Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Heather Asks: Background: The majority of my career has been as an EA to a VP of Operations for a local Fortune 500 company. They “restructured” leaving my team with a job almost 2 yrs ago. I was lucky enough (or so I was lead to believe) that the role I was hired for almost 2 yrs ago was for a fast-growing local company that within the next 3-5 yrs will have a complete C Suite overhaul of new leaders due to retirements.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 9, 2019

It often feels like hierarchy and influence go hand in hand, but the capacity to influence others isn’t exclusively linked to stature and job titles. As an assistant, it may sometimes feel either uncomfortable or even impossible to influence others in the workplace, but it’s not necessarily the case. When we aren’t the most senior […].

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Neuroplasticity, aka brain plasticity, is the brain's ability to “re-wire” or reorganize itself and that is good news for you. You likely have more control over how you think and behave than you might realize. At one time, people thought that only “super human” people were able to accomplish fantastic results. They believed that the brain's development stopped at a certain age and you had to deal with “what you were given.” Today, we know that is not true and

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “How to Set Meaningful Career Goals.”. Date: Wednesday, December 18. Time: 11:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 PM Mountain | 1:00 PM Central | 2:00 PM Eastern. Duration: 1 hour. Description: Goals are supposed to be motivating and inspiring. However, too many professionals set career goals that lack meaning.

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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.

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Tips From T. Marie

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It’s the holiday season , and many home businesses are thinking about client gifting. From wondering if you should or shouldn’t gift clients to worrying about whether your client celebrates a certain holiday or not, it can be a stressful decision to make. Here are a few pointers to help you navigate client gifting for the holidays. Should You or Shouldn’t You?

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Citylab's Talent May Be Shifting Away From Superstar Cities covers research showing that the fast-growing "superstar cities" - New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Washington, DC - may be slowing down.  Taking their place in attracting talent are lower-cost cities and towns, mostly in the sunbelt.  The data comes from EMSI's Talent Attraction Scorecard , which looks at six metrics by county: job growth, skilled job growth, net migration, annual openings for

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Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The post How to Make Your Public Speaking More Effective appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. From the Office of Educational Development at UC Berkeley: Analyze Your Audience Remember that the members of the audience are beneficiaries of your communication. Don’t make assumptions about your audience. Figure out the basics. Who are these people? demographics (age, ethnicity, gender mix, etc.). predispositions (hopes, fears, positives/negatives, level of interest). knowledge of/experience with

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Welcome to the career development round-up for 2019. This year we have written a lot of blog posts dedicated to the career development of our Practically Perfect PA readers! Career development round-up 2019 Here are some of our highlights and a video from How to set goals for your career that you can stick to […].

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Eco-Office Gals

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Today, businesses everywhere are beginning to think long and hard about their environmental impact. Whether it’s manufacturing more sustainable products, delivering eco-conscious services, or simply reducing the waste generated in the office on a daily basis, the push to go green is stronger than ever before. Sustainable business is now very much in vogue, and both business leaders and consumers are waking up to the environmental, economic, and ethical benefits it can bring.

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Tips From T. Marie

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It’s time for our December WordSearch! Have fun and Happy Holidays! Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Select Level: {{ currentLevel.width }}x{{ currentLevel.height }} {{ level.width }}x{{ level.height }} {{cell.letter}} {{word}} × You did it! Happy Holidays!

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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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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Skift is one of our favorite publications. It covers the travel, dining, and wellness industries from a business perspective. Because of their remit, they report on a wide range of interesting trends. The recently released their 10 Business Travel Trends for 2020. The 10 are: The Power of Being There in Person. Designing Great User Experiences to Boost Adoption.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Optimization is like administrative skills and attitudes on steroids (in a good way!). Optimization means to enhance the effectiveness of something; to make something function at its best. When I read the definition of optimization, I immediately think of two things: Part of my “job” is being brought into companies by senior leaders to help make their administrative partners function at their best.

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Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The post 7 Keys to a Successful Life appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. A successful life doesn’t happen by accident. A successful life is the result of deliberate focus of your time, energy and thoughts towards what you want to accomplish. Rather than accepting what comes along as unavoidable use these seven keys to create a successful life today.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 17, 2019

I hope you enjoy our key skills round-up 2019. We focused really heavily this year on increasing our content around the key skills Assistants need to develop in their role this year. We covered a lot of skills including minute taking, event management, organising business travel, project management and everything in between! Here are our […].

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 26, 2019

by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play ? iHeartRadio You can leave a review here! This is podcast 134 and it’s about setting achievable goals. We live in a culture where we’re encouraged to set daring goals for ourselves. There’s even an acronym, BHAG, that stands for big, hairy, audacious goal. I approve of goal setting as a way to keep yourself motivated and to be able to tell whether you’ve gotten to the place you want to be so you can stop and ac

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 16, 2019

A couple of weeks ago, a banana duct-taped on a wall, named the “Comedian”, was sold as an art piece for $120.000. The ripples of this event were instant, viral and, for what it looks like, persistent, with no sign of slowing down. Most of the comments on the internet were pointing at the absurdity. Read more On Art And Bananas. The post On Art And Bananas appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Quartz’s members-only article (meaning you have to be a paying subscriber to see it) The stars, teams, and investors turning esports into big business nicely covers the rise of esports. Key quote: “Tens of millions of viewers are tuning in to watch other people play video games competitively, and it’s becoming big business …  it is creating a new kind of sports star, and both the gaming industry and professional sports franchises have taken notice.”.

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 17, 2019

There are many motivations as to why we all start-up and sun our own businesses and no matter if it’s a local mom & pop store or the planet’s largest corporation, one thing we all have in common is the desire to make a profit. Even charities and not for profits need to ensure good financial health, as any surplus after running costs can help further their cause.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Creating new habits is a struggle for almost every person on the planet. Have you ever met anyone who said, “I wanted to do this…and so I did. Boom! I’m perfect.”? No? Neither have I. If you are this unicorn, I’d love to meet you! For the rest of us, habit building is a constant cycle of start, joy, frustration, stopping, and restarting.

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BioTeams

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Whilst it's true that the rise Artificial Intelligence threatens industries and jobs alike, it also presents an opportunity for humans and teams to embrace the new paradigm by staying one step ahead and making themselves smarter and more capable in harnessing collective intelligence. The term collective intelligence refers to the resulting knowledge or wisdom that ensues when many agents or individuals are involved in a group and where this type of 'intelligence' cannot exist through an individu

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 12, 2019

by Listen or subscribe here: iTunes ? Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play ? iHeartRadio You can leave a review here! ?. This is podcast 133 and it’s about how to create good habits. I was inspired by reading a review of a new book called Good Habits, Bad Habits, by psychologist Wendy Wood. The author says what I already knew and have podcasted about before; that willpower has little to do with forming good habits, or being successful, or even having self control.

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 3, 2019

One of the new things I tried lately is playing CashFlow. It’s the board game created by Robert Kiyosaki, the author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” Before diving too deep into this, let me tell you that I didn’t read… The post 5 Financial Habits Enforced By Playing CashFlow appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 10, 2019

HBR's Now to Negotiate as a Freelancer provides an excellent overview of this important topic.  Key quote on 3 things that tend to cause freelancers negotiation problems: First, they focus on the business aspect of the relationship to the detriment of building a personal rapport; second, they attempt to differentiate themselves from their competitors with price discounting, and third, they waste their negotiation time on the wrong clients.

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The line between work and personal life can often become blurry. In some cases work can and does encroach, becomes an all encompassing thing. Entrepreneurs spend weeks, sometimes months on end attempting to reach the break-even point of their new business. In other cases, bosses may be breathing down your neck, expecting you to be reachable at all hours of the day or night.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Call it whatever you want – on some level we all experience some level of guilt around our jobs, especially if our work is particularly demanding. Today, there’s a focused emphasis on “Mom Guilt” but the reality is that dads experience it, caregivers experience it, married people experience it, single people experience it. Unfortunately, the guilt is real for most workers.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 25, 2019

On this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by Cliff Ravenscraft. For more than a decade, Cliff had been known as the Podcast Answer Man. He’s trained tens of thousands of individuals how to successfully launch an audio podcast. Today, Cliff is a business and life coach. He mentors coaches, consultants and thought leaders through the transition from their unfulfilling day job to their own responsible and profitable online business so that they can live the life of their dreams and do the wo

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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!

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Executive Assistant Breakthrough

DECEMBER 13, 2019

If you’re an Executive Assistant wondering what other career opportunities are out there, this post is for you. Executive Assistants possess a unique combination of skills. Most likely, you’re high versatile with the ability to solve a wide range of problems, working with an even wider range of people. The good news is that these abilities make you a GREAT fit for an unlimited number of interesting career options.

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There is beauty in simplicity. Yet, we, humans, have an almost uncontrollable tendency towards complicating life. Towards making our houses bigger, or our relationships longer, or, you know, towards just saying one more word when we should really keep our mouths shut. The good news is that this tendency can be observed, managed and, in. Read more 5 Simple Ways To Complicate Your Life.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Trust and safety have always been major issues with the sharing/gig/peer-to-peer economy. But data on the safety problems in this growing part of the economy have been non-existent. But that's starting to change.  Last week Uber released a U.S. safety report that provides details on the number of sexual assaults, murders and fatal crashes that occurred through its platform in 2017 and 2018.

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 16, 2019

If you are an entrepreneur, you might be looking at ways to ensure that you have more cash flow for your various business ventures. One way to do this may be by refinancing any loans you have. Many people may have heard of doing this with a home mortgage, but they might not know that many other types of loans can be refinanced as well. Below is the kind of loans that you can refinance… 1.

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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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