Small Business Labs

MARCH 14, 2019

As we pointed out earlier this week , firms of all sizes and types are increasing their use of freelancers and other forms of non-employee labor.  But as companies become more reliant on external talent, they increasingly need to structure their policies, procedures, and engagement practices in order to be successful in attracting, engaging, and retaining highly skilled independent professionals.  The reason is the majority of skilled independent professionals (defined as freelancers

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 19, 2019

Office Dynamics has put together a list of books for administrative assistants and executive assistants that will help you with your professional development and personal life. Because we had so many great choices we decided to make it a little easier for you to find what you are looking for by breaking the blog into two sections. The first half of the blog contains titles that are dedicated towards the administrative assistant and executive assistant while the second half of the blog contains t

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 4, 2019

As a proud former administrative professional—and a current admin trainer and coach—I believe that support professionals can play an invaluable role in the workplace. Of course, that’s not always the case. There is a wide array of roles that qualify as “administrative” in nature, and a wide variety of people who occupy them. Some admins simply follow instructions and do what is asked of them—no more, no less.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 12, 2019

You know what it is like, you are having a hectic day, emails to answer, meetings to attend, people talking to you, asking questions and looking to you for answers. The phone rings, you have no idea who it is or what they want. They want to speak to your Executive or someone random in […].

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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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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 27, 2019

What Costs Can You Claim Through R&D Tax Credits? Finding out that the government could give you some money is always great news, especially when you’re a small business to whom it makes a real difference. And if you’re working in scientific, technological, medical or engineering research, the government can end up giving you quite a lot of money, through a scheme called research and development tax credits.

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Tips From T. Marie

MARCH 7, 2019

For most small business owners, the impetus to trek out into the world of business ownership is a combination of passion and hating their current job. To be honest, hatred of their job is often the starting point to discovering their passion and a business model that fits it. Owners like me, who have been running their own business for over 10 years know that no matter how much passion you have for your business, occasionally that passion is overshadowed and it can end up feeling very much like

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2019

I am happy to say that more executives are investing in their assistants by providing one-on-one coaching for them. Over the past two years, Office Dynamics has done more on-site coaching for executive assistants than we have done in the past seven years! And we continue to get more calls for this type of work. I love it when an executive is willing to make this kind of investment.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 6, 2019

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “10 Terrible Time Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”. You know that frustrated feeling you sometimes get at the end of the day? It’s not just exhaustion; it’s also the anxiety of barely making a dent in the day’s to-do list. It’s that feeling that you’ve been busy– slammed, in fact–but can’t actually identify anything you got done.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 21, 2019

I’ve just finished reading Think Better Analytically, and I want to share my learning with you! I decided to read the book because I don’t think of myself as someone who thinks logically or analytically. I’m much more of an emotional thinker, placing more value on my instincts than the evidence in front of me. […].

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 27, 2019

The post The desk is still messy. appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. It is almost four years since I last posted anything here. Now , it’s time to reactivate. Over the next while, I will add new content. The layout is somewhat old-school blog, and needs updating. My web-design skills are rusty and haven’t really kept up with changes over the past few years.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Clutter Coach

MARCH 29, 2019

by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play You can leave a review here! This is podcast 116 and it’s about the perils of storage space. Are you scared? You should be! I came across a post on the website Becoming Minimalist, which has some great tips on downsizing for families. This post cited statistics about how much stuff people own and how much room it takes up.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 5, 2019

The Kauffman Foundation recently introduced the Kauffman Indicators of Early Stage Entrepreneurship.  The indicators cover: Rate of new entrepreneurs : The broadest measure possible for business creation by population. Opportunity share of new entrepreneurs : The percentage of new entrepreneurs who created a business out of choice instead of necessity.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 28, 2019

Here we go again! Administrative Professionals Week and Day will soon be upon us. The dates are April 22 – 26. Here at Office Dynamics, we love to celebrate administrative professionals of all walks of life in a big way. Since I worked as an executive assistant for 20 years before starting Office Dynamics, I thoroughly understand what it is like to be in your job and walk in your shoes.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 31, 2019

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “The Attractive Attitude Advantage.”. Have you ever worked with a Debbie Downer? If you remember the old Saturday Night Live sketch, you’ll know that Debbie Downer is a relentlessly negative, pessimistic person. (She’s also painfully funny!) No matter what anyone says or does, Debbie finds something to complain about.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2019

Enjoy today’s Day in the life: Keesha Williams, EA at Lift & Co, which is full of Executive Assistant Tips and Tricks. What are the main aspects of your role? It changes from day to day, but mainly ensuring the CEO and CFO of my company have all the information and resources they need to perform […].

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Eco-Office Gals

MARCH 18, 2019

When it comes to medical products such as bandages and gauze, people don’t often think of going green. You wouldn’t believe it, but most medical products contain hazardous chemicals and other materials, which end up in landfills and are bad for the environment. The oddest part is that some of the chemicals that people are exposed to through medical products can actually cause them to become sick in other ways than they may already be.

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Clutter Coach

MARCH 14, 2019

by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play You can leave a review here! ?. This is podcast 115 and it’s my interview with Gretchen Rubin, author of the brand new book Outer Order, Inner Calm. The subtitle is “declutter and organize to make more room for happiness.” I’m excited because this is the first time I’ve done an interview for the podcast and it turned out great.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 4, 2019

The global human capital consulting and services firm Mercer recently released their annual Global Talent Trends study. For the 2019 edition of this study, they surveyed over 7,300 business executives, HR leaders, and employees from around the world on a variety of talent and HR issues. The major finding is 73% of the executives surveyed expect their industry will experience significant disruption over the next 3 years.  The study chart below (click to enlarge) summarizes the main sources

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 29, 2019

Where would you be without your administrative assistant? Who would handle all the nitty-gritty work that needs to be done plus the big picture stuff? Who would set up your travel and meetings and troubleshoot? Who has your back, no matter what? This coming Administrative Professionals Day I want to challenge you when it comes to thinking about a gift.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 25, 2019

I confidently express my opinions and ideas at work…and others listen. To learn more about affirmations and how to leverage them for career success, check out this article. The post Positive Career Affirmation #5 appeared first on Eat Your Career.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 28, 2019

If time management is so obvious why don’t you have enough time? Time Management is so obvious, and it’s unlikely you will read anything new in this blog post. So why should you keep reading? Simple, if you already ‘know what do to’…WHY aren’t you doing it? WHY don’t you have more time than you know […].

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Eco-Office Gals

MARCH 6, 2019

Tax obligations will always be there as long as you’re running a business, whether it is a small scale business or a large scale business. There are different types of business taxes such as sales taxes, employment taxes, excise taxes, income taxes among others. It’s your responsibility as an entreprenuer to know how to pay your tax bills. It’s important as a business person that you review your taxes to know whether you are reducing or maximizing the deduction.

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Clutter Coach

MARCH 13, 2019

by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play You can leave a review here! ?. This is Podcast 114 and it’s about organizing systems to cope with growth and change. I’m about to start an office organizing project. This small company is growing fast and they’ve increased their office space by a little more than half.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 12, 2019

MBO Partners recently released their 3rd annual Client of Choice study.  Like prior years, the 2019 study focuses on the growing group of highly-skilled independent professionals (freelancers, independent consultants, etc.) who provide services to businesses on a regular basis. And the number of independent professionals has grown quite rapidly.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 7, 2019

In part one of “ Empowering Tips ” I mentioned that the word Empower is not only the theme of the 26 th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence, it is used in a variety of situations and conversations. I highlighted the many professional and personal development focuses that I have learned from Office Dynamics resources, conference, team, and owner – Ms.

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Job Advice Blog

MARCH 5, 2019

In this candidate driven market and unemployment at an all time low a PPA (Project Partner Agreement) with JTL Services, Inc. will save you time and money! Here is what […] The post PPA is the way to go appeared first on JTL Services Inc.

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💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 22, 2019

I am thrilled to be presenting a session for Practically Perfect PA at their Virtual Summit on April 5th and so happy to write this blog post in anticipation of the event. I will be presenting my top time busting tips for Microsoft Office. Make sure you have a notebook and pen – you will […].

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Productivityist

MARCH 11, 2019

There’s something about starting something with a clean slate. The ability to have a fresh start shows up more often than we realize each day. When we wake up in the morning, that’s a fresh start. When we come back from any sort of break in our workday, we’re offered a fresh start. When we end our day of work and transition to the remains of the day at home, the opportunity shows up again.

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Clutter Coach

MARCH 6, 2019

by. I’m excited to announce that I got to interview Gretchen Rubin for my podcast! I’ll be publishing that episode on March 14. Gretchen’s new book is called Outer Order, Inner Calm and it came out last Friday. The subtitle is “declutter and organize to make more room for happiness.” Right up my alley! In fact, a lot of the ideas in this book are ones I use with my clients and ones I put in my own book, 52 Simple Ways to Get Organized.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 18, 2019

McKinsey's Bias Busters Collection covers how are decisions are often affected by cognitive and/or organizational biases.  These include being unwilling to cut back on an under performing asset or activity, getting too distracted by shiny new initiatives, sticking with numbers or projections that are out of date or likely incorrect. But our favorite was what they call taking an "outside view" of a project or forecast.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn

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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