Sat.Jan 07, 2017 - Fri.Jan 13, 2017

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

“Succeeding in business is all about making connections. Business is all about personal contact. No matter how heavy your workload is… Everyone can and should be a Networker.” Richard Branson. Generation Y makes about 50% of the current workforce. Millennials belong to a Show and Tell Culture. This is a culture which embraces tooting your own horn and showcasing your productivity.

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Why Coworking is Booming

Small Business Labs

Back Channel's The “Work from Home” Dream Doesn’t Work  provides an excellent overview of the trends and shifts driving the coworking movement. Simply put, the article explains why coworking is working. Written by futurist and urban planning expert Greg Lindsay (who's also an expert on coworking), the article's descriptions of the key trends are: The first trend is how the shared office and the network have replaced the solo entrepreneur in her garage as the incubators for new

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Which administrative task or responsibility would you like to see disappear?

Office Dynamics

Each month we feature a question from our friends at Business Management Daily’s Admin Pro Forum. Please enjoy engaging in a conversation over this month’s question. Which administrative task or responsibility would you like to see disappear? Question: “Say your boss came to you tomorrow and said that starting in the new year, one and only one of your admin tasks is going away forever—and you get to pick which it is.

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5 Ways to Make a Great First Impression

On The Job

I want you to think back to the last person you met for the first time and name as many details about the person as you can. Now, look at your list and consider the first three items. Do they look something like this? 1. Limp handshake. 2. Rarely made eye contact. 3. Awkward conversationalist. Or, more like this: 1. Great smile. 2. Confident manner. 3.

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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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Better Eco Friendly Choices for Your Business in 2017

Eco-Office Gals

Making your business more eco-friendly (green) is a wise move to make. By doing so you’re doing your bit towards cleaning up the environment, while also helping your company’s bottom line because going green saves money. Running a green business also helps you stand out as an environmental conscious entrepreneur. Here are eco-friendly choices you should make for your business in 2017: Reduce energy usage in the office.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Upcoming Administrative Conference

Office Dynamics

Next week I’ll be attending a large conference in Las Vegas to further my education. Today, my head is swarming after reading through what seemed like a never-ending website, each page loaded with tons of information. This is a training-industry conference and is one of the big ones. This is the first time I am attending this particular training industry event which is mostly focused on learning technologies.

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Forecasts: 2017 the Year Corporations Embrace the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

Based on the 2017 trends forecasts we've been reading, corporations are going to actively expand their use of contingent labor in 2017. Here are a few of the many trend forecasts that include corporations increasing their use of gig workers and contingent talent: Fast Company's Top Five HR Trends for 2017: TEAMS EVOLVE TO ACCOMMODATE CONTINGENT WORKERS: A study by Field Glass revealed that in 2015 the average company's workforce consisted of 54% traditional, full-time emp

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Help from the Procrastination Research Group

Clutter Coach

by Yes, this group really exists ! On the web I discovered a site for the Procrastination Research Group. One researcher has identified five “cognitive distortions,” which are. overestimation of time left to perform tasks, . underestimation of time required to complete tasks, . overestimation of future motivational states, . misreliance on the necessity of emotional congruence to succeed at task, and . belief that working when not in the mood to work is suboptimal.

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Free Coaching Call:January 2017

Eat Your Career

In case you missed it, I hosted my first monthly free coaching call of 2017 earlier this week! This call is exclusively for members of the Free Career Resource Library. Members can ask questions of their own, attend the call live and access the recorded version. The recording of this month’s call is now available for download in the Member Library, and you can also listen to it there if you’d prefer.

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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 Be a Better Communicator At Work Part 1

Office Dynamics

Be a better communicator at work. Leverage communication skills for business success. I thought I would start 2017 by focusing on one of the most vital business skills – communication. We can never know enough about effective ways to communicate. Remember that if you aren’t thinking about the who, what, when, where, and what tool to use, you will not have as great an impact.

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Lessons From the Luddites

Small Business Labs

It turns out there wasn't anyone named Ludd behind the British Luddite rebellion in the early 1800s. And despite their reputation, the original Luddites didn't fear technology or even really oppose it. They just wanted a share of the profits generated by the productivity improvements technology provided. This comes from the Smithsonian's fascinating article  When Robots Take All of Our Jobs, Remember the Luddites.  The Luddites were "croppers", workers who trimmed

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Podcast 038: Time is short

Clutter Coach

by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. You can leave a review here! In this episode, I’ll talk about how time is short. That means, use it carefully and thoughtfully. Here are some highlights: If time is short, shouldn’t I speed up? I have so much to do! How do I prevent overwhelm? Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play.

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Are Your Customers Devoted to You?

On The Job

Do you like Gatorade? Sure, maybe you like to drink Gatorade after a big workout, or you give Gatorade to your daughter after she’s finished soccer practice. But do you like Gatorade so much that you buy not only the drinks, but the chews and protein bars? Are you so devoted to the brand that you believe consuming it will make you perform better and improve your time in your next marathon?

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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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The Easy Way To Plan Out Your Year

Productivityist

This guest post is by Camilla Kragius. Camilla is the founder of No More Hamster Wheel. She loves to teach people how to work smarter instead of harder, to start living and to excel their life. You can connect with her on Facebook. Have you ever wondered how you got so much done in school but now it feels like you never have enough time? After graduation, we tend to start winging it.

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Choosing a Location for Your Small Business

Small Business CEO

One of the more important decisions that you may end up making as an adult is where to locate your small business, if you choose to have a physical building. This will have a huge impact on your overall success as a business person, so it’s one decision that absolutely should be made with the utmost respect to detail, and not be taken lightly.

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Contest: Win a scholarship to the Damn Fine Words writing course

Men With Pens

Click here to read the full article →Another rocking post from Men With Pens! Contest: Win a scholarship to the Damn Fine Words writing course first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Dressing For Success While Cracking That Office Dress Code

Office Dynamics

Your professional appearance says volumes about who you are, the way you value your work and your personal self-image. Studies have proven how critical the first 10-50 seconds of your initial introduction is during an unfamiliar social setting. A high majority of people (90%) form an opinion about you within a very short time. When this setting includes interviews and more importantly the path of your future it is imperative that you consciously craft the right professional image.

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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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Career Success A to Z: G is for Gender Gap

Eat Your Career

This article is part of a series. Learn more about it and access links to other articles in the series here. Unlike some of the other articles in this series, I knew immediately that “G” would be devoted to discussing gender and, more specifically, the gaps that exist in the workplace between men and women. Let me say at the offset that I wouldn’t necessarily label myself a feminist, but I am a female (surprise!

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10 Simple Tips to Improve Telemarketing Results

Small Business CEO

Telemarketing companies can make themselves more competitive to retain and recruit new business through a wide variety of strategies. After all, the best way to convince someone to use your services is to show them the result of past success with other clients. You’ll prove that you know how to help them generate more sales. However, cold calling is emotionally difficult for agents.

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The Productivityist Podcast: A Focus on Flourishing with Charlie Gilkey

Productivityist

This episode’s guest is a long-time friend whom I met at the World Domination Summit. He is the founder of Productive Flourishing, a best-selling author, the host of the Creative Giant podcast, and a productivity expert: Charlie Gilkey. Charlie helps creative people to start finishing stuff that matters. This involves weeding out through the noise of various tasks, priorities, and projects through Project Cagematch , and other productivity concepts up his sleeve.

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The Accelerated Assistant Webinar Replay and Conference for Assistants

Office Dynamics

In our free webinar program, The Accelerated Assistant, we shared more about this year’s upcoming theme for our administrative assistant conference held every fall. The workplace is accelerating faster than anyone ever thought possible. Every day, we absorb more information, connect with more people, and utilize more technology than our ancestors did in their entire lives.

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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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How Credit Protection will Keep your Finances Safe

Small Business CEO

We live in a world where anything we do; we get rated on our performances. From Primary school, to high school and college, we all rely on a rating system to help us achieve our goals and get to the next level. The same applies for people who have credit cards. Credit cards are a responsibility and a privilege at the same time. In order to obtain one, it means that you are a working and productive member of society, and have been deemed fit to have a credit card (or credit cards) in your name.

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3 Uses of Precision Motion Control in the Food and Beverage Industry

Small Business CEO

The food and beverage industry is incredibly lucrative , thus presenting many opportunities for streamlining existing processes in innovative ways. Those who own businesses in this field must stay updated on the best methods for optimizing workflows, increasing throughput, and boosting profits. One way to increase your company’s productivity and efficiency is by investing in state-of-the-art systems to replace outdated old machines.

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How to Get Paid Faster Every Time You Send an Invoice

Small Business CEO

Getting your invoice paid faster is the most important goal for both small business owners and freelancers. This is the fastest way to having positive cash flow, which is very important for a business’s sustainability. However, getting your invoices paid on time can be quite difficult. As one report showed, small businesses have to wait 72 days on average to get their invoices paid.