The Assistant Room
AUGUST 14, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it so many changes, many of which occurred almost overnight. One of the largest that has impacted almost all of us has been remote working. For some, this was temporary, but for many of us, this is the new normal and with offices unlikely to return to 100% capacity in the future, embracing a remote working style is crucial for us all.
Success
AUGUST 20, 2021
Are you ready for entrepreneurship ? Even if you think you know the answer, there are ways to be 100% certain. You can either dive headfirst into a new business and see what happens, or you can learn the traits of successful entrepreneurs. The second option will save you time, money and misplaced energy. Once and for all, you can ask yourself, Am I willing to do what successful entrepreneurs have done?
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Eat Your Career
AUGUST 16, 2021
This video is an excerpt from a live Q&A session with Chrissy Scivicque, Career Coach & Corporate Trainer. The full video is available in the Career Success Library. A participant in our recent Q&A session asked: “CVs (or resumes) are often rejected by recruiters for having career gaps. Can you suggest a way of avoiding rejection for this reason?”.
Virtual Moxie
AUGUST 19, 2021
Rose scheduled an on-the-spot coaching session with me. When she called, she immediately shared that she was overwhelmed. As I listened to her, it became clear that she was overextended; she’d simply agreed to do to much for too many (her VA 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.
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.
Tips From T. Marie
AUGUST 17, 2021
On September 7 th , 2021 I will have run a work from home business for 14 years successfully. Over that time, I’ve discovered that although my little one-woman show gets categorized as a small business, that moniker doesn’t always fit or benefit my home office operation. Instead, my business is better categorized as a micro-business as are a large number of home-based businesses.
Success
AUGUST 19, 2021
Researchers believe that the earliest spoken language was Mayan , which was around 7,000 years ago. Imagine, in 70 centuries, we’ve progressed to, “… and I was like, really ?”. Whether you are leading a team meeting, presenting to a prospective client or delivering a keynote speech to a global audience, verbal mistakes will undermine your credibility and distract from your message.
Administrative Professionals Pulse brings together the best content for administrative professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Office Dynamics
AUGUST 16, 2021
I am writing this blog on the eve of my 69th birthday! I wasn’t going to tell the hundreds of assistants who follow me that I was turning 69 (that sounds old). But then I decided, why not?
Virtual Moxie
AUGUST 17, 2021
As a virtual assistant, you absolutely have the right to work only with clients you purposefully choose. If someone tells you that makes you sound entitled, let him/her know you are…entitled to every single possible good thing, including clients of your own choosing. The post Moxie Tip #7: Choosing Clients appeared first on AssistU.
Success
AUGUST 19, 2021
If you’re someone who works in a fear-based environment , you know the symptoms. Maybe your office has an anonymous suggestion box or 1-800 number for gathering feedback. You might witness high turnover, “in” and “out” groups, and even childish grudge-holding from senior leaders. The tense, anxious feeling in the air is almost palpable—it’s clear your colleagues aren’t happy but are afraid to speak up.
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 17, 2021
The Rolling Stone article The Rosy ‘Creator Economy’ Is Music’s Biggest Lie discusses the dramatic lack of revenue for many artists involved in the creator economy. Regarding the streaming platform Spotify, a key finding from the article states: “Spotify's site informs us that just 13,400 artists (0.2 percent) generated $50,000 or above on the streaming platform last year.
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.
Small Business CEO
AUGUST 20, 2021
Instagram and other social media platforms can be powerful tools to promote your small business. But that power lies not so much in what you post, but in what you can encourage others to post about you as part of these social communities. To grow your Instagram audience , you need strategies to encourage this brand-sharing behavior. User-generated content is what you want.
Go Burrows
AUGUST 15, 2021
In this Ask Me Anything episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast , I do my best to answer the following questions from assistants all over the world: Do you ever suffer from imposter syndrome? Have you ever reached a place when you want to leave a company or are feeling unfulfilled and how have you dealt with that? What conversations have you had? What was the transition like from working within a church (non-profit) environment and then transitioning to the corporate (for-profit) world?
Success
AUGUST 18, 2021
Balancing work and life is never easy—you may find yourself struggling to know when or how to dedicate your attention to sometimes conflicting priorities. Maybe you end up giving too much time to your personal life, causing your job to suffer, or maybe you spend so much time focused on work that you miss opportunities to connect with family and friends , work on hobbies or simply de-stress.
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 19, 2021
Barlow Research Associates A Generational Shift in Business Banking Behaviors Is Upon Us, and It's Not Just Among Your Millennial Customers covers the banking transaction channels used by small businesses by the age cohort of the owner. As the Barlow chart below shows (click to enlarge), there's a big difference in the use of mobile banking applications. 64% of Gen X and Millennial SMB owners (those younger than 57) regularly use mobile apps for their banking transactions. Only 41
Advertisement
Unlock your full potential with our comprehensive guide on productivity. This detailed resource explores the three fundamental pillars of effective task management: Todo List Mastery, Time Management, and Habit Optimization. Learn to capture and prioritize your tasks effectively, schedule them using proven strategies like the Pomodoro Technique, and maintain your productivity through consistent habit tracking.
Small Business CEO
AUGUST 20, 2021
Many employees resist going back to work when there are talks of inefficiencies in the workplace. Problems with inefficiency at work lead to poor productivity, low morale, and forms part of a vicious cycle that can really affect performance. When employees are unhappy and frustrated due to things not operating optimally it can put a major strain on the business internally which, in turn, will be felt by your customers.
Recruit CRM
AUGUST 20, 2021
There's no doubt in the fact that Recruit CRM has the power suit to help your recruitment agency grow by optimising the hiring process. From sourcing candidates, maintaining client and candidate relationships to resume parsing, we are doing it all for you. Trusted by more than 60 recruitment agencies worldwide, we have not just optimised your recruiting sales pipeline but also made sure each and every single query of our customers were met with an answer by the customer success team.
Success
AUGUST 14, 2021
This world is a hectic one. Technology only exacerbates the feeling that no matter how quickly we move, how much we accomplish, it’s never enough. To combat that, Ryan Holiday turned to the ancient Stoics. In his recent book, Stillness Is the Key , he analyzes how stillness—physical, spiritual and mental—can save us from the chaos. What is stillness?
IAAP
AUGUST 17, 2021
Are you listening to your emotions? When we use our emotional intelligence we see and choose more clearly.
Advertisement
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.
Small Business CEO
AUGUST 16, 2021
Bitcoins have made considerable progress from their generally dark beginnings. While the conventional monetary world once detested cryptocurrency as paraphernalia for crooks and critics, the market has gained significant promotion in building up itself as an authoritative and (conceivably) world-evolving scope. photo credit: Alesia Kozik / Pexels. Bitcoin has witnessed stupendous growth in cost and consumers, yet there remain questions about the consequences of large-scale digital currency prefe
Noelle's Career Content
AUGUST 20, 2021
If you are like most people, you are fairly content in your career. You’re probably also really good at what you do. After all, you’ve probably been doing it for … The post How to Get Started Exploring All Your Career Options appeared first on NG Career Strategy.
Success
AUGUST 14, 2021
You can react one of two ways when confronted by failure. You may give up, or you can try again. Everyone will tell you, “Keep trying.”. But that advice rings hollow after defeat. If you have given something your all, maybe that’s all you’ve got. That is where resilience comes in. Resilience means more than repeating past mistakes. It means having fortitude to keep moving forward with the knowledge gained from defeat.
Brilliantly Better
AUGUST 20, 2021
If you’re a Gen Z, you probably knew exactly what the title is about, in the first millisecond after reading it. If you’re a millenial, you probably Googled it instantly, and in about 2 seconds you knew exactly what it means. If you’re a Gen X, you probably asked around on social media, and, in. Read more. The post You’re NGMI appeared first on Dragos Roua.
Advertiser: Aggregage
New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!
Small Business CEO
AUGUST 14, 2021
Even with national success, it is still very challenging to take a manufacturing business international. As with any other business looking to go global, winning over the thrust of a new target market is difficult but with some work, it can be done. Royalty-free image. There are a lot of challenges that come with scaling up a manufacturing business and below, we will look at how you can overcome the most common challenges when taking a manufacturing business global.
Productivityist
AUGUST 18, 2021
It’s personal building the right process for your business. ClickUp expert and business coach Yvonne Heimann shares how choosing the right tool will shift your business. This episode is sponsored by Canva Pro. It’s the easy-to-use design platform that has everything you need to design like a pro. It has all you need in one place, including a collection of over 75 million premium photos, videos, audio and graphics.
Success
AUGUST 18, 2021
This week’s guest on SUCCESS Line came in with a simple but persistent question: “How do I get people to buy my stuff?”. I talk to Mason, an entrepreneur who spent close to 20 years working in the music business, guiding artists through tours, contracts and sales. Recently, he left that world to pursue a new passion as a boutique cattle rancher—yes, really.
Brilliantly Better
AUGUST 19, 2021
Hypnosis is a very interesting state. You may already have a certain image of it in your mind, the one in which an illusionist is manipulating someone on a scene, for the entertainment of viewers. After the illusionist works his magic, the person enters into what appears to be a submissive state, and does all. Read more. The post How To Talk To A Hypnotized Person – The Short, But Very Useful Guide appeared first on Dragos Roua.
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!
Small Business CEO
AUGUST 15, 2021
New business owners often try to cut costs by assuming a do-it-yourself stance, taking on tasks for which they may not be fully equipped. This approach can work for a while, but if your small-to-medium sized business has outgrown your abilities, you need professional experience and expertise to support your ability to thrive and succeed. How a CPA Can Help Your Business.
Jennie Lyon
AUGUST 17, 2021
Gosh. Sometimes it’s baffling to think that Facebook was ever a social networking site for Harvard students when you look at the beast it has become now. As of 2021, it boasts 2.85 billion monthly users. 2.85 billion is a staggering number of people when you stop to think about it. And as a small… The post 5 Facebook Ad Strategies to Grow Your Business + Free Template appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing & Virtual Assistant Services.
Success
AUGUST 20, 2021
We often allow others to define our own personal success. Is success the nice car, the work-life balance, or the loft in the city? Sometimes, even cultural definitions of success can lead to personal failure if we let others guide us. Knowing what you really crave from life is the first step toward personal success. And once you’ve defined your success—your own, personal, one-in-a-million dream—why settle for that minimum?
Brilliantly Better
AUGUST 18, 2021
Last year, this time around I was finishing Camino de Santiago (Camino de Sanabres), after 11 days and 380 km of walking. Most of these days were in the scorching hot plains of deep Spain, in Castilla Y Leon, and the rest in the rainy and foggy mountains of Galicia. All of these days, though, Read more. The post Days Of August appeared first on Dragos Roua.
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.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
493 
Let's personalize your content