Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 12, 2013

'Over the years I’ve had a number of roles that have required me to work for more than one boss. I’ve been Executive Assistant to the CFO, COO and Company Secretary. I’ve been PA to a Director and Administrative Manager for a whole department. I’ve even been Account Manager for 12 Committees. These jobs were hard because I had to juggle multiple tasks, deal with multiple personalities (sometimes within the same person) and I had to work to lots of different deadlines.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 6, 2013

'We're seeing a noticeable increase in the number of fashion trucks. These are trucks that sell clothing, accessories and other fashion items.   As we've pointed out in the past , entrepreneurs across a wide range of industries are recognizing the economic and business model advantages of truck-based commerce.   A good example is Nomad , a fashion truck operating in the New York city area.

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Eco-Office Gals

JUNE 4, 2013

'Summer is heating up and the savings are sizzling at Eco-Office Gals! Don’t miss out on The Before, During and After Hot Summer WordPress Deals! The “Before”: Don’t have a WordPress site yet, but need one? Contact Eco-Office Gals and tell me you want my HOT SUMMER WORDPRESS DEAL for 20% off your first WordPress Design Project.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 19, 2013

'The obvious answer to this question is “yes, of course” but the reality of the matter is that getting young people (and particularly graduates) to come aboard an actual start-up can be a tough sell. When faced with the uncertain path of start-up employment or a straightforward trek up the career ladder, it is understandable… Read the full article here: Should young people join start-ups?

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 5, 2013

'I have always said, “ You do not need to be a manager or senior executive to be a leader. Every executive assistant and administrator can be a leader and should be a leader. ” Leadership is often defined as a set of characteristics such as being ambitious, broad-minded, dependable, forward-looking, intelligent, mature, and honest. Kouzes and Psoner provides 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership™: 1.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

JUNE 21, 2013

'Announcing: PAY WHAT YOU CAN DAY!! For the rest of the day, until 11:59 pm EST, you can purchase a private, one-hour strategy session with me — and you pay whatever you can. No strings. No upsells. No gimmicks. Just you-and-me. Strategy. Growth. Success. Just one conversation can dramatically improve your business! And today you pay whatever you can. .

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Virtual Moxie

JUNE 24, 2013

'We are pure potential. I’ve often said that seeing The Matrix was a hugely spiritual event for me, because it was in that movie that I got super-clear that anything is likely possible (including jumping across buildings, bending spoons with our minds, flying, learning anything super-fast, and running as fast as lightening), but what holds us back is the belief(s) we hold about being able to do it.

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Eco-Office Gals

JUNE 12, 2013

'As more and more offices make the move to greener operations, it has become abundantly clear that creating eco-friendly work environments are not only good for the air and physical space, but they are also great for office morale and productivity. One of the ways that this is best promoted is through the implementation of greenery within the office environments; flora and fauna can have a powerful impact on the workplace.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 19, 2013

'It is often thought that the mind of an entrepreneur is wired slightly differently. It takes a strength of character and a unique perspective to start your own business and make a success of it. That’s why the infographic today is so interesting. All entrepreneurs are different and yet they share many of the same… Read the full article here: Infographic: The Mind of an Entrepreneur on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Organization Success

JUNE 24, 2013

'Just this past week I’ve been involved in two separate Facebook group discussions around, “which one should I use in my business, 1ShoppingCart or Infusionsoft?”. You may even be in the same dilemma yourself right now: You’re currently using 1ShoppingCart but a colleague or marketing expert has said you need to switch to Infusionsoft. You’re using a simple list management service and wondering whether to switch it all over to Infusionsoft … after all you’ve heard great things about this p

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 19, 2013

'I recently spoke to a prospective career coaching client who told me she did everything right when she decided to change careers a few years ago. She went through a lengthy process of self-exploration to determine her strengths and weaknesses. She created a vision for life and then questioned how her career could support that. She did her research and conducted informational interviews.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 20, 2013

'I’m not quite sure why I’ve been so lucky but in my last three roles I have sat near the company boardroom, in the last two offices in fact I’ve sat directly outside the boardroom. Like I said, I don’t know why I was so lucky! I would see the comings and goings of all of the board members and senior directors and would get to chat with colleagues waiting outside the room for the meetings to finish or just hanging around trying to overhear or find out what was going on (I

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 3, 2013

'Travel Planning for Executive & Administrative Assistants. When I was an executive assistant planning hundreds of trips for my executive over a 20-year period, I thought I did a good job. Most of the time, my executives were pleased. But I really didn’t understand the intricacies of travel until I became an executive and traveled often. For 22 years, I have been traveling; mostly within the United States.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 11, 2013

'Fascinating article in IEEE Spectrum on aquaponics , which is a sustainable food production method that combines aquaculture (in this case, raising fish in tanks) with growing plants. Aquaponics creates a sustainable, synergistic food growing system. Fish waste from the fish tanks feeds the plants. The plants also clean and filter the water, which is then returned to the fish tanks.    Making this even cooler, aquaponics farms are starting to sprout up in old warehouses

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 15, 2013

'It’s great when your business starts to grow. But frantically pushing for faster and faster growth without laying the proper groundwork first may mean that you are not adequately prepared to cope with the changes as they happen. Here are our Top 5 Tips for growing at a steady pace to avoid potential pitfalls: 1.… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Steady Growth on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Organization Success

JUNE 1, 2013

'As I shared in a recent training call, the number one reason why I started my business over 11 years ago was because I wanted flexibility in my schedule. You see, at that time I had two young boys (I’m now Mom to three boys aged 17, 14, and 8) and it was important that I had a flexible schedule while still being able to earn an income. I had no desire to be my own boss; I just wanted that flexible schedule.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 12, 2013

'For Mother’s Day last month, I wrote a special blog post honoring the career wisdom handed down to me from my dear mom. It seems only fitting then that I do the same for my father this month, in recognition of Dad’s Day. While being very compatible (and happily married for over 30-something years), my mother and father are also just about as different as two human beings can be.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 5, 2013

'Tomorrow I will be speaking at the Office Manager and PA show. It will be my first public speaking engagement and I am quite frankly terrified! I am an executive assistant and a writer both of these jobs are ideal for people that like to be behind the scenes and prefer to communicate through the media of written word rather than spoken! So why am I putting myself through this?

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 20, 2013

'Survey: Few CFOs Plan to Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development for Their Teams. MENLO PARK, Calif., June 19, 2013 / PRNewswire / -- Executives say it takes strong soft skills to move up the corporate ladder, but few firms provide training in this area, a new Accountemps survey finds. When chief financial officers (CFOs) were asked to identify the most common reason their employees fail to advance, poor interpersonal skills was the top response ( 30 percent ).

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Clutter Coach

JUNE 13, 2013

'To do lists are a dime a dozen. I’ll bet you have a dozen hiding somewhere on your desk. They have important tasks on them, but are also liberally peppered with: things you don’t really have to do. things you keep saying you’ll do, but don’t. things you have no intention of doing, but think you should. things that were a good idea at the time, but have become irrelevant.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 20, 2013

'If everything goes to plan, hopefully your business will reach a certain point of success and then you will need to start employing people. At this point, for the first time ever, you are no longer just the boss of yourself but for other people too. It can be difficult to get to grips with… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Being a Better Boss on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Organization Success

JUNE 25, 2013

'We are having a lovely visit with Dad, and our mini-weekend getaway to Vermilion last weekend was great. The weather was beautiful, and we were able to enjoy the lake, lunch by the river, and a walk around the town. This week I have some exciting news to share with you … for the first time in almost five years, I have two openings available for OBM (Online Business Manager) clients!

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 11, 2013

'We’ve all worked with that person who’s never happy, right? It can be a challenge to deal with these people while keeping your own mindset positive. Chronic complainers in the workplace can drag everyone down, and if you’re not careful, they can cause serious problems for your career. In my recent interview on Fox 31 Denver’s Good Day Colorado , I address this topic and offer some helpful advice for keeping the complainers at bay.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 5, 2013

'Ok, I'll be honest.  There's so much hype about wearable computing I really didn't want to write about it. Also, we covered this trend early last year.  But there's so much discussion on this topic I guess we have no choice. Most of the hype is due to Google Glass , which is being worn below by VCs Marc Andreessen, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, Bill Maris, managing partner at Google Ventures, and John Doerr, general partner of Kleiner Perkins Ca

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 25, 2013

'Organizational Skills - Clean Up Your Stuff! Messy desks are no longer just an office eyesore. Unkempt work spaces are becoming a productivity issue as offices become more cramped and cubicles replace private offices. Employers are grappling with how to stop slovenly desk habits from denting morale or hurting professionalism. Studies show workers spend up to 30 minutes a day organizing their work areas.

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Job Advice Blog

JUNE 9, 2013

'An additional burden has been imposed lately on job candidates because more and more companies are trying to save money by resorting to Skype or video interviewing. As if it’s not already difficult to prepare for and undergo an interview, nowadays one has to be an actor on camera on top of that. So, what [.].

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

'Then do something in return for them so that you feel able to ask more questions another time. You help them to succeed and they’ll help you to succeed. There is no better way. It is why the Enterprise Rockers Movement was founded. Existing micro enterprise owners know more about running a business than you… Read the full article here: Feisty Enterprise Tip #6: Find Some Business Owners You Can Trust and Ask Them Questions on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Virtual Moxie

JUNE 3, 2013

'Bana wrote to pick my brain : “I’ve been talking with one of the AssistU graduates who’s given me a lot of good food for thought about your Mentoring Program. In one of our conversations, she shared that you teach that it’s important by stick to your standards without deviation, especially when you start your practice. Why is that? I would think that in the beginning it’s smarter to be more flexible and give clients exactly what they want in order to get them through the door.

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Eco-Office Gals

JUNE 17, 2013

'Paper products account for the vast majority of waste generated from office environments. This means that any company looking to make their daily operations more environmentally friendly can make a huge impact just by switching to recycled paper products. However, many companies are still resistant to doing so because they do not have all the facts and have perhaps formed some unfavorable preconceptions about recycled paper.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 21, 2013

'An interesting article from Nielsen compares the kinds of advertising Baby Boomers and Millennials (also called Gen Y) respond to. According to Nielsen: Baby Boomers : Nielsen research finds that Boomers prefer clever, light-hearted humor (rather than mean-spirited) and relatable characters who are Boomers themselves or not much younger.  Millennials : Millennials prefer off-beat, sarcastic and slapstick humor.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn

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