Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Very often solopreneurs owners know they have a need to partner with a Virtual Assistant (VA), but are not really sure how a virtual assistant can help them grow their business – they don’t fully understand what services the VA provides. This is usually discussed during the client consultation process, but sometimes the client can still feel a little overwhelmed and are not sure about delegating their workload – in fact that is how one of my clients felt recently!

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2008

E-Mail me or follow me. Benefits of Online Software for Small Business. Concentrate on your business, not your office. Starting a Small Business? On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral. Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Setting goals is a great way to nurture your growth. That’s why it’s important to make New Year’s resolutions for family if you want your family life to change and improve. Consider including these goals this year: Pare down activities. Families are busier than ever, so it’s important to make room for consistent togetherness time. For example, think about cutting back on activities so everyone can eat dinner together most nights.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 31, 2008

While I thought about writing an uplifting, inspirational post today -- the last day of 2008 -- the truth is that I'm very much a realist at heart. Sure, I believe in hoping for the best -- but I'm one of those people who always prepares for the worst. I do have great hopes for 2009. I hope that the economy will improve, that those who have been laid off will find jobs and the St.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Updating to WordPress 2.7 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 2:02 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Life of the Virtual Assistant With each successful update of WordPress, the more comfortable you become when receiving weird fatal error messages, which cause your blog to crash completely until you decode and address them.

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BioTeams

DECEMBER 14, 2008

Listen to Ken Thompson and Lisa Kimball answer questions on how biological thinking can be used to make teams, networks, communities and groups more effective on a live call hosted by The Plexus Institute. The Plexus Institute is a not-for-profit organization on the application of Complex Systems to HealthCare. To listen to the call. "The principles of the machine operated so brilliantly, however, that people mistakenly began applying them to the living world as well.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2008

E-Mail me or follow me. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral. You ask a question, I answer! Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Getting Into the Executive Suite - you want to work with the Top Dog? Do you have high hopes of working for a President, Chairman, or CEO of an enterprise? Good for you. I had those aspirations when I graduated from high school and knew I wanted to go into the administrative profession. I wanted to reach for the stars! I wanted to work for the big dogs!

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On The Job

DECEMBER 29, 2008

If you've ever been out of work, you know the feeling when the job offer finally comes. You want to scream, cry, kiss the feet of the hiring manager and dance in the streets. You're a wild mix of emotions and yet it's never been more important that you think clearly and put your brain in charge. It's time to negotiate. Now, some people may think that there's no room for negotiation in this job market.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Put a smile on that face Monday, December 15, 2008 at 9:42 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Family Life Feeling too busy? Not busy enough? Maybe all you need is a little gingerbread house. Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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BioTeams

DECEMBER 9, 2008

According to Marcus Buckingham in his book The one thing you need to know mediocre leaders think of each of their team members as draughts pieces (interchangeable) but good leaders think of them as chess pieces (unique). Image: [link]. Mediocre leaders play draughts with their workers - they assume we all move in the same way and are motivated by the same things.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Use a service such as TimeDriver [link]. Works with Outlook and Google calendar. Advantages: You create the available timeslots in your calendar (refer to Key 1 – Planning). You then send a link to your TimeDriver calendar to your client. Your client can only schedule in those times that YOU have made available in your calendar – by default they’re going to be working to YOUR schedule.

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DECEMBER 31, 2008

In today’s fast-paced corporate world, many managers rely on the newest technology to help their company grow. Between e-mail, virtual assistants, palm pilots, high speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, they mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever—making their own travel plans, faxing their own letters and scheduling their own meetings.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 26, 2008

I've been impressed by the number of blog posts I've read lately that urge people not to give in to despair in these despairing times, to remember that most of us have all that we really need: our friends, our family, our health. At the same time, I know that despite these pep talks there are people who, no matter how much they try, aren't feeling better.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Redistributing your work-life balancing act? Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 9:55 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Life of the Virtual Assistant There’s a clipboard on my desk (pictured beneath my furry assistant at right) that is more valuable than any tech tool in my office. Divided into two columns, at left is my actual and pending work list, and to the right are personal and household matters needing attention.

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BioTeams

DECEMBER 29, 2008

Many company executives are now questionning the value of 'traditional' forms of teambuilding such as executive retreats or staff games (e.g. Executive team building: stop wasting their time ). Recently I ran across a New York technnology company GoCrossOffice pioneering a more novel approach. GoCrossOffice integrate both virtual and physical elements into their team games.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 17, 2008

One of the joys of the holiday season is giving. Sharing with others is one of the true joys of life. So in the spirit of giving, I asked some of my friends and business associates what gifts they had that they could share with others. Well I was pleasantly surprised – with a very nice selection of gifts. Some of these gifts will help you improve your life – others will help you improve your business.

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DECEMBER 31, 2008

In today’s fast-paced corporate world, many managers rely on the newest technology to help their company grow. Between e-mail, virtual assistants, palm pilots, high speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, they mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever—making their own travel plans, faxing their own letters and scheduling their own meetings.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I sent out a HARO request the other day asking for input on resume do's and dont's. I was flooded with so many good suggestions I couldn't use them all for my Gannett News Service and USAToday.com column, so I'm offering you a great deal today: Super resume advice at no cost to you! (I think I'm spending too much time reading the retailer ads that bombard my e-mail every day.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs All I need is $4.59 Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 10:37 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Family Life , Life of the Virtual Assistant I won’t tell you how long it’s been since I became a Google Adsense Publisher. But I WILL tell you I have only $4.59 to go until I reach the magical $100 earning threshold.

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BioTeams

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I just received a Christmas Card from the Monitor 360 group which identified 14 "Consequential Ideas for 2009". The ability to collaborate effectively in large groups is fundamental to (at least) 3 of them: Resilient Communities, Guerilla Journalism and Crowdsourcing. Monitor 360 define the 3 main "collaboration-centric" consequential ideas as follows: Resilient Communities.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Having been running my own virtual assistant practice for seven years, I’ve gotten pretty good at setting up systems, knowing what works and what doesn’t, and creating a practice that is full and even has a waiting list of clients wanting to work with me! So I was delighted when I was asked to be part of a team of great VAs and six-figure coach, Suzanne Evans, to joint venture on the Six Figure VA System.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets enjoy our day together.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2008 Are you worried about job security?

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Setting goals is a great way to nurture your growth. That’s why it’s important to make New Year’s resolutions for family if you want your family life to change and improve. Consider including these goals this year: Pare down activities. Families are busier than ever, so it’s important to make room for consistent togetherness time. For example, think about cutting back on activities so everyone can eat dinner together most nights.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 19, 2008

I want you to think back to the last person you met for the first time and name as many details about the person as you can. Now, look at your list and consider the first three items. Do they look something like this? 1. Limp handshake. 2. Rarely made eye contact. 3. Awkward conversationalist. Or, more like this: 1. Great smile. 2. Confident manner. 3.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs 5 Tips for Out-of-Work Freelancers Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 11:32 am // By: kellykilpatrick24 // Category: Business Strategies/Perspectives , Life of the Virtual Assistant Publisher’s note: this post was contributed by by Kelly Kilpatrick , who writes on the subject of an MBA degree.

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BioTeams

DECEMBER 1, 2008

Social Edge , the online community for social entrepreneurs, has penned a nice article "Your Micromovement" based on Seth Godin's book Tribes which suggests 5 useful steps for starting your own movement. Image Source: The Amazing World of Lindsey. The 5 suggested steps in starting your own movement are: Publish a manifesto. Make it easy for your followers to connect with you.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Teleclass Topic: Time Management Strategies for the Holidays. Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 11:00 am EST. Led by Tracey Lawton. . On this call I’ll be sharing with you effective and proven time management strategies to get you through this busy holiday season. . . With the information I’ll be sharing with you during this teleclass you can apply it all year round – not just during the holiday season.

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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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