Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Love it or hate it minute taking is part and parcel of the day to day role of the PA/EA for the most part. Personally, I have always found them slightly painful, but through experience and training I have made my peace with them and gotten my technique down to a fine art! Having worked […].
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Globalization and international trade was once driven almost exclusively by large multinational corporations. No longer. Propelled by global online markets and platforms and a growing global middle class, small businesses and even freelancers and individuals are exporting goods and services in growing numbers. In fact, according to the U.S. SBA small business goods exports have grown from 29% of total U.S. goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014.
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Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
by Barbara McNichol. What can professional editors tell you about improving your business writing? Consider these five mistakes every conscientious administrator should watch out for as you craft and revise your messages (especially your emails and marketing copy). Mistake #1: Addressing readers as readers (plural) rather than a single key person whose interest you want to capture.
Eco-Office Gals
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving! I have so much to be thankful for, including Eco-Office Gals. I could never ask for a better gift then the ability to be my own boss and work with some of the most amazing clients. I’ve had the pleasure of working with creative entrepreneurs and small businesses, building their little piece of web real estate.
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.
Clutter Coach
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. You can leave a review here! This is podcast 78 and it’s about the iterative process. In the design world, an iterative process is one in which a prototype is tested to see if it fulfills its purpose. Feedback from users can show flaws and shortcomings that the designers didn’t notice or didn’t anticipate.
Productivityist
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
Time Theming works really well when used in the broadest of senses. You can define your day, have a specific focus for your month, or even have a clearly assigned block of time set aside during the day to work on something that only you can work on. (For example, I like to use a Horizontal Theme of writing). It works in those cases because it can be consistent…and you need it to be consistent.
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Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
SCORE , a nonprofit association that provides mentoring services to small businesses, released their fall Small Business Jobs report recently. It has some very interesting data on small businesses and their use of gig workers. According to the report: Business owners reported a 37% increase in hiring gig workers over the past six months, compared to increases of 13% for full-time employees, 22% for part-time employees, and 12% for part-time independent contractors. 19.8% of b
Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
Want a Magic Trick to Cut Down on Wordiness? by Barbara McNichol. Ever wonder how to make your sentences less verbose and more direct? Here’s a trick that works like magic: Change long nouns to short verbs. Consider the differences in these three examples from a nonfiction manuscript I edited: “They remain in contradiction with themselves” vs. “They contradict themselves.”.
Small Business CEO
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Many of the world’s richest people own their wealth to real estate. Therefore it should come as no surprise that many people looking to invest choose to invest in rental real estate, as there are many reasons why this type of investment is usually the safest bet. But as with any other investment, you will have to conduct some research before you have to pay several hundreds of dollars.
Clutter Coach
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
by One of my clients sent me a list of focus and productivity apps. Some of them sound pretty intriguing. . Forest gets you to focus on your project for 30 minutes. At the beginning of your work time, you plant a tree. As you continue working, it grows. If you stop, all the leaves fall off and it dies. You’ve selfishly killed off an innocent digital tree!
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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Productivityist
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
The following post is an excerpt from my first book, The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want. I’m sharing it with you here to help you finish whatever you’re working on – and finish strong. Imagine you’re on a golf course. Actually, you’re on the green. You’re so close to the end—it’s mere steps away. The landscape may still have its ups and downs—its peaks and valleys—but the hazards are gone, and you’re perhaps just one shot away from your outcom
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Today’s day in the life: Gillian Aitken Snr Business Admin & PA, Price Jones Ltd. Gillian is PA to Pat Price and proud owner of Arch the pug (more on that in that in a bit)… What are the main aspects of your role? As a long-time Executive Assistant, my day is incredibly varied which […].
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Brookings recently released an interesting study on Digitalization and the American workforce. The report: " presents a detailed analysis of changes in the digital content of 545 occupations covering 90 percent of the U.S. workforce in all industries since 2001. The analysis categorizes U.S. occupations into jobs that require high, medium or low digital skills and tracks the impacts of rapid change." The study findings show the U.S. economy is digitializing rapidly. As the
Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Welcome to November—the 11th month of 2017! With just less than two months to go, how are you going to wrap them up? Are you going to fizzle out as the weeks pass or are you going out with a bang? Do you feel like you are running out of steam or taking one big, deep last breath to push through the next eight weeks? Many of you might be thinking, “Thank goodness this year is over.
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Small Business CEO
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
Picking a learning management system for employee onboarding and training can be a stressful affair. There are more than 180 sophisticated learning management systems in the market today and each one of them offer unique features and tools to make elearning fun, engaging and productive. But not all features may be required for your specific organization needs.
Clutter Coach
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. You can leave a review here! This is Podcast 77 and it’s about stories we tell ourselves to excuse our behavior. We think they’re helpful because they explain ourselves to us. And that’s true. But these stories can be dangerous too because they prevent us from moving forward and changing things we want to change.
Productivityist
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Today’s guest post is by Nick Snapp. Nick is an engineer, p odcaster , and recovering perfectionist. He is also in charge of innovation at Snappier , a platform designed to train you to become a Finisher. For Nick’s free, in-depth guide on how to test your next business idea without wasting time and money, go to Snappier.co/idea. I won’t say that Dementia runs in my family, but I’ve seen my fair share of it.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
Assistants bring many, many amazing qualities to their roles. We are often described as a ‘jack of all trades’ which means we have a lot of skills and can take on lots of different tasks. Yay us! Today I thought I would have a look at the 10 qualities that make a truly great Assistant. These […].
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Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Coworking has always been about much more than just a place to work. In the early years of the coworking, for example, the industry's tagline was "come for the space, stay for the community." But as the industry evolves and hybridizes, we're seeing more spaces going beyond just being workplaces and communities. They are becoming lifestyle brands.
The Marq
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
I left you folks last week with my thoughts about guerrilla tactics I planned to use at Dreamforce 2017. In today's video I speak about how that came to fruition and some lessons I learned, especially about trickle marketing of our services to other product company sales staff. Copyright(c) 2017 TheMarq.com.
Small Business CEO
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Anxiety is a universal fact of life. We all feel it. “We put pressure on ourselves to be successful,” says Arnold Siegel , contemporary American philosopher and founder of Autonomy and Life, “and we feel it from others too.”. Siegel literally wrote the book on sublimating anxiety in the service of a productive, self-actualized life. Siegel has developed a philosophy of life for practical living.
Brilliantly Better
NOVEMBER 11, 2017
I know the title is a bit gloomy, but believe me, things are going into that direction. I don’t know if you read about the first robot who got an official identity, Sophia. Sophia is now an official citizen of… The post How To Survive As A Human In The Upcoming Robots Era appeared first on Dragos Roua.
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Productivityist
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Moe Carrick. She is the founder of Moementum Inc., and she loves to help leaders transform themselves and their companies. Her book, Fit Matters: How to Love Your Job , with Maven House Press, was released May 2017. During our discussion we touched on what she calls The Six Elements of Work Fit, what “flexing” is and how it can help you with getting the right fit in your work, workforce trends that impact fit (and dive into the ones I’ve struggled with
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
When I talk to people about some of the traits that are typical in an Assistant there are two that come up quite often. They are people pleasers and pretty agreeable types. They are doers who take on lots of different projects and manage lots of different tasks. They will usually say yes more often […].
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
A new report from the Stephen S. Fuller Institute at Virginia’s George Mason University shows that Miami has by far the most non-employer businesses per capita in the U.S. (click on chart to enlarge). New York, not surprisingly, has the largest total number of non-employer businesses. Non-employer statistics are often used as a proxy for self-employment.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Better Communication in the Workplace Starts With These 5 Tips Poor communication within organizations is often at the heart of damaged reputations and loss of revenue. From under-resourcing new ventures to product recalls, better internal communication can help businesses avoid common pitfalls and protect their futures and bottom lines. Learning to communicate better throughout your organisation will help you avoid the damage that can be incurred by ignoring obvious and permeating interaction d
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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Small Business CEO
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
While many small business owners and entrepreneurs might not yet know what “APIs” stands for, the good news is that they don’t have to be developers to use these application programming interfaces and bring value to their companies. With APIs, projects are completed faster and operations are more efficient, meaning that this technology is quickly revolutionizing the business world.
The Marq
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Some of you may have heard about Gorilla Tactics in running a business and, more specifically, in running your marketing and sales operation when you're first starting a new business. In short, it means you're creative with the way you approach marketing, business development and sales, When everyone else does x, you do y. You experiment and focus on steps that produce results.
Productivityist
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
On this episode of the podcast I chat with Bedros Keullian. An immigrant from a communist country turned hugely successful entrepreneur. Bedros uses the stage, TV and social media platforms to share his personal Immigrant Edge and American Dream story to help inspire audiences worldwide to reach their fullest potential. Some of the things we dive into during our discussion include how habits led to the rapid growth of his his journey to becoming a more effective leader, the difference between “e
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Today I thought I would write about a system I used to use to keep my Executive organised everyday – the ‘bring up folder.’ I think most of you are familiar with the bring up folder system and many of you use it to also keep your Executives on track throughout the day. For those […].
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
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