June, 2013

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Monday Motivator: No More Leave It To Beaver

Office Dynamics

'Hello, Monday Motivators! I want to thank all of you who participated in our contest in June. I loved reading your posts and your views on spirituality. As I was reading your thoughts, it dawned on me that this truly was a needed topic to address with people. And several of your stories were very touching. In case you missed reading the posts catch up and read them here.

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Quote of the Week: Career

The Small Business Blog

'“Your career is literally your business.” That quote was by noted US management theorist Theodore Levitt, former editor of the Harvard Business Review and credited with the popularisation of the term ‘globalisation’ Andrew Grove, the co-founder of Intel Corporation later added to the quote: “Your career is literally your business.

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Free Ecourse Sign Up Page

Clutter Coach

'Originally posted 2010-02-26 18:51:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter So, you want to get organized but you’re not quite ready to hire an organizer. Or maybe you know you can do it yourself, but you need a little guidance and hand holding. This ecourse, Seven Steps to Successful Organizing, may be just the thing. You’ll learn important, basic concepts that you can use for any organizing project.

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Test your listening skills

Ian's Messy Desk

'Here’s a simple drill to test your listening skills. Close your eyes. Count slowly to 50. Don’t let another thought enter your mind. Use this exercise to improve your ability to concentrate on a person who’s speaking, without your mind wandering. Related articles. Back to Basics: Seven Types of Listeners and Tips for Better Listening Skills.

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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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In Demand Job Skills

Small Business Labs

'Job Growth and Education Requirements is a comprehensive new report from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce that projects job growth by industry and occupation to 2020. The report covers a lot of ground, including detailed job forecasts by state. But what I found most interesting was their assessment of the most sought after job skills in high-wage, high-growth occupations.   As the chart below (from the report) shows, five of the top 12 skills most valued in the e

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Administrative/Clerical: Great Questions for Admin Interviews

Office Dynamics

'Whether you are preparing to conduct an interview, or to go through an interview with a recruiter, interview questions will undoubtedly be one of the topics on your mind. If you are interviewing someone for an administrative position, you must prepare questions that help you determine which candidate is the best fit for the job. If you are being interviewed for a new position, it''s helpful to practice answering common interview questions before your actual job interview.

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Feisty Enterprise Tip #8: There’s No Room For Weenies In The Global Enterprise Community – Just Get On With It!

The Small Business Blog

'I know Tony Robinson OBE has a crush on the Williams sisters so let me use an example from Serena to explain the mind set you need to succeed. The Williams sisters have raised the game, opportunity and fashion in women’s tennis but they are most definitely not who the tennis establishment expected to be… Read the full article here: Feisty Enterprise Tip #8: There’s No Room For Weenies In The Global Enterprise Community – Just Get On With It!

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How to Handle Personal Crisis at Work

Eat Your Career

'No matter how hard you try, there will inevitably be a time when stress in your personal life distracts you from matters of work. Whether you’re dealing with a sick child or a dying pet or a personal medical scare, you can’t always just walk away from work while you deal with your emotions. You have to soldier on somehow. In my recent interview with Fox 31 Denver’s Good Day Colorado , I offer some advice on how to focus at work when experiencing a personal crisis.

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Tips for Positive Communication

Ian's Messy Desk

'Own your messages. Use personal pronouns like “I” and “my.” For example, “I would like to discuss the options in detail” instead of “Maybe there should be some discussion about the options.”. Make your messages clear, complete and specific. Plan what you want to say before you say it. That way, you can avoid saying something you might regret later.

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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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Fiverr Joins Task Rabbit in Targeting Businesses

Small Business Labs

'Fiverr , the online marketplace for people to buy and sell services for $5, recently announced a new platform to better support the "gig economy"   The new platform includes a visually oriented design scheme as well as a number of new analytical tools that allow gig sellers to better manage their Fiverr related business activities.   Most interesting is a new focus on supporting small business micro-task buyers.

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How to handle the office drama queen

Practically Perfect PA

'At the moment I am mainly working with a small number of people or I work for myself at home so I can honestly say this blog is not directed at any current colleagues…promise! However in the past I may, just may, have worked with some people that could be called ‘drama queens’ I also may, just may, have been called this by my family once or twice, I assume it was with affection but possibly not!

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Administrative: Email Signatures and Sign-Offs

Office Dynamics

'As an administrative professional , you must always communicate with internal and external stakeholders in a professional manner. Using professional email sign-offs is just one way to maintain your professionalism when using email to communicate. The right email signature gives you added credibility, but the wrong signature could make people doubt your professionalism and commitment to the job.

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“The Future of Business”

The Small Business Blog

'My company WinWeb recently had our software reviewed by the Software-as-a-Service portal GetApp and received 4.5 out of 5 stars overall. I’m really happy with the review so please head over to their website to see what they said about our array of great apps that even 007 would probably be jealous of! Read the… Read the full article here: “The Future of Business” on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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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Credit cards going green

Eco-Office Gals

'With environmentally friendly products becoming more mainstream and readily available, credit card issuers have begun to roll out products, services, and rewards that have a focus on going green. Credit card companies and banks have long come under scrutiny for not doing enough to battle the effects on the climate. With a large variety of credit card companies offering green-friendly services, green-conscious business owners and consumers should become more aware of what’s out there.

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Is Your Business Ready for an Online Business Manager?

Office Organization Success

'We are having a lovely visit with Dad, and our mini-weekend getaway to Vermilion last weekend was great. The weather was beautiful, and we were able to enjoy the lake, lunch by the river, and a walk around the town. This week I have some exciting news to share with you … for the first time in almost five years, I have two openings available for OBM (Online Business Manager) clients!

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Gartner: Anytime-Anywhere-Computing Driving Computer Market

Small Business Labs

'Gartner released their 2013 and 2014 computing device shipment forecast and it will come as no surprise to readers that mobility is driving computing device purchases.   As the Gartner chart below shows, traditional PC shipments forecast to be down are 10.6% in 2013 while tablet (up 67%) and mobile phone shipments (up 4.3%) are increasing. The same trends hold true for 2014.    The key quote from Gartner is about the growing role mobility is playing in consumer computing devic

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When Getting Seduced by Potential, Let It Be Your Own.

Virtual Moxie

'We are pure potential. I’ve often said that seeing The Matrix was a hugely spiritual event for me, because it was in that movie that I got super-clear that anything is likely possible (including jumping across buildings, bending spoons with our minds, flying, learning anything super-fast, and running as fast as lightening), but what holds us back is the belief(s) we hold about being able to do 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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How to Organize Your Desk

Office Dynamics

'Organizational Skills - Clean Up Your Stuff! Messy desks are no longer just an office eyesore. Unkempt work spaces are becoming a productivity issue as offices become more cramped and cubicles replace private offices. Employers are grappling with how to stop slovenly desk habits from denting morale or hurting professionalism. Studies show workers spend up to 30 minutes a day organizing their work areas.

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Have you got everything covered?

The Small Business Blog

'A word to the wise as weird weather has an ever increasing bearing on life. Running a micro business leaves little scope for error or loss – don’t we all know it? Losing time really hurts. We are all superhuman and are never ill because we can’t afford to be. We are superhuman and will… Read the full article here: Have you got everything covered?

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Is it Time for a Treadmill Desk?

On The Job

'When I was in school, I biked or walked everywhere. Even when I entered the working world, I walked several miles every day, covering my beat as a police and court reporter. It wasn''t until the advent of email and the Internet that my butt seemed to become glued to a chair. Now I do most of my work online. I joked to my editor that I make sure I drink lots of water every day so that I''m forced to get up and walk to the bathroom more often and get some exercise throughout my day.

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4 Water-saving Tips for Eco-offices

Eco-Office Gals

'Water is the substance of life. It’s one of the most important things you can consume to improve your health, and most office workers don’t drink enough of it. However, water is one of the last things offices think about, even eco-offices. After all, it just comes out of the tap, right? You pay the bill every month and have all the water you need.

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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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The Networked, NOverhead Business Model

Small Business Labs

'Ad Age's Can a Collaborative Cohort of Indie Shops Topple the Big Agency Networks covers a new ad agency called Circus Maximus.   Founded by a trio of former big ad agency executives, Circus Maximus is part of a new wave of small advertising firms that are challenging the big agencies. What caught my eye is how Circus Maximus describes their talent and business models.   Instead of hiring a lot of employees, Circus Maximus is planning on partnering with other small agenice

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Information Overload for People in Transition

Job Advice Blog

'Just two decades ago, finding a suitable job was simplistic. People wrote their own résumés, had them edited by trusted friends, and walked into the interview with confidence about having been for a long time in the previous job that he must have been good at because of a lengthy tenure. Since then, though, the [.].

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Wouldn't it be nice to hear "Yes, you're approved to attend the conference!"

Office Dynamics

'You''re approved! Wouldn''t it be nice to hear that your request to attend your choice learning event for professional development was approved from your leader? Many assistants struggle with getting past the anxiety of even asking and others hear ''no'' and give up. Office Dynamics offers several tools to help you overcome the obstacles that you may be facing to get that ''yes'' you are looking for.

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Top 5 Tips for Adding Team Members

The Small Business Blog

'Last week in my Top 5 Tips column we talked about becoming a better boss. This week I want to discuss some ideas for how to choose the right people to fill the roles in your business. Recruiting someone to fill a role in your business can be difficult, so here are our Top 5… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Adding Team Members on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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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