July, 2013

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Setting up an Eco Friendly Online Marketing Business

Eco-Office Gals

'The workplace can be a wasteful environment if the right steps aren’t taken to limit the amount of waste produced. However, if an office has a collective goal to reduce the amount of unwanted waste, it can become significantly more environmentally friendly. It’s important to understand that everyone in the office can play a big part in creating a new way of working.

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August Big Birthday Bash Sale

Office Dynamics

'It''s August and that means that Joan''s birthday is this month. Yay, we love to celebrate birthdays. We hope you do, too, because Joan will be extending fun birthday offerings to you all of August. Stock up on your reading material because select titles are 40% off this August.

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Book Review: Work Women Want

The Small Business Blog

'Recently I read a business book that I really enjoyed. The author, small business owner Jennifer Forest, worked from home following the birth of her children and set out to make that the topic of her latest book. She found that she was often asked by mothers she met about how they could start working… Read the full article here: Book Review: Work Women Want on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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How to Get your Project Back on Track

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post How to Get your Project Back on Track appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. No matter how much planning you put into projects, things can get off track pretty easily. In fact, it’s standard practice to build buffers into the variables of a project to allow of delays and over-runs. If you’re working on a project and it gets off track, here are some steps to get things back under control: Renegotiate : The easiest action, when you can’t meet a deadline, is to renegotiate the due date.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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!

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3 Keys to Building a Profitable E-mail List

Office Organization Success

'The easiest and most effective way to follow up and nurture relationships with your clients and potential clients is to build an e-mail list of people who have “opted in” and given you permission to send them e-mails. With a profitable e-mail list you can: Fill your seminars and programs. Attract more clients and sales. Turn current clients into repeat clients.

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Should you Refill or Replace Old ce255a Ink Cartridges?

Eco-Office Gals

'One of the many dilemmas that people face with their ce255a ink cartridges is whether to replace or refill them. Although this is a very common question today, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages that people should know about to make sure that they are getting the printing quality for the lowest amount of money. Refilling. Today, there are ink cartridge refill kits for the ce255a that provide one of the quickest ways of refilling an empty one.

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Administrative/Clerical: Do Rewards and Recognition Really Motivate?

Office Dynamics

'Whether you''re helping your boss create motivational tools for your department, or designing a rewards program for your clerical staff, it''s tempting to assume that cash is king. Although everyone appreciates some extra spending money, there are risks associated with cash incentives, and there are other motivational tools that work without the expense.

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Infographic: Working Women

The Small Business Blog

'Why do some women decide not to enter the workforce even though they have all the right skills in order to be very successful in their chosen industry? It seems that society still expects certain things for working mothers and many women feel pressured into giving up their career in order to raise a family.… Read the full article here: Infographic: Working Women on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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The Open Talent Economy

Small Business Labs

'Deloitte's The Open Talent Economy suggests the traditional employment model is giving way to a networked model that consists of a "portfolio of full-time employees, contract and freelance talent, and, increasingly, talent with no formal ties to a company at all." Key quote from the article: The classical employment model—vertically integrated companies hiring full-time employees to work eight- to nine-hour shifts—has given way to a new approach: the open talent economy—a collaborat

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

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.

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How to Become a Better Writer

On The Job

'Chances are that you spend much of your day writing. Whether it’s crafting a project update report or sending an email, your written communications are often a big part of your professional life. What you may not realize, however, is how that writing can make or break your career. Poorly written reports, sloppy emails and even terse text messages can undermine your professional image, perhaps even costing you a promotion or an important customer.

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Seriously, What Are You Waiting For?

Stephanie LH Calahan

'What Are You Waiting For? The next certification? Until you know more? Until your list is bigger? Until your book is done? Until you lose 20 pounds? Until. I talk to so many amazing people that are holding off creating their programs because they don't have the "perfect" circumstances.  Maybe you would like to host a telesummit. Maybe you would like to switch from hours-for-dollars to results-based programs.

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Summer is a Good Time to Review Your Financial Management System

Office Organization Success

'I had a great trip to Portland last week. The fashion event was fabulous. But now I’m glad to be home knowing that I’m not going anywhere for a while. I can’t believe that in just a few short weeks the boys will all be heading back to school … the summer seems to have gone by so fast. We’ll be going school supplies shopping next week.

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What did you notice today?

Office Dynamics

'When you walked into the office this morning, what did you notice? Did you observe people passing you by or the expressions on their face? What emotions did you pick up from your observations? What do you sense is going on in their lives? Are they happy, sad or maybe worried? Our days are very busy – there is no arguing that. However, this busyness can result in us walking around with blinders on.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

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!

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Top 5 Tips for Crowdfunding

The Small Business Blog

'It is now potentially easier than ever to raise startup capital and get a great business off the ground. Crowdfunding has been made accessible to every entrepreneur via the internet and this is good news for anyone that has an amazing idea but lacks the resources to actually turn it into a business. It might… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Crowdfunding on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Covering cover letters

Practically Perfect PA

'I updated my LinkedIn profile the other day, for no particular reason other than it was a bit dull. I then went on a mad CV updating, portfolio organising frenzy. In amongst all of my files and paperwork I discovered a handful of my old covering letters for various jobs I had applied for over the years (one was hand written – that is how old I am!).

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Behavioral Finance Lessons for Entrepreneurs

Small Business Labs

'Despite ample evidence this approach was wrong, until relatively recently the vast majority of economic and financial theory was based on the assumption that people always made rational decisions in these areas.   The academic fields of behavioral finance and behavioral economics have changed this by including social, psychological and emotional factors in the analysis of economic and financial issues.

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Happy Birthday Saleabration--Save BIG on Our Virtual Assistant Trainings!

Virtual Moxie

' . As brilliant as I can be, there are times when I''ve compartmentalized things so cleanly, that I can''t connect my own dots. Case in point, we''re running a promo on both the self-study Virtual Basics Program, and our deeply-personal and focused Virtual Mentoring Program in conjunction with rounding out the end of my 50th bday celebration. But did I think of writing a post about it?

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Is Training the Right Solution?

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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Top 10 Reasons to Hire an Organizer

Clutter Coach

'Originally posted 2011-08-09 10:40:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Is getting organized on your to-do list? You’re not alone. Unfortunately, for most folks, it just stays on the to-do list, year after year. See if any of these scenarios sounds familiar. If they do, I can help. You want to have guests over without stashing things in the bathtub and praying no one looks behind the shower curtain.

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Monday Motivators: Family Values, Goals, Priorities

Office Dynamics

'Happy Monday! A “work” family is similar to a “home life” family in many ways. Both families should have shared values, identify their top priorities, have common goals and write a mission statement by which they live. It is difficult to work with or live with people who do not have the same value system as you. For example, I value learning and education in the workplace and in my personal life.

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Infographic: Startup Trends

The Small Business Blog

'The world of startups moves at a very rapid pace and there is no guarantee that something which is hot now will still be hot six months down the line. Are you up-to-date with the latest startup trends? In 2013, social network game development is an extremely popular choice for startups, with an absolutely huge… Read the full article here: Infographic: Startup Trends on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Gmail Has List Owners In A Panic!

Office Organization Success

'I tell ya! All the drama and desperate-sounding “please don’t let my emails end up in your promotions tab” emails that have sent out this week have business owners running around like headless chickens. Well, trust Rob Schultz to come up with his own unique spin on this topic. Enjoy!

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Going Green In The Office Can Be Fun

Eco-Office Gals

'Let’s face it. With all of the news stories about the environment being harmed by human consumption and waste, the average consumer can get the impression that in order to fix the planet we have to stop doing anything fun. Or that we have to spend a lot of money that we don’t have turning ourselves “green” The video on YouTube about the life of a plastic trash bag that ends up in the ocean is cute at first, but ultimately is depressing.

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Do You Feel Like an Imposter?

On The Job

'If you''re in a position of power, people probably believe you to be a confident, hard-driving person. If only they knew. The reality is that inside you''re a churning mass of insecurities and doubts, always afraid that others will find out you''re not really what they think. If you feel this way, you''re not alone. Some highly successful people have felt the same way, including Avon''s first African-American female vice president, Joyce Roche.

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Managing the boss

Practically Perfect PA

'I was working at an event in London last week where I was asked what my role in the company I work for involved. My rather tongue in cheek reply was that “I make my boss look good” Although this was said to get a quick laugh it did make me think, actually isn’t that a massive part of the role we all play at work? There is another phrase for this and it is called ‘managing up’ Some people are great at ‘managing up’ but assistants have to be fantastic at

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Executive Assistant Training Can Be Fun! iAssistant Rap

Office Dynamics

'Who says training has to be boring? Mundane? Training can and should be fun. It should not be boring and laborious. We actually learn and retain more information when we are engaged in the learning process. Good training encourages creativity, imagination, exploration and stepping outside your comfort zone. It should be participant-centered with some lecture.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha