Sat.Feb 13, 2016 - Fri.Feb 19, 2016

article thumbnail

40 PowerPoint hacks for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Here is the next blog post in my series of tech hacks for assistants. Yup, we are looking at PowerPoint today. I LOVE PowerPoint. There are so many wonderful things you can do with PowerPoint and the software really does allow you to be incredibly creative. As most of you will be asked to put together a slide deck for your Executives it is important that you are pretty confident on PowerPoint – hopefully these hacks will help.

article thumbnail

There’s Beauty In A Healthy Heart

Office Dynamics

“You’re heart looks beautiful. The valves look great and everything is functioning exactly as it should.” These were the magnificent words I heard from my cardiologist on February 3, 2016 when I had gone for my 5 month follow-up visit after having open heart surgery August 14, 2015. Yes, I said open heart surgery! This was necessary surgery to repair a Mitral Valve Prolapse that had worsened.

Health 158
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

3 Keys to Getting a Job When You're Overqualified

On The Job

When you're out of work, it's tempting to apply for anything just to be able to get a job and pay your bills. But when you apply for jobs where employers believe you are overqualified, you greatly diminish your chances of getting a call for an interview. The reason is because the employer looks at your experience and job titles and says, "Whoa. I can't begin to pay this person what she was making in those other jobs.

article thumbnail

3 Simple and Low Cost Marketing Ideas to Create Visibility

Office Organization Success

When it comes to building your list, it is not a one-and-done activity. Marketing your business is one of the biggest challenges for any solopreneur – it’s a task we all find quite daunting, and are simply overwhelmed by all the information that’s available. However, list building is something that should be happening year-round in your business via a mix of online and offline marketing strategies.

2016 146
article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

Three reasons why food should be part of every business and team meeting

Practically Perfect PA

Has anyone ever been happy about a mandatory meeting at work? Many people feel that they are not productive at all and that meetings are in fact keeping them from doing their actual work. They might even seem obsolete in times of digital communication. Nevertheless, they probably won’t be disposed of altogether, but luckily there are ways to make them worth your time.

UPS 149

More Trending

article thumbnail

HR How-To: Tips to Handle Common Workplace Controversies

Office Dynamics

Whether you’re teacher or an HR Manager, you will encounter high-tension moments in the workplace that require deescalation skills. It is important to know how to effectively handle controversy so that the work environment can remain pleasant and productive. You can employ several techniques as a mediator that will help you work through any high-stress situations that come your way, such as these tips on how to skillfully navigate through some of the most controversial conversations within the w

article thumbnail

The On-Demand Economy Coming to Many Professions

Small Business Labs

Work intermediation platform expert Andrew Karpie has a series he calls the WIP of the week.  Regular readers know Small Business Labs is G Rated, so no worries - Andrew's articles are not on that kind of whip. They're on "work intermediation platforms", which Andrew describes as: configurations of digital technologies that enable those in need of labor services and those providing labor services to directly engage in work arrangements, typically from sourcing to payment.

AT&T 109
article thumbnail

Procrastination Strategies

Clutter Coach

by “Talk of the Nation” did a show about procrastination recently featuring psychology professor Timothy Pychyl and philosophy professor John Perry. I read Perry’s funny article about structured procrastination several years ago and I still laugh every time I read it. Not only that, it’s a good strategy! A very interesting point that Pychyl brought up is that there’s no evidence of the “ arousal procrastinator, ” that is, people who work best under press

article thumbnail

Project Puts Productivity Tips to the Test

On The Job

There is a lot of advice these days about how to be more productive , such as getting up earlier to start your day, meditating, cutting out sweets and caffeine and dumping your smartphone. But do any of these strategies really work? Chris Bailey decided to find out. After graduating from college and receiving two full-time job offers, he instead opted to spend a year trying out various productivity advice to see what worked.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Why Your Home Office May Not Be as Secure as You Think It Is

Productivity Bits

Even if you’ve never had thieves break into your home, you probably know someone who has experienced this. And now that we can take our computers to the coffee shop or the library or elsewhere and access the internet, you don’t even need to have thieves break into your home. Imagine if someone stole your computer. What would you lose? Your documents, your pictures, other things you could never replace, but you have likely also stored personal information on your computer, including p

article thumbnail

Is it the Gig, Sharing, Access, 1099, Freelance or On-Demand Economy?

Small Business Labs

KQED's The Movement to Kill the Phrase ‘Sharing Economy’ points out an issue that has many perplexed, including us. This is what do we call what continues to be commonly called the  "sharing economy""? As the article points out, there's broad agreement that most of the sharing economy companies - Uber, Airbnb, etc. - have nothing to do with sharing.  The article references the Harvard Business Review's  The Sharing Economy Isn’t About Sharing at All 

Temping 100
article thumbnail

Decision Making: Brain vs. Gut

Clutter Coach

by Yesterday I wrote about the value of writing it all down when. you’re trying to figure out what to do first. This technique works for other. kinds of decision making too. If you have a big decision to make that you can give. a yes or no answer to, you can make a list of the pros and cons. Examples are: Should. I take this job? Should I buy that particular car?

2015 100
article thumbnail

Workplace Culture is Key to Success

Energage

How Founder’s Son Positions Habitec Security for Long-Term Growth. Habitec Security’s president, John Smythe, was only 22 and just a few months out of college when he received a shocking phone call from his father. “Hey, I’ve been diagnosed with leukemia,” his dad said. “You need to come home and start learning some of this stuff.”. The family business was a security company James Smythe founded in 1972.

article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

How To Save Your Startup – One Toilet Paper Roll At A Time

Brilliantly Better

Two years ago I started a business called Connect Hub. It’s a coworking and event venue, functioning as a business accelerator for freelancers and entrepreneurs. If you read my blog constantly, you already know abut it, but if you’re here… The post How To Save Your Startup – One Toilet Paper Roll At A Time appeared first on Dragos Roua.

61
article thumbnail

The Productivityist Podcast: ADHD Productivity with Ryan McRae

Productivityist

This week I speak with Ryan McRae, better known as The ADHD Nerd. We talk about how ADHD has affected his productivity, what time management tips he recommends to those who have ADHD, and how anyone should combat the perils of procrastination. Relevant Links. The ADHD NERD. World Domination Summit. Workflowing #11: An Unfocused Look at Focus | 5by5.

2016 51
article thumbnail

How to be messy and organized

Clutter Coach

by How to be messy and organized. At the same time. A contrarian view, perhaps. Organizers get sick of having to inform people that being organized and being tidy do not necessarily co-exist. The organized part refers to an underlying system that helps you function. It can be more or less detailed, depending on how much effort you’re willing to put in and what kind of results you need.

2012 100
article thumbnail

Don't Put Off Shredding

Clutter Coach

by Here's chapter three of my new book. Every Wednesday there's a new chapter. You can read them here, or buy the ebook here. Simple Way #3. Shred. Almost every day you get mail. that’s got sensitive information in it that should be shredded. Don’t. stack it up somewhere to shred later! Shred. it right away. Otherwise, you end up with a shopping bag full. and the idea of sitting next to the shredder for an hour is not very. attractive (it’ll be too loud for you to watch TV at the same ti

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

A Blackberry is Just a Tool

Clutter Coach

by Having information is not the same as knowing what to do with it. Sometimes more is just … more. Will a Blackberry make you better at your job? Are you sure about that? In an interview with CIO Insight magazine, David Allen said, " If you are unproductive to begin with, technology will add something else you are unproductive about." Having great tools is wonderful, but they don’t automatically bestow the skills needed to use them.

2015 100
article thumbnail

Setting Up A Meeting With Your Future Self

Brilliantly Better

Did you ever sifted through your high school photos? Only to feel the goosebumps when you saw your image as it was twenty years ago? I’m sure you did. We all did this. But what we didn’t do is to… The post Setting Up A Meeting With Your Future Self appeared first on Dragos Roua.

UPS 59
article thumbnail

Why I Stopped Doing GTD: Part 2

Productivityist

This is a piece that was originally published in The Productivityist Weekly newsletter. I wanted to share it with you on the blog as well to explain why Productivityist no longer writes or focuses on the GTD methodology. If you would like more updates, Click here and you’ll get it delivered to your inbox every week. In my previous post , I began a three-part series on why I’ve left GTD – David Allen’s popular Getting Things Done methodology – behind.

AT&T 41
article thumbnail

Why I Stopped Doing GTD: Part 2

Productivityist

This is a piece that was originally published in The Productivityist Weekly newsletter. I wanted to share it with you on the blog as well to explain why Productivityist no longer writes or focuses on the GTD methodology. If you would like more updates, Click here and you’ll get it delivered to your inbox every week. In my previous post , I began a three-part series on why I’ve left GTD – David Allen’s popular Getting Things Done methodology – behind.

AT&T 41
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Why I Stopped Doing GTD: Part 2

Productivityist

This is a piece that was originally published in The Productivityist Weekly newsletter. I wanted to share it with you on the blog as well to explain why Productivityist no longer writes or focuses on the GTD methodology. If you would like more updates, Click here and you’ll get it delivered to your inbox every week. In my previous post , I began a three-part series on why I’ve left GTD – David Allen’s popular Getting Things Done methodology – behind.

AT&T 41
article thumbnail

The Productivityist Podcast: ADHD Productivity with Ryan McRae

Productivityist

This week I speak with Ryan McRae, better known as The ADHD Nerd. We talk about how ADHD has affected his productivity, what time management tips he recommends to those who have ADHD, and how anyone should combat the perils of procrastination. Relevant Links. The ADHD NERD. World Domination Summit. Workflowing #11: An Unfocused Look at Focus | 5by5.

2016 40
article thumbnail

The Productivityist Podcast: ADHD Productivity with Ryan McRae

Productivityist

This week I speak with Ryan McRae, better known as The ADHD Nerd. We talk about how ADHD has affected his productivity, what time management tips he recommends to those who have ADHD, and how anyone should combat the perils of procrastination. Relevant Links. The ADHD NERD. World Domination Summit. Workflowing #11: An Unfocused Look at Focus | 5by5.

2016 40
article thumbnail

Why I Procrastinate

Clutter Coach

by Why do I procrastinate? Yes, I do it too! I distinguish between taking personal time and actual procrastination (which is an essential skill for solopreneurs), but procrastination does happen. When I'm procrastinating it's usually because I think I won't do a good job or I think I'll outright fail at something. So, it's fear, mostly.

2012 100
article thumbnail

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