Practically Perfect PA

JULY 4, 2013

'A few years ago I was working with a number of consultants who had been brought in to improve processes across our organisation. They were a great bunch of people but at times it was like they were speaking another language which was made up of business jargon that most of us couldn’t quite get to grips with. Along with all of the usual thinking outside of the boxes and looking for constant buy-in they also had code names for each project, talked endlessly about burning platforms, were al

AT&T 206

AT&T Skills Training UPS 206

Eat Your Career

JULY 25, 2013

'If you’ve been a part of the workforce for any period of time, you have at least some level of professional expertise. You’ve got a certain unique set of skills, knowledge and experience that makes you an asset to your organization. But what are you really doing with it? Are you hoarding it away like a squirrel stashes nuts? Are you saving all that goodness for yourself?

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Mentoring Training Gifts Skills 203

Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 29, 2013

'What Are You Waiting For? The next certification? Until you know more? Until your list is bigger? Until your book is done? Until you lose 20 pounds? Until. I talk to so many amazing people that are holding off creating their programs because they don't have the "perfect" circumstances.  Maybe you would like to host a telesummit. Maybe you would like to switch from hours-for-dollars to results-based programs.

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AT&T Forms UPS 196

Office Organization Success

JULY 13, 2013

'Many business owners are a little confused between an Online Business Manager and a Virtual Assistant – they think they’re one and the same. To some extent they are, but there is a role for both types of virtual support professional in your business. And it very much depends on where you’re at in your business. To put simply, I equate an Online Business Manager with the traditional Office Manager/Executive Personal Assistant in the corporate world; and a virtual assistant with an administrativ

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 31, 2013

'The workplace can be a wasteful environment if the right steps aren’t taken to limit the amount of waste produced. However, if an office has a collective goal to reduce the amount of unwanted waste, it can become significantly more environmentally friendly. It’s important to understand that everyone in the office can play a big part in creating a new way of working.

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Virtual Moxie

JULY 29, 2013

'I ? Gmail. I just do. I love how it works, I love how easy it is, I love that it’s ubiquitous, I love the interface…I just love it. Like a whole slew of people, I got the new tabbed inbox last week. And like most of you, I imagine, I’ve received email upon email and have seen countless Facebook updates from people with something to sell via email alerting me to the fact that Gmail has taken over my email with the new tabs.

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Clutter Coach

JULY 6, 2013

'Originally posted 2012-05-08 10:40:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Clutter comes from many sources; a primary one is what we call delayed decision making. That’s when things pile up because you haven’t made a decision to move them on to their next stop: being put away, thrown away, taken to the cleaners, returned to their owner, tossed in the Goodwill bag, shredded, mailed back or foisted off on someone else.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 26, 2013

'This is something that is increasingly cropping up in conversations from those asking how to set up their own shop so thought it might be useful to explain. I regularly get phone calls or visitors all excited because they have this dream of setting up their own shop and are bouncing away telling me all… Read the full article here: Capacity – the hidden curse of the small business and how to resolve it on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Phones UPS 181

Productivity Bits

JULY 1, 2013

'Innovation is the cornerstone to any successful endeavor. Innovation is necessary in almost every successful achievement. We need a vibrant influx of ideas to market target niches and make our brands stronger. Innovation can result in breakthrough changes to new or fundamentally changed products and services that can radically alter what companies sell and generate major gains in revenue and profits.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 16, 2013

'K. Having a clear vision of what you want to accomplish in your business is a critical component to reaching the level of success that you want, but vision alone will not get you there. Earlier this week I was listening to an interview with John Assaraf and he shared a simple system that he uses every morning to keep his vision alive.  He said, every morning he thinks of KASH and reviews each area to move his multi-billion dollar businesses forward.

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Skills Interviewing Goals UPS 178

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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Small Business Labs

JULY 10, 2013

'We enjoy new buzzwords here at Small Business Labs. Native advertising is a relatively new and hot buzzword in online advertising circles. It describes what used to be called advertorials or sponsored content. This is company produced content that runs on a media company website. This content is meant to engage the media company's audience as much as their "real" content does - while at the same time delivering a soft branding or marketing message.     I consider native

Forms 177

Forms AT&T 177

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 25, 2013

'I was working at an event in London last week where I was asked what my role in the company I work for involved. My rather tongue in cheek reply was that “I make my boss look good” Although this was said to get a quick laugh it did make me think, actually isn’t that a massive part of the role we all play at work? There is another phrase for this and it is called ‘managing up’ Some people are great at ‘managing up’ but assistants have to be fantastic at

Management 201

Management AT&T Skills UPS 201

Eat Your Career

JULY 1, 2013

'So, you want to get ahead at work. Who doesn’t? Almost everyone has dreams of career advancement, whether in the near or distant future. That’s part of the reason the workplace is so competitive. Everyone wants more money , more fulfillment , and more recognition. We’re all fighting for the same things and, unfortunately, we can’t ALL win. Some people will rise to the top.

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Training Resume Skills Learning 177

The Small Business Blog

JULY 4, 2013

'Welcome to the latest in an ongoing series of entrepreneur interviews for The Small Business Blog. These short Q and A sessions are conducted by myself and feature some of the most exciting figures in the business world. Our latest interviewee is Malcolm Trotter. Since 2001, Malcolm has been employed by the IAB (International Association… Read the full article here: 5 Minutes With… Malcolm Trotter on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Virtual Moxie

JULY 1, 2013

'There are many labels we can take on that help us understand ourselves better, and I''m all for it when it''s done from that place—of wanting to understand and free ourselves—rather from a place of wanting to close down or box in. Two labels I love, probably because I see them so often in coaching, are “ moderator ” and “ abstainer.”. Most of us are good at doing nearly anything we want—because we have the ability to moderate it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 17, 2013

'Do you know the best way to get what you want in business and in life? Ask for it! I know that sounds really simplistic, but many of the private clients that I work with have a really difficult time with this simple concept. Many people don't ask for what they want and they go through life having life happen to them/existing. Let's talk about why it is hard and what you can do about it.

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Negotiating Lifestyle AT&T Training 173

Office Organization Success

JULY 10, 2013

'Having been in business for 12 years now, I’ve seen many changes happening in the online world … and most of those changes have been down to the technology that’s available. As business owners the technology has empowered us to create businesses that we can run from just about anywhere as long as we have a PC and an internet connection.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 9, 2013

'So you’ve bagged a job interview, you’ve picked your outfit, you’ve researched the company and planned a few answers. You’ve made your way to the company building and have managed to get through all of the tricky questions. You think you’ve done well and might just have got the job when the interviewer says to you… ‘do you have any questions?

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Interviewing Job Hunting Budget Promotion 201

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Eat Your Career

JULY 17, 2013

'We’ve all had that co-worker who just shares too much information (the kids call it “TMI”). You know what I’m talking about: That person who gives you the play-by-play of her divorce proceedings. The one who’s happy to share all the gory details of her recent bout with stomach flu. The one who wants everyone to know all the details of what she’s working on at any given moment of the day.

Equipment 170

Equipment Facebook Stress Environment 170

The Small Business Blog

JULY 11, 2013

'What does your business do when someone asks to know more about your products or services? Is there a set process in place or have you never thought about it? Well, perhaps you should start thinking about the money your business is missing out on when you or someone else at your business fails to… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Contacting Leads on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

Management 169

Management 169

Virtual Moxie

JULY 15, 2013

'Thank you so much for all the comments and amazingly heart-felt emails you sent me last week as I celebrated my 50th. I had a wonderful trip to Minnesota and Iowa, had an amazing birthday, took some beautiful photographs (the one at the top of this post is probably my favorite—taken at a friend’s family’s farm in Iowa), received beautiful gifts and cards, ate amazing food at some wonderful and some quirky restaurants, and had some of the best laughs of my life with people I love.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 31, 2013

'One of the many dilemmas that people face with their ce255a ink cartridges is whether to replace or refill them. Although this is a very common question today, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages that people should know about to make sure that they are getting the printing quality for the lowest amount of money. Refilling. Today, there are ink cartridge refill kits for the ce255a that provide one of the quickest ways of refilling an empty one.

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Expenses Budget Environment 167

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Office Dynamics

JULY 8, 2013

'It Takes Courage. I began working with my employer in January, 2003. When I started, there were over 14,000 employees within the organization. Previously I had worked for much smaller companies with employees in the hundreds at the maximum, not thousands. While I was excited for this new opportunity, I was more overwhelmed than I had ever been in my life.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 22, 2013

'How many times are we asked to make improvements to administrative processes without any real guidance on what to do or where to start? Most managers will hire professional consultants for business improvement projects but will ask their assistants to make changes to the fundamental administrative structures without instruction or training. Even if we do manage to make great changes to useless admin procedures how do we ensure that our colleagues actually do what we ask them?

Suppliers 184

Suppliers Project Management Training Management 184

Small Business Labs

JULY 2, 2013

'Transamerica Insurance released their 14th annual retirement survey. This is a comprehensive online poll of over 3000 Americans aged 18+ working for for-profit companies with 10 or more employees.   Most interesting to us here at Small Business Labs are the attitudes related to working past traditional retirement age.   We're interested in this because a large percentage of older workers tend to be self-employed and/or start micro-businesses (less than 5 employees including the

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Retirement AT&T 160

The Small Business Blog

JULY 3, 2013

'If you are having problems using social media to promote your small business (in particular, on Twitter) then today’s infographic might help. Many people just starting out on social media can find the lack of interaction disheartening and they might feel like they are just shouting into a void where nobody is listening. But there… Read the full article here: Infographic: Twitter Interaction on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Twitter Social Media Promotion 168

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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Office Organization Success

JULY 23, 2013

'I’m writing to you this week from Portland, Oregon as I’m here at a fashion event! One of the things I love about running my own business is the flexibility it gives me to pursue other ventures too. Something that you may not know about me is that I’m an Independent Fashion Consultant for CAbi. I’ve always loved fashion (I wanted to go to Art College when I left school to study to be a fashion designer … that’s a story for another day!

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AT&T Management 157

Eco-Office Gals

JULY 20, 2013

'If you want to own a car that is eco-friendly and has good fuel economy, the obvious solution is to buy an electric car. But, electric cars are pretty expensive, and they are still considered somewhat of a luxury, which means that a lot of people can’t afford them. However, there are other options for those who can’t afford to buy an electric vehicle.

Expenses 158

Expenses International AT&T Environment 158

Office Dynamics

JULY 2, 2013

'In the American office, "who called this meeting?" is usually voiced as an accusation rather than an honest inquiry. If you manage a team of professionals who meet regularly, you have, no doubt, experienced your share of aimless, unproductive and boring meetings. To beat the boring meeting blues, all you need are some simple tweaks for happier, focused and more productive employees. 1.

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Virtual Moxie

JULY 22, 2013

'Heyyyyy… we have someone who wants to pick my brain ! Annaliese (love that name!!) wrote to ask me this: “How do I say “no” to something a client wants me to do without risking losing the client? This isn’t something I can’t do, but something I don’t want to do ever. It’s not something the client and I discussed before we started having me VA for him, but it’s something he wants me to take on.

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Agenda Forms Home Office Skills 152

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

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