Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'I have been planning to write a blog post around the pros and cons of the role for a while. I wanted to be totally honest but I thought well I can only really base the pros and cons of the role on my perspective and what I have experienced over the years and although I can share plenty of examples I might be limiting the picture somewhat. So I recently asked my lovely readers to complete a survey on the blog and also asked a few questions around the assistant profession itself and two such qu

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

'One of the concepts I introduced in the late 90s that''s now commonly accepted in the. Virtual Assistance industry is that of only working in long-term and. collaborative partnerships with clients. When asked what they think it means to work in partnership with a client, VAs often tell me that it refers to "being equals" in the relationship. And while equality certainly is a big piece of what has to be present in a. partnership, the element I think is often missing is one of. equity --where bot

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

'How Technology Wreaks the Middle Class covers the growing concern that automation and technology is replacing many middle class jobs.  Key quote: The multi-trillionfold decline in the cost of computing since the 1970s has created enormous incentives for employers to substitute increasingly cheap and capable computers for expensive labor.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

'It might seem too early for your small business to start planning for the festive period, but larger companies certainly don’t think this is the case. If you walk into any of the major supermarkets this weekend you will see that they have a lot of their Xmas stock out already, so small businesses should… Read the full article here: Is your business ready for Christmas?

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

'There is more to launching a product or program to your community simply than sending out an email and hoping people will buy! It’s about creating a whole product/program launch system so that you can get maximum sales for your brand-new offering. Every business owner is excited to launch a new product or program and dreams of seeing “sold out” on their website.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

'What you don’t know could hurt you! Perfect example: Many job seekers have no idea that resumes submitted online are typically filtered through a software system before a human being ever sees them. That means if your resume isn’t formatted correctly, it could be kicked out before any real person has a chance to review it. According to Forbes, as much as 75% of qualified applicants are getting lost in these systems!

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

'Consulting with clients can be a scary thing for some Virtual Assistants. I think that’s, in part, because that activity is a responsibility of the company’s owner, and although VAs understand that they own their own companies, for many, it’s most comfortable when in the role of the technician (those who do the work). On top of that, most VAs have far more professional experience being interviewed for jobs, than consulting with others in a relationship of equality, so it’s a new experience, and

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'The post 4 Ways to Stimulate Your Creativity appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Self Motivation – If you want to make new things happen you need to be able to drive yourself. Most people have the misconception that creativity is exclusive to those with special skills or some sort of genetic predisposition to creativity. Nothing is further from the truth.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

'Content marketing is a low-cost and effective way of spreading the message about your business online. If you don’t have a budget to promote your small or micro business, it is still possible to attract an audience by providing content that people will want to read and share with friends. Here are our Top 5… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Content Marketing on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

'Mike Song, best selling author of The Hamster Revolution, zipped to the stage and showed us the FASTEST way to get more done with Zip! Tips for Outlook, iPad, iPhone, Android, Google and more. Mike told us that energy is contagious. He said we should analyze where we spend our time. Much of it interfaces with technology, so the more we are productive in our use of technology the more efficient we''ll be and the more we''ll be able to do.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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Eco-Office Gals

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

'The world is become more eco-friendly and green, but it can be hard for you as an entrepreneur to motivate individuals to join the movement. In the same way that you can motivate employees with incentives for good work or attendance, you can do the same with green actions by rewarding this Earth positive activity. Here are some great ideas on incentives that you can use to promote green activity with your employees: Alternative Transportation Bonuses.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

'Over the last few weeks I have been developing a twitter strategy for one of my company’s clients. They are an online events business and we are helping them with their marketing so I have been learning about hybrid and online events. I already know how to market via social media, I understand the world of events and I can create content fairly easily but prior to. oh I don’t know… a few weeks ago I knew very little about hybrid events.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

'Moxie, at its core, has nothing to do with fear. Moxie really is all. about courage, and having moxie is about belief in oneself, and one''s. abilities above all else. Integral to everything moxie-related is. integrity; the state of being whole and right with oneself. Sometimes people act boldly, and what they do looks like Moxie. But. when that energy is used out of fear or mean-spiritedness, or a lack of. self-confidence, that''s not moxie, that''s just crap.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

'Good article from JWT Intelligence on smart objects. These are objects that have been enhanced by the addition of computers of some kind. A good example from the article is the smart beer bottle from Heineken.   The bottle has a set of music detecting sensors and LED lights. The bottle flashes to the beat of music. The reason I like this example is if beer bottles are becoming embedded with computer chips and sensors then it means pretty much everything will.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

'If you have ever been frustrated by the level of productivity in your small business, simply altering some of your rules and regulations could be the key to fostering a more productive work environment for your staff in the future. Allowing ten minutes breaks or making social media and music available in the office are… Read the full article here: Infographic: Productive Offices on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

'Technological innovation has become the driving force behind mass production in the manufacturing industry, making assembly-line work almost obsolete in the process. With corporate policy increasingly focused on productivity, many administrative professionals are beginning to wonder if they''re next in line for a pink slip. Will admin jobs be superseded by gadgetry, or will businesses continue to incorporate administrative assistants?

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Eco-Office Gals

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

'We’ve long hailed the benefits of going paperless as a way to decrease your company’s carbon footprint. In addition to using less paper (requiring less deforestation), it saves your company money. Obviously you won’t need to buy paper anymore. Beyond that expense you’ll also save money on not buying printers, copiers, fax machines (and fax lines) and a boatload of toner.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

'Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. I always say that it is extremely important for assistants to attend training courses throughout the year. We have a shed load of skills that have to be kept up to date so that we can do our job effectively.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

'For more than a decade I worked with a wonderful VA who had, in her signature line, the following original quotation: "It never occurs to me that there are things I cannot do.". C''mon, what MORE could a client want from someone? That''s moxie personified! And while there were things she didn''t know how to do (remember, if you learn 500 things every day, you''ll still never be able to do it all), her attitude made it safe for me to ask her to help me with anything.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

'Restaurant chain Chili's is rolling out table top tablet computers to most of their 1200 locations after a successful test run earlier this year. The goal, according to the company, isn't to replace their human wait staff. It's to get diners to spend more per visit. According to a Business Week article : "No, it’s not an effort to replace wait staff with machines and cut down on labor costs, insists Nicole Cochran, senior director of marketing at Chili’s.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

'” A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” This week’s quote is by Sir Francis Bacon, the English philosopher, from one of his essays in the early 17th century. His words still ring true 400 years later for small business owners everywhere – you will not make a success of your business… Read the full article here: Quote of the Week: Opportunity on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

'Problems. Ugh! Despite our best efforts as administrative assistants, problems pepper our work week. They are simply part of the mix. It’s what we do when we encounter problems, and how we respond to a problem, that separates administrative assistants and executive assistants to a sphere of outstanding performance. Problem solving is about what happens in your brain and heart – it’s a mixture of experience, creative thinking, and the external environment: your work network, av

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

'The post 8 Ways to Improve Your Attitude appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. No matter how you define success, a proper attitude plays a key role in reaching that success. I know people who blame their lack of success on a lack of education. I know educated people who blame their lack of success on circumstances. Regardless of the personal resources you have-education, skills, money, etc.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'I was recently discussing some of the harder areas of the role with a fellow EA. She mentioned that she was never 100% sure what her boss expected of her and whether or not she was delivering. I must admit I was quite shocked that such an experienced assistant would struggle with expectations but the more I thought about it the more I realised that assistants hold themselves to very high standards so most of us will wonder if we are exceeding expectations at some point in our career.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

'Rose called to say that she was overwhelmed. In talking about it, it. became clear that she was overextended; she''d simply agreed to do to. much for too many (clients, friends, and groups she belonged to). I. asked her why she thought she did that; she hesitated a minute and then. said, "I don''t know. Maybe I think I''m supposed to be able to do it. all.".

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

'Last week we had the opportunity to lead a think tank session on the future of accounting at the Intuit Summit. This event was hosted by Intuit and attended by about 40 leading accounting profession practitioners, industry analysts and media. The session was part of a broader research project we're conducting with Intuit updating the Future of the Accounting Profession study that was released in early 2011.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

'In my last post I talked about the Business Owner Blind Spot and argued that personal development had to be an integral part of being a business owner. But the term personal development doesn’t sit well with many business people; to them it sits with the self-help books in Waterstones and WHSmith. Professional development is… Read the full article here: Personal or Professional Development on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

'Dear Monday Motivators, Well, I’m happy to say our big annual conference for administrative excellence was successful. If you missed it, we’ll soon have a way you can still view the event. Details will be coming soon! We had a full 5 days of being with fantastic people from all over the country. I always find it interesting to meet new people.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

'The post Stop waiting… appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Waiting for just the right time to do something is a big problem. Many of us spend too much of our lives waiting for something. We can probably relate to this little verse, more than we would like to admit. Stop waiting…. Until your car or home is paid off. Until you get a new car or home.

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Retirement 146

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

'So you’ve written the minutes from last week’s board meeting, you’ve researched all of the delegates attending your manager’s next networking event, you’ve formatted a dozen reports, filed a handful of invoices, contacted suppliers for your next stationery order, sent fifty emails, updated your manager’s diary for the week ahead oh and of course arranged their travel for a trip to the States… All of this in a day and then your manager asks if you know a

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn

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