Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Ardent Partners recently released their 2016-2017 State of Contingent Workforce Management report. The study is based on a survey and series of interviews with mostly HR and procurement professionals at large corporations. According to the report, the use of contingent workers by corporations continues to grow and accounts for nearly 38 percent of all workers in 2016.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Nobody needs to tell you how influential you are in the office – it kinda goes without saying over here at Practically Perfect PA. However, following our recent Industry Snapshot survey, we have a lot of interesting data that shows us the areas in which you have the most influence. Your influence falls roughly into five areas… Here is a little more detail: The Office Gatekeeper.
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Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Having two bosses can sometimes feel like a good cop/bad cop situation if they’re not on the same page or if they employ different styles of leadership. That might be effective in accomplishing their goals, but it’s not always the best approach for keeping employees happy and productive. But having two founders at the top doesn’t always mean chaos or mixed messages.
Productivity Bits
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
The argument over whether a clear desk or a messy one is a truer sign of productivity has gone on for decades and it’s unlikely to ever be resolved objectively. Why not give the “clear desk = clear mind” side of the debate a try in your own workspace? You may be surprised at the way a little decluttering makes you feel like a more productive and organized person.
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.
Eat Your Career
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
This article is part of a series. Learn more about it and access links to other articles in the series here. Ah, the dreaded b-word. Call me bold , call me brash , but this is one b-word I stand firmly behind. Bragging is an unavoidable career necessity. Yet, it’s developed quite a bad rap—and perhaps for good reason. After all, no one wants to be one of those people.
Andrea Kalli
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Merry Christmas Animated Video Card 2016. Cute animated Santa scene as he delivers presents. For pricing and to order – [link]. Andrea Kalli – Video Services – Editing and Marketing. The post Merry Christmas Animated Video Card 2016 appeared first on Video Editing Service & Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant.
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Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
At our recent regional events we discussed some of the issues that are facing assistants today. Lots of challenges came up, but one that struck me as typical across all industries was the actual amount of work that the assistants had to do. Assistants are taking on more and more tasks and are involved in all sorts of projects. This is great (as long as we are appreciated for it and well… That is a whole other blog post!
Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
These days, doesn’t it seem like we’re all getting lazy with our writing? Perhaps we can blame technology. Whatever the reason, poor writing skills can really call your professionalism into question. Errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling are just the tip of the iceberg. Being overly wordy, repetitive and vague can also create the impression that you lack confidence and competence, and that can spell career disaster for any administrative professional.
Productivity Bits
NOVEMBER 24, 2016
W orking from home is fulfilling for a multitude of reasons, but presents the difficult challenge of remaining focused. Fortunately, there is a wide variety of tools you can use to help supercharge your productivity in your home-office. Here are some great apps that will allow you to reach your potential while working from home. Pocket Have you ever had a lot of work to do, but seen an article posted on Twitter that looks too good to ignore?
Eco-Office Gals
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Going green at work isn’t just going to cut down the energy bills , it’s also going make your office a lot healthier and productive. The technology is constantly evolving and getting smarter. It’s also likely a lot of the new gadgets will conveniently fit your budget. Here are the top ten eco-friendly gadgets you absolutely must have at work: iBamboo: Most offices wouldn’t have a iPad or iPhone dock with speakers, but if your office needs music here’s the best gadget you could buy.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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Tips From T. Marie
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
Hiring holiday help is a common practice around the holidays, particularly for retailers. Did you know that any business can benefit from teaming up with a virtual services professional for the holiday season? If you’re wondering just how it might work for you and/or your business, check out the list below: Give them your client list and have them use a service like Send Out Cards to make sure they all get a holiday greeting from you.
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Based on a review of a variety of recent studies, a consensus has formed that the gig economy is large and growing. Recent studies include, but aren't limited to: Pew Research's Gig Work, Online Selling and Home Sharing found that 24% of adult Americans - that about 59 million people - report earning money from the digital ‘platform economy’ in the past year.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
So you’ve aced your interview and you’ve been offered the job. How exciting! There are, however, a few things you should consider before accepting a new role. Here are my top 5 considerations… 1. On a scale of 1-10 how excited are you really? I asked this question because you can get easily swept up in the all of the excitement that comes with a new role.
Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Our 23rd Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence, The Revolutionary Assistant. This is a video recap from Joan Burge & Jasmine Freeman. Some of the highlights you will find in this broadcast: The Future Belongs to the Revolutionary Assistant//highlights from Joan’s opening keynote. Why become a revolutionary assistant? Communication challenges assistants have with their executive.
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Productivity Bits
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Having a balcony in your office is a great way to still get some outdoors while remaining indoors. This holds especially true for those days where the weather outside is absolutely gorgeous and you are stuck inside working calculating one huge sum after another. If your office has some outdoor space, utilize it by turning it into a balcony. And to help you with that, here are 5 ideas to make your office balcony look something that came out right from Pinterest: 1.
Eat Your Career
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Today, I’m happy to announce a brand new blog series called, “Career Success: A to Z.”. This is a fun project I’ve been thinking about for a while. With the recent re-launch of Eat Your Career, I figured now was a good time to jump in. Here’s the idea: Each week, I’ll be posting an article that explores one key concept of career success. The catch? I’m going to cover the whole alphabet from A to Z.
Clutter Coach
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. You can leave a review here! In this episode, I’ll talk about how you can fit tasks into little gaps of time you might not have noticed before. Here are some highlights: What kind of work is good for this? What can I do in my car? Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play.
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
The global design and architecture firm HOK recently released a new report looking at the coworking industry from the corporate real estate perspective. It's a well researched, excellent overview of the coworking industry and it "examines the drivers of coworking from the demand and supply side, the industry risks and implications for corporate real estate, as well as information about the owners, coworkers and centers." The report covers a lot of ground and we found all the c
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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.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Today’s blog post is a down and dirty list of my favourite websites for free images. As you can imagine, I use loads of these websites for Practically Perfect PA and I wish I had known about them while I was an assistant. They are much easier to navigate than Google Images. In no particular order, here are my favs… Stocksnap.io. The images on Stocksnap.io may look familiar as this is my go to website for the images I use on Practically Perfect PA.
Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
TRAVO is an incredible travel planning tool in development for administrative professionals. TRAVO was one of key sponsors at the 2016 Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence and we are so excited that Debbi Shaffer of Audacious Admin was able to sit down with TRAVO for a brief interview to talk about what they are doing. Check it out here… Are you a travel planner without a corporate booking tool?
Andrea Kalli
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
Created this promotional video for my client Open Sources – Communication Platform – to help them launch their new online volunteering opportunity, which is ideal for any college educated person and recent grads. They knew exactly what they wanted it to look like and what emotion they wanted to evoke. They supplied all the location-specific pictures, and told me what they wanted for the animation scenes.
Eat Your Career
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
This post is part of a (recently re-launched and re-named) series in which I share some of my favorite Internet finds from the past week. Enjoy! From Yours Truly. I wrote a few new articles for Ivy Exec over the past few weeks. If you missed them, take a peek at my favorites here: *In honor of the election*. 3 Office Politics Strategies That Are Crucial for Success in the Workplace.
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Clutter Coach
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. You can leave a review here! In this episode, I’ll talk about some productive tasks you can fit in this week while things are a little dead in anticipation of Thanksgiving. Here are some highlights: I can’t focus on anything important this week. But I can do that some other time!
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
It's interesting to us how little media attention the demand side of the on-demand/gig economy gets. Demand, of course, is the reason on-demand/gig economy startups can raise large sums of money at lofty valuations. It's also why all the talk about the on-demand/gig economy going away is quite silly. On-demand food delivery is a good example.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
As someone born and bred in Essex I am so pleased that we have a network connecting PAs in the area. Here are all the details from the founders, Karen and Julia… . Firstly, can I have a little background about you…. What is your career background? . We are both experienced PA’s who also give our time as volunteers in our communities (Karen as Youth Leader for a local community Youth group in Essex and Jules as Relief Manager at Hamelin Trust retail).
Office Dynamics
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
I decided to pull out this Monday Motivator from 2013 because it is a favorite of mine, still holds true and in fact, I believe it to be truer than ever before. Since I wrote this in 2013, I have expanded my mind to the worlds of: Focus instead of multitasking. Engagement instead of entitlement. Being revolutionary. Being resilient. Collaboration. Creativity and innovation.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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Andrea Kalli
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Christmas Card Logo 2016 – holiday video. Wintery scene, full moon, with Santa and reindeer flying across the sky. For pricing and to order – [link]. Andrea Kalli – Video Services – Editing and Marketing. The post Christmas Card Logo 2016 – holiday video appeared first on Video Editing Service & Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant.
Eat Your Career
NOVEMBER 24, 2016
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Hey, what did you expect? I’m kind of obsessed with food. And trust me, my family knows how to do it right. It’s a day to celebrate the harvest, but also, to give thanks for all we have—and I really do have so much. This year, I’m most thankful for all of you. Over the past few weeks, I’ve re-launched Eat Your Career and the reception I’ve gotten is truly inspiring.
Clutter Coach
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
by Even if you keep your desk nice and organized and you process your incoming paper promptly, you may still have clutter lurking where you can’t see it. That kind of clutter is harder to attack than the physical clutter that’s right in front of you, getting in the way. You have to find it first. It’s the clutter that’s in your head. How do you know if you have mental clutter?
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
We mentioned yesterday that there is a recently formed consensus that the gig economy is large and growing. We also mentioned there is not a consensus as to how big it is or how fast it's growing. This is especially true for the online gig economy. It also turns out there's no consensus on what "work" is, especially, again, in the online gig economy. Evidence of this comes from recent studies from two highly respected research organizations.
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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