CEOs Are Moving To Remote Teams and It’s a Win for All of Us
ProAssisting Blog
APRIL 1, 2020
Grit Daily recently sat down with Ethan Bull to discuss the rise in demand of the remote executive assistant and how ProAssisting is reshaping the industry.
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The organised Assistant
Practically Perfect PA
APRIL 2, 2020
The role of the Assistant these days is pretty diverse; one day you will be assisting one Executive with personal tasks, the next you may be making business travel arrangements for a different person, managing a project, working on a big event or hiring a new Administrative team. Assistants are always pulled in so [.].
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5 Tips for Working Without Direct Supervision
Eat Your Career
APRIL 12, 2020
As I write this, we are in the midst of a global pandemic, which has changed the way we live and work. Many professionals are working from hom e for the first time. Based on the questions I’m receiving and complaints I’m hearing, quite a few are struggling as they attempt to work without direct supervision. Look, let’s be honest: No one likes a micro-manager.
Fail to Plan; Plan to Fail – Meeting Planning Success
Office Dynamics
APRIL 14, 2020
Planning and executing meetings and events is no easy task and requires a PLAN and a PROCESS and a TEAM of experts to make it happen and for it to be deemed a success. If you fail to plan appropriately, you are setting yourself up to fail and who wants to do that? Not me and hopefully not you. So, what do you need to do to prevent failure when planning a meeting, to insure success instead?
Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth
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.
Working from Home Q & A: Facebook Live Replay
Tips From T. Marie
APRIL 9, 2020
Dealing with a pandemic can make you feel pretty helpless. I’ve found a great way to feel a little less helpless is to make myself helpful. That’s why I finally decided to take the plunge into Facebook Live. This was a big decision for me. I’m a dyed in the wool introvert, so putting my face out there live is scary. But with an increase in the number of people working from home now, I realized my 13 years of experience might be of help.
What's Next for Digital Nomads?
Small Business Labs
APRIL 27, 2020
It’s clear remote work, and especially working from home , are trends that are being amplified and accelerated by the COVID 19 pandemic and related economic shutdown. But one group of remote workers are mostly not benefiting from the pandemic - digital nomads. These are people who embrace a location-independent, technology-enabled lifestyle that allows them to travel and work remotely, anywhere in the world that has decent Internet connections. But being nomad
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How to transition out of your role
Practically Perfect PA
APRIL 16, 2020
So, you are thinking about heading into the unknown and need some tips on how to transition out of your role Whether you are changing your career or going into business for yourself, this is a big deal. You are amazing for deciding to follow through with your dream! Well done! The idea didn’t [.].
Beware of Toxic Productivity: Tips for Working While Under Stress
Eat Your Career
APRIL 19, 2020
For most of us, “productivity” is something positive, desirable, even healthy —especially when it comes to work. But productivity also has a dark side, which I’ve been experiencing more and more recently. Perhaps you have too, but maybe you don’t even realize it. Toxic Productivity is so insidious, it often goes unchecked for long periods. It tends to appear most in times of stress, which we (collectively, as a society) are currently enduring in extreme quantities.
Working in Tandem with Your Leader
Office Dynamics
APRIL 30, 2020
One of the most common struggles amongst administrative professionals and their executives is a disconnect. Over the last 30 years, we have heard every disconnect scenario assistants have experienced: the executive does not touch base; the executive and assistant have different communication styles; the executive is unorganized with his or her thoughts and doesn’t effectively relay details, etc.
Working from Home Flip-Side in Covid-19 Shutdown
Tips From T. Marie
APRIL 28, 2020
Anyone who follows me here on the blog or on social media knows that I have been working from home for 13 years. For 10 of those, I’ve had a focus on assisting other businesses with online technology. Unlike so many of you, the current pandemic situation did not suddenly throw me into an unfamiliar work from home situation. That does not mean Covid-19 hasn’t had an effect on my business.
Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration
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.
Small Business Closure Scenarios
Small Business Labs
APRIL 7, 2020
Based on an industry by industry analysis (1), our base case estimate is 21% of U.S. employer small businesses will close in 2020 (2) (3). This is about 1.2 million small businesses. In our optimistic case, 14% close and in our pessimistic case, 34% close. The table below (click to enlarge) shows the scenario data. The scenarios are briefly described in note (4) below. By way of comparison, the SBA chart below shows small business closure a
How to Be a Leader
Ian's Messy Desk
APRIL 13, 2020
The post How to Be a Leader appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Do you get frustrated by things that don’t seem to happen the way they’re supposed to? People are milling about, but nothing gets accomplished. In the hustle, do you feel that your goals remain just that – goals? Maybe its time for you to stand up and do something about it. Most people are content […].
Working Remotely – How to Keep Balance and Productivity
Practically Perfect PA
APRIL 26, 2020
Many of you are reading this from the comfort of your home office. At first, this may sound like heaven on earth (a lot of people think they want to work from home). The reality will settle in quickly (if it hasn’t already). Working Remotely – How to Keep Balance and Productivity Working from home [.].
What’s the Difference? Career Advancement vs. Career Progression (Video)
Eat Your Career
APRIL 27, 2020
This video is an excerpt from a live training webinar hosted by Chrissy Scivicque, Career Coach & Corporate Trainer. The full video and worksheet are available in the Career Success Library. The topic of this webinar was, “Career Advancement for Administrative Professionals.” In this excerpt, Chrissy explains the difference between two important terms: Career Advancement and Career Progression.
Unlock Your Productivity: Simple Steps for Every Professional
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Embrace a Warrior Mindset – The Ultimate Guide for Assistants
Office Dynamics
APRIL 22, 2020
In life and our professions, we are going to experience chaos. Whether as a result of organizational restructuring, economic downturns, family hardship or otherwise. Feelings of overwhelm, high workload demands, time constraints and communication barriers with family and colleagues can feel especially turbulent during times of stress. In this Warrior Mindset blog, we are going to cover the 5 steps you need to take to overcome chaos: Changing your view of yourself and your perception a.
Should You Start A Home Business in a Recession?
Tips From T. Marie
APRIL 16, 2020
The protective measures we have taken to help protect ourselves and others from the COVID-19 virus is very likely to bring on our next big recession. With unemployment at an all time high, there are also more people out there seriously considering starting their own business. But should you start a home business in a recession? This is a subject near and dear to my heart.
Tracking Our Unemployment Forecast Scenarios
Small Business Labs
APRIL 16, 2020
On April 2nd we released a set of scenarios with estimates of how high the unemployment rate may go in 2020 due to the pandemic induced recession. As our chart below (click to enlarge) shows, already the current estimated unemployment rate (18%) has likely reached our optimistic case (18%). Last week's unemployment claims came in at 5.2 million, which brings the total unemployment claims over the past 4 weeks to 22 million. 22 million is a bit over 13% of working
Podcast 145: Create stabilizing structure
Clutter Coach
APRIL 30, 2020
by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play ? iHeartRadio You can leave a review here! ClutterCoachClaire · Create stabilizing structure. This is podcast 145 and it’s about creating stabilizing structure. I’ve talked about this before but today I’ll give it a different slant because many people during this pandemic quarantine time have lost their daily regular routines and schedules.
Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience
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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.
Accounting Advice: Top Ways to Save Time and Money With Bookkeeping
Small Business CEO
APRIL 12, 2020
Are you one step ahead of your competition? Every day, more people choose to start their own company. Research shows that small businesses make up 99.9% of United States businesses! That means everywhere you turn, there’s a small business competing with you for customers. If you want your business to thrive, you have to know how to maximize your time and money.
We Live In A High-Tech Medieval World
Brilliantly Better
APRIL 26, 2020
Today I got out of the house to change my bombona (bottle gas). Since today was also the first day in which kids were finally allowed to go out, with their parents (for the first time since the start of the lockdown), I saw a lot of new people on the streets. The vast majority. Read more We Live In A High-Tech Medieval World. The post We Live In A High-Tech Medieval World appeared first on Dragos Roua.
Time Management Skills for Executive and Administrative Assistants
Office Dynamics
APRIL 2, 2020
One of the biggest struggles executive assistants report to me is mastering effective time management. Let’s face it: your days are chaotic. You’re pulled in a million different directions, and many of you have multiple leaders to support. Deadlines press down on you, distractions steal valuable time, and there never seems to be quite enough hours in the day to get it all done!
How to Turn a Negative into a Positive
Productivityist
APRIL 20, 2020
My friend Patrick Rhone once said that “saying no is saying yes to other things.” Basically, he’s turning a negative into a positive with that phrase. It’s something that I need to constantly remind myself about. I have an electronic button that I bought at a local dollar store that just screams the word “NO!” whenever I press it. It has moved to different places in my office, but now sits at my primary working space.
Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template
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Site Covers How the Economy is being Impacted by the Pandemic by Industry
Small Business Labs
APRIL 20, 2020
Vertical IQ is a leading provider of Industry Intelligence for those advising small- and medium-sized businesses such as bankers, accountants, and other SMB advisors. They've put together a set of industry by industry analyses covering the impact of the pandemic and related recession. The chart below shows their high-level industry sector coverage.
Podcast 144: Organizing to soothe your soul
Clutter Coach
APRIL 17, 2020
by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play ? iHeartRadio You can leave a review here! ?. Try Clean Email today ! This is podcast 144 and it’s about organizing to soothe your soul. If you’ve got the motivation, energy and focus for a project, you’ve probably already started one. I hope you’ve gotten some helpful info from my podcasts.
How To Get Your First Merchant Account (Infographic)
Small Business CEO
APRIL 11, 2020
A merchant account is basically an agreement between a merchant bank, retailer, and payment processor. It can allow your business to accept payments by credit and debit cards. Whenever your customers pay for your product or service with a credit card online, the money should be deposited to the merchant account first. Within seven working days, the funds will be transferred to your business bank account.
Skills Required In Times Of Pandemic-Induced Mass Surveillance
Brilliantly Better
APRIL 11, 2020
History has this interesting way of uncovering human race transformations from one type of organization to the next one. When you take the time to study it, it’s like a movie in which each scene blends into the next one in a very predictable way. It also shows us the upsides and the downsides of. Read more Skills Required In Times Of Pandemic-Induced Mass Surveillance.
SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 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!
Whacking Word Clutter in Your Writing
Office Dynamics
APRIL 9, 2020
In The Elements of Style , iconic authors William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White called word clutter “the leeches that infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood out of words.”. Yes, the same E.B. White who gave us beloved children’s stories like Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan and Charlotte’s Web also gave us that visceral description. What is word clutter?
Episode 298: Connect First with Dr. Melanie Katzman
Productivityist
APRIL 29, 2020
On this episode of the program, I’m joined by Dr. Melanie Katzman , the author of Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work. This episode is brought to you by Bambee. When running a business, Human Resources issues can kill you. There’s so much to wrap your head around and hiring an HR Manager is going to cost you – they command an average of seventy-thousand dollars a year!
How Many Employees Will Small Business Layoff?
Small Business Labs
APRIL 2, 2020
Based on an industry by industry analysis of small business employment, our base case estimate is employer small businesses will layoff about 21 million employees through July (1). This is about 36% of those working for employer small businesses, which are SMBs with an owner/owners and at least one traditional (W2) full or part-time employee (2). Our high case layoff estimate is 27 million (about 46% of employees of employer small businesses) and our low case estimate is 17 million (about
Podcast 143: Tips from work-at-home veterans
Clutter Coach
APRIL 2, 2020
by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play ? iHeartRadio. You can leave a review here! ?. In this podcast I talk to two women, Melissa Kirk and Mimi Heft, who normally work at home to get some tips for the rest of us who are suddenly now doing that. We discussed the common advice; set up a dedicated work space, work regular hours, get out of you pajamas, resist sleeping in, create productive routines and set boundaries with family and friends so they don
Is Training the Right Solution?
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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