ProAssisting Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

'I came across an article in a series of articles that talk about “The Dream Team” from a professional perspective and the one that caught my eye -and might be of interest to you- is the one titled “The Giver”. You can find the article HERE. You can also sign up to be alerted when more are posted. I like this article for a number of reasons but most importantly, it really gets to the heart of what it means to a top-level Executive Assistant.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

'Last week I wrote about performance reviews and although I’m still not sure that the majority of performance reviews are all that helpful, especially for assistants. I do think that objective setting is really important. Unfortunately both go hand in hand and the objective setting tends to get forgotten because as is human nature we are much more interested in what other’s think of our performance and if it will affect our pay.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

'Anyone that has ever launched a program or product knows that the entire process is kind of like running a race. You have a strategy and training and you've done all of your warm ups.  You are ready to get your promotion "out there." You are running smoothly, when all of the sudden, someone decides to put a hurdle right in the middle of the track!

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

'The Fifth Age of Work  describes how a broad mix of shifts and trends are transforming work and the workplace. The author, Drew Jones, is well suited to take on this subject.   He's a cultural anthropologist, partner in a coworking facility, business professor at Texas State and the co-author of one of the first books on coworking - I'm Outta Here.  The book's premise is changes and shifts in technology, social trends, economics and demographics are leading to a ne

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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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Eco-Office Gals

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

'The main reason to go green is to do your bit for the environment. However, if you run a business, going green can lead to numerous additional benefits. Here are three of the most important that you can take advantage of by improving your green credentials. 1. Save Money. Going green can be a great way to improve your bottom line. By making more effort to turn off lights and computers, using a fan instead of air conditioning and printing less paper, you can cut down on energy, paper and ink cos

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

'Are you feeling confident about your business and what the future holds for it? If so, you are not alone in feeling this way because research shows that business confidence in the UK is at its highest point since the annual global measure of confidence for SMEs, the Sage Business Index, began in 2011. It’s… Read the full article here: UK Business Confidence at All-Time High on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

'Booking business travel is a core part of our role so working with a good travel management company can save us so much time and ultimately our organisation money! If you can find a reliable TMC they really are worth their weight in gold! I’ve asked Travel Professionals to give us a bit more understanding on what we should expect from our business travel provider….

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

'We're in our third week of the series Freedom to Work from Anywhere: Living the Mobile Life and my expert panel has shared some great tips so far.  Today, we're going to share some more!  It really is possible to have a business that allows you to work from anywhere.  I've been doing it since 2003! Many of my friends and colleagues run their businesses from many locations throughout the year too.  What have they put in place in their business that allows them

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Virtual Moxie

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

'Yesterday, I had blocked out my afternoon to go to see a doc with my mother-in-love. I arrived at her place early, so we watched some TV together before leaving. There was a show on Animal Planet about a blackbird who was loose in a store, and the animal control people who were chasing it all over the place trying to catch it so they could take it outside and set it free.

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Eco-Office Gals

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

'The pressure on businesses to recycle and become more environmentally conscious is always rising – but for many companies, the incentives are often seen to be few and far between. Aside from the positive image of doing their bit for the environment, it can be understandable why businesses fail to see how recycling can actually help them grow. However, these five little-known facts show just how big an impact that recycling can have on both the environment and a business’s finances – and these a

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

'Small Business Saturday originated as an American holiday that comes between the Black Friday / Cyber Monday period after Thanksgiving. The idea has caught on here in the UK too and we now have our very own Small Business Saturday UK event, this year taking place one week later than the US on December 7th.… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Small Business Saturday on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

'NEW! Joan and Jasmine of Office Dynamics International are hitting the road in 2014. Read on to find out if we''ll be in a city near you. By Joan Burge. As a savvy assistant working in the modern business world moving at supersonic speed, you must learn how to lead yourself in order to be at the top of your game, remain on the cutting edge and be prepared for the future.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

'One of the best training courses I have attended in my career was an introduction to NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) with specific training on emotional intelligence. The reason I decided to take this course was because my manager at the time was taking a similar course for executive staff. I had heard a lot about NLP over the years and I thought it would be really helpful if both my manager and myself were learning how to use emotional intelligence at the same time.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

'What Are You Allowing Yourself to See? There are things right in front of you every day that you don't see. To prove my point, let's go with the car example. Have you ever. experienced purchasing a new car? You do the research and you decide on a certain make and model. Then, all of a sudden, that make and model is. around you everywhere on the road!

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

'I had an interesting time this week at Solutions 13 , which is the Sleeter Group's annual accounting solutions conference.   Over 800 people attended the event which focused on improving business processes through the use of mobile, cloud and connected services and technologies. My biggest take away from the event was the impact cloud technologies are having on accounting firm business models.   The use of cloud-based accounting systems such as Quickbooks Online is fundamentally

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

'Just a quick reminder for our Business and Marketing Automation Success Clinic happening TOMORROW. If you haven’t yet registered for this brand-new training, you have until tomorrow morning to do so. Click Here to register. During this training we’ll be covering SIX key areas that you can automate and streamline for more clients, more income, and less stress & overwhelm: The business automation formula.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

'“Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.” The quote this week was from US writer Pearl S. Buck. Every business makes mistakes at some point, but there is usually a tipping point where the mistake can be prevented. The key is spotting when mistakes… Read the full article here: Mistakes: Quote of the Week on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

'GrubHub Seamless Survey Finds Disconnect Between Healthy Eating Know-How and. Workplace Eating Habits. NEW YORK – November 5, 2013 – The difference between a sluggish staffer and a productive employee could possibly be attributed to at-work eating habits, according to a new survey released today by Seamless Corporate Accounts , a division of GrubHub Seamless, the nation''s leading online and mobile food-ordering company.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

'A few months ago I recorded a series of webinars for an assistant association in the States (more to follow soon). Before I embarked on this assignment I was slightly concerned because I do think I sound like a twelve year old. On top of that I have a fairly distinct Cockney / Essex accent. These lovely aspects of my voice do not make me sound particularly authoritative!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

'Have you ever been at an event and watched others easily process payments for their products and programs and wished you knew of an easy way to do that for your stuff?  Well, you are in luck!  PayPal now has a really easy way to take payments on location. It's called PayPal Here and comes with a swipe tool (just like Square).  But, I don't care to carry around additional hardware if I. don't need it.  With PayPal Here you simply need the app and a steady hand

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

'The Boston Consulting Group's (BCG) study Lessons on Technology and Growth From Small Business Leaders  shows that tech-savvy - and especially cloud savvy - small businesses outperform their peers in terms of sales and job growth. The chart below, from the study (free registration required), nicely summarizes their findings. BCG found there is a growing digital divide between small businesses that lead in technology deployment and use relative to those that don't.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

'Try to take some time over the festive period to do a little bit of informal networking. You never know who you might meet and what you might learn! For those in the Hertfordshire area of the UK there are two upcoming Enterprise Rockers networking events at the WinWeb Hub in Letchworth. Entrance is free… Read the full article here: More Enterprise Rockers events incoming for Hertfordshire on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

'Stress can make us nervous, irritable and angry; it gives us headaches, saps us of energy and keeps us up at night. More than 75 percent of Americans cite work and money as their main stressors, according to the American Psychological Association, and 69 percent of highly stressed Americans say their stress levels have increased in the last 12 months.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

'I must admit I’m not a big fan of this time of year or as I like to call it ‘performance review season’ For an assistant most of the next few weeks are filled organising meetings for our manager and their direct reports to review the last year. Somewhere in that list of meetings we normally squeeze ourselves in to our manager’s packed diary for a 15 minute chat about how everything has been fine.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

'I talk with many business owners every day that are extremely giving. in their time and talents.  However, when it comes to receiving, they. have a bit of a harder time.  (I've been there too.  I'm a recovering. I-can-do-it-myselfer.) At one time I had a private client that. told me that she felt weak when she asked for help.  I don't hold that. belief.  I believe you show strength when you can recognize the things you do well and the things that you do

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Eco-Office Gals

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

'The use of rainwater harvesting systems by businesses all over the world is on the rise, and it’s easy to say way. Developed countries like the UK and the United States have high water demands and areas with significant levels of rainfall (the South West of the UK and the South East of the USA, for example), allowing companies to benefit both financially and environmentally from their usage.

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

'Originally posted 2012-10-30 20:33:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter “I can’t be organized.” “I never learned about organizing.” “My mom was a packrat and so am I.” “My father was super neat and always gave me a hard time about my mess.” “My grandparents lived through the Depression so they keep everything.” Have you said any of those things?

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

'We hear a lot of stories in the small business community about people having problems with some of their business software, particularly when it comes to CRM. The two names that are most commonly mentioned seem to be Salesforce and Netsuite. The main gripe is often with the large costs of using these systems to… Read the full article here: Alternatives to Salesforce and NetSuite on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

'For years, desktops and laptops have dominated the work computer market because they have big screens, roomy keyboards, and large hard drives for storage. When tablet computers were in their infancy, most lacked all of these things, but times have changed. According to a recent poll, 21 percent of workers have reported using tablets for work at least once a week, and that number is expected to continue to grow.

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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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