Productivity Bits
DECEMBER 8, 2011
O wning a building gives people the freedom to do anything they would like with their property, but this doesn’t always benefit every business owner. Sometimes, renting office space offers business owners more benefits than owning. Renting Means Flexibility . When people rent their office space rather than purchase, they are not forced to remain in one place.
Practically Perfect PA
DECEMBER 22, 2011
Every PA / EA has a set of skills that enable them to do their job well, senior staff might not notice these unique attributes but we should and more importantly we should know how to use them to the best of our abilities. Assistants are the superheroes of the office, possessing extraordinary superhuman powers, their skills can go unnoticed until there comes a time when they are called upon to help protect their colleagues!
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Stephanie LH Calahan
DECEMBER 2, 2011
12 Days - 12 Experts - 12 Power Topics For the last few days I have been out of the office fighting the flu, but I didn't want you to miss out on this opportunity! As we near the end of 2011, I know you've probably already mapped out your business plan for the New Year. But what if I were to offer you the opportunity to access the top business growth strategies from 12 Amazing Women Entrepreneurs, who are true power players in their niche?
Eat Your Career
DECEMBER 6, 2011
The other day I heard the following: You’re not waiting for your dreams to come true. Your dreams are waiting for YOU to come true. At first blush, this sounds so strange. What does it even mean? I thought about it for a while and soon, I became fascinated with the idea. It’s simple really…and yet, so powerful. Here’s the way I see it: Your dreams are out there, alive and well, waiting for you to do your part.
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.
Virtual Moxie
DECEMBER 12, 2011
It's easier. At least on the surface. In the moment, it feels safer than telling the truth, than risking saying something other than what you assume the person you're talking with wants to hear. We don't like disappointing others. We don't like being uncomfortable. We don't like confrontation. And we don't like admitting we did something we probably wish we hadn't.
Office Dynamics
DECEMBER 18, 2011
A few years ago in late winter, I purchased a bunch of pussy willow stems at Costco. I took them home and plunked them into a large vase and added water. Because life was busy, I completely forgot about the stems. They were unseen ignored and neglected on a table in the dark entry while the kaleidoscope of life swirled around them. A few weeks went by.
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Productivity Bits
DECEMBER 2, 2011
W hen you step into your first management position, it can be quite a challenge. You’re worried about how others will perceive you as a leader, and you want to be an effective leader who does the job well. Even if you’ve been a manager for years, you may have these same concerns when you first begin at a new company. Whatever the case, being the “new manager on duty” can be stressful.
Stephanie LH Calahan
DECEMBER 19, 2011
There are 1000s of books that you could read to grow your business, but how do you know which ones are good for where you are in the life cycle of your business? I asked my expert panel: To be productive means to be in a position where you have the quality or power of producing especially in abundance. It is about getting things done and growing your business.
Office Organization Success
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Earlier this week a client email me asking, “Do you have 2 separate email accounts, one for business and one for personal. That’s what I have right now, but I am wondering if I should merge my email into one account, my business account. What do you suggest?” This was a great question because I know many of you struggle with managing your emails on a day-to-day basis.
Virtual Moxie
DECEMBER 15, 2011
People go to Costco to save money by buying in bulk. Costco makes that work because they sell so freaking much that they make up money in the sheer quantity sold. They also have immense buying power as a result of how much they sell across the chain which results in lower prices to them which they can pass on to you. But you? You're just a little person sitting in a home office.
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.
Office Dynamics
DECEMBER 19, 2011
Here are some more wonderful words of wisdom. DO NOT GIVE UP! Never give up fighting for what you believe in. God is able to do anything – far above all that you can ask or think. Keep praying and believing. Listen to your inner voice (“higher power”, “soul”) and trust it…because spirit is true and ego is false. Your soul won’t steer you wrong. Figure out how to be happy.
The Small Business Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2011
For small businesses, keeping on top of digital marketing channels such as Twitter can be time consuming. The article identifies five of the best Twitter profiles that are publishing relevant and useful information for SME owners and employees.
Productivity Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2011
L ife is what you make of it. This phrase has been around for a long time but it still remains so very true. How you conduct your life really shows in your happiness and well being. People who seem miserable most of the time are often not putting much effort into making things better. The best approach to living a life that is full of success and having a great outlook on life is to do everything you need to do at the best of your abilities.
Stephanie LH Calahan
DECEMBER 21, 2011
I have a secret to share. I LOVE Gifts! I love giving them and I love getting them. 'Tis the season. That means the SmallBizChristmas giveaway is back ! The fantabulous Michelle Shaeffer is hosting and she invited me to share a gift, along with 12 other entrepreneurs and small business owners. These gifts have been created especially with YOU in mind, to help you reduce stress, get organized, grow your business and more.
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Eco-Office Gals
DECEMBER 28, 2011
I’ve been quiet over the holidays. Trying to keep up with work, holidays and life in general has been overwhelming. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Ours was very nice, the kids had a great time that’s what really matters when it’s all said and done. Just because things have been quiet on the blog-front doesn’t mean it’s been quiet around here.
Office Organization Success
DECEMBER 19, 2011
As the saying goes, “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail” and as business owners if you run your business without having a clear strategic business and marketing plan in place, then you’re destined to fail… sounds harsh, I know, but if you don’t know what the goal(s) are, how can you plan to get there? And it is this lack of planning and being clear on your goals that causes so many small businesses to fail.
Eat Your Career
DECEMBER 20, 2011
No matter who you are or what you do, I’m willing to bet you know who Richard “Dick” Bolles is. Maybe the name itself doesn’t ring a bell, but the title of his book most certainly will: What Color Is Your Parachute? Sound familiar? Dubbed the “Job Hunter’s Bible”, this book is considered the gold standard of career guides. With a focus on finding and living your life’s purpose, this book covers every conceivable job search topic including networking, research, resume and cover letter
The Small Business Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2011
The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Look at your competitors and see how their product offering has changed over the course of the year and examine what they’ve done right and wrong. 2.
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Practically Perfect PA
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Over the last few years I’ve changed employers a number of times and so have had to face quite a few interviews. After finishing university in 2003 I was lucky because there were plenty of jobs available in London. I went for one interview at a global accountancy firm and had a full-time permanent role as a team administrator straight away. However, this just isn’t the case anymore.
Stephanie LH Calahan
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Every once in a while, I'll ask a question out on my Facebook Page and it sparks a good conversation. So I asked: I would love to know what is YOUR biggest challenge to GETTING IT ALL DONE? This is what they said: " Setting priorities " " I agree. What goes with setting priorites that is an issue is knowing how to select those things which add value to your project , assignment and goals as well need to be done.
Step It Up VA Coaching
DECEMBER 29, 2011
by Donna Toothaker. A New Year is upon us, and with it come opportunities for change and growth in ourselves and our businesses. The past year has been challenging in many ways, with continued economic upheaval as a dominant theme in the national news, and many small business owners struggling to stay afloat. Whatever way we have come out of the past year, the arrival of the New Year asks that each of us take a look at our successes and failures, strive for improvement, and embrace opportunity o
Virtual Moxie
DECEMBER 14, 2011
The higher your standards, the easier things get with your practice, because with higher standards come higher-quality clients. Want to get rid of crap clients? Stop settling in your practice. Raise your standards to see more of what you want.
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Eco-Office Gals
DECEMBER 13, 2011
It’s that time again – A Fresh roll out from WordPress has been released! Some of the features include: Easier Uploading. File Type Detection – A single upload button. Drag-and-Drop Media Uploader. Dashboard Design. New Toolbar in the dashboard, combining the Admin Bar and admin header. Responsive design for some screens, including iPad/tablet support.
The Small Business Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Women On Top London Calling As you all know my collaborator in writing the ‘funniest’ book on enterprise, ‘Stripping for Freedom’, (available from Amazon ) is the very unfunny Tony Robinson OBE. Robinson is my utterly incompetent UK agent. From time to time I visit him to check he hasn’t destroyed my livelihood and life.
Office Organization Success
DECEMBER 14, 2011
I don’t know about you, but everywhere I’ve turned these past couple of weeks I’ve been hearing about planning for 2012. And with good reason too! It’s so much easier to create a thriving and profitable business if you have a plan in place and goals to work towards. In fact, just last weekend I mapped out my entire 2012 (and into 2013) strategic marketing plan — it really isn’t that hard to do when you’ve got some key business planning tools at your disposal.
Stephanie LH Calahan
DECEMBER 12, 2011
If you follow me on any of my social media sites, you know that I love quotes. I've been collecting them since 5th grade. Quotes have a way of moving our soul. The can make us think of things in a slightly different way. They can represent our feelings when we have a hard time finding our own words. Today, some of my colleagues share their favorites on organization, time management or productivity. Alys Milner “Have nothing in your house that you do not kno
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!
Step It Up VA Coaching
DECEMBER 22, 2011
by Donna Toothaker. Are you a creature of habit? Do you avoid doing new things, or taking new approaches, in favor of the same, old “same-old?” Perhaps your routine is comfortable and predictable, and you feel quite in control of your work and personal life. You may say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Sure, it ain’t broke, but is your Virtual Assisting business growing?
Virtual Moxie
DECEMBER 6, 2011
An RFP (Request for Proposal) is a corporate and governmental construct used to get vendors or suppliers to bid on work, vying against unseen others who are also vying for the work. At its core, it's set up to favor, or give the upper hand to, the person who has the work and it commodtizes the worker's time and skill. It's not fair in the corporate/governmental arenas, but it's accepted as "the way things are done.".
Productivity Bits
DECEMBER 13, 2011
A re you getting ready to ask for a pay raise? It is an intimidating thing to do?no matter who you are. You might think that you completely deserve your raise?but you still might feel very intimidated when it comes to asking for a raise. If you have talked to your boss about a raise and you want to follow-up with them, here are 7 tips to writing a letter to ask to get a raise. 1.
The Small Business Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2011
The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Keep track of what your competitors are doing over the festive period. If they are undercutting you by a huge margin you may wish to react to their price cuts. 2.
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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