Eco-Office Gals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Many people are beginning to practice eco-friendliness within their home and working lives which is a positive step in the bid to reduce carbon emissions, however one of the largest contributors of carbon emissions haven’t quite been tackled – transport. The commute to and from work is significantly affecting climate change. Traffic congestion means journey times are longer than usual. in rush hour, resulting in more fuel consumption and consequently more carbon emissions which are proven

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

You have got to be on social media sites!!! Isn't that what you hear all of the time? Maybe you have created the Facebook page and the Twitter profile.  You post consistently, but you're really not seeing the benefit. Maybe you have decided that it is time to "hang it up" or "throw in the towel" because you've decided that social media is a waste of time.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. F or people who have never done it, working from home often holds the allure of a thing with infinite advantages: no boss, no commute, no annoying coworkers, more freedom, less stress, and so on in a never-ending list of awesomeness. The truth, of course, is that the grass is almost never actually greener on the other side, and that working from home has as many pitfalls as conventional employment, some of which can

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Customers Rock!

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Who is your customer experience competition? Those of you only looking inside your own industry need to take a look around, as your competitors are not who you think they are – especially online. Organizations should be asking this question: Which companies have the best practices in customer focus across all industries ? I recently exchanged Facebook messages with Deb Robison , a smart marketing and social media gal.

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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.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

What is a product launch? It’s a step-by-step, repeatable process, that you can implement whenever you want to launch a brand-new product or program, or re-launch a current product or previous program. It’s much harder to sell something simply by sticking it out there and hoping people will buy it; when you have a launch system in place you will make more sales.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

A couple of years ago, I would absolutely have been called an organization addict. I was enthralled by the idea that there were amazing tools “out there” that could transform my physical space as well as the space inside my head into perfectly honed paradises. I bought gobs of things—always sure they were going to be helpful. Back at the office, though, 99% of the time, they simply weren’t.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

This article is the ninth in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. The other day, while being decidedly unproductive , I stumbled upon a little gem of a website called PassiveAgressiveNotes.com. As you might expect, it’s both laugh-out-loud funny and sadly familiar. I swear I’ve seen some of these notes before…Like the one an “anonymous” officemate left in the break room of my old office: “Adults pick up after themselves.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. W e all know about Google as the search engine mogul and most know about Google Docs — an online version of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentations software. But if you’re like me, you are far more comfortable using Microsoft Office products. I know all the hot-keys, the short-cuts, and know my way around the software.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Sometimes a very simple tweak can make a huge impact for you and your prospects. Have you ever had this happen?  You read an email from someone that really impresses you.  You are inspired to take action right away and then you realize that the email does not include contact information. You don't have the desire to go to their site to look it up, so you put it off until later.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The weekly top 5 tips post is always full of helpful hints and advice for small, home and micro business owners. 1. Joint ventures are a great way of moving your business forward quickly. By working together with another local business you can cross sell products and services that complement each other. 2.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

If you’re like me, when preparing to speak, the temptation is to read through the outline a couple of times and figure I’m all set for the delivery. Unfortunately, this rarely works. If I don’t practice my speech aloud, several times, I’m not going to do my best when giving the speech. There is a gulf between knowing how to deliver a speech and actually doing it.

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Eco-Office Gals

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

As the shift to a greater ecological consciousness continues out of the necessity of long term survival, you might be wondering just what it is that you can do to help out the effort. Here are a few things to get you started on reforming your life in tune with the balanced harmony of our planet. Garden. The first thing that you can do is plant a garden.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Take a look at how you do things, then, purposefully find new ways of doing them. Whether you implement the new ways or not, it's good to always know other ways of getting things done (think back-up plan!). It's also a great way of keeping sharp!

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. D oes your boss frown on taking coffee breaks? Perhaps he thinks that you are not working hard enough. Your boss might be surprised to know that taking a coffee break can help you be more effective in business. Here are four ways in which you can benefit from the daily coffee break. 1.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

A while ago I wrote about how followup is one activity that many entrepreneurs fail to do , yet it is also the one activity that can really make you stand out from your competitors.   Think about it!  If very few business owners are able to effectively follow up after networking with someone, shouldn't that be a "no brainer" thing for you to get into place today?

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

I my opinion, the business world, seen through a SMB/SME looking glass, has never been more cynical in my lifetime. Banks pretend to offer loans, they never hand out. Now they even offer business advice (they certainly should know what NOT to do) in an attempt to show support for small business.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Google Wallet is a software product designed to replace the physical credit cards most of us carry around and use to pay for things.  It's a version 1.0 product, which means it's limited and not that useful - at least yet.  But Google Wallet shows us the future of mobile payments - and that future is just a couple of years away. Currently Google Wallet, which requires a special NFC chip, is only supported by 1 phone (Sprint's Nexus S) and 1 credit card (Citibank Mas

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

by: Sharon Lowenheim. Many people want to get organized but don’t know how to take the first step. Unfortunately, the first step many of them take is the wrong step! Here are the ten biggest mistakes that would-be organizers make, and how to avoid them. 1. Waiting for a large block of available time. Many disorganized people say that they will get organized when they have a completely free weekend, or when they can take a few days off from work.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Last month, when hurricane Irene was bearing down on the east coast of the US, this semi-amusing bit was making its way around status updates on Facebook: ** THIS JUST IN ** As Hurricane Irene prepares to batter East Coast, federal disaster officials have warned that Internet outages could force people to interact w/ other people for the first time in years.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. Visit the original article at [link]. T he art of Feng Shui involves the placement and layout of furniture and objects to achieve a harmonious flow of energy. It is believed by those who practice it that it can bring happiness, prosperity, wealth, and health to a person who follows it. A house or even an office can stay in harmony and the people who use that space will be happier.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

I’ve been reading a lot lately that business owners are seeing plummeting open rates for their email newsletters (ezines). And I wonder if it’s any surprise with the number of other information avenues we’re constantly subjected to these days: Social media – Facebook & Twitter. Mobile marketing via SMS messaging/text messages. Constant bombardment of emails coming into our inboxes.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

What would make you into a loyal customer to your suppliers? I’m loyal to suppliers with good service, reliability, honesty, they know my name and care about me as a human being.

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Job Advice Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

There are a few basics that every person who’s preparing for or facing a job interview should know. A job interview is not an interrogation or an investigation. You are not guilty and you are not on trial. In fact, you have a great opportunity to get an exciting job. But before that, let’s understand [.].

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Every business needs to cultivate a productive culture. An office can be busy and active or slow and inefficient. So, how do you optimize office productivity ? The following tips can help make your office as productive as possible. Organise. The office environment needs to be organized. There are many tasks to be completed in an office environment and they tend to be completed effectively when there is good organisation.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Information is power! If you can find it when you need it.     Statistics show that the average executive/entrepreneur wastes 6 weeks a year just looking for stuff.  Do you really want to do that with your time?  Or would you rather be growing your business? If you are in the Anaheim CA area , now is the time to unleash your profit potential!

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. This article was written by John from Home Loan Finder. Visit Home Loan Finder to compare home loan interest rates. Note: This article covers a topic that is not usually written about in this blog. It captured my interest – I became a homeowner for the first time on July of this year (yay!

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tradesmen get a helping hand with a business information portal created in conjunction with Business Link. Wickes has chosen WinWeb as cloud computing affinity partner for it’s Tradebuilder platform, to support over one million tradesmen and women in the UK.

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Job Advice Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

In America, people are generally very busy—especially higher-ups—and many of them are good at what they’re doing. You might expect they’d continue being good at it even after losing their jobs—that is, in terms of finding the next assignment. But as a career coach who deals with them daily, I find that my expectations are [.].

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Speak from the heart. What you say and how you say it are important, but why you say it is even more important. When you speak from your own conviction, you improve the possibility that your listeners will accept what you’re saying. Have specific objectives for the speech. An objective should target behaviour or thought. What does the speaker expect to accomplish: Convincing listeners to support a cause?

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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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