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So, you’ve been asked to start a blog for your business… Where do you start?

Practically Perfect PA

It would seem that most businesses these days have a blog on their website and it is becoming a key skill for office workers to have. It makes sense, blogs are an effective way to get messages, content and news out to customers. It is a great way of marketing the products and services to […].

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How to Maximize Time with Your Children

Office Dynamics

Like most working mothers, I just never seemed to have enough time with my two children. Trying to balance work, with raising a family, keeping up with laundry, shopping, cleaning, cooking (the list is endless) was always a challenge. As with all working mothers, my biggest concern was for my children. I knew that the time with them had to be quality time well spent.

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The Rise of Highly Skilled UK Freelancers

Small Business Labs

Exploring the rise of self-employment in the modern economy is a new report on self-employment in the UK. It comes from IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed), who worked with Kingston University on this project. The study is based on data from the UK's Office for National Statistics. The study provide a good overview of the growing self-employed sector of the UK economy.  It also focuses on what they refer to as "highly skilled freelancers&

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How High Potentials Get Themselves Fired

On The Job

Perhaps you have highly sought after technical skills, or you're known for having such a creative mind that companies believe you can help propel their brands to new heights. The world is yours, right? You have so many calls from recruiters that you've lost count. Unfortunately, even though a company should reap the rewards of hiring people like you, some of them will find out that it was a bad idea.

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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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Sick of working in a messy office? Here’s how you can win Fellowes storage solutions to tidy up your workplace

Practically Perfect PA

Fellowes is giving away £100 worth of Bankers Boxes. Sick and tired of working in a messy office? Fed up of trawling through piles of old paperwork? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Did you know the average office worker in the UK spends around seven days a year looking for work documents? That’s one million […].

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NPR on Anxiety in the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

NPR's recent Marketplace-Edison Research poll data (below) shows that gig workers "report significantly higher economic anxiety than regular full-time workers." Regular readers will not be surprised by this. We've long reported on what we call the "yin and yang" of independent work.  The yin and yang is most independents like the freedom, control and autonomy being independent provides.

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Should You Ignore Weekend Emails from the Boss?

On The Job

I once had dinner with a friend who worked for a telecommunications company. In the middle of our conversation, she stopped talking and looked unhappily at her phone. "I'm sorry," she said, looking at her vibrating phone on the table. "But I've got to deal with this if it's my boss." She checked her phone. "Give me a second," she said to me, frantically tapping at her phone.

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Get ready for the Virtual Summit Summer 2018

Practically Perfect PA

Drum roll please… Today I am letting you all know that you can now book your place on this summer’s Practically Perfect PA Virtual Summit! Hurrah!! High fives all round. Following the success of last year’s first Virtual Summit (and by that I mean the first ever Virtual Summit for Assistants around the world) we […].

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Being a Entrepreneur vs. Being an Employee: Which One Should You Choose?

Small Business CEO

Whichever side of the fence we fall, it might well be the case the grass always looks a little greener across the way. So, whether we’re on the path to entrepreneurship or are enjoying the security of being an employee it’s good to try and keep the pros and cons of both in mind. Whilst entrepreneurs can enjoy plenty of opportunities for growth across various aspects of their professional careers, it’s important to remember that there are also a number of advantages associated with being someone

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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 Transform a Single Daily Theme into an Everyday Focus

Productivityist

Administrative tasks are the bane of my existence. I classify administrative tasks as those that require more of “maintenance mindset” than anything else. While these tasks don’t move me forward in leaps or bounds, not doing them can hinder progress on other tasks that lead to greater gains. Ever since I started theming my days I’ve set aside one day of the week to focus on administrative tasks.

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Freelance EA & Research Assistant

Three Shots Ahead

Hello, I’m Sarah Richards. I have extensive experience working in both the Fashion Retail Industry (Junior Buyer & EA) and Media Industry (EA). I am currently self-employed as freelance EA and Research Assistant working for a Media Chairman and a well.

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Flying eVTOL Taxis Getting Closer

Small Business Labs

The Barron's Penta article  The Next Wave in Flight: Flying Vehicles You Can Summon With Your Phone covers eVTOLs, which are electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles.  As the article points out, electric flying vehicles have a number of major advantages over traditional helicopters. They're substantially quieter, need much less maintenance and are easier and safer to fly.

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When Your Small Business Should Start Using Software

Small Business CEO

As small business CEOs, we have to allocate our time and budgets very carefully. Many executives try to cut costs too much. As a result, the small business lacks the infrastructure to support processes that would unlock growth. Needless to say, small businesses should continuously invest in a sound IT strategy. However, if you are still unsure of when to get started, here are warning signs that you should start implementing business software right away.

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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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More Fun in Done with Marli Williams

Productivityist

This episode of The Productivityist Podcast is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance. Go to healthiq.com/vardy to support the show and see if you qualify. Today’s guest is Marli Williams. Marli is a speaker, activation coach, purpose finder and inspiration generator.

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Small Business Taxes and Financial Regulations: Understanding Administrative Tasks

Small Business CEO

If you’re working inside the framework of a small business, there are a lot of details that you have to understand as you move forward. And two significant categories that surround lots of these details include taxes and financial regulations. The information surrounding these topics isn’t necessarily complicated, but it is specific and integral.

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Why Invest in Training Your Staff?

Small Business CEO

Without a proper plan in place including a strategic budget for employee training, organisations can’t keep pace with the competition and the constant need for transformation; their strategies will falter and their profits will vanish. Here are some reasons why investing in your staff is a great idea: Help Employees Work More Efficiently. Think of it this way, training people is akin to continually upgrading the most valuable component of any company.

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Choosing the Right Sleeping Mattress is Essential for Optimum Work Productivity

Small Business CEO

Good night sleep is necessary to boost the creativity and get the best out of the person. When a person does not have sufficient rest, then there is almost zero probability that the individual will work up to their real potential. One of the biggest reasons, apart from any health condition, why people are not able to get sufficient sleep is the poor selection of the mattress.

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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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Small Business Advice: Keeping Your Restaurant or Cafe Competitive

Small Business CEO

Whenever anyone tries to start a small business, it’s an uphill battle. But particularly when it comes to trying to start up a restaurant or café, there is even more competition that you have to work against. That’s why it’s important to gather and follow as much small-business advice as you can. Specifically when it comes to cafés, restaurants, or eateries, be sure that as a small business owner you buy good cookware and dishes, work to establish a theme, make your food purcha

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Your Website Needs Work. Here Are 6 Things You Can Do Tomorrow

Small Business CEO

Have you put off building your personal website for way too long? Or do you have a half-dormant, sort-of website that you’d prefer no one you know lay eyes on? Either way, the task before you — turning your website into something to which you proudly direct colleagues, prospective employers, and/or potential clients — is more manageable than you might think.

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Why Dental SEO is the Key to Success of Your Dental Practice

Small Business CEO

Going to dental school and opening your own practice are two, huge goals that are now in your rearview mirror. However, the patients don’t seem to be flowing in as you believed they would at this point. Today’s dental field is an extremely competitive one. You must compete for patients through the virtual world or Internet. A website may be your next goal, but you’re unsure of its importance.

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4 Ways Automation is Transforming the Business World in 2018 and Beyond

Small Business CEO

When we as business owners think about “automation,” our minds are oftentimes flooded with images of robots, complicated algorithms and concepts that simply go over our heads. The reality? Automation is, was and will continue to dominate the realms of businesses and marketing as we know it. There’s a good chance you’re already using automation for your business already; meanwhile, the degree to which new algorithms and technologies are emerging is staggering.

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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.