Sat.Aug 01, 2015 - Fri.Aug 07, 2015

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Practicing Principles of Persuasion

Office Dynamics

This week I have a short but powerful Monday Motivator for you. Tomorrow we’ll be offering a free webinar focused on Getting to Yes, which has brought up a lot of thoughts around the idea of assistants needing to build the power of their persuasive skills. Here are 7 ideas for principles of persuasion to implement right away. For more, join us at tomorrow’s free event!

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Hitting the salary cap

Practically Perfect PA

A few years ago I was working as a PA to a senior board director in an organisation full of project managers, engineers and specialist technicians. There were a large number of administration and support staff but we certainly didn’t make up the bulk of the business. As is often the case renumeration was structure around the staff who made the business money (or the folks who made the business more efficient and thus made the business money).

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How Do You Know When It's Time?

Virtual Moxie

How can you be sure that it's time to let a client go, time to change your business model, time to go for training or certification, or time for… well, anything, really? When do you really know that you're ready? You never do. Even when there's a problem that seems irresolvable and you feel pushed to do something different, you never can be sure you've worked at things hard enough, or looked for enough solutions, or even completely addressed things together (if another person's involved).

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Doing This One Thing Will Make Your Boss Happy

On The Job

It happened again yesterday, so I guess I need to write about this AGAIN. I went to a restaurant, and a friendly server named "Matt" came to take our order. He smiled pleasantly as the six people at the table gave their order. He never once reached for a pen or paper. He just nodded pleasantly as we gave him our orders. Then, of course, it happened.

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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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The Economic Woes of Millennials

Small Business Labs

Life's tough out there for millennials (born 1980 to 2000). And several recent articles have extensive data illustrating this.  The New York Time's article We're Making it Too Hard for Millennials points out: "The most educated generation in history is on track to becoming less prosperous, at least financially, than its predecessors." It backs this statement up with the chart below, which shows despite being better educated "Americans between 18 and 34 are earning l

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Special pricing for VIP full-day intensives!

Step It Up VA Coaching

Softball is over for the summer. No more practices, games, try-outs, or workouts! I’m not sure what I’m going to do with all this free time, except hopefully spend some of it with YOU! I would love to work with you for a full day on your business! Announcing “before summer’s over” dates for VIP In-Person Intensives ! AND through this week (or until they’re gone!

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Are Outside Innovators the Key to Success?

On The Job

In 2013, Campbell Soup Co. launched its “Hack the Kitchen” contest to challenge innovative developers to create web or mobile apps for mealtime solutions. The winner, FoodMood, tapped into user’s emotions by asking “What’s your mood?” and the app then suggested recipes based on the user’s feelings and food preferences. FoodMood, developed by Pollinate Inc., received a $25,000 cash prize and a $25,000 contract to bring the idea to market.

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Trading Income for Flexibility

Small Business Labs

We've been doing a lot of research lately on people trading income and income stability for greater work autonomy, control and flexibility.  The two most recent examples are discussed in our posts Why the Self-Employed Flourish and Coworking, Independent Work and Happiness.  But the desire for more work flexibility goes beyond just independent workers (freelancers, self-employed, contractors, etc.).  According to the Washington Post's Companies have found something to g

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The Seven Deadly Organizing Sins: Wrath

Clutter Coach

by Originally posted 2009-11-05 12:37:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter This is Sin #5 on the list, which also includes lust, gluttony , greed and sloth. Wrath, or anger, is sinful because it’s destructive. It can harm others and it can harm you as well. Here’s a scenario: Overwhelmed Olivia decides to beat clutter once and for all. She buys an organizing book and sets aside a weekend.

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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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My Sense of Urgency Is Killing Me (Slowly)

Eat Your Career

For those of you who haven’t met me in the real world, let me first explain some of my character assets and liabilities. I’m what every personality test on the planet would describe as “highly dominant” in a workplace setting. (In a personal setting, I’m quite different, but that’s a story for another day…). At work, I’m extremely task-focused, almost to the detriment of my professional relationships.

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5 Challenges Faced by Small Businesses in 2015

Small Business CEO

Companies face difficult challenges in today’s competitive business world. Some researchers estimate that about 50 percent of companies only last four or five years before going out of business. To avoid failure, entrepreneurs need to know how they can face these five common challenges in 2015. 1. Keeping Up with Regulations. Large companies hire lawyers to make sure they follow the latest regulations for their industries.

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The Accelerating Pace of Worker Misclassification Regulations

Small Business Labs

Spend Matters and MBO Partners had a really interesting webinar last week titled Highly Skilled Independent Professionals are Coming - Get Ready.  It covered the trend towards highly skilled people becoming independent workers and the issues corporations face in attracting and retaining this type of contingent talent. The webinar presentation ( click here for the slide s) is full of interesting information.

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The Simple Travel Hack I Use To Save My Time And My Sanity

Productivityist

I like going places, but I don’t like what it takes to get there all that much. I’m sure I’m not alone here. But I do spend time some away from home, as shown in the screenshot below from my TripIt profile. I’ve been using TripIt for four years. I average about 12 trips per year and in 2015 I’ve done less than half of that. Even still, my past travels have shaped how I travel now and one of the things I pride myself on is “walking the productive walk” as much as I talk the talk.

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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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Why You Need to Attach Meaning to Your Money

Men With Pens

Click here to read the full article →Another rocking post from Men With Pens! Why You Need to Attach Meaning to Your Money first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — 2015, All. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Increase Productivity with Flexible Working

Small Business CEO

Businesses can often be reluctant to engage a flexible working policy through fear that the system will become more of problem than a benefit. The correct structure has to be in place to support the system and maximise the benefits but can it increase job satisfaction? Should it and can it be made available to all employees or just a few? Certainly, some jobs would not fit the ‘work from home’ criteria but with planning, flexible working could be available for most roles providing the needs of t

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Tips For a Productive Working Environment

Small Business CEO

Your workspace environment can have a major impact on your overall productivity and motivation. Let’s face it, a drab and cold feeling office isn’t going to fill you with joy is it? Just a few simple changes can give your office an overhaul and create a warm and welcoming environment. If you’re a small business, then you want to make a solid first impression on potential clients and visitors, your space can tell a thousand words!

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How MOOC s are Changing the Way we Do Corporate Education

Small Business CEO

Remember when everyone thought the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) would be the future of higher education as we know it? Yeah, that was only 2012. In recent years, the popularity of the MOOC has dramatically decreased. Yet inversely, the number of high profile research institutions that have presented these courses has steadily risen. As eighteen year olds continue to opt for more traditional means of education, there is room for the MOOC to make major waves in the world of corporate training

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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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Intelligent Insights to Ignite Positive Change for Your Business

Small Business CEO

Brought to you by Spark Business ® from Capital One ®. Whether you’re breaking into new industries, creating services within a community, or carving a niche out of an existing market, as a modern entrepreneur, you’re set on exceeding expectations on all fronts. Part of getting to that place is sourcing helpful insights that work to demystify small business, and in turn, lead to positive change.

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Ancient Productivity Advice That’s Relevant Today (Part II)

Productivityist

If a local pizza place has been around for twenty years, it can’t be bad pizza. If advice has been around for 2000 years, it can’t be bad advice. Here are four more suggestions from Roman author and philosopher, Seneca. (In case you missed part one it’s here.). 1. Don’t be expectant. “The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today.”.

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Here’s What You Need to Know About Trademarking Your Company Name

Small Business CEO

If you’re a small business owner or entrepreneur, you probably don’t need to be told how important it is to protect your company name and logo. The hit to your business if some other company started using your name or logo could be substantial. Trademarking your company’s name and logo is one of the best things you can do to protect your intellectual property from infringement.

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Consulting Advice for your Startup

Small Business CEO

Startup companies typically have a high amount of energy, which they need to grow into something that is viable as a business. Taking it to the next level isn’t always easy, though. Read on for advice on how to organize leadership, manage projects, and develop tools that help startups succeed. photo credit: Mike / Flickr. Organizational Management.

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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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5 Things to Remember in Dominating Long Tail Keywords

Small Business CEO

For any person who is focusing on SEO campaigns for a business, it is essential to know about long tail keywords. Long tail keywords can be the difference between a successful business website, and one that nobody visits. They are especially important for people running small businesses , as you don’t have some large team handling your SEO efforts.

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5 Considerations to Make When Your Stock Falls

Small Business CEO

Investing in the stock market can be an incredibly rewarding, and dangerous, game. Many investors are successful in turning a profit every year due, in part, to their choices when deciding whether to keep or sell stock. When you have invested in a stock and it drops, you may be considering whether or not to sell. Included here are a few tips to consider when your stocks fall.

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Effective Leadership Makes an Impact

Small Business CEO

Few things can impact a company as greatly as effective leadership. When executives and other management level personnel show tremendous dedication to an organization, the rank and file employees notice. Productivity can be enhanced, morale can be increased, and the employee satisfaction can be substantially higher. Leadership has a way of trickling down from the CEO throughout the entire organization.

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Review – Momentum

Productivityist

Last month, I had the most amazing family vacation in Florida. For the first time in several years, I was able to kick back, relax with my loved ones and forget about the daily grind that would await me on my return home. Vacations are not all good news, however. When I returned to normal life, I found it incredibly difficult to back into my routine.

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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