Small Business Labs

MARCH 19, 2019

Creative services, healthcare and sciences and project management have been fast growing fields for independent workers. Some workers in project management and creative services likely would have self-described as IT workers a decade ago. .  .  But a few patterns are clear.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 13, 2017

Basics include: travel planning, appointment coordination, meeting preparation, all facets of communication, organizational skills, and time and project management. As your days are getting busier and you are taking on more projects and assignments, you need these skills more than ever. The basics.

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Success

JANUARY 16, 2023

survey of over 600 employees from 20 industries found that, “on average, employees have 17.7 meetings (totaling 18 hours) per week,” numbers which increase as “management level and number of direct reports increases.” Additionally, non-management employees reported that only 11.9 A 2022 Otter.ai The same Otter.ai

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The research was based on surveys of over 23,000 independent workers, gig workers, and micro-business owners and was augmented by 1,500 in-person interviews throughout the decade.  These include low-cost, Internet-based tools, services, and online marketplaces for everything from billing and project management to marketing and sales. 

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Allwork

MAY 24, 2023

Fishbowl conducted a related survey , quizzing about 7,300 professionals on their understanding of their company’s hybrid work plan. The survey also underscored that recruitment difficulties pose a significant roadblock for these businesses, impeding their optimal operation. 61% of the surveyed CEOs voiced this concern.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion. Who hires freelancers?

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Supporting Multiple Managers. Task and Project Management. Time Management. At Office Dynamics, we are consistently surveying executives, managers, CEOs, human resources professionals, and organization development professionals on what skills, attitudes, and behaviors they look for in an assistant.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Melissa Cooksey, Senior Interior Project Manager at Perkins&Will’s Dallas office, wants to push the sector to break free from these perceived limitations. Interior Project Manager, Principal, Perkins&Will’s Dallas studio. Deloitte’s Global 2022 GenZ and Millennial Survey. But is it really lacking?

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Success

MAY 24, 2023

Penelope Cline, a project manager, HR manager and talent scout, loves the quarterly home office stipend provided by her company, which allows employees to purchase items they get to keep or to use the funds for external workspaces such as WeWork or Selina.

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Success

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

According to Zip Recruiter’s monthly surveys in 2022, 60% of workers say they “hope to find remote opportunities”. Before the pandemic, the number of remote workers had doubled every 15 years, according to a “Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes” update, making the pandemic a timely nudge toward what was already coming.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 31, 2018

  Back in 2011 when we first starting asking about this in surveys, we assumed the vast majority of independent workers would view self-employment as being less secure than having a traditional job.    But as the chart below shows (the data is from the MBO Partners State of Independence study series ), we were wrong. . 

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BMT Office Administration

JULY 30, 2024

According to a LinkedIn survey, 9 out of 10 global executives agree that soft skills are more important now than ever. Also, a survey discovered that 81% of IT professionals believe they know how to use AI when, in actuality, only about 12% do. That’s why project management is such a useful soft skill to have.

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Allwork

MAY 2, 2023

Mongo, consulting with a3, Greener Source, and the architect, surveyed and selected ancillary office furniture, including tables and chairs for conference and breakrooms, the lobby, and three soft-seating areas. To meet these expectations, we suggested that Mongo supplement the existing furniture with repurposed furniture.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 12, 2017

For example, a recent OfficeTeam survey of the administrative profession found that employers pay up to 8% more on average (in the U.S.) For example, project managers have the PMP certification and Human Resources have SHRM certifications. Sometimes, yes, but not necessarily. That’s a pretty clear and significant benefit!

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 3, 2015

.  According to the Washington Post's Companies have found something to give their workers instead of raises : More businesses are upping their spending on benefits such as one-time bonuses, health care and paid time off, according to recent survey data.  Often, those benefits are being provided in lieu of higher salaries. 

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Success

AUGUST 28, 2024

According to a 2023 survey, 73% of American workers are concerned about climate change, and 61% said they want to see their company “take a stronger stance on the environment.” Additionally, just over half of U.S.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 16, 2022

A large proportion of business owners (65 per cent) and senior managers (82 per cent) have increased their use of project-based methods on everyday tasks, such as introducing measures to identify and manage risk. Despite this, many are still failing to assign enough dedicated project managers to the work.

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Allwork

AUGUST 28, 2023

They start with a culture survey, a large survey that when you finish, your culture is placed on some kind of schema, whether it’s blue or red or green. That’s really the point, which I haven’t gotten to yet.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 27, 2015

but then I put the Practically Perfect PA survey out there. I wanted to share some of the survey responses with you today. I sometimes would like to be a project manager or be able to take decisions. I was trying to ignore them. Reading the replies to the question “what do you enjoy least about the profession?”

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

If we go even further back when we published an exhaustive survey of salaries for Executive Assistants to the C-Suite, we can see that the average salary has increased by 60% since 2013. What Does This Mean for the Executive Assistant Salary Range In 2023? Executive Assistants who fit this profile are in high demand and low supply.

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Allwork

JULY 28, 2022

support specialists or user experience designers, project managers or e-commerce and digital marketing managers as well. And what’s exciting about that is all of those career fields are not only really in demand and projected to grow their outstanding careers from a from an economic perspective as well.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 24, 2023

Pearson Skills Outlook: Employee View, the survey of 4,000 workers across those four labour markets, claims that people are most interested in careers in the tech and business-related fields such as e-commerce, software services, data science, and financial services.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Depending on the team dynamic, this may look like a survey form, contributing to a shared document, or simply sending an email to a point of contact. Keep the Project Debrief positive by moderating the conversation toward constructive feedback. Then consolidate all feedback to be reviewed during the session.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 20, 2021

You need a password to boot up your work computer, log in to your network, access your office intranet, open your project management software, and access your cloud server. Social media is full of games and surveys that are just cleverly disguised ways to get your personal information. Think about it.

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Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Notwithstanding the continued work of the EU and national governments and broader social pressure, this momentum is being pushed by market forces – including a drive to lower energy and occupational costs”, explained Sam Addison, Head of Enterprise Project Management, EMEA Occupier Services at Colliers.

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C-Suite Assistants

DECEMBER 20, 2020

And according to a Forbes survey , one in five top CEOs plans to keep at least 20% of their workforce working remotely. According to CareerQuest , the three more important skills to highlight on your executive assistant resume are leadership qualities, project management and event planning, and technology knowledge.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 12, 2022

BW’s approach to designing and building projects is further based on four pillars. This includes a ‘discovery’ element which covers due diligence/building surveys, environmental studies and key stakeholder engagement, a ’describe’ phase where testing, clarification and testing take place.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 13, 2010

If you are interested in using SEO as a reputation management tool for your business, these five strategies, tips, and tactics could be of value. Before investing in any search strategy, reputation management or otherwise, plan things out, survey the options that are available, and take action.

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Generally, these actions include signing up for a free trial program, joining a new website, or completing an online survey. Per-action (CPA) Offers CPA (cost-per-action) offers are, as the name would suggest, a type of affiliate offer that pays out whenever the user completes a certain action.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Send out a simple survey that asks for highly specific feedback. With over fifteen years of administrative and project management experience, she helps entrepreneurs develop custom client experience and operations solutions so they can transition from the Chief of Everything to CEO. Click here to learn more.

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C-Suite Assistants

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In general, an HR EA handles: Managing compliance deadlines Department correspondence Calendar/meeting management Database and document management Project coordination Streamlining of processes An HR assistant may also take on special projects such as researching regulations, conducting surveys, and helping coordinate restructurings.

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Are you a fan of kanban-style task management features to visualize workflows and customer leads? If so, two project management tools lead the fray — Pipedrive and Trello. From assigning and monitoring task progress to customer relationship management, both Pipeline and Trello offer unique advantages for both. Prospector.

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Using Online Surveys Effectively. ••••. Management. Four Challenges and Solutions to SMB Project Management. Marketing for Less: Cost Efficient Marketing Tactics in Tough Times. Improving Email Marketing Through Segmentation. Are Your Customers Satisfied? Increase Flexibility and Reduce Costs with Targeted IT Outsourcing.

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Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 1, 2022

You can also use these for check-in surveys and other “getting to know you” exercises. Feedback Survey. If you need to gather information from your client to get started or want to give them prompts to think about how you’ll work together, then using forms will facilitate sending and collecting that information.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A few months ago I asked the Practically Perfect PA readers if they could complete a survey for me. The survey asked if assistants feel that having or not having a university degree has made a difference to their career path. At a previous employer, an Admin had just achieved her BSBA and applied for a Project Manager position.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 4, 2013

You can also use it to create many different kinds of forms such as for orders, meetings and customer surveys. Basecamp is one of the leading project management solutions for a small business. It can be used to keep track of all projects going on within the company and also assign tasks to employees and various contractors.

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Small Business CEO

APRIL 18, 2019

One survey showing that 73% of staff saw increased work satisfaction while 78% agreed that the system made them more productive. Around 67% of businesses now offering a flexible working arrangement , allowing their staff to work remotely, set their own working hours, and compress their working weeks into fewer days.

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