Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
In the ever-evolving administrative profession, a topic of recent interest has been training, certification, and designations. Many top-notch organizations are looking to the future with an eye towards optimization and growth. They’re carefully considering what they will require of their administrative team and want to move them towards higher levels of training and education.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
In the early 2000s, about 60% of all new business applications were from businesses planning on having employees. The other 40% were from solopreneurs who did not plan to hire employees. But as the chart below shows (click to enlarge), by 2015, 57% of new applications were from solopreneurs (orange in the chart). And in 2020, 66% of new business applications were from solopreneurs.
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Practically Perfect PA
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Is your Executive a poor communicator? In a recent survey conducted in the UK, Hays recruitment found 43% of those surveyed said leaders needed to improve their communication skills. This skill improvement was much more necessary than other areas, such as strategy and planning (23%) and remote staff management (13%). [.].
Eat Your Career
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
“What is time? If nobody asks me, I know; but if I were desirous to explain it to one that should ask, plainly I know not.” St. Augustine. When it comes to professional development, time management is one of my most passionate areas of study (and most enjoyable topics to teach ). In some aspects, it’s actually quite philosophical. After all, as St.
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.
Executive Leadership Support Blog
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Black History Month Interview Series. Meet Kyala Johnson, Executive Assistant at Griffith Foods Inc. Kyala Johnson is the strategic business partner to four high-level executives and also supports their direct teams. Her executives range between Presidents and Sales and Marketing leaders, which has given her the opportunity to learn and know the business at different levels and perspectives.
Virtual Moxie
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Even with our amazing training and mentoring , something our new VAs can struggle with is how to talk with potential clients about their “VA experience” when they have very little, or none at all. It’s not that we don’t discuss it in the program, but there’s a big difference in conceptually understanding how to do something and remembering to do it when you’re live, in the situation, right?
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Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Over the past 6 months new business applications have surged. As the U.S. Census chart below shows (click to enlarge), the surge is continuing with 492,000 applications filed in January. This us up 73% compared with last January. Most of the applications are what the Census calls "applications other than high propensity" (grey in the chart). These are applications from businesses that are unlikely to have employees, such as freelancers, independent contractors and ot
Practically Perfect PA
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Communicating your priorities better with the ‘rule of five’ One of my go-to tools for prioritising and managing my to-do list is Trello. I use the collaboration tool to manage all of my tasks and projects, and I love how easy it easy to collaborate on projects with the other members of the [.].
Eat Your Career
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Communication is a complicated, multi-faceted skillset required for professional success. Unfortunately, it’s a tough one to master. More important than what you say is how you say it. All too often, messages are muddied because of insecurity, self-doubt and nerves. People don’t hear the words because the delivery is so distracting. Confidence has the power to enhance your communication in dramatic and surprising ways.
Executive Leadership Support Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Black History Month Interview Series. Meet Jamika Watson , Senior Executive Assistant to the COO & Founder, mPower at Mortgage Bankers Association. Jamika Watson started attending the ELS Forum in DC in 2018, and we were immediately drawn to her energy and passion for the role. We were so impressed by her contributions during the sessions, we invited her to participate on the Executive & EA Roundtable with her COO, Marcia Davies.
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.
Virtual Moxie
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
In another post , I mentioned that we humans tend to fall down when we have to estimate the time it will take us to do something. Arnatte wrote to ask me why I think that is. That’s a great question. One I should have talked about! The complete answer is far more complex and nuanced, and I’ll save it for another time. The best short answer I have is that it’s due to our not considering all the things that go into what we have to do.
Brilliantly Better
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Today I’m going to share 3 things: 2 concepts that I recently learned (or fixed them better in my cognitive field) and one that I created myself, but in close relationship to the first two. I’m sure you already astutely sensed that I’m going to talk about: convex payment the “S” curve pay per epoch. Read more. The post Convex Payment, The “S” Curve, And Pay Per Epoch appeared first on Dragos Roua.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Building the Business of You aims to help people "navigate the uncertain, post-pandemic world of work, while aligning personal purpose and professional advancement." And it hits the target with practical, actionable advice on taking charge of and building a career in the new world of work. The central concept of the book is what the author calls the "career mashup" This is a career where workers merge their skills, interests, passions, and experiences in a way that
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Businesses always want to stay open and profitable. Some may want to expand and add revenue sources, but the bottom line for the typical business entity is to remain open and functional, with products or services going out and money coming in. There are always going to be potential impediments to that happening, though. Any company, regardless of its business model, will have both internal and external threats that can derail its success.
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Go Burrows
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Dayne Shuda has worked with executive assistants for about 7-8 years and has had a full-time remote assistant since 2015. His assistant happens to be in Australia, but he’s in Wisconsin. Over the years, he’s learned a few things about organization, burnout, and working with a remote team. In this episode, Dayne shares tips on written communication, working with a remote assistant on the other side of the world, and how assistants can anticipate the needs of their executive.
Executive Leadership Support Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Building Cultural Competence & Navigating Unconscious Bias in the Workplace Part 1. This workshop provides an overview of the The Depth of Diversity – uncovering the many dimensions of diversity, understanding unconscious bias, building cultural competence and awareness of the biases and barriers that hold us back from cultural competence.
Virtual Moxie
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
When you have a cubic ton of things to handle, how do you plan your day when you have no idea how much time you need to do the work? It’s the bane of existence for maaaaany people, not just virtual assistants. They ask, “How do I manage my time when I have no idea how much time I’m going to need to do the things I have to get done? I have no way of knowing!”.
Brilliantly Better
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
This pandemic changed our world in ways we would have never imagined before. One of the things that changed dramatically is how we work. Before the pandemic, working remote was some sort of weird thing to do (when it wasn’t “sold” as being a perk, that is) whereas now, it’s pretty much the norm. But. Read more. The post I’m Not A Cat appeared first on Dragos Roua.
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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
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
We haven't seen all the Super Bowl ads yet, but we know independent workers will be featured in two of them. Squarespace's ad (below) features Dolly Parton singing 5-9, a take off on her hit song and movie 9-5. It shows a variety of side giggers pursuing their passions. Fiverr also has a Super Bowl ad, but we haven't seen it yet. But no doubt it will feature creative independents.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
With a limited marketing budget, every dollar spent needs to deliver a return. Many marketers are using PPC (pay per click) as a way to track the results from their online ads, ensuring they can increase the effectiveness of their communications as well as their spending. Facebook is, without a doubt, the most popular platform for PPC advertising. While Twitter has the same capabilities, it is claimed that engagement up to 7 times higher on FB.
Recruit CRM
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
With a continually changing work environment, employers are placing more emphasis on creating a sustainable business culture. Hiring employees with the appropriate skills that fit into this environment is of the utmost importance. To meet their recruitment goals, an ever-growing number of recruiters are reaching out to social media. Social media recruitment has become the new norm and you have clearly seen how they're adapting to it seamlessly.
Admin Awards
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Allison Miller is Chief of Staff at Access Healthcare in Dallas, Texas, and the winner of the 2016 Colleen Barrett Award for Administrative Excellence in DFW. Allison is one of those people that whenever I’m with her, I inevitably end up wishing I was recording our conversation because she drops so many “matter of fact” yet enormous gems of wisdom accumulated during her “take no prisoners” approach to her role as an Administrator.
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Productivityist
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
This candid conversation reveals what John Lee Dumas has learnt throughout his life – which includes interviewing thousands of entrepreneurs on his show – and steps you can take on a common (yet simple) path that can lead to uncommon success. This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn Jobs. When your business is ready to make that next hire, LinkedIn Jobs can help by matching your role with qualified candidates so that you can find the right person quickly.
Brilliantly Better
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
The term “unintended consequences” defines outcomes that aren’t visible, or predictable at the moment of an action. They are grouped into three main types: unexpected benefit – like a touch of luck, or serendipity unexpected drawback – when the benefit is tainted by some inconvenient inherent to the solution perverse result – when the result.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
A SPAC is a special purpose acquisition company. A good description comes from CNBC's SPACs used to be a joke in Silicon Valley — now they’re going mainstream. Key quote: In a SPAC, a group of investors raise money for a shell company with no underlying business. The SPAC goes public, generally at $10 per share, and then starts hunting for a company to acquire.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
It’s never too early to start investing your money. If you have some extra cash set aside, no matter how small or large the sum, it’s best that you put this to good use. Inflation will only cause your money to depreciate in value, therefore, investing your finances is a great way to increase your financial security. You don’t have to be a financial wizard in order to make a return on your investments.
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!
Recruit CRM
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Recruiters should keep in mind that effective interviews will result in revealing any potential red flags, reveal strengths, weaknesses and much more. Often a recruiter might consider this to be an easy task, but guess what? In reality, it's quite the opposite. You might have the job descriptions in place and your ATS & CRM software working absolutely well, but you will lose out on candidates if you're not effectively interviewing them.
Page Personnel
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
9 tips to get you noticed by executive search specialists Anonymous (not verified) 24/01/2023 There comes a time in the career of many professionals, especially those in senior-level management roles, when the most likely source of alternative career options is via a professional recruitment consultancy. So, if your next role is in the hands of search firm, how do you go about catching their attention?
Karen Vivarelli
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
What is a vision board? Read on to find out more… The purpose of your vision board is to bring everything to life. Having the inspiring visual to compliment your dreams or goals makes you more accountable for achieving them. Watch my video below as I walk you through the steps of how to create your vision board in an online tool called Canva. Pretty amazing, isn’t it!?
Brilliantly Better
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Last two-three days were rather hectic. A whirlwind of news and developments, both in business and personal life, hit my relatively stable routine, and threw me a bit off course. We’re still in a de-facto lockdown, otherwise some of these news would have seen me flying in another country, to make sure I can assess. Read more. The post Picking It Up From Where You Left appeared first on Dragos Roua.
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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