Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 22, 2009
Today's blog entry is from my Monday Motivator™ that was sent to over 5,000 readers this morning. I felt it was important to also share this information here for my blog readers. Some time ago, one of our readers asked my advice on how I would handle a micromanager – which, as we all know, can be a supervisor or a colleague you’re working with on a project.
Office Organization Success
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
Your next newsletter is due out this Friday! You’ve got your newsletter template in front of you; you’re sat at your PC all ready to go, and, horror of horrors… you’ve got blank page syndrome a.k.a. writer’s block. Your mind is a complete blank and you can’t think of a single thing to write about! Writing articles is one of the main reasons why many solopreneurs put off producing a newsletter – they think they won’t have anything to write about and writing an article is too time consuming anyw
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The Small Business Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
E-Mail me or follow me. Benefits of Online Software for Small Business. Concentrate on your business, not your office. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. Starting a Small Business? On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. Outsourcing Options For Small Business Focus on your business, timeshare professionals.
Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
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 19 February, 2009 Welcome to Canada, Mr.
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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.
Loosely Speaking
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs College Baseball Season 2009 Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 2:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Baseball No, I’m not a sports writer, just a big fan. Division I College baseball starts today, February 19, 2009, which happens to be my birthday. I love February. To commemorate the beginning of the season, Tom Check gave me permission to display this great photo.
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Office Organization Success
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
There are four major sources of time drain for busy business owners: 1. Scheduling appointments. Solution: Get clients to self-schedule. One of the many advantages to doing this is that there are no emails back and forth offering various timeslots – a huge timesaver in itself. 2. Day-to-day emails – too many! . Solution: Schedule set times to check your emails.
Denise Aday
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
Image via CrunchBase. I love how Google quietly and consistently adds new tools – and new capabilities to existing ones. A favorite tool of mine is Google Docs – spreadsheets in particular. I use it for clients as well as myself. For instance, when someone requests a free initial consultation , they are asked to complete a short questionnaire prior to our appointment, in order to define their needs and make our call super focused and productive.
Service Untitled
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Make it easy for everyone. Douglas February 18, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service Experience 1 Comment I am a big advocate of making things simple and I’m a strong believer in the idea that simplicity leads to consistency.
Loosely Speaking
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Pretty Twitter Badges by Limeshot Design Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 3:13 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Craving a new look for your Twitter badges? I was on the fence about this until I saw some nice options on another site today. Try Limeshot. Emma Hoffman’s designs are fresh and different from what you find among Twitter’s badge offerings.
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BioTeams
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
I was delighted to speak on "Bioteams: Turning Audiences into Communities" to a lively audience in Brighton (UK) at an event "New Frontiers in Social Media" organised by Use8 - The User Experience Society. You can get a copy of my slides here. Photo Source: The Sowelu Theatre Ensemble. Heres my presentation. Also watch this space for the results of a very dynamic audience participation session by mobile phone on topics as wide ranging as social media, the banking crisis and the rich cultural his
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Joan Burge is on the move and bringing attention to administrative professionals everywhere. Just this morning Joan was spotted on Fox 17 in Grand Rapids, MI. Joan Burge in the morning news with Fox 17 in Grand Rapids, MI. Joan will be speaking at the IAAP event this evening in Grand Rapids. Email jfreeman@officedynamics.com for details.
Office Organization Success
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
There are many times during your work day that you find yourself with a spare few minutes – maybe you’re in-between client appointments, or you finished a project earlier than you’d anticipated, or you just simply want to take a break. Rather than fritter that time here are 10 activities you can do in 10 minutes to keep your productivity levels high: Submit an article.
Admins4Admins
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
Secure Your Success With Training, Support And A Network Of Trusted Friends admins4admins.com Building Success One Office At A Time Home Toolbox About Bios Contact Us Blogs Featured Excel 2007 Powerpoint 2007 Word 2007 Business Letters Networking Opportunities Professional Growth Catchable fatal error : Object of class WP_Error could not be converted to string in /home6/adminsfo/public_html/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_40/tools/breadcrumbs.
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Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
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 8 February, 2009 Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me Depending on where you work and the work culture, it can determine what you are called at the off
Loosely Speaking
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs And now for some damage control Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 4:02 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging In the wee hours of February 18, while I was packing for a trip out of town, Loosely Speaking vanished from existence. In the past 6 days, friends and tech support have been trying to solve the problem.
BioTeams
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
David Wilcox (Social Reporter) chats with me (Ken Thompson (Bioteams)) on his video phone about how best to engage people, and whether you could "sell" them social media (knowing you can't really). Image from: [link]. To watch the video. Tags: News & Media.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Joan Burge is on the move and bringing attention to administrative professionals everywhere. Just this morning Joan was spotted on Fox 17 in Grand Rapids, MI. Joan Burge in the morning news with Fox 17 in Grand Rapids, MI. Joan will be speaking at the IAAP event this evening in Grand Rapids. Email jfreeman@officedynamics.com for details. Tags: Career Management Executive Blog.
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Office Organization Success
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
As a solopreneur there is always an endless list of projects that we want to work on or need to complete in order to grow our business. If we don’t plan properly and build in time to work on these projects we can very quickly become overwhelmed, and in the end we don’t complete anything. Last year I launched two membership programs and several new products, revamped my website, hosted two teleclass series, and launched a new service, all of which have been achieved without sacrifici
Service Untitled
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives The Angriest Customers Douglas February 27, 2009 Angry Customers , Etiquette 4 Comments Working with angry customers is a part of customer service that can’t be avoided. I write about working with angry customers fairly regularly and have a category devoted to it , but it is still a challenge to work with angry customers.
Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
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 24 February, 2009 Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?
Loosely Speaking
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs And now for some damage control Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 4:02 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging In the wee hours of February 18, while I was packing for a trip out of town, Loosely Speaking vanished from existence. In the past 6 days, friends and tech support have been trying to solve the problem.
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Office Organization Success
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
Topic: Networking Magic ~ 5 EASY Strategies for Follow-up Success. Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:00 am EST. Led by Tracey Lawton. You know how things go at a networking event, or some other type of in-person event… . You go along, meet many new people, collect a TON of business cards, and then promptly put them to one side and never follow up with the contacts again!
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 22, 2009
Today's blog entry is from my Monday Motivator™ that was sent to over 5,000 readers this morning. I felt it was important to also share this information here for my blog readers. Some time ago, one of our readers asked my advice on how I would handle a micromanager – which, as we all know, can be a supervisor or a colleague you’re working with on a project.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
If you are a working mom, it’s time to take a look at how you balance work and family. Here are a few thoughts from several experts. Women who integrate work and child care responsibilities become primarily concerned with their competency as both a parent and employee (Marsha Carolan). The balancing act of a working mother changes with the age of her child.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
If you are a working mom, it’s time to take a look at how you balance work and family. Here are a few thoughts from several experts. Women who integrate work and child care responsibilities become primarily concerned with their competency as both a parent and employee (Marsha Carolan). The balancing act of a working mother changes with the age of her child.
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Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
When was the last time you sat with your administrative assistant and had a heart-to-heart talk about your perspectives and expectations of: 1) your assistant’s work performance and 2) your perspectives of the team relationship? If you are like most managers, it’s been awhile. And if you are like most managers, you hold in the things that bother you that your assistant isn’t doing to your liking.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
While administrative professionals typically support between four and six people, some assistants manage up to 35 people in a department. They support these individuals with everything from computer work to assistance on major projects. This trend is likely to continue. As overwhelming as this might seem, today’s office professional can direct the flow of work and gain a sense of control by using creative methods.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
Here is the next question from our World Class Admin. “ How much information should an executive admin be privy to prior to the layoffs? ” This is a great question and has a complex answer. I will explain this from 3 perspectives, as a: · business owner for 18 years. · a 20-year employee in the administrative assistant profession. · consultant to executives and business owners.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
When was the last time you sat with your administrative assistant and had a heart-to-heart talk about your perspectives and expectations of: 1) your assistant’s work performance and 2) your perspectives of the team relationship? If you are like most managers, it’s been awhile. And if you are like most managers, you hold in the things that bother you that your assistant isn’t doing to your liking.
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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