNE 6, 2011
The weekly top 5 tips post is always full of helpful hints and advice for small, home and micro business owners. 1. Before embarking on any negotiation, it is essential that you are highly prepared. Entering the negotiation process ‘blind’ will automatically give the upper hand to the other party. 2.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 23, 2011
Lots of interesting data coming from the 2010 U.S. Census. Several things caught my eye: 1. The U.S. birthrate is at an all-time low , or at least an all-time low since statistics have been kept. The recession has had an impact, but the trend towards fewer children started way before. A recent USA Today article has several good birth rate related stats: the share of households with children dropped from 36% in 2000 to 33.5%.
Office Organization Success
JUNE 24, 2011
As I was teaching at a recent workshop the same question kept cropping up again and again, and it went something like this: “I’m just starting out in my business. What advice would you give me for knowing where to start in terms of setting up my online systems?”. And this question came out of sheer confusion and frustration – you know, too much information.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 6, 2011
In my work as a career coach , I find there are several helpful resources that very few people take advantage of. Mentorship definitely falls on this list. It’s really a shame. Having a mentor can elevate your professional capabilities exponentially. And—added bonus—mentors are amazing people. When you take the time to develop a strong mentorship relationship, you get access to a wealth of knowledge and experience, but you also end up with a lifelong friend and potential future business partner.
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